Thread: Conservative Dilemma

Is it better to compromise our conservative principles and support McCain, or stand back as bystanders and watch the election unfold knowing we remained true and didn’t compromise our conservatism?

Now that my outrage and hotheaded emotions have subsided following the perfect storm primary throwing McCain into our laps, I am trying to analyze our options that will best ensure the survival of the conservative principles that have spawned the greatest nation humanity has ever known.

The cold reality is that at some level we conservatives understand the future course of the United States is at a crossroads. It is undeniable, that this November a tectonic shift could very well take place and true European style socialism will sweep the land. In addition the all but certain illegal immigration amnesty that will result combined with the continued refusal of America’s elected officials to secure our borders, means that the United States will have thrown out the melting pot principles that moulded us for over 200 years as true Americans, one nation, indivisible under God and forever fragmented it’s citizenry into a myriad of small interest groups that care more about their own issues than about what it means to be American.

I think in analyzing our conundrum, it is best to draw from the experience of time, history and human nature.
Indeed our Founding Fathers had amazing insight into the dangerous human predisposition toward apathy when they wrote in the Declaration of Independence [i]“all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while the evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed.â€

Wonder how many site this has been cut and pasted on?

Originally Posted by Pistov

Wonder how many site this has been cut and pasted on?

Why do you say this?
I have written this an posted on only two sites. RedState and this one.

So you think we should roll and play dead and let McCain have his way with us?

I believe you're not on the same wave length with most of us.
My guess is that most of us do not agree with you.

And there are too many wes in that post.

Originally Posted by USA_born

So you think we should roll and play dead and let McCain have his way with us?

No read what i said. And certainly do not advocate 'rolling-over" Because letting Hillbama take the White House IS rolling over.
I do advocate getting McCain elected with the full understanding that we will have to battle him at many turns to keep him in line. It is the only scenario in which we have a chance to be heard listened to and live to fight another day.

If McCain gets elected it won't be with my vote

I refuse , period

He doesn't represent my views

Originally Posted by usanevada

If McCain gets elected it won't be with my vote

I refuse , period

He doesn't represent my views

And that was my first instinct to. But facts are facts and the candidates are what they are, and if Hillary/Obama are in office you not only won't have a vote, you won't have a country, nor a voice that will have any influence.

I'll never vote for McCain unless it is to stop the current dems. If he is the only option, I plan to change my party.

I will never vote for or support McCain I am sick and tired of being forced to vote for the lesser of 2 evils because they are both evil. For president I will write in Ron Paul, or vote third party or write in "NONE OF THE ABOVE"!

If the democraps win (which I tink they will) I don't care the Republicans deserve it for even thinking about running McCain!

Originally Posted by bordersoldier

I'll never vote for McCain unless it is to stop the current dems. If he is the only option, I plan to change my party.

That is the point i am making. McCain is as distastful as they come. But if the socialists get into power,unlike McCain they will never go away. It's about saving the country and what is our best hope to accomplish this.