Posted by
Conservative Wordsmith on Thursday, February 14, 2008 9:45:00 PM
Conservative Wordsmith Susan Baldwin writes: Attention conservative Republicans! You have before you a man named John McCain, an American war hero, specifically a "Vietnam prisoner of war." 1 John McCain also happens to have a "solid anti-abortion Senate voting record." 1 But evidently true American military heroism and fighting for the cause of the unborn are not enough reasons for some conservatives to support John McCain.
"Although the Arizona senator has effectively sealed the GOP nomination, Huckabee and his faith-focused followers waged a fierce fight to overtake McCain in what should have been a stronghold for the Vietnam prisoner of war, given the state's long military tradition and Virginia Sen. John Warner's backing." 1
"In the end, McCain captured Virginia — and its 60 delegates — but the primary was surprisingly hard-fought and underscored just how much work he still has to do to get a critical portion of the Republican Party base on board before the general election." 1
"'McCain will be our nominee and he is starting to consolidate the conservative base, but as long as Huckabee stays in the race ... there will always be holdouts who find it easier to vote for Huckabee than to unify behind McCain,' said Todd Harris, a Republican strategist and former Fred Thompson adviser. 'The best thing for our party would be to start the healing process now and unite behind McCain, but Huckabee's campaign is standing in the way of that.'"1
"So, too, it seems, are religious conservatives." 1
"In the all-important delegate count, McCain has 789 delegates to Huckabee's 241, with 1,191 needed to nominate." 1
"McCain's deficit among these voters isn't shocking; he has a rocky history with Christian evangelicals. Despite his solid anti-abortion Senate voting record, critics view him warily for what they consider a long list of infractions that ran afoul of their objectives, including his refusal to back a federal constitutional amendment banning gay marriage. He says states have a right to make that decision." 1
"In his first run eight years ago, he derided their leaders, labeling some ‘agents of intolerance.'Since then, he has sought to repair relations, speaking, for instance, at the late Jerry Falwell's Liberty University in Virginia in 2006.'" 1
"McCain has continued to reach out to conservatives in an effort to unite the party since all but locking up the party nod last week." 1
"In a plea to conservative activists then, McCain said: 'It is my sincere hope that even if you believe I have occasionally erred in my reasoning as a fellow conservative, you will still allow that I have, in many ways important to all of us, maintained the record of a conservative.'"1
"At least one high-profile evangelical leader, Gary Bauer, heard McCain — and endorsed him." 1
My readers are very familiar with my many Mitt Romney articles stressing the important role of religious tolerance, especially in reference to Article 6 of the U.S. Constitution.* Unfortunately, Mitt Romney is no longer a presidential candidate. I now perceive yet another form of intolerance toward John McCain lurking in the political darkness.
Some conservatives are currently entertaining a strange philosophy that it is better to support Hillary Clinton, a known and outspoken liberal Democrat, rather than vote for John McCain, a conservative Republican who is not perfect. **See my previous post regarding Ann Coulter’s interview on FOX News’ Hannity & Colmes.
Are there any voters out there that have attained complete perfection? I warrant there is not a single one. If you are not perfect, then please do not condemn John McCain, as he is a good man, and would make a fine president. If John McCain does turn out to be the Republican presidential nominee, and mathematics would indicate that this is a highly likely event, then please explain to me precisely and logically why you would prefer to vote for a liberal Democrat?
1 Christian evangelicals send McCain a message
Arizona senator will have a battle to gain their trust and support
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updated 8:32 p.m. PT, Tues., Feb. 12, 2008
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I recommend that my readers view the following two excellent articles. They explain in depth why John McCain, American military war hero and strong advocate for the unborn, deserves your respect.
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