Posted by
King Vinyl on Tuesday, July 22, 2008 10:26:52 AM
So who will it be? Some of us are on the edge of our seats waiting to see if McCain will push the envelope and pick a running mate who will garner him some conservative support. Oh wait he might just think Obama has ensured him the conservatives so it doesn't matter who he picks. He could then pick anyone from Hillary Clinton to Mitt Romney in either case he will loose what he may not beleive can be lost.
Honestly I would probably still cast a vote against Obama if he picked Hillary, because there is no way she could win a GOP primary. However I will vote for Barrack if he chooses Mitt, because he will continue to distort the line on conservatism.
McCain would do well to pick a candidate who is a real conservative. I would like to suggest he choose one because he is on thin ice with the base of his party. A failed Obama administration is a far better road to go down than a McCain administration that moves conservatism out of the GOP.
Reagan took a few issues that the public overwhelmingly wanted addressed and he showed what conservatism can provide in the way of resolution to those issues. His successes are the reason he won in a landslide when he sought re-election in 84'. Bush Sr. failed to hold the line on conservatism when he coat tailed the success of Reagan that cost him against Clinton in 92'. Most would say it was the Perot factor, that is simply not true. Perot would have never been on the map in 84' against Reagan. Then we have W. Bush who has looked more like Reagan than his father. He won in 04' because he held the line his popularity faded when he allowed liberalism to set the agenda. Still I as well as many other conservatives would rather vote him to a third term over the current crop despite the polls.
McCain threatens to take the party back to the dark days.
Please John give us a real conservative reason to vote against Obama.