What’s Your Line in the Sand?
What’s Your Line in the Sand?
The McCain game plan is now clear—take conservatives for granted and head left. The McCain folks are convinced that conservatives have no other place to go and that the thought of an Obama White House is so bad that no matter what McCain says or does, you and I will hold our nose and vote for him.
Is he right? Maybe.
Frankly, I hope not. There has to be a line which McCain cannot cross and still count on conservatives to support him.
We already know his track record—wrong on taxes, wrong on "global warming," wrong on amnesty, wrong on McCain-Feingold, wrong on ANWR, wrong on the Gang of 14, etc. There’s no logical reason to believe that Senator "Compromise" is going to fight for conservative judges, a secure border, lower taxes, oil exploration, nuclear power, or smaller government. No reason whatsoever.
Richard Nixon was elected by a landslide in 1968 over Hubert Humphrey. It was a disaster. We got wage and price controls, and diplomatic recognition of Red China. Humphrey would not have accomplished any of that, but compliant Republicans went along with liberal Democrats to push through all of Nixon’s bills.
President Obama may not be able to push through amnesty for illegal aliens, but you can plan on it with President McCain. Congressional Republicans will fight Obama tooth and nail on tax increases, but they will roll over for President McCain. Republicans will fight President Obama on signing "global warming" legislation that cripples our economy, but they will play patsy to President McCain. And the GOP will fight to the death against the socialized medicine proposals of President Obama, but cave in for President McCain.
Once again it comes down to the war in Iraq. But can a President Obama really precipitously pull out of Iraq? It’s not likely. The pull out message is directed solely to the far left Moveon.org crowd. Obama has to keep them on board through election day. After election day the anti-war crowd is expendable. Once Obama is in the White House he’ll have to take a more responsible course. Besides, there is nothing a President likes more than being in power during wartime.
So once again, is there any line that McCain can’t cross and still get your vote?
As I said in an earlier blog, I want to vote for John McCain, but I need a reason. My line in the sand is his choice for a running mate. If the running mate is another John McCain, he has crossed my line. If he or she is a young, certifiable, conservative, I’ll hold my nose and vote for Senator McCain.
What’s your line in the sand? Or is John McCain right? Can he do anything he wants and you will still vote for him?
Everytime I draw a line in the sand for John McCain, he steps over it. His appearance on The O'Reilly Factor is prime example. Line number one. When asked about sanctuary cities and illegal immigration, his response was he would push for comprehensive immigration reform. Clearly not what I wanted to hear. Line number two. When asked about an energy policy, Senator McCain stated he would not support drilling in the United States. Since I love baseball, I guess he has two strikes on him. The Senator has a chance to knock one out of the park with his VP choice. Will he do it? I doubt it since he has shown disdain toward the true conservatives of the party. The question now becomes where do we turn. Hold your nose and vote for John McCain, turn to the Liberterian candidate, Bob Barr, vote for Barry Obama or sit this one out. Tough call since I haven't missed voting since becoming eligible in 1968, when I proudly voted for Richard Nixon, or in 1976 when I voted for Jimmy Carter(your father-in-law, my uncle, threatened to turn me over his knee when he found out). We are still early in this game, so we can only hope and pray that Senator McCain will see the light
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Pretty tough...pretty right...pretty correct.
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