McCain with his “get along with the Democrats at all costs” record would be an utter disaster for Conservatives.
A twist in the wind political opportunist with basically the same political outlook as Hillary Clinton, McCain would compromise on any issue simply to avoid taking any action that would jeopardize his approval rating. He would be the GOP’s Bill Clinton. Worse, by wrongly labeling McCain a “Conservative” the GOP would get all the blame for the disastrous political decisions of McCain all the while McCain would be actively advancing the Democrats political agenda.
Even on Judges we could count on McCain to appoint Leftists. He would do anything to avoid angering the Democrat Senator give his mistaken notions of Bi Partisanship.
Better Hillary or Obama or Edwards then a McCain Administration that would shatter the GOP base and make the same disastrous political decisions as a Leftist regime.
Almost all of us here on FR dislike McCain intensely. That's a given.
But when this nation faces perhaps its greatest threat since the Civil War, I think it's completely irresponsible to say you'd prefer to have Hillary, Obama or Edwards as Commander-in-Chief.
(On the other hand, there will never be a McCain administration, because he will at some point have an uncontrolled explosion of temper that will doom his candidacy. Let's just hope it's before he's nominated rather than after.)