John McCain has been slipping further and further into moderate demise. He seriously thinks that he can win the presidency without the conservative vote. While most have stood against him some others have foolishly slid to his side in favor of the belief that it's "him or Obama." Count me in on the foolish side. While I've been on the wrong side recently the rest have been talking about the inevitable all along. Don't expect McCain to make any real change to appeal to us on the right. It may just be something in the rumor mill but the current buzz is that Mike Huckabee is on the top of McCain's list for VP. Call me stupid, call me blind, I didn't think McCain would do anything else to anger conservatives.
You can add this one to the recent list of McCain's moderate pandering. From running ads and launching a site in Spanish to his "climate change" tour, McCain is turning left and not looking back. I can't seem to understand how the party has gotten where it has but it's a shame that it has to be at the cost of at least four years of an ultra liberal. The die hard battle between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama won't mean squat when the nomination process is done and over with. They will have a united party and we will be stuck with "The Maverick." I want to know who is advising McCain to spit in the eyes of those running the Republican party. It's almost as if McCain is in fact working for the Democratic party. However you look at it it's not a pretty picture.
I've found myself turning this corner because in Hindsight I realize choosing McCain in spite of Obama is foolish. We can't be expected to run to the "gates of hell" with a man that supports very few of our values. I asked myself, "What is first, my loyalty to the party or my loyalty to my values as a conservative?" That was an easy question to answer in the end. I can't allow myself to step away from what really matters because of a false illusion that it is for the "greater good." I find myself turning corners all the time but I know in when this is through I will have made the right choice. The point of this blog is to be personal and maybe I will relate with others on the feelings that I've had. I feel that this is what sets me apart from other political blogs. It's raw, real and in real time.
From this point I think we'll be seeing a race that won't matter to a lot of people. How many will stay home? How many will vote for Mickey Mouse? The democratic party will most likely have a record turn out to the booths while McCain will struggle to simply get his own party to vote for him. In the end the Democrats will come together. We'll still be wishing for our party back. The era of Reagan is long gone. The best that we can hope for is a quick and mostly painless four years. No matter who wins we'll be stuck with open boarder and an open-to-more-taxes policy and a laundry list of other disasters. For the life of me I can't understand why I veered off the path but let's try and keep the vision. What vision? One of low taxes, small government, a strong military and with a little work, a strong border.
Reactions from around the blogosphere:
Huckabee for VP? - RCP
McCain’s Best Hope: Huckabee. - F3 Coalition
McCain-Huckabee: The GOP immigration drag queen ticket - Michelle Malkin
McCAIN-HUCKABEE: A TICKET MADE IN HELL - Right Wing Nut House - Older story but on topic.
Source: Huckabee Tops McCain's Veep List - US News
What are your thoughts?