"Unfortunately, the message I’m getting from the Republican establishment is that conservatives should bite their tongues, do their duty, and await the crumbs that may come their way in a McCain administration. Is that what it’s come to? Party loyalty before principle?"
The author makes many good points, primarily party loyalty before principle. Understandably, the ruling GOP wants Americans to choose its liberal but slightly less liberal the other party McCain instead of the extreme left Hillary or Obama. But a vote for this newest version of McCain is a vote for positions I vehemently disagree with and that he might be better fighting the war on terror is not reason enough to ignore that fact.
Repubs NEED conservatives to win and they know it. Parties want to win. Period. The Repub party can be dealt with.
They need to be reminded about the party’s harrowing defeat of Nov 2006......when they chased away conservatives.
They tried to foist Giuliani on us-—he’s gone. They tried to foist Mehlman on us-—he’s gone. They tried to foist Mel “open borders” Martinez on us-—he’s gone.
That is all.