Lots going on as regards John McCain, and people’s perceptions thereof. I see Jonah Goldberg essentially saying ‘he’s not so bad’. I see also, by way of Billy Hollis at Q&O that he’s joined a group of folks saying the same thing. Well, actually, Jonah, he IS that bad. John Hawkins Right Wing News, on the other hand, has nailed down just how badly McCain will do, if he’s the nominee… without, apparently, even intending to.
The ones with the biggest objections are the ones who will never vote for a Democrat, and who, on that basis, won’t vote for McCain… Which brings to mind the biggest image issue of all; It’s true, that the differences being discussed are quite minor, but that’s the problem. It’s just how fine the lines are that are being discussed, that’s the big issue, here. Time was,a Real Republican didn’t need to split hairs. As it stands, most people can’t see any difference between John McCain, and the Democrats.
People are tired of the lesser of two evils… and the line between them getting continually thinner, even within our own party. Such is what happens when we put Party ahead of principle.
As to how this will affect the general election… the usual question gets asked, where are the conservative Republicans going to go? Is there anyone else they might vote for? The answer is, of course no. However, the translation is different than most McCain apologists make it; Certainly, they’re not going to vote for anyone else, they’ll simply sit home on election day. Given the very close votes the last several cycles, with many races being decided in the percentage range of single numbers, the outcome of such a move is lamentably predictable. It won’t take many sitting home, that day, to make the difference.
There is a long-term advantage to that happening… and this is a point I’ve been kicking around for a few days, now;
The cold hard fact is that on a policy basis, you can’t fit water between Hillary Clinton and John McCain. Both will therefore produce what will likely be the worst administration in history… and given some of the liberal greats like Jimmy Carter, that’s saying something.
But think, now; If McCain gets the WH, the Republicans will get the blame, and won’t be able to win the office of dog catcher for the next 20 years. By the same token, the reaction of the voters to a Hillary Clinton WH will be to lock Democrats out of power for the same period of time and for the same reason.
Ask yourself; why does the far leftist editorial board of the New York Times endorse John McCain? Because they see the longer term situation I describe, here. they’re always looking for the best possible deal for the leftist agenda at all turns, and in all possibilities.
The question is, assuming HIllary Clinton wins, will the Republican party get the message at that point?
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February 2nd, 2008 at 13:19
I decided years ago, long before the 2008 campaign, that John McCain would never receive my vote — and I have been saying so publicly all that time.
When McCain was being touted as a potential candidate for 2008, I said, “I’ll never vote for him,” hoping he wouldn’t run.
When he got into the race I said, “I’ll never vote for him,” hoping his campaign would fizzle out early.
When he won in New Hampshire, I said, “I’ll never vote for him,” hoping that one victory would prove to be a fluke.
When he won in Florida and he became the Establishment Media’s anointed Presumptive Republican Nominee™, I said, “I’ll never vote for him,” hoping enough other people would say the same that, come Super Tuesday, his ascendancy would turn out to be a flash in the pan.
If, after all this, I find John McCain my party’s presidential nominee, and I turn around and vote for him, what does that make me?
It makes me someone whose word, given repeatedly and before the entire world, isn’t worth spit.
Just like John McCain.
Bit responds: What does that make you? It makes you self interested enough to try and avoid the worst case scenario. Nothing wrong with that; Patriots do that all the time. I could see such a position, as regards this election.
The issue, though, is: “What, exactly IS the worst case scenario?” At the moment, I make that to be McCain. And he has yet to convince me otherwise.
February 2nd, 2008 at 15:34
It makes you self interested enough to try and avoid the worst case scenario.
I’ve been trying to avoid the worst-case scenario by telling people for years I’d never vote for McCain. For me, the worst-case scenario is letting party elites tell me that having Hillary Clinton as president is the Worst Thing That Could Ever Happen to The Known Universe™ and that I need to accept whatever they give me as The Only Feasible Alternative™.
Just because Hillary Clinton is a fire-breathing spawn of Satan, doesn’t make her a monster.
February 2nd, 2008 at 17:28
There will be those that think that voting for McCain is for the good of the country. However, we have witnessed the Republican party act in ways that are not for the good on the country and I say it is time for them to be shown the door. I will no longer be able to in good conscience be able to vote for a RINO again, no matter how much others claim that it is for the good of the country.