Many conservatives thought - hoped - that John McCain’s presidential campaign was dead beyond revival last summer as, indeed, it appeared. Alas, his win in New Hampshire last week has resurrected his campaign corpse, so it’s time to remind everyone why nominating McCain, for conservatives anyway, would be the next worst thing to nominating Mike Huckabee.
In a Washington Post column yesterday, McCain adviser John Weaver had this to say about opposition to McCain’s candidacy by various conservative leaders such as our good friend and best friend of the American taxpayer, Grover Norquist of Americans for Tax Reform:
“Here’s who John McCain has angered: self-described conservative lobbyists who basically represent special interests. They’re angry at him because he has put the national interest in front of their special interests.”
No, John McCain has put John McCain’s interests before the national interests of freedom and a strictly-limited federal government.
McCain’s sole interest is in washing away the historical memory of his role in the Keating Five scandal by replacing it with a presidential term or two.
The “special interests” which “conservative lobbyists” who oppose McCain advocate for include those who value free speech, which was muzzled by the abominable McCain-Feingold law, those who value gun rights and the constitutional right of self-defense, those who don’t think terrorists planning to kill millions of Americans should enjoy American constitutional rights, those who don’t buy into the hooey of Al Gore’s global warming hysteria, those who supported the Bush tax cuts which McCain voted against, those who don’t think it’s the federal government’s role to regulate professional boxing, and those who object to extending amnesty to illegal aliens.
In other words: conservatives.
Another McCain adviser, Charlie Black, told the Post that “In three or four weeks, everybody will be for McCain.”
I can’t speak for the rest of you, but I won’t be. No way. No how.
If you really want to blow up the Republican Party, nominate McCain for president and have him tap Huckabee for Veep. Then turn out the lights, because the party will be over.
Posted on January 14th, 2008 by Chuck Muth
Filed under: National
Isn’t it incredible, just before 9-11 John McCain was fighting a sincere and well organized effort to throw him out of office, an effort led by conservative republicans!
Now, just a few short years later, this same liberal RINO who’s constituents were so incensed with him that they actually organized, and spent their time and money attempting to get rid of him, is considered a serious presidential candidate?
When I visited Arizona just a year ago, his name was still used as an expletive, so I expect him to “Lose” his own state!
I have to wonder, is the republican party hierarchy really that stupid?
Or is the Liberal supporting mainstream media really that smart?
Either way, I have to wonder if the current “republican party ” will retain any influence in a few years, or will we have split formally into factions, neo-republican liberals and paleo-conservative constitutionalist?
If the Paleo’s don’t stand up and vote for the most conservative candidate available in this caucus and primary election, we stand a good chance of becoming a fractured multi-party country, similar to France, or Italy.
NOT something to look forward to!
So guys, instead of holding a funeral for the Republican party just yet, how about investing just $10.00 toward boosting someone who’s not a neo-con, RINO, or a populist? Not a big risk and it just MIGHT pay off. We’ve injected a little fun into the old fundraising. We’re calling it $10 at 10:00 and it all happens tonight at 10:00 in each time zone.
Visit http://redstateofmind.townhall.com or visit fred08.com to get the details.
Be part of the solution instead of… well, you know.
I will vote for ANY Republican except Ron Paul. McCain, the Senator supporting amnesty for Illegal Aliens (YUCK) would be far better than either Hillary or Barak!
Why don’t we draft Newt Gingrich? The Democrats FEAR him!
This is the reason why we must utilize the internet to spread the records and other information so that the epidemic of short term memory loss across the country can be overcome.
Find out who these RINO’s are….keep a copy of this list of links on your computer;
Candidate Research - Know Who You’re Voting For ( The Easy Way )
http://candidateresearch.blogspot.com/