Archive for August, 2008
Friday, August 29th, 2008
Ever since the primaries, when I went after John McCain on the right to life issue, I have patiently waited for a sign of his commitment to this cause. Today my hopes have been rewarded and my fears relieved.
John McCain has picked Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as his choice for vice president! Palin is ardently pro-life and solid on the social issues that matter to so many of us conservatives. This excellent decision by McCain follows his outstanding answers at Saddleback Church where he clearly stated his belief that life begins at conception, thrilling all of us who have been cautious about his stance on the important issue.
John McCain’s answer was a stark contrast to Barack Obama who proclaimed it was “above his pay grade” to determine when the right to life begins. If Obama is uncertain as to when life begins, why would he not air on the side of caution by supporting life? Barack Obama has a proven record of being pro-abortion.
I’m getting off track… I wrote this letter to congratulate and thank John McCain! I want to let my readers know I’m fully throwing my support behind him, and I’m calling on everyone who cares about the future of our nation, and everyone who cares about protecting life to unite behind this campaign for our future!
I may have differences with McCain on other issues (and make no mistake I’ll continue to bring those issues up at times and keep the pressure on the administration to act in Americas best interests) but the core issues we agree on and the alternative (Barack Obama) is a down right scary proposition for our nation.
I feel as though a motto of St. Augustine is applicable this situation:
Unity, in essentials.
Liberty, in non-essentials.
in all things, Charity.
MCCAIN/PALIN 2008!
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Thursday, August 28th, 2008
*UPDATE* 8/29/08 10:55 AM EST
Sometimes I’m OK with being wrong! It appears McCain is set to now pick Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as his VP choice. This is a wonderful surprise, and one that should make the conservative base very very happy!
Tim Pawlenty would’ve been a solid conservative choice, but Sarah Palin is a great choice!
I think the big concern all along has been that McCain would pick a Lieberman, Ridge, or Crist. Thankfully that appears not to be the case.
“…and there was much rejoicing!”
I just got off the phone with Alex Carey, Tim Pawlenty’s Press Secretary…
I talked with Alex quite a bit when I was hosting a talk show in St. Cloud and scheduling interviews with Governor Pawlenty. While Carey could not give me any official word, he had some excitement in his voice, and did confirm that Governor Pawlenty has cleared his entire media schedule.
Also, I talked with a former Romney campaign member who told me that they had inside knowledge from a Romney family member that Mitt Romney had not heard anything from McCain as of this 5:15 p.m. eastern.
Based on this information, I’m ready to say with some confidence that John McCain will pick Tim Pawlenty as his VP.
UPDATE: 5:45 PM CST - My former Romney campaign source has notified me that as of 6:20 pm eastern time Mitt Romney had still heard nothing.
UPDATE: 6:30 PM CST - A source within the RNC and a McCain communications staff member have verified that there is a 95% chance that McCain’s choice is Tim Pawlenty. Add this to the other information already gathered and I firmly believe that Tim Pawlenty will be John McCain’s VP selection.
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Friday, August 15th, 2008
I really don’t want to write this article. I really wish I was at peace supporting John McCain. Unfortunately, “The Maverick” is talking out both sides of his mouth again. This time it’s about abortion!
Wait a minute… Who questioned whether McCain was 100% committed to the pro-life cause way back in February on national television?! That would be yours truly. I’m sorry to say that question remains.
Politico.com is reporting the following comments from a recent McCain interview with the Weekly Standard:
McCain said “the pro-life position is one of the important aspects or fundamentals of the Republican Party.”
“And I also feel that — and I’m not trying to equivocate here — that Americans want us to work together. You know, Tom Ridge is one of the great leaders and he happens to be pro-choice. And I don’t think that that would necessarily rule Tom Ridge out [for vice-president].”
He added: “I think it’s a fundamental tenet of our party to be pro-life, but that does not mean we exclude people from our party that are pro-choice. We just have a — albeit strong — but just it’s a disagreement. And I think Ridge is a great example of that.
To read the full article click here.
What?! Is John McCain out of his mind? Conservatives have always been on edge about supporting his candidacy and now he says something like this? Regardless of the fact that this line of thinking doesn’t make any sense logically (being pro-life is fundamental to being Republican but you don’t have to be pro-life to be Republican) what’s even more baffling is why McCain would state this opinion out loud, even if he does believe it!
What good is it going to do his campaign? Does he really think it’s going to attract swing voters? The truth is this: the right to life issue is probably the single most polarizing issue out there. Most people have a strong opinion on it one way or the other. So McCain is not going to win over pro-choice people because they don’t believe he’s really pro-choice. Instead all McCain has done is further upset pro-life people who he desperately needs because most of them are all Republicans! You don’t tick off the base just before the convention and the final campaign blitz to November. It just doesn’t make any sense.
Here’s a quick question for you: How many Obama bumper stickers have you seen? I don’t know about you, but I’ve seen a ton. How many McCain bumper stickers have you seen? It’s a pretty rare occasion isn’t it? I think it’s clear that the conservative base needs to be energized for John McCain and moves like this won’t help this one bit. Let’s pray to God that McCain doesn’t pick Lieberman, Crist, or Ridge for VP.
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