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McCain Got Me In A Vendetta Kind of Mood, So Here's The Plan (UPDATED)

The speech is going on now as I write this. Nothing McCain is going to say is going to change what I'm about to write, so I'll go ahead.

Three weeks ago I wrote the following warning:

Once he gets the GOP nomination, McCain is done with the base. D-O-N-E. He's got us by the fleshy extremities, because he knows we're not going to defect to Hillary or Obama. He can concentrate on motivating the mushy middle.
McCain right now is, as Ace notes, as conservative as McCain's ever going to be.

Or, as, Vincenzo Coccotti explained to Clifford Worley in True Romance, after punching him hard in the nose: "That ain't any kind of fun, but what I have to offer you? That's as good as it's gonna get."

He also says to Clifford, trying to break his will and get him to betray his principles: "You can also take comfort in the fact that you never had a choice."

We still have a choice. And here's what, for whatever it's worth, I think conservatives should do: Nothing.

Conservatives' one card left to play is whether we endorse McCain or not. Why should we show it now? If all conservatives declare unanimously against him, pledging undying hostility and staking our reputations on opposing the guy, well, he may decide (as we did with him when he and his partisans like Lindsey Graham and Juan Hernandez fumed about us) that we mean what we say.

Likewise, if we all fall into line, even grudgingly, well, we're taken for granted and ¡Juanito! can go all out smooching the mushy left and wrapping up the "Los Tigres del Norte" endorsement. Good ol' conservatives. Just like black people and feminists in the Democrat party, they've no place to go. We don't have to worry about them. Get Lieberman as our running mate. Or Lindsey Graham...or...hmm, Olympia Snowe's female...

But if we keep our cards close to our chest, McCain still has to work for our vote. He can't take us for granted and he dare not alienate us any more.

I criticized Rush and a lot of talk radio hosts and pundits for being too slow with their endorsements and not actually getting behind any candidates when it could do some good. Well, don't get in a hurry now. While it doesn't look like Rush is in any danger of jumping on the McCain bandwagon, let me caution any other conservative who happens to read this--play it slow. String him along, criticize him when he's wrong and praise him when he's right. No need to endorse now--certainly not at least until he picks a running mate if even then. See what promises we can squeeze out of him and see what sort of commitments he's willing to make to carrying them out.

So: will I vote for ¡McCain! in the general election? Maybe. We'll see.

P.S. I notice in Michelle's running account of the speech (first link above) that McCain has pinched Fred Thompson's best line. McCain says "Liberty is from our Creator, not created by governments." It's good to hear him say it, but it tastes like diet caffeine-free RC after you've had real Coke on a hot day. On a porch swing. At the Cracker Barrel.

UPDATE: Just to clarify, I'm not telling you whether to vote for him or not. I see the arguments on both sides. My point is that whether you wouldn't vote for McCain if he was the last Republican on earth, or if you'll probably just pinch your nose and pull the handle anyway, or whether you're genuinely undecided, it's in the interest of conservatives everywhere to act as if you could possibly be won over by credible and verifiable movement to the right on McCain's part. Here's a good item for him to start if he's serious. Oh, and when pollsters ask you who you're voting for, tell them you're undecided.

UPDATE 2: Doubleplusundead puts it succinctly:

I haven't decided what to do, but for those who are willing to eat the turd sandwich, why not try and at least score some condiments?
Plus he calls me "Sun-Dub the Strategerist". Heh.

UPDATE 3: Discussion of this post by Michelle, by Rick Moran, and Karl at Protein Wisdom. Thanks all; I wish I'd taken the time to write it better if I'd known it was going to be read. A better, if less colorful, expansion of this idea is up in this new post.

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Posted by SeeDubya on February 7, 2008 12:00 PM
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SeeDubya:

I sure as hell don’t like McCain, but if the Hildabeast or Obama yer Mama gets elected, there will be no lubricant good enough for the screwing they will give this country.

What does a concerned citizen do when the choices are so unappealing and who’s beliefs and convictions come no where near your your own?

As a single female Republican, I hate being a scapegoat for the Democratic female (and male) sheeple who have their heads so far up their asses, it would take a lengthy surgical procedure to extract them.

What do I want?

Foreign policy: I want a strong, confident leader (gender notwitstanding) who will be tough on illegal immigration, build a border wall, stand up to the Euro effetes, tell the ACLU and terrorist fronts like CAIR to shove it, and put America first.

I want a President who won’t pander to foreign countries for the sake of improving our “image”. I want a President who won’t be afraid to tell America (and the world) what they need to hear, not necessarily what they want to hear.

I want a leader who will make it their mission to destroy any and all Islamofascist nation-states and their supporters.

I want them to make it illegal for our corporations to do business with and prop up regimes of America’s enemies, like China.

Domestic policies: Give incentives to American businesses to keep factories and jobs here so that they won’t feel compelled to outsource.

Enforce policies on those who use welfare as a steady source of income that will make them decide to use birth control, stay in school, become part of the work force, and wean themselves off the teat of public dole.

Hold parents responsible for the criminal activities of their little gangsta children, to include fines and jail.

Clean out death row by expediting the process. Use DNA to determine guilt or innocence. Expedite the release of the not guilty and the execution of the guilty. The prisons are bursting with violent offenders who committed brutal acts against society, and once they get to prison many of them pick up where they left off on the outside. Line ‘em up against a wall and mow them down. They’re animals. They were that way before they got there, and rehabilitation is out of the question. Our tax money is wasted keeping them housed, clothed, and fed for the rest of their miserable lives. Bullets are cheap.

I want a President who has all the attributes lacking in the motely crew of 2008 candidates.

Which means I hope the voting machine has a “write-in” candidate space. If it does, I will enter Fred Thompson’s name.

