McCain Haters For McCain

American Thinker ^ | September 05, 2008 | Randall Hoven

[GLDNGUN]

Keeping McCain from being McCain is not the reason to support Palin; her being the leader of the Republican Party once McCain leaves public life is.

Thankfully a vote for the ticket in November gets you both.

[Lexinom]

Let’s flip a couple of Great Lakes states this time, get up over 300. Who knows? With McCain + military, Palin as both female and northwesterner who knows commercial fishing, and our gateway status with Alaska - we may even stand an outside shot at Washington State this time around.

[jerry557]

McCain is not the best conservative out there. But would you rather have a guy who is conservative 2 out of 3 times or a guy who is conservative 0 out of 3 times?

It sure would be nice to knock out Obama this year and then have Palin knock out Hillary in 2012. Because if we can control the white house through 2016 or 2020. Conservatives would own the Supreme Court. Most people dont realize that court is where the real power is in this country. If the far-left activists gain control of it, they could destroy our constitution. A recent poll of Obama supporters showed that 49% believe Supreme Court judges should rule on their “own personal sense of fairness” rather than what it says in the constitution. Scary!

[papertyger]

I still marvel at the studied ignorance practiced over the Carter administration! Talk about someone who should have been prosecuted after leaving office!

[Jim Noble]

McCain and Schmidt obviously have copped on to the fact that little Barry can't tolerate ridicule.

And, of course, they realize that, since Barry is ridiculous, than only ridicule can take him down.

A smart and gutsy strategy, from a smart and gutsy man.

[Sterm26]

Well, if we get the “new, improved” McCain in there, we also need to give him a more conservative Congress. A McCain administration with a 58 seat Dem Senate (and the 8 or so RINOS) won’t be able to get anyone to the right of Souter onto SCOTUS.....and God only knows who Obama, with that same majority, would foist upon us.

One thing at a time, one thing at a time.....

[endthematrix]

Both parties are moving Left, but the once fabian democrats are becoming outright radicals.

[infowarrior]

A smart and gutsy strategy, from a smart and gutsy man.

I had never considered John McCain to actually be that intelligent, but the way he's set up this campaign, which has been just totally jaw-dropping in its scope, has caused me to re-evaluate many of my previous opinions of the man, all to his favor. Quite an accomplishment on his part, as I'll opine that I have the tendency to be as stubborn as he can be...

the infowarrior

[Clintonfatigued]

Interesting editorial. I’m not enthusiastic about McCain, but I’m committed to voting for him. And Sarah Palin, while not my first choice for VP, has turned out to be one of the reasons why.

[Windflier]

...and that whole Obama thing?! People! Come on...he’ll be a historical laughingstock who will make people forget McGovern himself.

Hmm... hadn't thought that far down the track yet, but you're right.

Obama will now top McGovern for the absolute worst candidate the RATs have ever run. And that's saying something, considering they ran Lurch four years ago!

[Windflier]

That's why Palin is such a smart and well thought-out choice--she reflects well on McCain because he chose someone HE should fear if he's not who he claims to be.

I trust McCain's promises because he's brought on his own ombudsman in Palin. I can't think of any democrat independent enough to bring an independent person onto the ticket in this way. It's truly startling.

Now, that is a crystal clear observation, my friend. One of the best on a thread full of excellent observations.

[singfreedom]

I, too, believe conservatives are sending McCain a message by the way they have received Sarah Palin. It is one reason I would love to travel to see her. It is sending Mr. McCain a message about how powerful is conservatism in the Republican Party.

Earlier in his campaign, I was afraid Mr. McCain was going to try to win this election without the conservative base. Either that wasn't his intention (shame on me) or he, to his credit, changed his mind. Perhaps when he saw how close the election numbers were, he decided to change strategies. However, if Palin has been his choice since February, he MUST have had a powerful recognition of the conservative base fairly early on! In that case, good on him!

[jerry557]

And we lose a seat in the Senate for two years if McCain is elected. There is no way Janet Napolitano appoints a Republican to fill McCain’s seat.

[Yosemitest]

I'm against McCain. Why?

McCain has earned my contempt. How

Through most of his career, his actions has proven his hatred for conservatives. I present four points.

These links:
"McCAIN and SOROS: The Dream Ticket"

"John McCain and War"

" Rush to Saunders and Brooks: McCain's Liberalism Is the Problem"

"McCain, Judicial Nominations, Sleeves, and Warts "

are ... McCain's works.

These links are McCain's actions,

and somewhere I read,
"the Lord reward him according to his works".

Now, ... my four points show above.... Is McCain capable of changing? Possible, but not probable.

Did I expect McCain to choose Governor Palin? No, I expected him to choose a Democrat running mate.

Does McCain's choice change my mind about him? I don't think so, but I'm still thinking. I just don't know how I'll vote, yet.

I can't stand McCain,

but I love Governor Palin.

I may have to just leave the Presidential Choice blank, on my ballot.

But I really do ... want ... to vote for Bob Barr.

Randel Hoven states

"And what would conservatives get?
An agenda they despise,
blame for everything bad
and no political party representing them any more."

I say that conservatives will be blamed regardless of the outcome.
And when the final analysis is done, it will be the Democrat crossover vote that puts McCain in the White House. After all, all those years McCain spent on the Democrat side of the isle will work wonders for him.

BUT ....
With McCain, we'll still get an agenda we despise on judges, immigration, campaign finance reform, and on education.
I just don't see Governor Palin stopping McCain.

BUT ... I could be wrong, because I do have a shadow of a doubt.

"But we STILL have people here
trying to convince us
it would be better than voting for Obama"

Eternal vigilance REALLY IS so annoying.

[singfreedom]

I, too, hated McCain for his more liberal stance in the Senate, but I decided early on that I had to support him against the disaster that is Obama. However, NOW I can really support McCain (I've contributed more to his campaign than any campaign ever and have called to get my old volunteer job back!). By his choice of Sarah Palin, he has given our party a future!

[ovrtaxt]

I look at it like this: I’m voting for Palin because McCain is 72. He has to go at some point, and maybe he won’t be able to do too much damage in the interim.

Sorry to be that way, but I can’t afford to be polite about it. Country first.

[Thomas W.]

“I choose now to strike out, to vote third party.”

Insane.

[MARTIAL MONK]

Napolitano is required to appoint someone of the same political party as the one who vacated the seat. She will confer with McCain and party leaders before making the appointment. My guess is Shadegg. That is great news.

[jerry557]

Oh ok, that’s good...I was afraid we were going to lose another seat.

[johnthebaptistmoore]

Well, FREEPER “Eternal Vigilance” might get upset, if EV knows that you two find EV annoying! LOL! I’m also converted to voting for the McCain/Palin ticket, mainly because of the addition of Sarah Palin. I just wish that McCain/Palin would truly also successfully create some decent “political coattails” for all of the other conservative candidates also running for a variety of other political offices, and I wish that McCain/Palin would also seriously and willingly debate the Constitution Party, the Libertarian Party, and Alan Keyes before November 4.