Another Conservative Against McCain!

Well McCain has changed but I also think he hasn't as well. Confusing? Let me explain. I think McCain is at heart a moderate, what Republicans would call a RHINO (indeed a number of Republican supporters are calling him just that on this site). I think he has little time for the religious right and he is more at home with his friends like Lieberman in the Senate. However, McCain ran on a moderate maverick platform back in 2000 and lost. What has happened this time is that McCain has reverted a number of his previous policy positions (was against now for the Bush 2001 tax cuts for instance, but there are numerous others) in order to make him more acceptable to the Republican base and secure the nomination. I suspect that he doesn't really believe in these new policy stances that he has taken and maybe that is why he doesn't come across as authentic. This strategy for the primaries worked but then normally in a general election, the nominees of both parties tend to tack back to the center where elections are won. But in McCain's case, he couldn't do that for if he moved too far to the center he would antagonise the Republican base. But on the other hand, failure to move to the center and distinguish himself from Bush would prove fatal with independents. And so McCain tried to do both, appeal to the right (ie Supreme Court judges, against abortion, nominate Palin) to energise the wary Republican base and with Palin in particular this worked to a considerable extent, but on the other hand try to appear moderate as well by opposing a number of Bush's policies publicly so he could appeal to the independents. This was always a high-wire balancing act and as the election has worn on, it has proved increasingly difficult to maintain, though he has also had some back luck with the economy because the people are blaming the Republicans for it and that is obvious hurting his poll ratings. The thing is that if McCain does win, he will be faced with the reality of a Dem House and Senate with large majorities. He will then be forced to compromise if he wants to get anything done and he will have to accept legislation which will make the Republican base mad. I suspect also that he'll have to compromise on the Supreme Court judges - if he nominates a right wing anti-abortion judge as he says, the Dem Senate will likely vote the nomination down. If he compromises on his judicial appointments, the Republican base will really go mad. In some ways, it might be better for the Republicans for McCain to lose because if he wins, I can easily see a scenario where the Republican party will tear itself apart as McCain is quite likely to revert back to his RHINO tendencies which he exhibited back in 2000.

I'm not sure what to think about this anymore. I will just be glad when the election is done and overwith.

I would rather have Mcain for president. I do not think our country should be disarmed by Obama.. I dont think Obama has enough experience to lead. He should be investigated on his birth certificate, his 18 years of association with Aeyers and the other scandals too, such as the Sinclair scandal and the Acorn problems. This list is getting longer..

There will always be those who disagree with their party leaders, especially in a time of election. I'd like to see those who disagree with Obama and his policies, they might be hard to find since they all follow blindly the fresh face of the old democratic party.

Hi Bd200789, I don't really much about him but I just don't like the man. Tamara