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“This is no longer about past preferences or differences. It is about what is best for our country and for me that means that Republicans should close ranks behind John McCain,” Fred Thompson Feb. 8 2008.

I know there are many people out there that have said in the past that they would refuse to support John McCain for president, I was one of them. People have thrown out the idea that they’d rather vote democrat since McCain isn’t a true conservative. Many of them are considering if they are going to inevitably vote for a democrat, they might as well vote for the one that really keeps a D by their name.
Honestly I do have a lot of problems with McCain’s name being attached to bills with the most liberal members of the senate, as well as his opposition to the Bush tax cuts. I’ve thought about this quite a bit to.

I’ve had a lot of people ask me about what my plans were voting wise given that Romney has since pulled out of the running, and that he and Thompson were probably the two most (viable) conservative candidates –don’t bother disagreeing it’s not up for debate-. My dad has since decided to support Ron Paul in a primary while I know some people on campus that have asked me what they were supposed to do because they also supported Mitt Romney.

However I am going to come out and say, and make an appeal to other conservatives to consider the following if they are going to chose whether or not they are going to become Kamikaze/Suicide Republicans. I thought about it, and I’ve decided to change my mind on the issue. I am going to support John McCain for President in 2008, even though I am still bitter. I’m not going to make an appeal that McCain is a strong conservative candidate, because undoubtedly if you want republicans to move in a more conservative direction, McCain is not it. But then analyze whether or not we’ve had a strong conservative president besides Reagan (On a separate note, I am afraid many people have forgotten that Reagan passed on in 2004 and it’s been nearly 20 years since he left office, and I don’t think his reincarnation is nearby…so sorry) . Secondly, McCain’s war veteran status is not a reason to vote for him. I honestly really hate people that think that McCain is allowed to have a stronger opinion against water-boarding because he was a POW. It’s like treating women that have had abortions with more clout in that debate.

All that aside, McCain is the candidate and republicans should support that. I feel like the reasons I have for doing this are just. The most important reason and the one that convinced me that even though he’s not my top choice for the president, we need John McCain in office is that six of the nine supreme court justices will be over 70 years old in the next four years, thankfully the three youngest are all conservative. The two oldest justices on the court are the most liberal as well (Stevens -87 and Ginsburg -74) and neither Souter nor Breyer are too far behind. It’s extremely likely that the next president(s) will be in charge of replacing a majority of the court and I want a Republican to do that.

My other reason for justifying the electing of John McCain is that essentially it is for the good of the party. Some people out there have forgotten that on Election Day in November there are more candidates on the ballot than those running for president. There are other republicans, true Conservatives out there that are going to be hurt if Republicans don’t stand behind McCain and get out and vote. If Republicans stay home in protest, state legislatures, governors and congressional seats are going to be lost because of it. In Wisconsin, not turning out could cost Republicans the state senate, which streamlines the process liberal legislation straight to the governor’s mansion. Republicans need to get out and vote, to ensure that local Republicans get reelected/put into office and keep liberals out. As College Republicans, students need get involved making the phone calls and doing lit drops and make sure Republicans get out and vote, otherwise Republicans can face losing even more.

Personally I’m going to hold out for a McCain/Romney ticket, because if Huck is the vice president I’m going to have to reconsider what I just reconsidered.

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