Thread: Why McCain must lose

Why McCain must lose
by Joseph Farah
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Posted: May 19, 2008
1:00 am Eastern

© 2008

The hopelessly misnamed People for the American Way cited me as a notable holdout among "right-wing activists" tripping over themselves to fall in line with the Republican presidential candidate.

Despite the group's penchant for mislabeling others as much as it mislabels itself, a dispatch did quote me accurately as saying: "All things being equal, I'd rather watch the Democrats destroy America for the next four years, holding out hope that a new kind of Republican leadership might arise to fight back in 2012."

I said it, and I mean it.

There is no question in my mind that if Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton sits in the White House for the next four years, especially with the backing of a Democratic Congress, that they will put in place policies that will anger Americans.

They will set the stage for their own undoing. They will have nothing to complain about any more. They will have all the levers of power at their disposal. They will have no excuses. They will be forced to create the panacea they have been promising for so long.

And, of course, they will fail.

Their ideas simply don't work. They create misery, not prosperity. They create strife, not unity. They make war, not peace.

If the Democrats have all the cards, as they last did briefly in 1993 and 1994, they will overreach, and the American people will know who to blame.

On the other hand, if John McCain wins, he will institute most of the same policy prescriptions. He will steal your money to fight phantom problems like "global warming." He will do away with tax cuts he opposed in the first place. He will approve federal funding of embryonic stem cell research. He will promote amnesty for illegal aliens. He will sign legislation attacking constitutionally protected political speech. He will nominate judges who will get the easy approval of the Democrats in the Senate.

It's really difficult for me to see any substantive difference between McCain and Obama or McCain and Clinton.

Oh, he will continue the war in Iraq and Afghanistan, but he will ensure our troops are handcuffed by rules of engagement dictated by politicians who simply have no comprehension of the kind of enemy we face. And McCain will be content to keep fighting, presumably without victory, for 100 years, as he suggested.

In other words, Americans lose no matter who wins in November.

But, there is more hope for positive change in the short term with a Democratic sweep.

Here's the difference: Democrats will finally get the chance to conduct their diabolical social experiment on America without restraint if they hold on to Congress and take the White House. It won't take long for Americans to see the error of their ways. We last saw it between 1976 and 1980. What followed was the most glorious political revolution of the 20th century under the leadership of Ronald Reagan.

I say let's get it over with.

McCain will cause as just as much pain as Obama or Hillary, but Americans will be confused about why. They won't know who to blame. Democrats will surely blame him – the only Republican in their way. And a McCain presidency is more likely to lead to a Democrat White House in 2012.

Further, if McCain wins, he will spend the next four years insisting it was his maverick brand of Republicanism – his willingness "to reach across the aisle" and find compromise and common ground – that led to victory for the GOP. Who will be able to argue effectively against that idea?

No, I won't be a part of that scenario. McCain could well beat Obama or Clinton. They are deeply flawed candidates. But he will get no help from me. I honestly believe America will be better off taking its medicine now – delivered by clearly identifiable "progressives" like Obama and Clinton.

They will set the stage for the emergence of another grand revolution like we experienced in 1980. McCain, on the other hand, could lead us into 40 years in the political wilderness.


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He wont get there if it depends on my vote... it aint happening..... nor will I contaminate my vote for Obama or Clinton....

the lesser of the 3 is still evil. I will vote my heart this time... GOP in the Senate and House... if you aint worth Sh_t and are not following true Conservative Principles .. you better hope for the Dibold Machines to give you some of those magically appearing votes... you will not get my vote either

Anne Coulter said the same thing

Good morning, Jean,

McCain is an open borders globalist and brags about it.
Obama is an open borders globalist and lies about it.
Hillary is an open borders globalist and lies about it.

Not perfect, but far less of a globalist than the big 3 anti-Americans:
http://www.betterimmigration.com/candid ... rpage.html

I still have No Major candidate to vote for in this "Free" Nation . Isn't that sentence enough to make you put a finger on your temple and say "Hmmm"

I agree.

If McCain wins, it will set a precedent that a sellout like him can betray the majority of people in this country and his own party and get away with it.

If he loses, the precedent will be not to screw over people like that.

At least if a Dem win there will be a chance of a big backlash in 2010.

W

Jean, great article! Maybe it is time to take our medicine as the article states.
W, your point is also well taken. Damn, I hate taking nasty tasting medicine!

Holy Moly!! This is exactly what my husband said too! He said if we have to sacrifice the next 4 years for the future of America, then we must do it. He said, With a Dem President and a Dem Congress, they can't blame the Repubs for any failures in those 4 years. It's twisted logic, BUT LOGICAL nevertheless.

Hopefully, the Repubs will regather and retool themselves in those 4 years and come out stronger, more united, and pro-American.

I haven't talked or blogged with one single conservative that said they will vote McCain in November. If McCain thinks he can win without the Republican base he is in for a shock, this looks like the 1996 Republican race all over again.