> On Feb 6, 12:09 am, "Jamie Brinkoeter" <jams...@verizon.net> wrote:
>> "topcat" <top...@aboy.com> wrote in message
>>
>> news:fob42b01lhs@news3.newsguy.com...
>>
>> > My new mantra is if the Republicans really want a liberal (McCain),
>> > then
>> > let's give them a real liberal (Obama or Clinton). Suffering through a
>> > O
>> > or C Presidency may be the only way to get the Republican party to
>> > return
>> > to it's conservative roots.
>>
>> > TC
>>
>> The *most* troublesome aspect of your position, for me, is not that
>> you're
>> willing to "punish" Republicans/classical conservatives/moderates who
>> don't
>> support 100% of the far right position for somewhere between 4-16 years,
>> but
>> that you're willing to live with Clinton's/Obama's judicial appointments
>> that will last a lifetime. That's just scary.
>>
>> Jamie
>
> You have a point, Jamie - but I agree with TC, we get what we deserve.
>
> IMO this whole, "I'm the electable one!" is just BS - that any
> candidate would even run on that position is insulting, and any voting
> block that would vote on that position is equally misguided.
>
> McCain is as much a career politician as Hillary - he's held office
> now for 20 some odd years, and in that time what legislation has he
> introduced that didn't run counter to the ideas of his base or IMO
> pander to the left? He's as "conservative" as the endorsements by the
> NY Times and Schwarzenegger.
>
> It's not about McCain vs Clinton vs Obama, it's about wanting to put
> some conservative values back in the country; while they may share
> different tents, all three of them are IMO in the same Camp Liberal.
Exactly. And did you see how fast Arnold has sold out to the left? I can see
McCain doing the same thing. A few years ago I was hoping the laws would be
