I’m not a big fan of McCain’s, but whoever mentioned the Bush tax cuts as the most important of this century must not remember what tax rates were when Reagan entered office and when he left.

If we just “fall in line” like we always do, he will have learned nothing.

HYTEAndy on March 16, 2008 at 9:46 AM

Always, eh? Protest voting was a “real winner” in ’92 and ’96 and ’06, huh? But I guess us learning from our mistakes isn’t as important as McCain learning from his.

/sarc

A McCain loss is a necessary precondition before things can get better.

I used to think this way too. But the main issue that seems to come up every time among my fellow conservatives is illegal immigration. It sucks! But look at the alternative, we in all likelihood are going to lose seats in the house. The next president is most likely going to appoint at least two Supreme Court judges along with prosecuting the war on terror. If the dems win you’ll get open borders and every ACLU, socialist driven agenda they can dream up. McCain is just as or more conservative than Bush. Our job is to hold him accountable like we did with Bush’s original Supreme Court nominees.

Actual Exit Question:

Why is this man not President already?

BKennedy on March 16, 2008 at 7:44 AM

For the same reason the 1-year moratorium on earmarks went down Friday 29-71, with majorities of both parties voting against it.

How about 21% interest rates, 12% inflation, and 9% unemployment? I survived the Carter years. I am prepared to deal with President Obama. A second President Clinton can be no worse than the first.

Consider me a Hegelian Conservative.

http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/02/last_nominee_standing.html

A McCain loss is a necessary precondition before things can get better.

but the options leave little room for principled apathy.

I think of illegal immigration as a national security issue. All of these things affect national security: large ill conceived expenses, gangs, drugs, Jihadists, ill educated citizens, and new voters.

With the eventual flame-out of both Obambi & cHillary, it really is a shame that McVain is our standard bearer. I respect Sanford, but McVain has yet to renounce/repudiate McVain-Feingold nor McVain-Lieberman, among his support for other legislative monsters. That notwithstanding, I don’t think McVain has the luxury of waiting for the DNC nominee to emerge before announcing his VP & Secretary of State.

He needs to announce #1 & #3 in the line of succession sooner than later in order to rally the conservative base, provided he makes solid choices. Otherwise, he’ll be hawking miracle pills in 2011. Just like Dole, it’ll be his 1st ever private sector job.

You can imagine what word tripped the filters. ;)

I guarantee you, though, if he’s selected as VP all the msm will focus on is showing the confederate flag atop the SC capitol dome when it hasn’t bee there in 8 years. They’re disingenuous to a fault on that.

He voted against two celebrated tax cuts

Because there were no spending caps. Get your facts straight. Between Bush and McCain, McCain is the conservative.

Those people are not going to be influenced in the slightest by the opinion of Mark Sanford. They are going to do what they always do: vote for whomever the media tell them to. And by November, all those liberal media “endorsements” of John McCain will be long forgotten.

If Sanford (or similar) is picked, McAmnesty would carry the South, no problem. Turnout could be very high if this occurs. McAmnesty could have a real mandate if he wins because white male/South turnout could be huge. If Sanford is picked, McAmnesty would have to pledge to veto any future amnesty bill, build the wall within 12 months and enforce SSN verification on all employment. Unless McAmnesty pledges this, no 90%+ conservative should join him. The conservative has the leverage, use it before being picked, or lose it. McCain’s fund raising is horrible, he would do it to get the money (hopefully!).

Reagan started this “McAmnesty” business! And that really was amnesty! Did you support him????

please stay on point..we’re talking reality, we’re talking today.

That will get you 100% perfect city councilmen & a few state senators, while the most powerful person in the world will be an ultra-leftist Democrat.

you’re avoiding my point. My point is McAmnesty has a choice that he has to take 100% responsibility for, and that is to name a 90%+ conservative VP. He can’t pass the buck on this. If he wants to truely win, he will win if he energeizes his BASE…moderates have never won a election. White Male turnout wins every election.

If he is a competent politician he knows this, he knows how Reagan and Bush 42 won 2x..he won by getting the turnout of white males, evangelicals and Catholic / economic conservative/social liberal democrats.

If he doesn’t make the right decision he deserves to get what he sows..he may or may not win. If he chooses poorly, I will not campaign all out. I’m already in the process of becoming a ex-pat overseas, so you dudes can enjoy our future junk bond status in the States..I won’t be affected by it.

The folks in the Libertarian Party should take notice. They’ve got a furious battle going on right now for the LP nomination for President, with moderate Libertarian Wayne Root as the frontrunner, versus a score of radical Ron Paul types. If the LP goes the radical route, you will see a great many mainstream libertarians, even LP members who would have voted for Root, moving to McCain.

As more and more libertarian Republicans like Sanford come out for McCain, this will make that transition much easier.

What’s going to make the difference for McCain will be people for whom voting is optional, people who don’t read the Wall Street Jounral.
adamsweb on March 16, 2008 at 10:15 AM

Those people are not going to be influenced in the slightest by the opinion of Mark Sanford. They are going to do what they always do: vote for whomever the media tell them to. And by November, all those liberal media “endorsements” of John McCain will be long forgotten.

daytrader

That will get you 100% perfect city councilmen & a few state senators, while the most powerful person in the world will be an ultra-leftist Democrat.

Warner Todd

So you all-or-nothing so-called purists are divided! Half say Sanford’s a liar for calling McCain good, & the other half say he’s too perfect to wallow with J-Mac.
The TRUTH is, McCain’s imperfections would be compensated for with a “perfect” conservative like Sanford.

McCain’s ACU ratings have gone from good to bad

As if McCain’s “bad” 65% that you cited is just as bad as Obama’s 8% or Hillary’s 9%. You all-or-nothing so-called purists make me puke.

MamaAJ on March 16, 2008 at 10:17 AM

And surely full blown Islamophobia!