1) You yourselves (often) don’t like him.
2) You’ve conceded the MSM is going to turn on him for November.
3) I can’t agree he appeals all that much to Independents. Certainly not as much as a “united” Clinton-Obama ticket would, if the Democrats go that route.

So where’s the electability?

Trust me. You erred big time!

But I have a question for John and TCG, who are you voting for?
Not voting at all may feel good as a protest, but it is a meaningless gesture.

With respect, I voted for Nunya DB.
I don’t discuss who I voted for. One thing you can be sure of, it wasn’t McCain.

The problem I have is with TCG who is against McCain and won’t support Romney either.

1. At what point did I say I won’t support Romney either?

B. I merely asked how in the hell could somebody like McCain, who attacked Romney for spending his own money, could seriously be considered a conservative.

Do I detect that you have a problem with me daring to ask such questions?

I have a problem with people who won’t vote in this election cycle. We don’t have a clear conservative leader in this election. So we have to choose a lessor candidate, otherwise you are basically giving the Dems the vote.
Sure you have the right not to vote, but if that is your choice than you don’t have the right to complain about the results and consaquenses after the fact.

I can respect Dan for feeling that McCain will be better than Romney on the war on terror. He has admitted to going with his heart, not his mind on this one. One can say this is not the time for emotions, but I’d rather he vote for a viable candidate for the ‘wrong reasons’.

A Democrat in the White House scares the sh*t out of me, but I hate to say that is where we are heading.

First, let me say that I will rally to Romney should he win.

But, this blog could become an important forum for a serious debate on the merits of voting for GOP nominee John McCain or sitting this one out.

I would rather vote for someone with experience and knowledge of how to get things done than the other canidate who is most well known for a Democratic Convention speech in 04.

I really dislike Obama…

We can all come up with reasons why Dan made the wrong choice. But he did make a reasoned one – going with McCain because of the war on terror, is not a rash decision.

Leah, I like your comments and I most respectfully disagree here. First, Dan himself said:

in my post, I noted that my heart said McCain while my head said Romney

Second – Why do we think McCain represents the War on Terror issue better than Romney? Is it just because he talks about it more? Or is there a reason to believe Romney will be soft?

Remember, McCain is the guy who wants to close Gitmo (releasing the terrorists – to where?) and who thinks controlled waterboarding to save American lives is somehow “torture”.

[ILC, I linked that it my post and agree he raises some valid points. -- Dan]

Answers Eric Scheie’s line of argument.

Here’s the problem with McCain. While he loves America, he fundamentally does not understand the political and economic principles that have made it great. “I would rather have a clean government than one where quote First Amendment rights are being respected”, says McCain. Translation: “F*ck the People. F*ck the Constitution.” At least under President Hillary, we’ll have a clear fight; we’ll know when and whom to fight.

We can all come up with reasons why Dan made the wrong choice. But he did make a reasoned one – going with McCain because of the war on terror, is not a rash decision. But saying that McCain is terrible, Romney’s not great, and simply not voting is a worse choice.

It all points to the fact that we may need to get used to the Democrats being back in power again. Since there is enthusiasm on their side – that will win the day over distain on our side.

But, if John McCain continues to campaign on conservative ideas,

Like attacking Romney for spending his own hard earned money?

WTF is the “conservative ideas” in that? And no, I’m not backing Romney at this point.

Also, Romney never really completed the sale with me.

I can relate. As I said in the other thread where I posted the pro-Romney chart: I don’t love him. I am not stoked about him. This is a suck-y political year for me, all around.

I think you’re right that the MSM will turn on him. But, that may well strengthen his resolve and given the media’s credibility may help him more than hurt, especially when papers like the LA Times try to explain why they’re backing Hillary in the fall when they backed McCain and Obama in the primary campaign.

And please note that I’m not entirely comfortable with my choice.

Also, Romney never really completed the sale with me.

Time will only tell if I erred today in my vote. But, if John McCain continues to campaign on conservative ideas, shows more grace (tha he has) to his chief rival for the nomination and taps a respected conservative as his running mate, then my hopes will not be misplaced.

I hope you didn’t err. If my fears about McCain turned out to be wrong – If, in fact, he is electable and then (miraculously) he governed as a sensible pro-capitalist and constitutionalist, cared about securing our borders, etc. – I would be delighted.

I just think it’s pretty unlikely.