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Voting For Mitt

Published on 02 Feb 2008 in 2008 election, john mccain, mitt romney and political. 0 Comments

I will admit that a large part of my support for Mitt Romney comes from being so vehemently anti-McCain. Others may call this McCain Derangement Syndrome. But it really stems from knowing McCain's record and not believing that he would make any better President of the United States than he has made a United States Senator. The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. (Ben Franklin).

So, I looked around the blogs and came up with some very good reasons to vote for Mitt Romney. I will let those bloggers speak for themselves.

Dee @ Conservatism With Heart: Why I'm Voting for Mitt Romney on Super Tuesday

Anyone who has read my blog for any length of time knows that I have had HUGE issues with McCain for many years. The fact that he is now the possible nominee for our party is just beyond dis-heartening. It is like driving a stake through the heart of Reagan Conservatism. I cannot sit by silently while what so many of us have worked for is dismantled by someone as liberal as McCain. Therefore, it is expedient to support the one conservative left in this race, Mitt Romney.

Rivka @ Right Think: McCain Vs. Romney Via Their Own Words. Why I am Voting For Romney

Rivka, whose blog I started reading because she comments over at Dee's place has some video evidence on why she supports Mitt over McCain. The differences are quite startling.

Bryan @ Hot Air: The Romney Paradox

I have come around to trust Mitt Romney more than John McCain or any of the other presidential candidates, and I think he is a smart and decent man who would be a fine president. He’s a leader who has shown that he knows how to fix things, and by associating himself with real conservatives from the very beginning of his campaign, he shows what kind of leader he’ll ultimately be. I’ll happily cast my vote for him when the time comes.

Bryan's assessment of Romney closely matches my own. I do believe that Mitt Romney is a smart and decent fellow. He has managed businesses as well as a state. So, he is clearly qualified to step in as POTUS on day one. At the end of the day, I trust Mitt Romney far more than I ever could or will trust John McCain. And I have to go with my gut.

Bill Quick @ Daily Pundit: The War for the GOP

Do not be fooled. What you are witnessing today is a war for the soul, if it can be said to have one, of the Republican party. On one side is the GOP machine establishment - represented by the Bushes, the Roves, and all the family and political dynasty politicians and their strategists who have tried to keep control of the party over the years.

On the other side are those whom the establishment regards as the barbarians at the gates: the rabble who listen to the conservative talk shows, the talker hosts themselves, the “Reagan Republicans,” the Gingrich revolutionaries, and now the bloggers and their readers.

This is, in a nutshell, a war between those who value principle over power, and those for whom power is first, foremost, and nearly everything.

I have often wondered if this nagging feeling that Bush and McCain had a deal for 2008 was based on anything other than unfounded suspicion. But seeing the events of 2008 play out before me it really does seem that this is more than likely what has happened. The John McCain of 2000 and even 2004 was unelectable. He was never going to make it out of the primary season. So, what happened? It isn't that he suddenly became a true Republican or a conservative overnight. In fact, based on his record alone, one would naturally assume that he was a candidate for the Democratic nomination. So, what gives? Is there a war for the GOP going on behind closed doors? My guess is that there is.

Michael Reagan @ Michael Reagan Show: John McCain Hates Me

As I watched McCain and Governor Romney go at it during the debate at the Reagan Library I was struck by the huge gap that separates McCain -- whose contempt for his fellow humans is patently obvious -- and my dad, Ronald Reagan, who had nothing but the deepest affection and respect for the American people.

I find it quite telling that with all the candidates invoking the name of Ronald Reagan, that the actual son of The Gipper comes down so solidly against Reagan's, "foot soldier" John McCain (who is he kidding?).

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Its Official: We Are Screwed

Published on 31 Jan 2008 in 2008 election, ann coulter, john mccain and political. 0 Comments

It is now official. We are screwed. I hope voters in those 24 states that go to the polls on Tuesday are paying really close attention to what Ann is saying here.

I can't say that I am outraged so much as I happen to agree with her. There is not a handful of difference between Hillary Clinton and John McCain.

Hat Tip: Hot Air for the clip.

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CNN GOP Presidential Debate

Published on 31 Jan 2008 in 2008 election, john mccain, mitt romney, political and presidential debates. 0 Comments

Okay, so I caved and watched the debate last night. I wasn't going to because I am so thoroughly disgusted that voters in the early states have seemingly forgotten what a Republican is supposed to look and act like.

I'm glad I did though because it really cemented the reasons why I cannot and will not vote for John McCain. In the coming weeks and months when all sorts of pressure builds up to defeat whoever the Democrats choose, it will be quite easy to stand firm and not cast a vote in support of someone so repugnant.

McCain started out the evening claiming to be a federalist. Since when? Clearly Mr. McCain needs to be handed a copy of the 10th Amendment and have a reread. In fact, based on his record, I am not sure he even knows that there is a 10th Amendment in the United States Constitution.

He continued on to claim that there are those on Wall Street that should be punished for their greed. Why is it that liberals never realize where America's true strength comes from? Capitalism and our free markets are the backbone of our society. It allows us to be one of the richest, most prosperous nations on earth. Yet liberals, like McCain, are constantly inciting class warfare for their own personal and political gain.

And on that note, McCain's military service does not exclude him from being judged on his behavior. Mitt is no less patriotic because he led in business than John is because he led in the military. It is completely disgraceful that he would insinuate otherwise through his insulting line about leading for patriotism and not for profit.

