Posted on 02/17/2008 10:20:04 AM PST by calcowgirl
McCain? No Way!
by Sen. HL "Bill" Richardson (ret.)
Chairman of the Board, GOA
Americans are being told by the mainstream media that conservatives have no other choice than to back the hypocrite from Arizona. All that is required is to pretend he is "really" a conservative. "So, crawl under the big Republican tent and vote for McCain," we are told. "Besides, what other choice do you have?"
We have plenty of choices, none of which calls for casting our vote for the lesser of two presidential evils.
First, the Republican race isn't over. Huckabee is still around and as Kansas and Louisiana should point out, the Romney vote flocked to Huckabee. Not that they loved Huckabee, but that they have zero trust in the promises of McCain. Even if Huckabee loses, what makes anyone think conservatives will vote for McCain?
Don't you liberals get it? The republican conservative believes McCain would be a vindictive president. He's proven his dislike for conservatives and would gut us at every opportunity.
Why do I say that? Because of three decades of experience as a Republican California Senator and a fifty year activist in the conservative movement. I have first hand, in-their-face experience with elitist RINO's (Republican in Name Only) office holders. They are biblically ignorant, power hungry, status seeking egotists who have no difficulty aiding their liberal Democrat colleagues whenever their arms are politely twisted. The one thing they have in common with liberal Democrats is their dislike of all conservatives, especially those who are Bible-believing. McCain, as president, would stifle the voices of elected Republican leaders and try to legislate the conservative movement out of existence.
There is no reason why any conservative should be depressed, especially if they look at past history. I clearly remember the political climate in 1964. We newly-awakened conservatives had a real friend running for the Republican nomination. Barry Goldwater defeated a liberal Republican in the primaries, but in the general election, the mainstream media slaughtered him. In 1964 it was easy to do; we had no effective political action committees, no conservative organizations, few pro-life activists, little religious participation, no talk radio, a handful of articulate conservative legislators, no fax machines and zero Internet. After the 1964 November election, all looked hopeless. Not a bright star on the horizon....But!
In 1966, we conservatives elected an actor as Governor of California. I was elected to the State Senate. The thespian and I were greener than grass but we were both quick to learn. Ron Reagan became a national star, a conservative leader in the nation’s most popular state. He couldn't be ignored.
I founded Gun Owners of America and Gun Owners of California. We became the second largest pro-Second Amendment organization in America with membership in the hundreds of thousands. We concentrated our efforts on electing pro-gunners to the legislature and stopping anti-gun legislation. We grew rapidly and were quite successful. During liberal Jerry Brown's eight years as governor, not a single anti-gun bill was signed into law. The reason was simple -- although the liberal Democrats controlled both houses of the legislature, no anti-gun legislation passed from either house to find its way to the Governor’s desk.
The entire gun movement is close to accomplishing that feat on a national level. As long as the gun community hangs together, it will make little difference on gun issues who is sitting in the White House. The same could be true of other major conservative organizations as long as they stay in the fight. We are much better off than in 1964 and much better organized.
The other good news is that some of the weak-sister Republicans are leaving office -- not willing to scrap it out with the liberal Democrats. Hooray, happy to see you go! Call Gun Owners if you need a ride out of town. We have an opportunity to replace them with tough, no nonsense conservatives. Already, some very fine men are seeking these vacancies.
We at Gun Owners intend to be very engaged in Congressional and US Senate races.
I personally will not cast a vote for the presidency -- that is, if McCain is the Republican nominee. Under no circumstances will I vote for either of the Democrats. This will be the first time in fifty years that I have made this choice. I hope it will be the last.
Your a demorat. McCain 2008!
Obama scandals on the way through the press he will be toast against McCain!
I understand why you prefer OBAMA and the DEMs. You think conservatism is better off as a minority/obstructer. It’s easier and more reliable than actually having power and leading. I get it. Go OBAMA!
I note that this sentence is missing any comparison to its object. It is a deliberate omission, therefore you are without integrity. Allow me to complete it:
I understand why you prefer OBAMA and the DEMs. You think conservatism is better off as a minority/obstructer than being undermined, defunded, and have conservative candidates replaced with their enemies, big-spending corporate crooks that gave Republicans the bad name that cost them their swing support in 2006.
There, fixed it.
It’s easier and more reliable than actually having power and leading. I get it.
Apparently you don't. Conservatives won't have power under McCain. His buddies Ted Kennedy and Rich Feingold will. McCain will appoint liberals in charge of the GOP, thus depriving conservatives of ANY voice. The candidate farm system will be purged of support for conservatives, thus depriving us of future candidates for higher office.
This is exactly what was done in California. Conservatives are worse off under Arnold than they ever were under Gray Davis.
Go OBAMA!
This kind of posting is beneath contempt and earns you nothing but animosity for you and your position.
You are wrong. It is not about “preffering” anyone. It is simply that Juan does not DESERVE either our VOTES or the PRESIDENCY.
Yes it is. It' McCain or it's the DEM. I've had it explained to me why we are actually better off with the DEM winning. And I've had it explained that it is therefore wise to help McCain lose. Well, my friend, logic dictates that in a race between McCain and Obama, if you want McCain to lose, then you want Obama to win, because that's the only way it's gonna happen. So to root for McCain's defeat is to root for Obama's victory. It's ok. It's been explained to me that that's the better option.
Juan does not DESERVE either our VOTES or the PRESIDENCY.
As Clint Eastwood(Will Money) said in Unforgiven, "Deserve's got nothin' to do with it."
There, fixed it.
That's perfectly fine with me. I wasn't omitting anything. What am I going to do? Conceal your rationale from yourself? Get hold of sanity! I understand your rationale for preferring Obama and the Dems this year. If you feel more comfortable restating that rationale, it doesn't bother me and doesn't change my point: you prefer Obama and the DEMs this year.
This kind of posting [Go Obama!]is beneath contempt and earns you nothing but animosity for you and your position.
You obviously are very uncomfortable and sensitive about your position. If you want McCain to lose, you want Obama to win. Inescapable. I don't know why you have a problem with that.
You have this need to put words in people's mouths in order to have an argument. Here is the definition of "want" from Dictionary.com
2. to wish, need, crave, demand, or desire (often fol. by an infinitive): I want to see you. She wants to be notified.
3. to be without or be deficient in: to want judgment; to want knowledge.
4. to fall short by (a specified amount): The sum collected wants but a few dollars of the desired amount.
5. to require or need: The house wants painting.
I dealt with this idiotic 'if you don't want candidate A then you must want candidate B' argument when Arnold was elected. I guess you'll just have to learn your lesson the hard way.
I don’t live in a gated community either and I talk to the real people..one thing I have observed is that most black Americans do not want amnesty and are sick of the illegals and see them as a threat to their standard of living. Notice when Obama gave his speach last night he received a tepid response (even some booing?) when he mentioned illegals and amnesty..I think his backers will put enough pressure on him not to go with amnesty while Mc CcCain will go full steam ahead, damn the torpedoes...with amnesty..
I said you want Obama to WIN. You just explained to me why we're better off that way. You are sure uptight about it, though.
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