Posted on 01/30/2008 6:23:38 AM PST by teddyballgame
Despite his longtime alienation of the Right on countless issues, John McCain secured a solid win in a closed Florida Republican primary and is assuming the air of inevitability. Many pundits have been urging John McCain to reach out to conservatives (how novel that would be). In response, he made a small point tonight in his victory speech of emphasizing judges–an olive branch, apparently, in the aftermath of the Alito/Fund kerfuffle.
Well. We hear what he says now. But we know what he has done for years:
Insult the base, trash the base, and pay lip service to the base only when it suits his needs.
The declaration that he is the “conservative leader who can unite the party” is yet another smack in the face to those who have watched him reach out and slap conservatives time and again–and then run to the warm, gooey embrace of the liberal media. Is it too much to ask to nominate a Republican candidate who is not as openly and historically hostile to the Republican base as CNN and (McCain’s endorsers at) the New York Times are?
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Vote for McCain? - I think I am busy election day...
Ditto!
ditto
Possibly the big losers were the conservative talkshow hosts. Some of the big names in talk radio were opposing McCain. Apparently, their influence is waning.
They may actually be more entertainment value than influence.
well i dont like the guy (SHamnesty et al.) and voted for Fred in NH but the thought of Hillary or Obama is enough to get me to the polls and vote for McLame
if Hillary wins she will attempt to appoint Bill to the Supreme court (shudder)
McCain can win without 100% Conservative support, the largest new and unrepresented voting registration is “Independent” and McCain really mops those folks up.
That said, he does not advance the Conservative Cause at all, in fact, I would expect a SCOTUS Nominee sellout as soon as possible from him, to save the “Rancorous Confirmation Process” don’t ya know...(shakes head)
Again - McCain could NOT get anything like a majority of any conservative Republican voting group.
I feel sick to my stomache. Looks like McCain’s win in NH (crossover votes & 2000 victory), SC (conservative vote split among Romney/Huckabee/Thompson) and FL (Guilliani’s fall), has given McCain all the momentum he’ll need to win Super Tuesday.
It’s dissapointing the conservative base didn’t come out harder for Romney. He’s certainly not perfect, but McCain as our nominee?!?!?!? Dear God, where has our party gone?
Let's see what happens after Super Tuesday....
How ironic would it be if Republican senators had to filibuster a judicial nominee from a president of their own party! I hope it does not come to that. If a President McCain insists on putting moderate judges on the bench then he will succeed in tearing the GOP apart even more.
IMHO, it is time for us to form a 3rd party and run against this RINO.
I would rather have a Democrat President then McCain, the Repubs in Congress could fight everything a Democrat tried, but it would be harder to fight the RINO-in-Chief.
I will not vote for McCain under any circumstances, ZERO.
The author speaks out of both sides of his mouth just like McCain. First he tells us McCain won the conservatives in FL, then he tells us McCain has to reach out because conservatives reject him. I will vote down ticket and either write in Pres or leave blank.
Same here. I don’t see the point—choose between Hillary, and Hillary Light? This is demoralizing.
If McCain is the best our party has to offer,,,,,we’re done.
Some of us AREN'T sell outs...and won't give away Jesus for 30 pieces of silver.
No play for Mr. Gray!
In all fairness, I don’t think they had that much influence in the first place. A lot of people think conservatives just mindlessly followed whatever Rush or whoever said—but I haven’t really seen that. Most conservatives do a pretty good job of thinking for themselves.
Except in Florida, maybe.
Dear God, where has our party gone?
It is more like where our country has gone... left of middle! Sad times indeed. The boomers and their off spring have won the war of morals and values. Sadly, to say I am a 48 year old boomer!
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