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.
http://www.amazon.com/FairTax-Answering-Critics-Neal-Boortz/dp/0061540463?ie=UTF8
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Get real, Neal!
Boortz is about as much of a libertarian as Bill Clinton is. Libertarians voting for Huck? lol
You call Swillary sane? Look again.
I'm down with that struggle.
My current voting strategy in November is to write in Hunter, unless he, or Fred, runs third party. In that event, I'll be voting third party.
Maybe you had better read that article again — you obviously didn’’t get his point the first time aroun.
A happening to be devoutly prayed for.
Maggie Thatcher for prez!!!
That's why people had better start paying more attention to teh congressional races. Get Polosi, Reid and gang the hell out of there -- and send the damned RINOs with them.
Boortz thinks that votes for Huckabee in the primaries, win or lose, will translate into a groundswell of support for the FairTax — wishful thinking on his part. Why would Huckabee’s success be attributed to that issue rather than, for instance, his stance on a Human Life or Marriage amendment, which have also been cornerstones of the Huckabee campaign? Expecting the Republican Party to latch on to the FairTax based on a strong (but probably not winning in most states)showing by Huckabee doesn’t seem realistic.
And even if the overwhelming majority of Republican base supported it, the FairTax would still have no chance politically given the continuing close divide between Republicans and Democrats. No Democrats, and few Republicans, would even consider scrapping the current tax system, much less enacting a tax that could be easily smeared as regressive and damaging to the poor.
And so the actual consequence of his primary voting strategy of casting a ballot for Huckabee is to add support to the nanny-state wing of the Republican Party. Boortz’s rationale makes no sense to me, given his overall beliefs.
I hope you’re right. It’s always us that have to compromise and back the moderate or liberal because ‘he’s our party guy’. Let them come over to us for awhile. IF they want to be the Democrat-Lite party, they will do it without the conservatives.
Exactly. We won’t be able to attack a liberal republican ‘cuz ‘he’s one of us.’ We will be able to derail a liberal democrat agenda. Or delay it. And be able to go both barrels at it.
A sane column from Neal.
ROTFLMAO!!!!
>>Can you honestly say that Hillary Clinton would be better than McCain? <<
A Hillary presidency would not damage the Republican party as much as a McCain presidency would. People need to think long term here...
I'm thinking we just need to ignore him. He seems to thrive on being asked to quit.
I really don't care all that much about the Republican Party.
A McCain presidency would not damage the nation anywhere near as much as a Hllary one would.
>>A McCain presidency would not damage the nation anywhere near as much as a Hllary one would.<<
I actually disagree with that one. But it would be close.
As I have said in previous posts, things like our current choice of candidates are convincing me more and more that Revelation 17 and 18 are referring to the US.
I can vote for none of the currently viable candidates - not even as a vote against the otheres. When given a choice between Saddam, Hitler and Stalin, I choose to abstain.
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