In a previous article, I highlighted 8 reasons proving that John McCain looks more like a Democrat than a Republican. For practical purposes, Senator McCain is a Democrat in disguise.
That is one of the main reasons why the senator's presidential race with Barack Obama remains a close one. He's running as a moderate Democrat, similar to what Hillary Clinton did during the latter part of the primary election season. By the way, former President Bill Clinton used the same strategy; he ran as a moderate Democrat.
Worse than being a Democrat impostor, Senator McCain has been
consistently bashing and blasting President Bush, the real conservative
and current standard bearer of the Republican Party. McCain is running
against Bush, as though Bush were his opponent or enemy. As one who
voted for President Bush, the "compassionate conservative", I really
have a problem with McCain's angry Bush bashing.
So, if McCain
is more like a Democrat, and he's dumping on the Republican President
Bush, why are millions of conservative Republicans gearing up to vote
for this man, rather than holding him accountable for betraying his party
and conservative principles, and turning on the leader of his own party under the cover of "maverick"? Here are some reasons...
1. Conservative voters have talked themselves into the "lesser of two evils" philosophy. McCain is a lesser evil than Obama. What a smooth way to compromise your core principle!
2. Conservatives don't want to be branded "single-issue voters". They've believed conservative radio talk show hosts like Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity that, in the 2008 elections, winning is everything. Even if we conservatives have to vote for an alien, let's do so; at least that's not Obama.
3. Conservatives have nowhere else to go, short of not voting at all. But if you really stand for principle, shouldn't you be able to do just that some times? Or at least, you should vote for a third-party candidate, who may not win, but you would have not sold your soul in the name of voting the party line. Whatever happened to "our conservative principles"?
4. Conservatives are betting on McCain for the sake of judicial appointments. They have convinced themselves that John McCain will appoint "strict constructionists", who will "interpret the constitution", not "legislate from the bench". That means pro-life judges, of course. Good talking points, but how do they know McCain will keep his campaign promise on this? If the man has flip flopped on numerous issues before, who's to say he won't do so when it comes time to appointing judges?
5. Many conservatives will vote McCain, because they say Obama is "Muslim", which may be code for "He's black." (Check out the article, "6 Other Ways to Say 'He's Black'.) These conservatives' fear of or hatred for Obama drives them into the arms of McCain, who is actually ashamed to be lumped together with conservative Republicans, except for their votes come elections day.
6. Millions of conservative voters are hoping that a vote for John McCain is actually a de facto proxy ballot for Sarah Palin, the true conservative. These conservatives see McCain as merely a front, a figurehead, the shortest route to electing President Sarah Palin. Now, they may be onto something there, when you take Senator McCain's age and health into account. If elected, it is likely McCain may not serve out his term(s), and when that happens, the conservative grassroots will get their big wish of keeping the White House.
For these and other reasons, our conservative fellow citizens don't mind leaving this country in the hands of the party that has brought us this low, with our international reputation in the trash bin, our economy in the dumps, our president having no clue of how to fix any of it.
