mccain will be ‘working’ with the democrats in congress, and the republicans will feel obligated to go along.

therefore ‘conservatism’ becomes indistinguishable from liberalism.

so mccain will probably further expand the power of the state than obama will be able to.

right4life on August 18, 2008 at 11:24 AM

Completely equal to Obama? Nah.

McCain didn’t invent Obama’s arrogance. He’s merely having a lot of fun pointing it out.

Doesn’t Barack carry a Hindu god with him everywhere? Friends, you should be utterly terrified making the Messianic comparison between Barack and the GOOD LORD JESUS CHRIST — even for fun. It’s not worth the laugh or reaction you might get doing it. Reporting the story is one thing, but feeding the myth is another. Please, be careful everybody.

at least mccain has integrity that his followers lack.

Well, after you claimed that the republicans will go along with McCain ‘working’ with the democrats because of his evil mind control powers that he will have over them,

post your proof…are you so desperate you have to lie?

you can’t. you’re a liar.

so if mccain makes a deal with the dems, and he has repeatedly done that, he can use republican party machinery to get the congressmen to agree.

try politics 101.

wise_man on August 18, 2008 at 11:28 AM

again you have nothing to back up anything you say.

weren’t you going to give me a list of conservative postions that mccain took/supported???

mccain will be ‘working’ with the democrats in congress, and the republicans will feel obligated to go along.

LOL!

But one of them will have control of Congress, making him far more potentially desctructive

mccain will be ‘working’ with the democrats in congress, and the republicans will feel obligated to go along.

therefore ‘conservatism’ becomes indistinguishable from liberalism.

so mccain will probably further expand the power of the state than obama will be able to.

I already know too much about what the candidates stand for.

I don’t know where this 9% keeps coming from as RCP says 19.3%. RCP also says that Democrats are ahead (”generically”) of Republicans 49.3% to 37.5%.

MB4 on August 18, 2008 at 2:53 AM

I think you’re missing the point here. You have 2 candidates you dont like equally. But one of them will have control of Congress, making him far more potentially desctructive. And thus you help make the hole far bigger for Reagan 2 or FDR 2 or whatever savior you’ve waiting for that probably will never come.

Which is consistent with the ‘throw anybody under the bus’ mode, when that person is deemed ‘damaging’ to Obama.

Please summarize for me. Thanks.

Akzed on August 18, 2008 at 10:42 AM

Hope. Change.

But, you play the cards you were dealt. If you can’t do that, then don’t bother sitting down at the adult table.

coldwarrior on August 18, 2008 at 9:14 AM

That resonates.

But where were all of you “real” conservatives for the last 16 years? Bickering like small children? Involved at the local level to assist Conservative candidates get elected to Congress.

Did option A, now doing option B. And I must say, option B is much more rewarding. If we can’t have the leader we fantasize about, at least we can have the dignity that comes from personal effort.

We have two major party candidates who are the presumptive nominees for each Party, and a handful of splinter candidacies running, as well. Vote your conscience.

If you cannot vote your conscience, then, don’t vote at all. This 16 years of sniping, pettiness, stupidity, has done exactly what to help get this country back on track?

I’m a Conservative. I don’t have to prove that to anyone. My record speaks for itself. I will be voting for McCain. Not my first choice in the primaries, not even my third choice. But, you play the cards you were dealt. If you can’t do that, then don’t bother sitting down at the adult table.

To those who claim to be conservative, but don’t like McCain, seems you have only a handful of options. Vote for McCain. Vote for Obama. Vote for a third party candidate. Don’t vote at all.

But actions have consequences. Inaction, that too, has consequences.

Frankly, I don’t care who the rest of the nation votes for…we get the leadership we deserve anyway.

But where were all of you “real” conservatives for the last 16 years? Bickering like small children? Involved at the local level to assist Conservative candidates get elected to Congress. Corresponding to the RNC leadership? Meeting face to face with RNC leadership or your GOP Congressional representive or Senator? Or a member of their staff? Or a member of their election committee or campaign? Out in the hustings? Before the primaries? During the primaries?

Or were you sitting at home, the total extent of your political involvement being writing snappy comebacks on a blog site?

This election is ours to lose, if you are a Conservative.

If you cannot understand that. Don’t bother. Don’t vote at all.

Which old wives tale do you believe?

alphie on August 18, 2008 at 2:41 AM

I would never use that term. It’s demeaning to women.