TomJW:
I know your frustration more than you might imagine. I live in Hawaii…
From the outset, I wasn’t happy with any GOP candidate and McCain was probably my last choice. I was fit to be tied on the eve of the Florida primary. Remember what McCain pulled? I said I would NEVER cast a vote for him should he be the nominee. I would sit it out. It’s pointless to vote here anyway.
But then I began learning more about Obama. Especially as his nomination looked more likely. The prospect of the damage he could do in the few years he might be President is something I’m not willing to take a chance on. He’s that bad. And times are that critical.
I think we have no choice but to work like crazy to make sure the lesser of two “evils” wins. And then make sure all pressure is brought to bear on him to be as conservative as possible. And on congressmen around the country too. Remember, if our primaries were only open to Republicans he might not be our candidate. Get that changed!
But I’m with you. We lose more than just in the literal sense when we don’t run strong conservatives. There is the young Bobby Jindal who might be our candidate in 2012. If McCain thinks he can run for a second term after playing the liberal, we can work to throw him overboard.
What do you do? You tell the truth. You tell it straight. You educate. Why do we have problems – because we’ve been caving to liberals. We have to make the case for our values. And, hopefully, Jindal will prove the case for the conservative over the next few years as he rolls up his sleeves and turns that mess in Louisiana around. We’ll point to that.
And I have no problem telling anyone right now that George Bush’s playing nice with the libs is why he’s so unpopular. The libs would like us to think it’s because of the war. No it’s not. It’s because he’s been acting like a lib. It’s a loser every time.
McCain had better figure that out if he wins. I hope he’s been playing more liberal than he’ll actually be just to get elected. Though I don’t respect him much if that’s the case. You say who you are and what you’ll do and trust that the voter understands yours is the better way.
The Dems have been running a more conservative candidate for Congress lately, which may explain why they beat our last few candidates. We have to hope they’ll cross over and vote with us from time to time. I know how pathetic that sounds.
I’ve got the same plate of two vegetables before me, and I don’t like them either. But I hope I’ve grown up enough now to know I’ve got to choose one, because that’s all I’ll be getting the next four years.
You didn’t answer my question, by the way. What are you going to do? Will you keep spitting out those peas?
