IR is speaking her mind on McCain. Someone put it best when they said “risk minimalization.” I think IR is big-time turned off by partisanship on both sides (I know I am).

Who thought here originally that Pres. Bush would be a conservative and apply conservative principles to his presidency? I’ll raise my hand to this one. Somewhere along the way he sold his soul on immigration, wanting to be pals-walsy with Mejico, China, and any other third-world cesspool. Pres. Bush lost sight of what was important… territorial integrity.

While I find it ironic that the Dems are devouring each other, aren’t we doing the same to each other on the other side? I love Michelle Malkin for her honesty, her voice, her commitment to conservatism when it seemed like after 2006 the Republican Party no longer understood the meaning of the word “conservative.” I hate it that this country has put more of a value on the lives of illegals (and I don’t care if they’re Mexican) than it does the lives of legal residents or native born Americans.

There are times that I do feel Michelle is verbally b*tch-slapping McCain around and he does deserve it. However, it comes to a point where she can accomplish so much more with less vitriole. This doesn’t mean I appreciate what Michelle has done for me/us any less through this blog.

As a 32-year-old “typical white famale” (if you exclude the Native American blood), I’m heartsick with sorrow, even embittered because the country has forgotten brave people like IR’s son and my husband and even military spouses like me who have to put up with a lot of crap because this country would rather walk from a fight then finish it. Yes, I have my doubts about McCain about everything from Iraq to immigration, but the doubts I have about Shrillary and Obummer far outweight them.

Sorry to be long-winded, hey, it’s the Irish in me … but what I’m trying to say is: IR is pointing out things that even I see. This doesn’t make me respect Michelle less. There are people of the liberal persuasion who take hits at her because of her ethnicity, race, gender, and political ideology. IR just feels that Michelle may be “borrowing” from their playbook.

I HATE MCCAIN. He may still lose my vote if he doesn’t knock it off. If the Republicans don’t start finding better quality, conservative candidates, I might just become one of those “unaffiliated,” independent voters that I used to criticize as being fence sitters.

Funny how times change, huh…….

Are you getting paid by Blackfive? You are starting to sound like an advertisement.

God, does he ever just think before he speaks? When he says stuff like “scholarships instead of smart bombs” he sounds like a whitless wonder.

On the surface, perhaps.

But I encourage you to follow the link over to Blackfive. Read it, and think about it.

Irish Rose said:
As I’ve stated before and on multiple occasions, I don’t particularly like John McCain and he was not my candidate of choice.

I’m so with you on this one, IR. I wish McCain would just shut his mouth until the general election. God, does he ever just think before he speaks? When he says stuff like “scholarships instead of smart bombs” he sounds like a whitless wonder.

I’m also with you on providing a “balance” to the Dems’ unchecked power. As a conservative, I’m very concerned about immigration but nothing will change on that front with either of the three presidential candidates. Believe me, I wish it would.

My in-laws absolutely hate McCain (they voted for Romney in the primary). My parents like McCain but I’m not sure they share the same concerns that I do. This is one of those presidential election cycles where you’re “damned if you do and damned if you don’t.”

I hope all of us can agree on this blog about one thing regardless of whether you do or don’t support McCain: we need to get more conservatives into the House and Senate (if possible). If not… dark days will lie ahead.

What it comes down to for me – and believe me, I say this holding my nose as a moderate – is partisanship.

Party loyalty has never been very high up on my list of priorities as a moderate. Many folks would call me an independant in fact, because I used to vote Democrat.

I’ve always been one to vote for the best candidate for the job.

But this year is different. This election cycle it is absolutely CRITICAL that we unify as one party.

We are a nation at war, in a war for our very survival. And the outcome of this war will affect this nation for generations to come.

We MUST have checks and balances in place in Washington for the next four years. It doesn’t matter whether I think that Mr. McCain is too conservative, not conservative enough, blah blah blah.

The bracketed letter next to a politicians name is THE qualifier in Washington. It either places you in the majority, or the minority. And the qualifer next to the name of the next POTUS is of grave importance.

I’m sure that this nation can survive 4 years of moderate Republican leadership. Its’ NOT going to survive four to eight years of unchecked Democrat leadership, multiple lifetime appointments of far-left leaning liberal judges to the Supreme Court, and a rapid troop withdrawal that will further endanger our men and women in uniform, and bring the WoT back to our own shores.

