Offended Conservatives: Maybe McCain Just Doesn’t Agree With You

North Star Writers Group ^ | July 28, 2008 | Nathaniel Shockey

[Invisigoth]

It appears that conservatives find themselves constantly wondering if John McCain cares about their vote at all. They feel taken for granted, as McCain seems to be continually treading the left edge of the right wing. But perhaps we have to ask ourselves, is he really taking us for granted, or are his opinions simply different than those of the traditional conservative? Maybe it’s not so much that he’s taking us for granted. It’s that he doesn’t really care what we think.

Here’s the thing about politics. Every time a candidate does or says anything, he knows it will be scrutinized. Political analysts will speculate and nitpick everything through one perspective: How is this supposed to get the candidate elected? Many analysts fail to ask whether or not a candidate’s positions or actions are good ones. They assume getting elected is his one and only motivation.

Watching The Birdcage again last night, I couldn’t help but cringe at this classic example of Hollywood’s opinion about politicians. (I don’t think I’ve ever seen a movie that featured a soulless Democrat, but that’s beside the point).

[johnny7]

...is he really taking us for granted, or are his opinions simply different than those of the traditional conservative?

Sounds like Battered-Wife-Syndrome...

[CowboyJay]

"Maybe McCain Just Doesn’t Agree With You"

Well put. Nearly every time he spouts off, I need a couple Rolaids.

[Paladin2]

Let the Convention do some real work and identify and select a real candidate.

[FelixFelicis]

On a tangent, actually I can think of two movies that feature a soulless Democrat (or at least an ambiguous Democrat facing an admirable Republican). First, the mayor of New York (played by Candice Bergen) in Sweet Home Alabama. Second, the hazily defined opponent of Republican senatorial candidate Ralph Fiennes in Maid In Manhattan. (We don’t see much of him, but we’re not supposed to like him.) That said, Republicans are lepers in most movies.

[FelixFelicis]

Oh, and the portrayal of Lyndon Johnson in The Right Stuff was not especially positive. Still few enough to count on one hand.

[dforest]

It is easier on the digestion to try not to follow him too much.

[rabscuttle385]

McCain doesn't agree with conservatives for one simple reason: he's not a conservative. He's a "maverick who's liberally prone" (thanks to JibJab for that quote).

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