Posted by
Playful Walrus on Wednesday, October 01, 2008 3:07:48 PM
There are always pundits who lean Right or generally support the GOP who heavily and publicly criticize the non-incumbent GOP VP nominee, particularly if that nominee isn’t part of the D.C. establishment. I’m not sure why, but perhaps it has something to do with their favorite choice not getting picked, especially if they wanted that person to win the Presidential nomination to begin with.
So now we're enduring a little Palin Envy.
Let’s look at the facts:
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- McCain is not going to drop Palin
- Our choice in this election is McCain/Palin or Obama/Biden.
- OB will in no way be better for the conservative or libertarian causes than MP.
- Publicly criticizing Palin will only help OB.
- Sitting on your hands instead of voting will only help OB.
So how about we focus on the positives of McCain/Palin and the negatives of Obama/Biden? Please?
The perfect ticket simply does not exist. No candidate is perfect. No candidate is going to always do exactly what you would.
We will be better off with McCain signing or vetoing legislation, nominating judges, enforcing the law, issuing Executive Orders, and as Commander-in-Chief and with Palin breaking tie votes in the Senate than we would with Obama/Biden.
So let’s get McCain/Palin elected, let’s give them as many good Governors, Senators, and Representatives as we can, and then we can pressure them to make the right decisions. We are much more likely to have their attention than OB’s. While an Obama/Biden administration may spur conservatives to try harder next time, we’re still likely to get saddled with new socialist bureaucracies that will never ever go away, even if we get another Ronald Reagan. Stellar conservative Presidents last eight years at most. The socialist programs started by liberal Presidents never go away, and the harmful decisions of activist Supreme Courts endure.
We're better off with McCain/Palin than we would be with Obama/Biden. Bottom line.