It will be a futile gesture, but at least I can say I voted my conscience.

SFC MAC

In the end, you’re going to end up needing one of these.

Like everybody else.

It’s good to hear him say it, but it tastes like diet caffeine-free RC after you’ve had real Coke on a hot day. On a porch swing. At the Cracker Barrel.

Have to give props for this!

Posted by geckomon on February 7, 2008 2:36 PM

sfcmac—it’s not that I disagree with much of that, but you are asking for an awful lot there. (I don’t think we can give enough incentives to American factories to keep them all here—manufacturing is cheaper in poor countries and it always will be.) And expediting the death penalty is good, but summary execution? Eesh… Anyway, it’s mostly out of the federal government’s hands, mostly—it’s states (like California) that do so much of their foot-dragging.

Anyway, thanks for the comment, but I don’t think you’re ever going to be satisfied with those expectations.

Geoff, I need that and some industrial strength Purell for the hand that pulls the lever—whichever lever I pull.

If you write in Fred on your ballot Hildabeast or Obama yer Mama gets elected, there will be no lubricant good enough for the screwing they will give this country. hate being a scapegoat for the Democratic female (and male) sheeple who have their heads so far up their asses, it would take a lengthy surgical procedure to extract them.

So write Fred in and your worst fears come true.

Posted by Dennis D on February 7, 2008 2:55 PM

At this point I think that it’s more important that we all concentrate on filling congressional seats with people who actually share our values and will fight to contain the next President and the congressional leadership.

Posted by Miss America on February 7, 2008 4:09 PM
So write Fred in and your worst fears come true.
I’ll be writing in Fred as well. There’s no way I’m voting for a Democrat, especially one in the Republican Party.
Posted by Stashiu3 on February 7, 2008 4:23 PM

The talk show types are rolling over already,hannity sucking around,limbo next,,even laura as a log cabin repub with no where to go but with mac,even after getting rearended so to speak by mitt.

Posted by chisolm on February 7, 2008 4:29 PM

Huckabee

Has already taken on the Clinton Political machine in Arkansas and WON Got nearly 50% of the African American vote Popular, 2+ term governor, has actually run a government as the executive Toughest on Immigration Committed to winning the war against Islamo-Fascists Pro-Life, Pro-Marriage Signed the Tax Pledge, Supported the Bush Tax Cuts, Supports the FairTax for all Americans Left office with $800 million surplus Tough on Crime - executed many as Governor, crime was reduced somewhat in Arkansas, reduced Meth Labs

If you have bought into the MSM and their likes about Huck’s Fiscal record, read THIS: http://roebuckreport.blogspot.com/2007/10/funds-column-assassination-of-huckabee.html

Well Mcain does have us/me by the short hairs.

I refuse to allow either candidate from the Marxist party to slip into the presidency for my lack of backing anyone else.

Simply put, I’m voting so as not to have some Ivan yank our men and women out of Iraq at this point in time for political points while at the same time basicaly crapping on those who fought, died or were severley wounded in bringing this conflict in the Iraqi theater to the point that it is now.

So I will vote for Macain and pray that in his zealousness for reaching across the isle, that he doesn’t do it in regards to the war effort and turn the whole effort into a V——-m, where we loose soley beacuse of stupid politicans self serving motives.

Posted by Drider on February 7, 2008 4:42 PM

You know, Deezer, I started writing this entry yesterday as a case for taking a second look at Huck as a way to exert some pressure on McCain. But I took the look and I don’t see it helps conservatism at all. Plus I think he’s sneaky and I don’t trust him and he can’t win.

I still say we pull a Leon from The Professional? (http://youtube.com/watch?v=RiDXfKQg9W0)

Dibs on pulling the first grenade pin!

Posted by TheEJS on February 7, 2008 6:37 PM

I’m going to take a few days and focus on Wisconsin stuff versus national. I’m too poor to have made it to CPAC, and AFP has a little shingding on Saturday (the state version of the Defending the American Dream summit).

After that, and a little detour into the ‘Rat half of the wide-open Wisconsin primary to prop up the easier of the two candidates to beat in November (Clinton), I’ll probably continue collecting names for my short list of people to write in in November in case McCain does what I believe he will (the CPAC speech notwithstanding).

McCain is McCain’s problem. His soaring, uplifting, awe inspiring oratory is just going to blow the middle away. Err, scratch that, I doubt he will attract not more than 2 votes from the middle, the give the store away candy people already have them. Drone on grandpa, drone on, no one is listening anyway.

After the drive bys drop him on his head, the free media goes away, then what?

Me, I am going to forget the Presidential race and focus on my local congress critters. No money to the RNC, no time nor money to the Presidential election … all money and time direct to the candidate of my choice. Better ROI.

Posted by bill-tb on February 7, 2008 9:30 PM

The McCainiacs were demanding that I get in line a week ago, when my guy still had a shot. Demanded it with much taunting and gratuitous insult.

I’m sore. It’s nine months until the election. Would it kill them to leave me the hell alone for a while?

S. Weasel: FALL IN LINE NOW! RAUS! MACH SCHNELL!

Oh, and you’re just being immature.

see-dubya, I expect a President (and State leaders) to actually put America and Americans first. But considering the fact that there are so many leftwingnuts occupying office and like-minded asshats who keep putting them there…yep, I guess I am asking too much. As for the summary executions idea, have you gotten a load of what vermin populates our prisons? Check out some of the “Inside Supermax” episodes on Discovery or any one of the multitude of prison documentaries. We’re not talking about bad check writers or people in jail for traffic violations. I am talking about brutal, unremorseful animals; serial killers, child rapists, gang members… I’d have no problem with summary execution.

Posted by sfc mac on February 8, 2008 2:56 PM

I could not agree with you more!!! I’m printing this out right now to use on my radio show tomorrow.

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