I have wondered for quite some time what McCain will do with the religious right of the Republican party. I’m not sure if they will ever make up but with out the estimated 10-15 million active voters McCain has no chance of beating Obama in the general election.
Evidently a group of 90 Evangelical leaders met Tuesday night to discuss this burning issue…to support McCain or not too. Hmm….no offense as many of those folks I hold in very high regard but isn’t there a bigger picture? How about the complete socialization of our American society? How about the government encrounching into our lives more and more and saying ‘you have one choice….OURS!!!!’ McCain and his issues aside that is what scares me the most about a President Obama (that and his connections with the Radical religious left which are far more ‘zealous’ then the religious right!).
Whilst I am no fan of the erstwhile Senator from Arizona I do believe he actually has one thing that many (read all) candidates have lacked in the last 50 years (maybe longer) in that he is driven by his principles. For the most part isn’t he fairly conservative? His voting record in the senate proves it at any rate. True he has jointly sponsored some terrible legislation with some of the Democrats from across the isle and I seem to remember Democratic pundits hinting that John Kerry should select him as his VP four years ago.
Of course the leftist media is trying to paint him as GWB II because they have fallen in love with Obama (the man can hold a rally – I’ll give him that) this same media that dared to suggest he join hands with John Kerry and unify the nation four years ago. Unfortunately some people will get duped by this.
At least one evangelical got it right when Mathew Staver, who heads the Florida-based legal advocacy group Liberty Counsel said, “A lot of conservatives fear Obama because of his beliefs.”
I fear him because he the socialist wing of the Democrats want to institute European socialism (let the government run your life for you!) into the US and I think Freedom is worth more than that. Do you?
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While there are others I would prefer to vote for, McCain has one major selling point for me…
His name isn’t Clinton or Obama.
Sadly, it’s a “lesser of evils” election year.
MY candidate of choice has, even more sadly, passed on…rest is peace Charlton!
-Perk
(Get your stinking paws off me, you damned, dirty liberal!!!)
By: Perk on July 11, 2008
at 1:35 am
I have to say this years election is unique you can vote for Satan, his older uncle or his sister. Wow what a choice!
By: freedomphil on July 11, 2008
at 5:24 am
Yes, certainly the lessor of two evils. When I hear Justice Scalia say it is time for the court to review some of their past cases where they had no business “creating” law, ie, Roe vs Wade, and school prayer, etc., it makes me even more decided that I could never support Obama.
And the government already has to much of it’s nose in my affairs as it is. Don’t need more government to hold my hand like some child that can’t make his own decisions!
By: DrDuane on July 21, 2008
at 7:32 pm
In the words of Mary Starett “The lesser of two evils is still EVIL”
We have all seen our share of this pengelum swinging society. In all it’s issues, it does have one benefit that subtle change does not. It motivates people and to a certain degree polarizes them. These small but subtle changes toward socialism that McCain is offering is the lesser of two evils, but what it does is slowly erode away at our beliefs and principles until one day we say “What happened, how did we get to this place?” While Obama may be total againist what I believe to be right for this country, his change will motivated people to stand up and say enough is enough. We are indeed in an era destine to repeat the Carter years, and although that was tough it was 4 short years followed by decades of growth, strong conservative leadership and the rebuilding of America. Vote out of principle not out of fear.
By: Foxman on August 13, 2008
at 8:47 pm
Agreed Foxman! Which is why I’m voting Libertarian this year.
By: freedomphil on August 13, 2008
at 8:57 pm