Not McCain Either

I wrote this in response to a dear friend's post (The Right-Wing Liberal). DJ is an intelligent and reasoned individual whom I respect immensely--however, I do not share his view on supporting McCain in the run up to the Chesapeake Primary. I have several problems with McCain which I address in this post. I will post my reasons for supporting Romney next. Meanwhile--here we go:

I have kept quiet and watched. Now I must say something. You do realize that it is not the conservative base which is choosing McCain, don’t you?McCain has only won 3 of his 12 states by more than 50%(CT, NY, and NJ–all blue state BY FAR), as compared to Romney who has won 6 of his 11 states (WY, NV, ME, CO, MA, and UT–4 reds).

McCain has won only 6 of his 12 by 10 or more points (AZ, CT, DE, IL, NJ, and NY–again VERY blue except AZ, his home state), while Romney has won 10 out of his 11 states by 10 or more points (WY, NV, ME, AK, CO, MA, MN, MT, ND, UT–VERY red except MA (home state), ME, and MN).

Both have 23 1st or 2nd place finishes, but Romney was within 10 points in 7 of his 12 second-place states (IA, GA, WV, NH, FL, CA, and MO) and within 5 points in four (GA, WV, FL, MO). McCain was within 10 points in only 5 of his 11 second-place states (MI, MA, AL, GA, TN) and within five in three (Al, GA, TN).

At this point I am hoping to keep this RINO out of nomination–perhaps in a brokered convention, we can get a real conservative for our nominee. McCain certainly is not it. He is wrong on Guantanamo, wrong on “torture”, wrong on immigration (the largest threat to the US equal to our efforts overseas–I am NOT willing to concede this just because he is right on the WBK war), wrong on the border fence, wrong on amnesty, wrong on English as our official language, wrong on taxes, wrong on stem cell research, wrong on free speech, wrong on ANWR, wrong on energy policy, wrong on global warming, wrong on SC Justices (voted to confirm Ginsburg yet was a member of the Gang of 14), wrong on class warfare (”I voted against the tax cuts because of the disproportional amount that went to the wealthiest Americans”–the wealthy in this case are TAXPAYERS! Sound familiar–directly out of the Dem playbook), and wrong on supporting business (McCain has attacked pharmaceutical companies as “bad guys” who are using corrupt political influence to profit at the expense of the little guy–sound familiar? It’s Edwards-Clinton-Obama-speak).

DJ–won’t you join me in voting against this RINO in hopes that in a brokered convention we can support a real conservative (It probably wouldn’t take 103 ballots (1924 Dem convention)…but a currently unnamed candidate or even a former candidate (ie Hunter, Thompson) could be put into nomination from the floor in a brokered convention. It is time for the Reagan conservatives to rise up and take back the party).