The lesser of two evils? Yes, McCain qualifies. Where does that put conservatives vis-a-vis the Republican party...I believe it gives us a second liberal party.
We went through this once before in 1964...Nelson Rockefeller was a liberal Democrat calling himself a Republican...Goldwater was...Goldwater.
Been there, done that.
Well, lets be honest, I think Bush 2 is going to be the Republican’s “Jimmy Carter”. I voted for him twice (and would vote for him again vs. Gore and Kerry), as Bush was and is still the lesser of those two evils. But let’s be honest, Bush vs. Kerry in 2008, Bush does not win.
I don’t think McCain is a Rockefeller Repubilican. In fact, when you get down to it, Bush 1 and Bush 2 are more tied to that North East Corporate and Wall Street Republican Establishment or as Pat Buchanan describes as the “K-Street Fat Cats”.
McCain, for all his faults, is a Naval Academy grad, served in the Milatary, and thus on the issue of supporting and understanding the milatary (one of my personal core conservative principles), he past that tests. He has NARAL rating as one of the most anti-Abortion U.S. Senators, so on that test (and as a Pro-Life Catholic, this is one my personal conservative core issues), he past that test.
McCain has stated that he would appoint Supreme Court Justices in the Judicial Traditon of the late William Rehnquist, John Roberts, etc, which is also one of my core conservative principles (i.e. Originalist/Constructionist Judges).
Now, do I agree with everything McCain does? No, but I agree with nothing that Obama stands for.
Given the points I have cited above, I will gladly vote for McCain this fall as an Obama Presidency gives the George Soros Move on crowd the ability to influence the courts for the next four years.
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