Anderson Cooper, who surprisingly did a bang up job in the moderation chair, held McCain's feet to the fire and all but called him a liar to his face regarding his outright distortions of Mitt Romney's statements regarding support of the surge in Iraq. In all the smugness he could muster, the straight talker (yeah, right!) continued to cling to his lie.


Hat Tip: Hot Air for clip

The really striking thing for me throughout the debate was the CNN live tracker of the focus group. They clearly disliked McCain and he remained at the 50 percent range all night with only downward spikes into the 30 percent range to change it up a bit. However, Mitt Romney had a great response from this group. He would often spike to the 80-90 percent range and rarely ever dipped below 70 percent.

Mitt Romney won the debate. He was solid the entire night. However, I don't know if it was a good enough performance to derail McRINO. He had several chances last night to land some crushing blows, but did not make the effort. In life, that is the decent thing to do. In politics, against an opponent that plays dirty like McCain does that is an entirely different matter. But we shall see on Tuesday if his message got through. I hope it does because I am now entirely convinced that John McCain is not fit to be President of the United States.

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Wake Me In 2012

Published on 29 Jan 2008 in 2008 election, GOP primary, fred thompson, john mccain, mitt romney and political. 0 Comments

John McCain won the Florida GOP primary.

Damn.

So, what next? Well, barring some monumental shift towards Mitt Romney on Super Tuesday I expect that John McCain will be the GOP nominee for President of the United States. It gives me great pains to even consider that thought, much less come to the conclusion that it is really going to happen. I hope I am wrong. I want to be wrong. But the writing is clearly on the wall. And with the MSM salivating over John McCain and giving him a free pass to write his own script I don't think I am.

I have now made up my mind that I will be casting a write in vote for Fred Dalton Thompson in both the Texas primary and the general election. Texas won't be a swing state. It will support the Republican nominee. So, I have some comfort in knowing that my vote will not allow the Democrats to take control of the White House and abandon Iraq (the one and only issue that could have compelled me to consider voting for McShamnesty).

But I just cannot support John McCain for President of the United States. He is antithetical to nearly everything that I believe in. He does not represent Republican values. And he most certainly does not represent conservative values. His record as a United States Senator has made that abundantly clear.

So, I am voting for Fred!
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Wake me in 2012. I hope I like the choices better in four years.

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Don’t Send A RINO To Do A Republican’s Job

Published on 23 Jan 2008 in 2008 election, john mccain and political. 3 Comments

Over the past week or so I've seen posts around the blogosphere that have angrily demanded that conservatives line up behind John McCain if he secures the nomination - because we MUST defeat whoever the Democrats select.

The writers all seem to insist that voters abandon their conservative principles based purely on the party in which McCain has filed.

I will have to take a pass on that.

I cannot vote for John McCain.

I will not vote for John McCain.

If these bloggers are so intent on denying all of the ways in which John McCain has lined up with Democrats over the years then that is their choice. If they choose to ignore the times in which John McCain has spit on the Republican party that is their choice. If the Maverick tickles their fancy because of where he offices in Washington D.C. then I am not going to criticize them for making that choice.

But my choice is not to make the mistake of assuming that President McCain would act in any way that is different than how Senator McCain has acted. Senator McCain has given us suppression of free speech via McCain-Feingold. Senator McCain has given us a rejection of our nation's sovereignty and an attempt to force amnesty for illegal aliens via McCain-Kennedy. Senator McCain fought to keep the appointment of conservative judges off the bench by his bullying through the Gang of 14. Senator McCain insulted and offended evangelical Christians in the 2000 race for President. I cannot recall a time when Senator McCain has made a real stand for the protection of the unborn. His actions speak volumes. In nearly every opportunity he has been presented with in which to act contrary to the values of the Republican party he has taken it. He is the true definition of a RINO.

I don't trust or respect John McCain one bit more than I like or trust Hillary Clinton. I think I might like and respect Barack Obama significantly more than I like or respect John McCain, but we part ways on the issues.

So, I reject the insistence that I have to vote for John McCain simply because he files as a Republican. He has not acted as a Republican during his time in the U.S. Senate. I have no faith that he would act as one as President of the United States.

If John McCain is on the ticket in November, I will be casting a write in vote for Fred Dalton Thompson. I want my vote to matter. I want my vote to represent me. I cannot, in all good conscience, say that any vote for John McCain is in keeping with my values or my principles.

If a liberal is going to be in charge for the next four years, then I want the Democrats to get the credit for it. Maybe then Republican voters will learn the lesson that you don't send a RINO to do a Republican's job.

Update: Michelle Malkin rips John McCain a new one

In quoting Michael Medved, Sister Toldjah has written a very compelling argument about why Republicans should vote for John McCain should he be the nominee. And I have to admit that this is the one issue that could make me do the unthinkable when the chips are down.

Who would you rather be at the helm of the ship in the middle of the war on terror? The guy who has been unwaveringly supportive on the issue of winning in Iraq and who understands that it is critical to the future success of the war on terror that we are victorious there, or the guy or gal who would let all the progress that has been made in Iraq go to waste, and allow our troops sacrifices be in vain by pulling the US out of Iraq before the mission has been completed? If we support the troops, doesn’t it stand to reason that we would support the candidate who understands what the cost of losing in Iraq would be, and who understands that our troops have fought so strongly, so bravely, and so proudly, and deserve to come home with honor and a sense of accomplishment?

Personally I am going to hope and pray that Mitt Romney is the guy that can get the job done and not force any of us to have to make the difficult choice to vote for someone as repugnant to conservatives as John McCain.

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