McCain was not my first choice, and I wish he wasn't old, and somewhat cranky, but given my choices he has my vote.
I have done my best to not knock any of the candidates, because I will support whoever wins the nomination in the end.
In the end my vote goes down to two things. He is not Romney or Huck. My problems with Romney are TRUST!!!! I find him to be a panderer, and I am not sure I believe his recent conversions. I know 100% I would never have even considered him 5-10 years ago, so why would I choose him now. Besides his words, what proof is there that he has changed? With McCain, I know I could have voted for him 5-10 years ago, and although I have reservations now, they are not out weighed by the fact that at least I believe him, something I can not say about Romney.
As for Huck, I have huge problems with his foreign policy, and some of his fiscal history, so he also will not get my vote.
All I am doing is asking Freepers to think about who they are insulting (long time Freepers like myself) when they automatically give that knee jerk reaction of if we are not with you, we are against you. I have principled reasons for voting for who I am. I assume you do too. I won't question your sanity, if you don't question mine.
And for all of those out there that are slamming McCain on abortion, and gun votes. They may not be perfect, but in the case of abortion, John McCain has voted pro life his entire career, with the exception of stem cell research (which Romney sometimes agrees with). NARAL gave him a 0%, that doesn't seem prochoice to me. For guns, there was the horrendous "gun show loophole" that McCain backed, but he has voted consistently against the AWB (Can Romney say the same?) and also voted against the Brady Bill (which Romney was in strong favor of, again in the past, don't know how he feels today).
I am not trying to change anyones vote, I am just saying that please be respectful of others opinions.
Rant over!
“My problems with Romney are TRUST!!!!”
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That’s really what this boils down to...which candidate do we mistrust more. While I’m supporting Romney, George Bush has taught me never to fully trust a politician.
The bottom line for me is that I would rather put what little trust I have in someone who has been steadily moving right. McCain, for the past decade has been going the other direction.
I believe that if he wins the nomination, the message will be that the conservative movement is either dead or impotent.
If Romney wins, it will only be because conservatives stood up and took back the party. I know others disagree, but that’s how I see it.
This is the guy you’re voting for:
Keating 5.
POW/MIA Betrayal.
Voted against President Bush’s tax cuts.
Gang of 14.
McCain/Feingold suppresion of political free speech.
McCain/Kennedy Shamnesty.
I will skip the “President” line of the ballot before I’ll vote for McCain.
‘Nuff said.
“And for all of those out there that are slamming McCain on abortion, and gun votes. . .” my thoughts exactly. It’s not like we have some perfect candidate to choose. There are arguments to be made for all three candidates. I’ll support whoever’s chosen.