Posted on 02/07/2008 7:01:12 AM PST by pwatson
Most leading conservative writers, radio hosts, and activists would probably concur that their liberal counterparts have never really connected with average Americans. Personalities on the right sell more books and get higher radio and television ratings. And until recently, conservatives seemed to be on an electoral politics roll begun in 1994 when the GOP retook the House. Within Republican ranks, for all the talk about crack-ups and implosions, the Reagan legacy still bridges divides between libertarians, social and religious conservatives, and national security conservatives.
By comparison, the left often draws flies. Win, lose, or draw, Democrats are prone to eat their own. Post-FDR, the last time that staunch liberals saw their favorite candidate elected president was never. In fact, the only time Democrats actually nominated a candidate who toed the liberal intelli-gentsia's line was 1972. George McGovern, who recently called for President Bush's impeachment (cue applause in Cambridge, Mass.), got 38 percent of the national vote.
But what is true for the liberal goose is true for the conservative gander. As Daniel Patrick Moynihan liked to quip, people are entitled to their own opinions, but they are not entitled to their own facts. John McCain is more conservative on more issues than average Americans are. By every standard measure (voting record and ratings, positions on major issues), McCain is conservative. Unlike his critics on the right, however, he is no ideological purist; he is conservative, but he is not what the pollsters call "very conservative." That is one obvious reason why he has such wide appeal. For even in our decidedly right-leaning mass electorate, few Americans, including few Republicans, answer to "very conservative."
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McCain needs to wake up and smell the "VILE"!!!
"Bipartisanship" Is A Dirty Word; and RUSH: "We want to defeat them"
If McCain is a conservative, I’m a fashion runway model.
John McCain was not loyal to the Republican party and it’s president over the last few years.
Therefore, I don’t need to be loyal to the Republican party, either.
John McCain was not loyal to the Republican party and it’s president over the last few years.
Therefore, I don’t need to be loyal to the Republican party, either.
Cool! I didn’t even hit it twice and it doubled.
Either that, or I’m still drinking from Tuesday night...
If we’re a mere 3.6% of the voting block then why is McCain going to CPAC to make peace? Why make such a fuss about such a small minority?
LOL...exactly
I imagine this is how you look...
I hate it when you use logic.
i am no McCain fan and voted for Fred in NH but in the general i will vote for McCain if he is the nominee here is why:
McCain ACU lifetime rank 82 2006 65
Hill 9 and 12
Bama 8 and 8
http://www.ontheissues.org/John_McCain.htm
John McCain is head of his own party. Whatever he decides is right, and anyone who disagrees with him is a @#$^%#@^&*. I am a Republican. I feel no obligation to vote for the head of this new party which favors open borders, carbon taxes, limits on free speech, and federal funding for embyonic stem cell research which destroys human life.
Bull. Major bull.
Right now he’s trying the Jedi mind trick on us to make us think he’s conservative. Sorry, it only works on the weak minded. McCain must be hanging around around with Democrats too much.
i am no McCain fan and voted for Fred in NH but in the general i will vote for McCain if he is the nominee here is why:
McCain ACU lifetime rank 82 2006 65
Hill 9 and 12
Bama 8 and 8
http://www.ontheissues.org/John_McCain.htm
In politics the word “conservative” has been watered down like rich.
Rich has come to mean a family of four than makes over 60K
(barely enough to survive in most urban or suburban areas)
Conservative has come to mean anyone who has cast a single vote ouside the Democrat party platform.
BS - a conservative is someone who has a set of principles and beliefs based on freedom, the constitution, and the rule of law and who does not waver in support of those values for political expediencey.
John McCain is no conservative.
No need to go with McCain. We’re such a puny, unimportant constituency that we don’t really matter anyway. Time to kick back and watch the new majority handle things!
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