Since Freddy is out (sob, sob), my choice of Republican nominee has to be Romney. Like many other conservatives, I might sit out a McCain candidacy.

Jonathan Chait: “We’re not frothing Clinton haters like … well, name pretty much any conservative.”

Give it time, Jonathan. Give it time. You’re coming around. Some things are true even though we conservatives say them.

And when you are done with the Clintons, we’d like a word with you about Teddy Kennedy. And Nancy Pelosi. And Cindy Sheehan. Che, Julius & Ethel Rosenberg, the Hollywood Ten, and, well, a lot more.

Basically, Jonathon, everything you know is wrong.

Romney acts and sounds like a real conservative. He wants to win in Iraq and opposes liberal nonsense at home. He’s got executive experience, is economically literate, and has a first rate temperament. This conservative will be rallying behind him.

I would tolerate a candidate that pandered for my vote and then made some stupid decisions.

But I will not vote for a turncoat, who sided with the most vile of the Democrats, called me a racist and purposely attempted to undermine our country’s sovereignty.

I will not vote for that pompous, arrogant fool.

Speaking for myself- no, I don’t. The couch wins on election day. Joined by an unhealthy amount of Knob Creek bourbon.

Hollowpoint on January 27, 2008 at 3:29 AM

Kin I come over?? I’ll bring some chasers.

of course, just as most conservatives will rally around McCain.

Ummm maybe, maybe NOT.

(definitely NOT, for THIS conservative.)

And allow me to be the first to say “I told you so!” to those f**king idiot conservatives when McCain inevitably screws them repeatedly after he gets elected.

When given a choice, one possibility is always better than the other.

It is not at all obvious that the election of McCain would be “better” for conservatives than the alternative.

I wouldn’t vote for him, but I certainly would show up to try seat a majority Republican House and Senate in order to keep him in check.

Yeah, just like a Republican House and Senate kept Dubya’s anti-conservative policies in check. Oh wait…

Attention, pouting McCain haters: Slap yourselves back to reality for a moment. When given a choice, one possibility is always better than the other. Always. Yes, McCain sucks. That said, if he ends up as our suckee, we must pick him over the alternative.
whitetop on January 26, 2008 at 10:12 PM

Speaking for myself- no, I don’t. The couch wins on election day. Joined by an unhealthy amount of Knob Creek bourbon.

No, they won’t qualify as dirty because no matter how low the Democrats go, they can still never play as dirty as a Republicans. Republicans invented mean, don’tcha know?

What if McCain was brainwashed during his five years in captivity…and then made into a mole whose mission was to gain power, wait for the right time, and then destroy the USA?

landlines on January 26, 2008 at 11:12 PM

You know, that would be a great idea for a movie… :-)

But I figured that’s a bit inside.

In which reality does the reality-based community exist…?

That was tart and dry. Mmmm.

And #3, I will then consider (in the unlikely event that he gets the nomination) if I will be able to hold my nose and vote for him or not in the general. I probably would, because the alternative is just too horrible to contemplate! But I damn sure won’t be happy about it!

conservnut on January 26, 2008 at 5:35 PM

I wouldn’t vote for him, but I certainly would show up to try seat a majority Republican House and Senate in order to keep him in check.

But remember too, it was John McCain and the Gang of 14 who was instrumental in getting both Alito and Roberts confirmed. I truly believe that wouldn’t have happened without McCain.

JetBoy on January 26, 2008 at 4:05 PM

How naive. It was McCain and his 14 thugs who agreed to a bastardized process to avoid their duties of advising and consenting, or a full filibuster.

There were other nominee’s who were denied because this gang arrogantly decided on behalf of the other senate members that they should not be given a full senate vote.

The ‘Crats would put forth any libtard socialist commie ACLU-type like Ginsburg they wanted, and our RINO’s would see them seated on the federal bench. Not getting conservative judges on the bench because of McCain is unforgivable.

Unless I miss my guess any treaty has to be ratified by the US congress. So Bush has no chance of making it stick after he leaves.

William Amos on January 26, 2008 at 3:39 PM

Would you think the Senate would actually ignore a treaty that was offered in the current climate?

…but then if McCain joined with them in some selfish deal?

But to refrain from supporting McCain guarantees the alternative, which is worse than having your old lady run off with Keith Olberman.

whitetop on January 26, 2008 at 10:12 PM

Nice.

This is what it’s come to?

You know…I would really love to hear why Romney is “better” than McCain…I really would.

And Romney doesn’t have a cool nickname either :-P

JetBoy on January 26, 2008 at 3:29 PM

So Romney labeled the Swift Boat Vets as “dishonest and dishonorable” like McCain? or denounced Bush’s tax cuts? or tried to ram through amnesty after consulting with a drunken woman killer? or has insinuated the US military has tortured our “guests” at Club Gitmo because one might have been waterboarded? or lead the Gang of 14? or fought for legislation restricting free speech? or accused his colleagues of being corrupt while he himself has a non-profit organization used as a jobs program for his campaign staff? or did he, as Daivd Limbaugh pointed out, voted for Specter’s amendment which would have required consulting with Mexico on building a border fence? or has he joined the Gorebal Warming crowd? or opposed drilling in ANWR? did Romney file a brief in a court case against Wisconsin Right to Life?

Wow. I guess we just need to come up with a cool nickname for Romney and he’ll be just like McCain.