Conservatives Down, But Not Out
Lisa Fabrizio authored a great piece in the American Spectator that pretty much capturesthe feelings and sentiments of Conservatives on the candidates remaining and the candidates who never were:
Yes, if you’re anything like me you are sick of seeing headlines touting the inevitability of a John McCain nomination and tired of hearing how conservatism is dead and that its adherents had just better realize it and roll over. You’ve had it with pundits, liberal and conservative alike, who pompously quote polls like bad Shakespearian actors in an effort to influence, rather than report so-called popular opinion.
Remember George Allen?
George Allen seemed poised for re-election to the Senate and probably the 2008 presidential nod.
Then came Macaca-gate and the sickening spectacle of a proud conservative bowing in the face of liberal hand-wringing and pressure. Had Allen simply good-naturedly shook off the whole controversy – a la Ronald Reagan’s “the bombing begins in five minutes” gaffe – or refused to apologize as did George W. Bush in the “Clymer” incident, he’d probably be well on his way to the White House right now. Sadly, that is not the case.
Instead, we are left with a depressing scenario; a sort of death-watch, waiting for the horribly self-fulfilling prophesies of the media to manifest themselves. And it seems as if – as they almost did in 2000 when certain networks called Florida for Al Gore in order to depress Panhandle voting there – they are again basically telling conservatives to stay home, that their votes won’t matter.
Excellent point on the Romney who he used to be, but the John McCain that is:
As for me, I’ll support whichever Republican wins the nomination, but Mitt Romney seems to be the one saying all the right things right now. I know he is only a recent convert, yet it is clear that although Romney may be the entity you don’t know, John McCain is certainly the one you do.
The chances of a John McCain nomination are very high now, and will take a big gaffe to stop the train at this point. Conservatives will have to make a decision very soon, McCain or bust. But after McCain-Kennedy, McCain-Feingold, McCain-Lieberman, really, how appealing is a McCain-Huckabee ticket to anyone?
– ‘The Commish’ A.J. Sparxx