Why I’ll never vote for John McCain
Wednesday, 27 February 2008 | 203 readers so far
John McCain may well be a war hero, and for that part of his life, he has my respect. That was decades ago. Since then, he’s worked hard to earn my contempt.
McCain, politically speaking, is no different than Barack Obama. They are birds of a feather. McCain offers us as a solution to all our problems the vehicle of the federal government. Since the federal government is an engine of rules and regulations, it is an anti-freedom vehicle. It promotes conformity. It promotes obedience. It promotes force. I don’t need any of what it has to offer, so I would rather burn in hell than vote for McCain.
I was driving home the other day listening to news and talk radio as I usually do. The announcer was playing sound clips of McCain saying something to the effect that anyone who disparaged his political opponents would be thrown out of his campaign. What? McCain feels it is more important to honor and respect all the candidates than it is to honestly discuss the merits or shortcomings of each of them. That’s the way I see it. He would apply this same logic to his own campaign.
How dare we bring up McCain-Feingold, that anti-constitutional piece of crap legislation. How dare we point out that McCain might as well be a Democrat. How dare we mention that John McCain is a sellout hypocrite who talks about values that he doesn’t practice, hasn’t internalized and cannot honestly claim to hold dear.
The bottom line on McCain is that he, like Hillary Clinton and like Barack Obama want government to make all the important decisions about the daily lives of individual Americans. And just like the other two finalists for President of the United Tards of America, McCain will ultimately make things worse, not better for the majority of Americans. Abdicate individual responsibility and replace it with mediocrity and leveling. Abdicate intrepid individualism and replace it with authoritarianism and conformity. Abdicate hope and replace it with government provided SSRIs. Vote for John McCain.
1 February 28th, 2008 at 8:27 am
reasonablecitizen says:
This is good. Are you ready to vote for a real maverick? Today we have Ron Paul and Ralph Nader but we may have more mavericks in the future.
This year vote against every Republican and every Democrat. Try a Protest Vote and write-in the candidate you prefer.
http://kindlingman.wordpress.com/2008/02/22/protest-voting/
Save America and Vote Responsibly in 2008
2 February 28th, 2008 at 10:33 pm
sue says:
The real solution of course is Mars colonization! Our only hope is a complete do-over
Am enjoying your blog very much and personally, will probably let my dog decide who to vote for this time around.
Regards!
Chio
3 February 29th, 2008 at 12:04 pm
Oliver says:
I applaud you. I will write in a candidate.
I see this election between 2 pro-government people as the end of the US as we knows it. This is a fairly historical moment. The end of Rome. Big government, finances in disarray, debt everywhere. Not a pretty picture for the next President, who will think more government will solve those problems.
4 March 4th, 2008 at 9:44 am
Trevor says:
Sue or Chio (depending which you prefer),
You may actually be right on that one. We need a do-over.
5 March 4th, 2008 at 9:46 am
Trevor says:
Oliver,
This century will be one of upheaval and change. Not too different from all of history. Only a few recent generations have had the blessings of peace and prosperity for a lifetime. Too bad they became complacent and fat.
6 March 4th, 2008 at 12:01 pm
Oliver says:
The generation that had prosperity and peace was the “hippies” one, who had the money, yet rejected capitalism and growth, favored big government and screwed us over at the end.
7 March 4th, 2008 at 8:19 pm
Oliver says:
Obviously I meant post Vietnam
8 March 5th, 2008 at 12:06 pm
Gringo_Malo says:
What? No mention of the McKennedy Amnesty for Illegal Aliens Bill? I know that the majority in this blog’s issue poll selected fiscal responsibility as their most important issue. Personally, I chose immigration. I’m all for fiscal responsibility, but if we don’t get control of our borders, then we won’t be living in a first world country much longer, and therefore won’t have a snowball’s chance in Hell of restoring fiscal responsibility.
See also the column, “Gun Grabber McCain Would Be Worse Than Obama.”
I made the futile gesture of voting for Ron Paul in the Texas primary yesterday. In November, I’ll be voting for a third party candidate.
9 March 6th, 2008 at 1:04 pm
YCRT says:
Historically, most generations that have had peace and prosperity get fat and complacent; it’s not a uniquely American fault. It goes at least all the way back to the book of Judges.
10 March 7th, 2008 at 9:40 am
Trevor says:
YCRT,
It’s too late to save Rome. I’m focusing on the fat complacent people who live among us. They outnumber us.
11 March 7th, 2008 at 9:44 am
Trevor says:
Gringo,
You are on the record as being opposed to the “government can fix everything, grow government crowd” - that’s worth something.
12 March 13th, 2008 at 10:50 pm
Jeff says:
It is plain to see that John McCain favors working with the enemy. The enemy in this case re Liberals. I am now, and always will be a strong Conservative. My idols are Rush Limbaugh and Ronald Reagan. And my website explains exactly why I will never vote for John McCain. http://www.whyiwillnevervoteforjohnmccain.com
13 March 27th, 2008 at 3:38 pm
Tom Massey says:
I felt the same way until I realized this.
The most important conservatism is fiscal conservatism. I am a Bible thumper and all, but if we discontinue subsidizing bad behaviour, we will get less of it. Let me choose my charities, and liberalism will die. I disagree with McCain Feingold and some other positions, but John McCain will help us starve the beast.
14 March 27th, 2008 at 4:48 pm
Trevor says:
How will John McCain help us shrink government? How will he make me more free to choose my own pathways in life? I’m very curious why you think he is a fiscal conservative Tom.