Posted by
David Zublick on Sunday, August 31, 2008 10:14:25 AM
A few months back I wrote a blog post in which I gave several reasons
why I would not support John McCain for president. I had and still have
several issues with which I disagree with McCain.
However, since
that posting, several factors have changed my stance. The biggest thing
that has led me to re-evaluate my position is that fact that
Barack Obama
has emerged as the most dangerous candidate to ever run for the
presidency. His political ideology is so far to the left as to be
considered Marxist, and his ties to unsavory characters such as William
Ayers can only lead one to conclude that he would forever change our
country in such a way that the founding fathers would be turning over
in their graves. And in an age in which we are fighting a global war on
Islamic extremism,
Obama's willingness to sit down with leaders of terrorist sponsoring nations absolutely sends shivers up my spine.
Recently, John McCain and
Barack Obama sat down with Rick Warren for a
civil forum at his
Saddleback Church. Both were asked a series of questions which raised issues of
concern to social and religious conservatives.
Obama
failed to make his case in such things as the rights of the unborn and
how to deal with evil in the world. McCain, on the other hand acquitted
himself well, leading most to conclude that he clearly won the night,
and would most likely do well in the upcoming presidential debates.
Then, this past Friday, McCain made a stunning announcement. He had selected Sarah
Palin, the governor of Alaska to be his running mate.
Palin
has an impressive resume which is pleasing to the palette of virtually
all conservatives. She is pro life, pro gun, a mother of five whose
oldest son is about to be deployed in Iraq. She took on her own party
in Alaska and fought corruption. She is a fiscal conservative who has
the credentials and the integrity needed to assume the highest office
in the land. To those critics who will challenge her lack of gravitas,
it can easily be argued that she has more executive experience under
her belt than
Barack Obama. As a governor, she has had to make more decisions than
Obama has as a legislator. Also keep in mind that with the McCain campaign,
Palin is at the bottom of the ticket. The one running for president has plenty of knowledge regarding foreign policy, and
Palin will be a quick study. With the
Obama campaign, the weakness is at the top of the ticket, relying on Joe
Biden's acumen on foreign relations to carry the day.
Actually, the only thing Sarah
Palin has to remember is that you don't sit around the campfire and roast marshmallows with Mahmoud
Ahmadinejad while discussing Iran's nuclear program. She will do just fine, thank you.
Biden
is also a loose cannon, a plagiarist, bigot and a sexist. Any attempt
in the upcoming vice presidential debates to take a shot at
Palin will blow up in his face and make him look like a complete idiot.
In recent weeks, the McCain campaign has done everything right. They have offered olive branches to
Obama,
praising him on becoming the first African-American candidate to get
this far in a presidential race, while going after the jugular on his
celebrity status and lack of experience. They have presented their
candidate as a maverick who is not a Bush clone, while remaining true
to his conservative roots. And they have brought us a running mate who
has energized the base, and made us believe once again.
We still have a long way to go and a
tough fight ahead, but the eighth inning of this game, McCain has hit a home run.
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