“Perhaps by 2012, there will be a chance to elect a true Conservative President.”
How many people will support conservatism after seeing that its compromise was the path to success? How many people will believe that the Republican Party promotes conservatism after 4-8 years of McCain? How many people will even understand conservatism after President McCain?
We can play a part in that.
If McCain gets elected, we should support him when he acts as a Conservative, and he will on some issues. On those issues where he does not act as a Conservative, we need to oppose him vigorously.
The candidates in 2012 or 2016 will also have to help define why the Conservative approach is the best approach. If they can do that, and can connect with the voters, then they can win election even if McCain behaves as a RINO in office.
If we allow Barak or Hillary! to assume the office, where they control the military and appoint the judges with a rubber stamp Senate, there may not be much of a country left for whoever we run in 2012. That needs to be prevented at all costs.
I think that if and when a real conservative runs we’ll then know. The biggest problem with this years race was that no conservatives ran. I was probably more for Fred Thompson than any of the candidates, and even he wasn’t a real conservative, but the closest of all.
As far as the US Congress goes, I’m doing my share! US Senators Shelby (R-AL) and Sessions (R-AL), and Rep Terry Everett (R-AL), conservatives all. `