Why I would even consider voting for McCain…
Each of us is an individual and all have our reasons… however we decide to vote. I haven’t actually decided beyond knowing that I am de-registering from the Democratic Party and registering as either undeclared or Independent.
But if you want some straight up honesty… if I had to choose between only McCain or Obama I *would* vote for McCain. Let’s see if I can explain this to you (why I’m trying I don’t know because I’ll likely just get more of your negativity towards ‘us people’). I’ll try to keep this short but I can guarantee that’s not going to happen. You’ve been warned; I wonder if you will really read it all.
I differ with McCain on more than a few issues… reproductive rights, gay marriage rights, desire to make Bush taxcuts permanent, his hawk reflexes need to be curbed with the correct military and non-military advisers and he needs to listen to them. I clearly understood his 100 yr. comment as it was meant, not the reactionary-left spin. Simply look at Germany and our relationship there.
I agree with Obama on some issues… getting out of Iraq, his take on educational reform , investing in green industry. I strongly disagree with him on talking to leaders of countries that are busy killing Americans or supporting those that do. I see absolutely no need to discuss anything until *they* make serious concessions… like laying down their weapons, cease and desist before *ANY* discussion. I disagree with his understanding of the international oil market and his proposed solutions to the obscene, extortionary price of oil; you cannot go after IOCs that only control 6% of the world’s oil reserves and expect to have any affect other than to the shareholders, of which the majority are just average Americans. Most of all I vehemently disagree with him, beyond any issue and any candidate, about even thinking or, heaven forbid, suggesting (domestically or to allies and non-allies) that we would in any way shape or form compromise our national defense systems. For me, he damned himself forever with *his own words*. One of his more serious supporters tried to tell me that was just hyperbole, trying to explain to voters his desire for world peace. No dice; go ahead and pander for votes at a bowling alley or dancing in the streets of Puerto Rico but never… never… never… use our vitally important defense system to convince people you are serious.
That leads me to why I would choose McCain if I had only the choice of him or Obama. I simply do not trust Obama with national defense, international relationships or the deepest threads that run through our economy including the oils markets and the countries that actually do control them. Those three things are intrinsically tied together and you cannot affect one without understanding this. I have come to honestly believe he does not. I also think that his far left solutions and actions will cause a down-ticket backlash eventually and we could very well lose our Democratic majorities.
As far as McCain’s negatives… if worse comes to worse I have to have faith that voting McCain as PotUS and following up with working for and voting to elect Democrats 100% down-ticket will maintain the Democratic majority in House and Senate and will effectively neutralize his more conservative desires; we have checks and balances and a president not a dictator. On that point I also feel he is far less conservative than his party hopes; and hopefully once his base hardens he will loosen up, show his centrist heart and go after the Independents and undecideds.
[shrug] You asked!
Have you been a fly on my wall? lol You summed up my own thoughts on the matter to a T and hopefully there are many more of us out there who feel the same. Keep up the good fight! ~
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I agree with almost with every word. Voting for people that are supporting Obama is the hard thing for me to do. They need to pay the price too. Pelosi needs to give up and turn the house over to a man if thats her stand if she thinks a woman can’t be president she should just go home. She should have kept her mouth shut from the start but by letting the little things slip showed who she was supporting.
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I am sure you will recognize my name from SodaHead and I hope you don’t mind my looking in on your site occaisionally.
Incidentally, this IS a well put together website orderly and easy to navagate.
I am impressed by your reasoning to support McCain IF Obama is selected as the Democratic nominee. It is solid and well thought.
Good Luck with the site, see you soon here and on S/H
RWD
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Your reasoning seems sound to me, and very similar to my own thoughts on the matter. I do know one Hillary Dem who is so mad at the DNC she plans to vote a straight Republican ticket. Since there is little chance her state will go Red, she feels this is the only way to make her dissatisfaction with the party really felt.
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I thought that at first, then realized my doubts about McCain and concerns of a conservative ‘at the helm’ could best be address by a a divided government. By voting for, and working to elect, Democrats down-ticket ONLY we stand a better chance of maintaining the majorities and true checks and balances. I truly believe there would be a backlash if Obama is elected and we would lose those majorities. Better a Republican president with Democrats in majority than having a virtually powerless Democratic president with Republicans in charge.
As much as I would love to see a clean sweep of many Democrats down ticket at this point… it would not be the time to do so… yet. In voting for Democrats from this point on I will give seriously consideration, in as much as possible, to those that did not ‘go along’ with the DNC’s actions.
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