[Gondring]

It’s simply to weaken their support for Sen. Obama. I’m not saying it will stop him. I don’t think Senators Obama or McCain can be “stopped” in electoral terms during this election cycle. And I doubt that I’ll waste much of my time fighting Sen. Obama when fighting Sen. McCain is likely more effective in supporting conservatism.

That is, a conservative GOP is likely the best way to promote conservatism, and so I’ll push for that. Fighting to get a liberal in office, even if a lesser liberal, simply encourages liberalism. I’d rather fight for another day than sell out the future.

[JasonC]

I can appreciate all of that, honestly, but I think you underestimate the importance of the hawk vs dove issue in the immediate geopolitical context. The country can't afford Obama compared to McCain, squishy as McCain is on real conservative issues, over the next four years. Iran is going to get nuclear weapons in the next presidential term.