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John McCain is an honorable man who has served his country well. But he will not get my vote. For the first time since registering as a Republican 28 years ago, I'm voting for a Democrat for president. I may have been an appointee in the George H.W. Bush administration, and master of ceremonies for George W. Bush in 2004, but last Saturday I stood amid the crowd at an Obama event in North Philadelphia.
Who cares?
Keep digging. It won't win the election for you.
Lifelong conservative Republican Ken Adelman to vote for Obama, blasts McCain and Palin
KEN ADELMAN:
Why so, since my views align a lot more with McCain’s than with Obama’s? And since I truly dread the notion of a Democratic president, Democratic House, and hugely Democratic Senate?
Primarily for two reasons, those of temperament and of judgment.
When the economic crisis broke, I found John McCain bouncing all over the place. In those first few crisis days, he was impetuous, inconsistent, and imprudent; ending up just plain weird. Having worked with Ronald Reagan for seven years, and been with him in his critical three summits with Gorbachev, I’ve concluded that that’s no way a president can act under pressure.
Second is judgment. The most important decision John McCain made in his long campaign was deciding on a running mate.
That decision showed appalling lack of judgment. Not only is Sarah Palin not close to being acceptable in high office—I would not have hired her for even a mid-level post in the arms-control agency. But that selection contradicted McCain’s main two, and best two, themes for his campaign—Country First, and experience counts. Neither can he credibly claim, post-Palin pick.
Noted Reagan adminstration official and top US Arms negotiator bails too
Lifelong conservative Republican Ken Adelman to vote for Obama, blasts McCain and Palin
KEN ADELMAN:
Why so, since my views align a lot more with McCains than with Obamas? And since I truly dread the notion of a Democratic president, Democratic House, and hugely Democratic Senate?
Primarily for two reasons, those of temperament and of judgment.
When the economic crisis broke, I found John McCain bouncing all over the place. In those first few crisis days, he was impetuous, inconsistent, and imprudent; ending up just plain weird. Having worked with Ronald Reagan for seven years, and been with him in his critical three summits with Gorbachev, Ive concluded that thats no way a president can act under pressure.
Second is judgment. The most important decision John McCain made in his long campaign was deciding on a running mate.
That decision showed appalling lack of judgment. Not only is Sarah Palin not close to being acceptable in high officeI would not have hired her for even a mid-level post in the arms-control agency. But that selection contradicted McCains main two, and best two, themes for his campaignCountry First, and experience counts. Neither can he credibly claim, post-Palin pick.
There's some hope, then, if conservatives are actually disgusted.
So what's more conservative about Obama than McCain?
So what's more conservative about Obama than McCain?
While it's not a secret that I do not support Barack Obama, I do not support John McCain as well and I have been a life long Republican. It is my belief that John McCain abandoned fiscal responsibility, and basic principles of representation, when 87% of the people here in Arizona that sent a resounding message to him NOT to vote for the bailout bill John McCain did so anyway. This sent a strong signal to me that like many other people in congress both democrat and republican alike that John McCain was willing to disregard the very people that placed him into office. Another reason that my support for John McCain was withdrawn has been his open support for EADS in the Air Force Tanker contract over Boeing and a bidding process which allowed a contract process to drag on for more than 10 years on an Aircraft that is more than 45 years old. I have had my disagreements with many here, and still will defend John McCains naval career and I believe his service was nothing but honorable. However all that being said, I see John McCain and Barack Obama as both having enough issues that my support was not warranted.
I see this race in 2008 as unlike any other it has been my experience to vote in. While many conservatives are openly not supporting John McCain , there are many democrats that are supporting John McCain. We have entered a brave new world where, perhaps we will start picking out candidates on their individual qualifications and not the little letter at the end of their name. I see this as a positive step in any case. Perhaps if we are lucky enough we might even be able to rid ourselves off all those benchwarmers in congress that have no other interests but their own both democrat and republican.
A real conservative would abandon McCain, but wouldn't endorse Obama.
Who cares?
Keep digging. It won't win the election for you.
Who cares?
Keep digging. It won't win the election for you.
His steady hand and cool jugment, his deliberation before deciding on a course of action.
His willingness to spend $850 billion of taxpayers money on a plan that only causes further damage to the economy?
Face it folks, your choices for the two major candidates are "big government" and "bigger government."
Bob Barr or Chuck Baldwin are your choices for limited government.
But neither Bob Barr or Chuck Baldwin have a snowball's chance in hell of winning. And given that there are real differences between these guys, I'd say that it matters which one gets into office. So, regardless of which "side" you're on, it would seem like not voting is a vote for the "other one".
