And so it beings..

The man is a serial liar who has repeatedly demonstrated his opposition to both the U. S. Constitution and the rule of law.

McCain has repeatedly sworn an oath to protect the Constitution from its enemies, but has proven himself over and over again to be one of the enemies of that Constitution, especially the Bill of Rights.

McCain has ridden roughshod over the rights of state and local governments. He opposes enforcement of federal laws that he dislikes. The Lincoln Federal Savings case shows his true disdain for ethics laws and rules and belief that he is above the law.

McCain has made it clear that he will not allow the Constitution to get in his way when he believes he is right–an attitude he seems to share with the likes of Hitler, Stalin, Lenin, etc.

Based on his record and behavior, he is not fit to hold any office of public trust.

Build the Wall.

Yes, the war is important, and he has an advantage on that issue; however, I don’t see there being much left for the president to do in Iraq by 2009. The surge did its job. We’ll likely keep a base open there, but there seems to be less reasons to do anything more than assist Iraq.

If McCain or Obama, its Obama for me. Obama is will not have the congressional support that McCain would have and we could do lots to stop Obama and his socialist endeavors.

I will not vote for McCain for any reason.

Mitt is it.

Just wait. People will shake this Florida hangover. There is a debate tonight. In all likelihood, McCain will be overconfident, and Mitt knows the game is on the line. A gaffe by McCain and/or a few really solid punches from Mitt — hey, by Thursday mo…

The fact is that this approach hasn’t served us very well during the past 30 years. If we want to change things, we need to find better ways of appealing to the conservative values in our fellow Americans and to get them on our side. The reality is that most Americans don’t particularly like negative, slash and burn approaches. If we take the scorched-earth path, they will simply move away from us, even though they may share many of our core conservative values. Intense lobbying of our leaders combined with more personal involvement in our national and local political processes is an effective way to change the system without alienating the large block of independent voters that has grown during the past 20 years.

When we attack the leaders of our own party and advocate withdrawing from active support and involvement with them via the electoral process, what message do we send to those outside the party? What message do we send to those in our own party who are near the center political fringe. Are we sending a message of inclusion and hope or are we driving them away from us by fostering an environment of negativism and intolerance?

Unless conservatives begin learning more effective use of less destructive tools like persuasion and logic with our friends and neighbors, conservatism will not take firm root in this country or anywhere else.

shick on January 30, 2008 at 3:09 PM

I am getting so tired of hearing about how the thing we are doing for the Iraqis is so important. I wonder what all you war supporters are going to do when your wonderful Iraqis use the gift of democracy that we have brought them to start electing terrorists. Anybody got recent election results from Lebanon, Gaza or Egypt because democracy is going really well for us in those places.

*pelositui*

Stayin’ Home ‘08!

It’s the right thing to do.

CABE on January 30, 2008 at 12:45 PM

Sound like my little boy when he doesn’t get exactly what he wants

Hopefully, there will enough of this country and the rest of the world that is worth saving and is now paying attention by then.

I’m not willing to quit for the sake of our country, our troops and the Iraqiis.

It’s a question of how far are we WILLING to lose. I’m sorry but I see the ‘go homers’ as nothing more than quitters. It’s nearly impossible to play ball with a team full of them. WATCH THE BAD NEW BEARS FOR GOODNESS SAKE!

So go home quitters. Go home. Leave the fix’n for the rest of us. And if Clinton or Obama take the oval office, you’ll have no reason to complain about any havoc they create after. NONE! So stop your whining and act!

when it comes to the war — which much of the base claims is its top concern

Claims being the key word – and that top concern goes right out the window if the candidate doesn’t pass their very special litmus tests.

I can’t tell you how much I wish I could have that luxury and still live with myself.

Honestly, I can’t stand any of the candidates anymore, but I’ll still hold my nose and vote for the one who will actually support our troops while they fight to protect our oh sooo principled butts.

independents that helped give him the nomination will be deciding to either vote for a candidate who loathes his own base while his base returning the favor, or a Dem candidate that will have majority of its base enthusiastically supporting it. Who do you think they’ll go for?

thirteen28 on January 30, 2008 at 2:27 PM

Independents will vote for whomever comes closest to their opinions, regardless of which one has more party loyalty. That’s why they’re independants. Independents will not get caught up in right wing conser-mentum or or left wing change-o-rama. I wouldn’t be suprised if they vote for the candidate who appeals the LEAST to their base.

Any conservative that pulls the lever for McCain is being a hypocrite. If one can look themself in the mirror after betraying everything they believe in for a false hope of winning the White House they should go into politics, not watch it. They certainly have the convictions for it, or more truthfully, the lack thereof.

Voidseeker on January 30, 2008 at 12:52 PM

VERY well said.

I recommend rehab, stat.

McCain wouldn’t nominate the reincarnation of John Marshall if the MSM opposed it. He’s too much of a glory-seeking toad.

Except that he demonizes vets when it suits him (SwiftBoats, anyone?) and loves those who projectile vomit on the troops. (cf. New York Times)