The Conservative Vail
There’s something that must go over my head about the value of being conservative in this environment. With all the arguing about who can bring change earlier this month, how is it that the boys from the Good ol’ Party are now vying for the title of most conservative? Isn’t this just the same game that the Republicans have been playing for the last decades? Playing up most conservative just to pull voters away from the middle? And isn’t that exactly how we ended up with that warmonger Bush at the helm?
Now, really, this isn’t so surprising from the rest of the red flock, but it’s pretty disappointing to see McCain jump on this bandwagon. McCain’s got about three things that play strongly for him. He’s not a religious idealogue, he knows war better than most American voters, and he’s willing be independent from the party to get good things done. I can see how he can think playing super-conservative will help him get the party’s nomination, but he should be thinking further ahead. Sending the message that it’s he’d rather be a party man than a people’s man now may dissuade Democrat voters who didn’t get their favorite blue candidate on the November ballot.
Until today’s GOP debate, I would have taken McCain over Hillary. Tomorrow? We’ll see.