McCain Won, Your Guy Lost – Now Do What’s Best for America
There are plenty of people who fits the conservative image. I know for a fact that a number of Mexican Americans (especially Roman Catholics)are against abortion or gay marriage, even though they’re open to amnesty. A conservative could be sympathetic to gay rights or global warming issues (I personally think Al gore is nuts) while supporting the right to bear arms and small government. Surely some of the Bush supporters are atheists. Some people find the Democratic / socialist values too liberal to be associated with them but not hardcore right wing.
These conservaties have been (derisively?) labeled as “moderate conservatives”, and they make up Mccain’s base. Arnold Schwarznegger enjoyed similar support and he won 2 terms in the bluest state of them all.
After reading some of the statements made by ‘real conservatives’ here, I can now PROUDLY label myself as a “moderate conservative”. Sure, I (as a Christian who supports the Iraq war) have certain core values that I expect my candidate to uphold without compromise. We all do. But I also realize that I have to concede something. If a Republican wants to win, he must consider moving slightly to the center, hijack a few democratic agendas, and appeal to the middle ground. Arnold used this strategy to perfection and was reelected after his initiatives bombed hard.
I don’t agree with Mccain 100%. But I’d rather have a president who agrees with most (or at least SOME) of my values than a Dem president, who’s basically against everything I stand for. IF you don’t like some of his ideas, you voice your opposition later. His own party won’t support amnesty bills anyways.
I don’t look down at people who won’t vote for whatever reason, it’s their right. If you don’t care either way, and you’re convinced that neither GOP and DEM candidate deserve the support, why not just stay at home and enjoy your time with the family instead of driving to voting booths to vote for a president you don’t feel passionate about? But if you’re even remotely interested in a GOP victory (it’s the party I can most closely identify with, unitl something better comes up) a united front helps our cause. The democrats have two very charismatic candidates who create a stir everywhere they go. Obama is no John Kerry.
