Posted on 07/02/2008 2:58:36 PM PDT by Syncro
MCCAIN: PUMP THIS!
by Ann Coulter
July 2, 2008
Well, I guess we're all pretty relieved we didn't drill in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge back in 2002. What a disaster that would have been.
The vote on ANWR was almost entirely along partisan lines, with all Republicans, except a handful of "moderates," voting for drilling, and all Democrats, except a handful of sane Democrats like Zell Miller, voting against drilling.
John McCain opposed drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge because he polled soccer moms and found out they were against drilling. They thought it sounded too much like going to the dentist. McCain wanted to ensure that he remained beloved by the two pillars of his base: "centrists" and New York Times reporters.
Even Sen. Chuck Hagel voted for drilling in ANWR. But John McCain, "our" candidate, voted against it.
I guess we're beginning to see the problem of basing a political platform on the passing fancies of "centrists." These are people who have no opinions because they know nothing about national issues. They're the ones who check the "not sure/no opinion" box on polls regarding the legalization of cannibalism.
You can't blame them: They're not being paid to know something about national issues. Those people we call "senators" and "representatives."
But now, astronomical gas prices have forced even soccer moms to spend 10 minutes looking at a problem that their leaders were supposed to be thinking about for years. And the soccer moms are saying: Drill! Drill! Drill! Bobby, come down off of there! Stop hitting your sister! Where was I? Oh, yeah ... Drill! Drill! Drill!
Consequently, McCain recently switched his position to go along with the centrists. See, that's the downside of having chosen all your political positions by polling centrists: The moment they acquire any knowledge, they'll realize you're an idiot.
It's always the same argument. Year after year, the "moderate Republicans" so respected at The New York Times harangue us to dump the Christians, the conservatives, the Swift Boat Veterans, the "right-wing extremists," the gun-and-God clingers and the fanatical pro-lifers from our party so we can repel every American who voted for Ronald Reagan in order to win the votes of people like Christine Todd Whitman.
Yes, by all means let's clear out all that deadwood and pave the way for a 49-state landslide! (For the Democrats.)
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If everybody reacts that way, President Obama will be selecting the next Supreme Court justice.
It’s like taking Cod Liver Oil...hold your nose and swallow.
I won't criticize those who choose to vote for McCain to stop Obama. That's the decision they've made and God bless them for it, but I can't do it.
The remnant will have no power to build under McCain. Even the Republicans in Congress will be supporting his policy.
I want you to think of Juan Hernandez, the former aid to the President of Mexico, that developed a Mexico First policy for McCain, which McCain refused to refute.
This guy is McCain’s Mexican relations advisor.
Please tell me why I should be afraid of who Obama is going ot appoint. McCain is no better. He has already stated he will be appointing Democrats to his administration.
What’s left to the imagination here?
He may walk in unopposed, but he won’t reside and rule from there unopposed. And that’s a huge difference between him and McCain.
Do you want Conservative opposition to our sitting leftist president or not? That’s the question.
Xenalyte, I didn’t put us in this position. I never said it was going to be easy. I just cannot sign on to putting a consumate leftist in the top Conservative slot in the nation.
I want opposition to the leftist in the White House. McCain will have almost none in the entire government.
I don't think we have enough conservatives in the House or Senate to oppose anyone. I sure don't want Obama signing all of San Fran Nan's bills. At least we stand a chance of McCain vetoing a few here and there.
And I don't see the benefit of having another military destroying idiot sitting in the Oval Office. Our military is just now starting to recover from the stripping they took w/Clinton. We need to be militarily ready if there should another attack.
Look, Hunter was my choice so McCain is on the exact opposite end of the spectrum from who I'd like to see but I'm not giving up. I won't voluntarily hand over the keys to our great America to an America hating Muslim.
Here's the thing...I don't have any pretenses about McCain. I don't expect much out of him that I would like.
I know what I will get for sure with Barack Hussein Obama. This guy scares me as much as if Osama Bin Laden were running himself. If we were talking Hillary vs McCain, my thoughts would be different. I just can't let a guy, who can recite the Muslim call to prayer, with a perfect Arabic accent, calling it the most beautiful sound he's heard, become Commander in Chief of OUR Armed Forces because my other choice isn't conservative enough. At least he doesn't hate America.
Thank goodness Fred Thompson is savvy enough to back McCain.
That means a lot to me.
‘Despite what John has been, is, and will continue to be, I see an awful lot of blind support.”
We have two choices for President come November. You either vote for B. Hussein Obama or you vote for McCain. Voting any other way is pure ignorance. Protests votes for some 3rd party are a complete waste. Some people say they wanna teach the GOP a lesson. I’d love to teach them a lesson, but a vote is not a teaching aid.
If you think McCain will be better for Conservatism as it’s titular head for four or eight years, then vote for him.
To me that sounds like saying, McCain will save us, even if we have no active Conservatism for eight years.
If you think the nation will be better off with McCain, the RNC and Congressional Republicans supporting lefitst policy right along with the Democrats, then by all means do what you think is best.
If you think it isn’t a teaching aid, then you prove to the RNC that they can get McCain elected without Conservative support. We’ll see if they take notice.
Why has McCain been nearly silent to conservatives? i really want to know. Even discounting the biased media he has been extremely quiet.
“If you think it isn’t a teaching aid, then you prove to the RNC that they can get McCain elected without Conservative support. We’ll see if they take notice.”
yeah they’ll learn real good once Obama raises taxes 25% and starts his marxist model. They’ll think, jeez if only we woulda pushed Thompson instead of McCain, NOT.
But it won’t matter what they’ve learned will it. because the USA will be sliding down to a true 3rd world status.
Interesting. Romney’s campaign was merely suspended as well. Hmmmm....
Are you unaware that Soros, Terressa Heinz Kerry, the Education foundation and a host of other lefist organizations were working together with McCain in the Reform Institute?
What do you think their goals are?
Soros has both sides covered. Now what? Do we counter one of them, or do we join one of them and back whatever they want?
Unfortunately, every vote for MCCain is seen as
1. an acceptance of liberal policies
2. more evidence of the "great power" of the wishy washy middle
3. more evidence of the "true small size" and proof of the lack of power of the conservative base of actual conservatives in this country.
Because he's not a conservative, he's a moderate independent. He doesn't like conservatives because he thinks he's above them and their ideals.
He's got a rude awakening one day when conservatives in this country finally stop being lazy asses and clean his clock!
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