Posted by
Augsal on Tuesday, February 12, 2008 11:29:10 AM
As you would all might guess, I was quite upset at the withdrawl of Mitt Romney from the GOP presidential campaign. Once again he has proven that he was and is the right man for the job. As his life has always shown, he has put the needs of others before himself. From his rejecting a salary for his job as Governor of Massachusetts to stepping aside for the good of the country.
So, what now? I have heard and read the opinions of Ann Coulter and her thoughts of supporting Hillary Clinton. I am not convinced that supporting Hillary can ever be a good thing- though I hope she wins the nomination of the Socialist-Democrats because I think she can be beat in November. It will be ugly but we could win. If ever the words "lesser of two evils" could be more apropo than now. I will hold my nose and vote for Sen. McCain but will find it very hard to convince anyone why. And that is exactly what's wrong with the GOP and politics in general. Why are we always faced with "cow poop" or "horsepoop"? As local Radio personality-Jay Severin so aptly stated in regards to the perspective candidates.
There is a school of thought out there which thinks that with the likelihood of a "liberal" president and the obvious disaster to ensue, the responsibility of said disaster should be left solely on the shoulders of the Socialist-Democrats. I would agree with this Machiavellan, being Italian and all, but the next president will be choosing at least two more Supreme Court Justices in the next four years and I can't have Hillary or Hussein choosing lifetime appointees to the highest court in the land. I figure we at least have a chance and a hope that Sen. McCain will choose strict Constitutionalist judges. He has promised this and though I have my doubts I have no choice but to give him the benefit of the doubt.
This year's nomination process for the GOP has left many of us Conservatives scratching our heads and I for one have serious doubts whether the GOP is a good home for me. Maybe it's time to look elsewhere as a Conservative and that elsewhere can only mean starting over again and building a new Conservative movement. A Conservative Party with conservative members. A party where the nominee can honestly promote the conservative agenda. The GOP has failed in this regard and failed miserably by the actions of its elected officials in the Congress to sellouts like the Governors of Florida and California. Laura Ingraham has talked about a resurgence and a liberation of Conservatives in the aftermath of the recent Republican Primary fiasco. She speaks with the spirit of Ronald Reagan- hopefully!! Maybe she is right and this can be a wake-up call to Conservatives across the country to begin to either take back the party or start again.
I will hold my nose and vote for Sen. McCain but for the life of me, I don't know how to campaign for him!!!