The point is that Republicans win the White House most of the time, but not all of the time. With that in mind, pick your losses.

Best to let the Dems have a go with a candidate who’ll have the nation pulling their hair out within the first six months and who has little hope of a second term. Hillary is that gal. Imagine what would have happened if Michael Dukakis won in 1988. He would not have won a second term, and we would have likely had eights years of a Republican in the White House instead of Bill Clinton.

Regarding the “Peter Pan Principle” implicit in Mr. Kimball’s evaluation, I am willing to admit that he may have hit a sore spot, and in so far as I must concede that my recent enthusiasm of conservative ideals has been set back to some extent. I will present my case in typical knuckle dragging hayseed, fashion; short on analysis, and long on the side of gut wrenching fear.

I do not wish to seem obsequious nor be accused of faked praise by confessing to an inferior education. In fact Mr. Kimball has saved my artistic soul, thank you very, very, much. And I will continue to purchase his books.

Zhombre, Re: your posts, they are intellectually edifying, as well as being clearly stated and erudite.

Granting all that, (silent scream), I originally supported John McCain in the 2000 Presidential campaign, my reservations orbit around the gradual erosion of an assault on American culture.

Example: The open borders policy advocated by President Bush and Senator McCain, a policy in my opinion which would in effect force a sort of shotgun wedding between two incompatible cultural sensibilities; namely the knuckle dragging maize pounding southern cornhuskers of south America and knuckle dragging northern corn-husking Anglo American, here in the reddest of red states, nativist Nebraska.

Seriously, I live about 140 miles (as the crow fly’s), from the geographical center of the United States of America. But when I use my local drive-thru-ATM, I’m asked to choose either English or Spanish, even though the demographic make-up of our little hamlet consists of the following proportions:

98.26% of people are white, [Probably Germanic, Italian and some sort of Celtic mix], 0.11% are black, 0.34% are Asian, 0.13% are native American, and 1.49% claim ‘Other’. 98.01% are non-Hispanic)!

Although, the following may have the ring of protesting too much. I really, really do like Mexican people. In fact I like Americans of Mexican decent even more than Mexicans. Moreover, I would someday like to see actual Mexicans living in Mexico, when luck have it, I win the lotto, and Mexico is where I hope to vacation, So call me a friggen romantic already!

The aborted Kennedy/McCain amnesty legislation or similar proposals will only create an underclass of “bastard” Americans who are neither patriots of Mexico nor American patriots but only nomads whose future offspring will be suspect for decades to come.

This does not even touch upon the significant prospect of actual enemies taking advantage of an open borders and amassing sleeper cells. I will confine my concerns towards the full and silent tide of future strife.

I prefer that these good people figuratively, knock first. So that we may welcome them through the front door as we would welcome newly wed in-laws accepted as family members rather than consign them to the inevitable status of dingy vagrants living under our porch.

If Senator McCain shows me a plan to perform this miracle I will gladly vote for him.

As for the war against Islamofacist, fair trade, small government, all of these subject are more encouraging. I guess, who knows?

Roger Kimball to Conservatives: Grow Up! [Dan Collins] – UPDATED, WITH A RESPONSE TO MR KIMBALL FROM PROTEIN WISDOM THE ELDER
Mr. Adult Guy:

Better a witch I know or a boob without experience then this weasel, McCain.

-The jobs aren’t coming back;
-The illegals are never going home; and
-more wars!

That platform and Bob Dole’s endorsement make him unstoppable.

RDW