... because Gerald Ford and Bob Dole are not available?
It appears that the Republican establishment is chasing after a candidate in John McCain who can't even win the majority of red states in his own party.
McCain was outpolled by Barack Obama in Virginia - a historically red state - by 619,036 to 242,578!! McCain has so motivated and inspired the Republicans in this Republican stronghold that the Democrats outvoted Republicans by two to one!!
John McCain is NOT inspiring new voters to the Republican cause. He is NOT part of the solution to the problems Washington has created -- He embodies Washington!
What piece of twisted logic causes Republicans to delude themselves into thinking that he will have a prayer of competing against the younger inspiring Barack Obama? Obama is promising voters ambiguous "change" for change's sake. He tells the masses that the government under Obama will solve all their problems (and they believe it will happen for free). How is it that conservatives think McCain will compete with that if he can't even exceed a third of the raw vote in Virginia of all places? Virginia is not Massachusetts or New York.
There needs to be a stark contrast between what the Dems promise and what the Republican nominee proposes. That contrast does not come from John McCain. Obama and Clinton oppose the Bush Tax Cuts - so did McCain (until he wanted the Republican nomination).
Republicans need to stop staring at the POW piece of McCain's past - we're aware of that, it's honorable, but it's not going to win this election. Remember also the McCain-Feingold and McCain-Kennedy pieces of his past. This man is only conservative when it is convenient.
By contrast, Mike Huckabee is a true conservative who has in Arkansas a demonstrated record of attracting non-Republican voters as well as Republicans. He is the only remaining candidate with any experience at all as an executive. His FairTax is a stark contrast to the Democrats' increased taxing and spending. His consistent stand for the Sanctity of Life is well-known - only he favors amending the Constitution to preserve the life of unborn children. Mike Huckabee, not John McCain, opposes the Brady Bill's imposition on 2nd Amendment Rights. Mike Huckabee, not John McCain, has defeated the Clinton machine in Arkansas four times. Mike Huckabee, not John McCain, can communicate, inspire, and motivate on par with Barack Obama.
If Republicans really want to win the White House, time is running short. The time is now to support Mike Huckabee.
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Unfortunately, the Republican party still operates under the theory that if a person has paid the price and done their time then they get the push to the front instead of actually promoting the best candidate. The nearly inevitable nomination of John McCain is a repeat of 1996 when it was Bob Dole's time. Not necessarily the best candidate but more a party loyalist who had done his time and it was "his turn". Of course, as we all know, he got creamed by Bill Clinton, despite all the controversial fist term shenanigans and all the failures that term had experienced. (health care anyone?) Unfortunately for this country, I truly think that we are about to see a repeat of 1996 if John McCain is the Republican Party candidate.
MccAin't too young, MccAin't too tall, MccAin't very bright, MccAin't so conservative, MccAin't gonna win!
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