Jump on the McCain train!

I didn't intend for my blog to be focused on politics, but politics has dominated the media recently.

After last evening's Florida primary win, McCain's nomination is inevitable. AGAIN, I'M NOT PERFECTLY IDEALOGICALLY MATCHED WITH MCCAIN, BUT HE HAS THE BEST SHOT AT DEFEATING SHRILLARY OR BARACK HUSSEIN OBOMBA. ROMNEY WOULD HAVE A HARD TIME HOLDING OHIO, FLORIDA, COLORADO AND EVEN VIRGINIA. MCCAIN PUTS PENNSYLVANIA, MICHIGAN, WISCONSIN, AND MINNESOTA INTO PLAY; HE WOULD EVEN FORCE THE MARXISTCRATS TO DEFEND CALIFORNIA.
http://rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_20082/2008_presidential_election/john_mccain_match_ups/election_2008_mccain_vs_clinton_and_obama


There have been numerous articles written about why McCain isn't a true conservative and there have articles written defending McCain's conservatism. Excluding electability (which I think is equally as important as ideology), I plan on voting for him for the following reasons:

1) He is his own man. I generally dislike all politicians, they are mostly lemmings that get in line and follow their own parties directed dogma. Not McCain, while he has supported some positions that I disagree with, he doesn't care what anyone thinks- and I find that attitude kind-of-cool.

2)Foreign policy. I won't rehash his military record. His foreign policy and military experience is greater than all of the remaining candidates (Republican and Democratic) combined. He is one of the few polititians that called for a change in Iraq policy, including the removal of Rumsfeld and the "Surge". He doesn't deserve total credit for this view and I don't think he expects it; however, in hindsight it appears this strategy is working.

3)Conservatives keep running around like lemmings screaming cut taxes, cut taxes, cut taxes! I am for tax cuts, if the tax cuts will definitively increase tax revenue, while tax cuts frequently increase revenue that is not always the case. If cutting tax rates does not bring additional revenue, then spending cuts become of equal importance. Frankly, spending cuts are important regardless of tax revenues. McCain is unquestionably a fiscal conservative when it comes to spending. I don't think conservatives fully understand how badly spending has gotten out of control: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/927ed960-ced5-11dc-877a-000077b07658.html. This article leads me to my next point:

4)Non-descretionary spending (Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid for any democrats reading this blog). I think, given McCain's maverick and independent nature, he has the political capital and capability to permanantly fix non-descretionary spending.

5)McCain has a very respectable conservative voting record- a lifetime American Conservative Rating of 82.3. Rick Santorum, who is the second coming of the messiah according to Rush Limbaugh and other arbiters of conservative thought, has a rating of 88.

7)Gang of 14. I was not planning on any links, but I'm lazy and I don't want to plagarize:
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/01/the_base_is_wrong_about_the_ga.html

I'll add to this as I feel moved.

Snowy Day in Georgia

Presidential Endorsement- Clarification

My wife and several family members and friends have questioned my sanity for supporting John McCain, so I have decided to further explain myself:

In a "perfect" world, I would support Duncan Hunter or possibly Fred Thompson; however, selecting candidates in this democracy (democratic republic) is a marriage of ideology and pramatism. IT MAKES NO SENSE TO SUPPORT A CANDIDATE WHO HAS NO REALISTIC CHANCE OF WINNING. I am not ideologically aligned with John McCain, but at this point in the primary season I believe he or Rudy Guilini have the best chance of winning a national election against the Marxist wave of Shrillary Clinton or Barack Hussein Obomba. I have determined that I am more closely aligned with McCain than Guilini, so that is why I am voting for McCain.

Convervative commentators and conservative idealogues can jump on their ideological swords and continue to throw knives at McCain (and Guilini), but Reagan isn't coming back from the dead, and their canabalism of Republican candidates is going to create a wide path for our first Marxist president.

“I served 12 years with him, six years in the Senate as one of the leaders of the Senate,” former Senator Rick Santorum (R., Pa.) told radio host Mark Levin January 10. “John McCain was not only against us, but leading the charge on the other side.” Santorum ominously warned: “There’s nothing worse than having a Democratic Congress and a Republican president who would act like a Democrat in matters that are important to conservatives.”

I disagree with Santorum; there is something worse, a Democratic/Socialist Congress and a Democratic/Sociatist president.

Read this article from Bill Kristol:

http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/014/607onvmn.asp

Presidential Endorsement

After much thought and prayer I have decided to endorse John McCain for President. He is not my ideal candidate. Duncan Hunter is who I would support if he had any reasonable chance of winning. I do not believe McCain/Feingold is constitutional and I am not thrilled with some of his past tax positions; however, he is fiscally responsible and abhors out-of-control spending. I am more closely aligned with his immigration policies than the average conservative. Additionally, I believe he could challenge Shrillery Clinton or Barack Hussein Obomba in key purple states: Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Iowa, Wisconsin, Michigan, New Hampshire, and Oregon.

Finally College Football is over!

Geaux LSU Tigers, luckily they didn't have to play UGA. Bring on the '08 season, UGA is locked and loaded and already ranked first in two preason polls:

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/stewart_mandel/01/08/early.top10/index.html

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/columns/story?columnist=schlabach_mark&id=3186264


The NCAA has to do something about the length of the games: four hours is too long.

Second Blog!

Now, I'm getting a little more comfortable with this blog thing. I am technologically illiterate so this will take me some time to get used to.

I plan on writing random commentary about my life, religion, world events, politics and whatever else comes to me.

Thanks for visiting and please come back!

I've just created my first blog!

How cool is that?