Posted on 02/04/2008 8:28:51 AM PST by Turret Gunner A20
Right now it looks like John McCain has the inside edge for the Republican nomination ... and to listen to the mainstream media portray it, conservative talk show hosts are going nuts!
The first (and obvious) observation is that up until now it seems to me that the MSM paid little attention to talk shows. After all, we were just "hate radio" and hardly worth credit for being radio's number one format. Now, when there seems to be some negative opinions of John McCain being expressed on many shows, the MSM is just beside itself! Well .... Thanks for the publicity!
It seems to be true, though, that there are some icons on the right who have made it clear that they are neither going to support McCain's campaign, nor are they going to vote for him. Well ... even though I occupy a decidedly non-icon status, my views: First ... I don't believe that they won't end up casting their vote for him. Secondly ... does a McCain presidency really mean the end of the world? Can you honestly say that Hillary Clinton would be better than McCain?
If I don't vote for the Republican nominee it won't be anything new. I've voted for the Libertarian candidate in about half of the elections since I started doing talk radio --- and very well may do so again this year. Just show me a Libertarian candidate who will go to the mat protecting this country from Islamic radicals and I'll vote for him. And that brings us to McCain.
Though most Americans have gone to sleep on this issue, I still feel that the threat of Islamic fascism is the greatest threat facing this country. I truly believe that at some time in the future George Bush will get the recognition and thanks he so richly deserves for doing everything he could to protect us from these Islamic goons. We may never know what horrendous attacks were prevented by his steadfast devotion to our safety, and he may never get the thanks that is due.
McCain, above all others, is the candidate who I believe will do what is needed to continue to carry the fight to the Islamofascists. These Islamic goons need to be found and killed over there before they bring their deadly version of Islam to us.
I, too, have huge problems with McCain's promotion of the Campaign Finance Reform Act. I'm none too pleased with his favoring of amnesty for criminal illegal (redundant) aliens. He says his attitude has changed on this issue. We'll see. McCain's reasons for voting against the Bush tax cuts were logical. We don't know to this day how he would have voted had the margin been closer.
McCain isn't the perfect candidate. Frankly, I think that Romney would make a better president. Dick Morris may be right, though, in telling us that McCain very well could win, while Romney very certainly could not.
A little less bluster and a bit more thought would be appreciated on this issue.
BUT ... AS FOR SUPER TUESDAY
No, my vote won't be for McCain. I'll be voting for Mike Huckabee. Right now I consider a vote for Huckabee to be a vote for the FairTax. It's a vote we probably won't be able to cast later down the road ... so now's the time. I don't tell others how to vote ... but a strong showing by Huckabee in Georgia and other Super Stupendous Duper Tuesday would keep the FairTax out there, big time. We could cap off those strong Huckabee showings with the debut of "FairTax, The Truth: Answering the Critics" one week from tomorrow.
This morning "FairTax, The Truth" was Number 22 on Amazon.com. Other than votes for Huckabee ... I can think of no better way to tell the media and Washington establishment that the people of this country want this tax reform, and want it sooner rather than later, than to give this book a push to a high debut on the bestseller's lists. Now's the time.
Here's your link to Amazon.com where you can purchase the book and have it in your hot little hands by next Tuesday afternoon.
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I wish Huckabee would go away.
I forget where I saw the quote, but somebody said that "evil is better than crazy".
A folksy Baptist Minister with no political organization, no support among the Movement Conservative Media, no money who is finishing dead last in every poll or a guy with a $250 million campaign war chest, a strong political organization who has the support of virtually the entire Conservative media?
The chances of (a) Huckabee getting the nomination and (b) if he does doing anything to implement the Fair Tax are worse than slim-and-none. Thanks Neal for doing your part to see that McCain gets the nomination.
People are surprised????? The Democratic Party wants McCain to win the Republican nomination.....they know they can beat him hands down. They are scared to death of Romney.
Boortz is a fool.
A vote for Huck is a vote for McCain.
Sorry Huckleheads, that is the strategic reality.
I find it rather odd that Boortz, who apparently considers himself a libertarian, will vote for Huckabee based on the Fair Tax, which has a snowball’s chance of actually being enacted, when on so many other issues his candidate of choice holds positions downright antithetical to libertarianism.
I wish McCain would go away.
What diversity we have in the conservative ranks!
Eggxactly! Suckabee and McNasty and the Rinocracy that has anointed McNasty ARE scared of Mitt...and for good reason. Unlike Psycho Mcnasty and Suckabee, Mitt is warm, genuine, classy (presidential) and right on the issues.
Anyone voting for Huckabee is an idiot. It’s a vote for McNasty. But, I guess there’s no law against being an idiot!
Can you honestly say that Hillary Clinton would be better than McCain?
***We’ve been answering that question with every other RINO filled in the blank — tootyfruityrudy, Romney, etc. The sad thing for McCain is that it has conditioned us to actually examine the comparative records of each RINO vs. Hillary and answer the question. There are millions for whom the answer to the current question is the same as for other RINOs: YES. McCainiack can thank tootyfruityrudy for prepping the field ahead of him. The browbeating has much less impact now.
I wish Hillary, Obama, Huckabee and McCain would all go away.
Well, maybe the Republicans in Congress would put up a fight against Hillary as opposed to rolling over and giving a kiss to McCain when he is done with them.
At this point, I am more concerned with who has a better chance at beating McCain.
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