Yes, I am going to vote for John McCain.

He’s not the perfect candidate by a long shot, but he does have an (R) behind his name and a voting record that trends conservative on many important issues, including abortion.

And I dont’ care if my wishes and wants aren’t specifically catered to… I’m going to perform my civic duty however distasteful come November, and make sure that as many (R)s are in place after the election cycle is over as is possible.

And that list includes the President-elect.

On March 28th, 2008 at 1:01 pm, yohannbiimu said:
The fact of the matter is that there isn’t a single candidate for president

Couldn’t agree more with your observation reality

It’s becoming less a matter of how incredibly horrible that Obama or Clinton would be as president anymore. It’s becoming less of a matter or how much irreparable damage that either of these two would do to our country.

Election day will come, and millions of conservatives (otherwise republican voters) will either find it impossible to vote for McCain out of principle, or they’ll have other things that will seem more important to do that day than to remember to vote. Meanwhile, Mr. McCain will spend the entire time from now ’til election day vying for Hillary’s and Barack’s voters, reaching out to mindless liberals and spineless moderates, and doing everything in his power to minimalize and distance the voters who could put him in the White House.

Barack Obama is absolutely toxic. He’d rather throw the grandmother (who raised him and helped ensure his place in the world) off the train in favor of a man who made his fortune preaching ignorance, hate, and poverty–because Obama himself embraces the same “values” of the preacher.

Hillary is so absolutely stupid and incompetent that she repeatedly lies about matters that could not in any way help her attract voters. That she thought that anyone would care about what she did supposedly dodging bullets in Bosnia is beyond me. And that she thought that there wasn’t anyone who would show the difference between what she said and the actual events is mind-boggling. This stupid lie literally erased all of the “gains” she received by Obama’s heartlessly embracing a hate-monger.

And in spite of all of this, McCain will do and say anything to distance himself from the voters who would ensure his election as president of the United States. He’d rather spend the election cycle going after people who are already divided in their loyalties to a party that is tearing itself apart. The stupidity and incompetence of John McCain is absolutely mind-boggling.

I MIGHT be able to find the time to vote for this guy, and then again, by that time I might be so completely disenchanted and depressed by then that it won’t matter to me. I sware, if he were in the same room with me right now, I’d probably do something to him that would land me in the hoo-scow, like try to slap some sense into him.

Many of us would love to get behind McCain, but find it harder and harder. Everytime he opens his mouth, a petential deal breaker comes out.

My brother-in-law is from Dearborn, I grew up in Madison Heights, and I think you are sugar coating the muslim presence and potential problems in metro Detroit.

I don’t believe McCain will be tough on terror, anymore than I think Obama is a closet conservative.

signed,

moron(rooster)

Unfortunately, I’m not.

I’m not arrogant enough to suggest that Michelle “needs me” for anything, I’m simply a participant on the discussions here. Nor do my words have any weight with those who would choose to read this blog, or not read it.

My character is not the character being dissected here and elsewhere to define the journalistic integrity of this blog…. Ms. Malkins’ is.

On March 28th, 2008 at 10:18 am, Irish Rose said:
Thanks.

Look, I’m clearly not the only one who has a problem with Michelles’ rhetoric. If you haven’t read the post over at Blackfive, I encourage you to do so… and read the responses.

Other people are noticing what I’m noticing, and Michelle is taking a hard hit over there.

What you say may be true. Michelle is a big girl and she goes against the grain – not unlike Ann Coulter. The best thing to do is leave it alone. This thread is about McCain. You have your thoughts (and I disagree with some), I have mine, Michelle has hers… To call her out like you did while doing what you accused her of is uncalled for. You know (to borrow a phrase from you), she does not need you either. Let’s debate the subject and leave it at that.

John McCain clearly understands the principals that this country was founded upon.

It doesn’t mean that he is going to bow to bullying from Islamic extremists. It does mean that he is smart enough to understand that any kind of lasting change in the conflict between East and West, is going to happen from the bottom up.

John McCain is absolutely right on this issue

and I’m lost. That is opinion.

I do disagree though with one part of your thought process. Democracy in and of itself is not superior. Democracy based on something solid is superior. But democracy based on the “whims” of humans, what feels good at the moment, or any other of the modern liberal way, is not any superior to islam. One is anarchy, the other is oppression. Both are bad.