Day By Day

Day By Day by Chris Muir February 6, 2008

Day By Day by Chris Muir

Conservatives have to remember that President Ronald Reagan (whose birthday would have been today) is gone and like Barry Goldwater (who is also gone) there will be NO movement conservative as the GOP nominee this year. This does not mean that John McCain is NOT a conservative nor conservative enough. John McCain has paid his dues personally and politically for the GOP.

George W. Bush like his father in 1992 (beaten by Bill Clinton after one term) have been a disaster for the Republican Party. The Iraq War, Katrina and failure to control spending have allowed the Democrats to again control Congress and will make it difficult for the GOP to retain the White House in November. John McCain, the “Maverick” and Rudy Giuliani an accomplished “outsider” were the only possible candidates that could hope to defeat Hillary or Obama this Fall.

Will the conservatives jump on the McCain bandwagon this week at CPAC? Will the Evangelical Christians? Or will both groups sit out this election?

Some will most probably sit out but it matters not. John McCain MUST appeal to independents (driven to independent status and away from the GOP by George W Bush, Dennis Hastert, Tom Delay, et. al.) and Reagan Democrats.

Why, you ask?

Because, my friends, this is where the votes are.

McCain has a sisyphean task ahead of him to reunite the GOP and to attempt to compete against the Democrats.


2 Comments

  • Wiseburn

    Flap, you should listen to Paul’s CPAC speech. Of the two dozen or so I’ve listened to, this was by far the best.

    http://people.ronpaul2008.com/campaign-updates/2008/02/07/speech-of-the-year-ron-paul-at-cpac/

    For those conservatives who were at CPAC, the Paul campaign is where they will be jumping. Thanks to a media blackout [and election fraud], many conservatives will sit this one out, or hold their nose and vote for McCain. I held my nose and voted for Bush in 2004. I won’t make that mistake again.

    Thanks,
    Steve

  • Flap

    Steve,

    Ron Paul has not caught on because voters have rejected his candidacy.

    Most of the Ronulans have never been supporters of the GOP anyway and their numbers are small.

    So, vote your conscious.

    Good luck.