Originally Posted by Aquila (Post 373865)

McCain is often hot tempered and and snappy. He's really toned himself down a bit recently in this campaign though. I don't think McCain is a stellar conservative. When he ran against Bush his lack of conservatism hurt him. McCain has supported Roe, though saying he's prolife, McCain even supported stem cell research. McCain's record with free trade is spotty.

When I look at the field and see who's rising to the top in both parties it's evident to me that Reganomics dead. The Republicans leading the pack are largely populist and progressive when it comes to economics. They'd make good late 80's early 90's Democrats.

I think it's time we wake up. The Republicans have no intention to address abortion and gay marriage. Some of the most powerful Republican constituents support abortion rights and gay marriage. Around every election they come out talking about life and values and then get into their pro-corporate money making schemes that nearly wreck the economy. Our economy has taken a big hit, the value of the dollar is down, the housing market is devastated...these cats are rotten to the core. They changed "deregulate", and "less governmental regulations in banking"...they got what they wanted and predatory lending practices got us here.

I don't think the Republicans are worth a lick. The Democrats aren't much better. The only thing we'd have going for us under the Democrats is that they might be grateful enough to actually listen to the American people and return to a Pro-American domestic policy that the Republicans completely abandoned.

Originally Posted by RevBuddy (Post 373894)

Vote Democratic????? That's unapostolic, unPentecostal, un"fill in the blank"...

Not going to happen here!!

Originally Posted by OP_Carl (Post 373896)

McCain is not a true conservative, and his views on the military-industrial complex, and on government authority, ought to chill any conservative's ardor for him. Alas, if he is nominated, we are left dumbfounded at the ballot box gulping, 'I hope this guy is better than a slimy socialist.' And, as we see with George W. Bush, a "man of principle" who turns out to be a big-government Republican who USED the religious right to get elected, and then turned a deaf ear to them, is not necessarily going to be an indicator of progress towards limited government and constitutional purity.

Originally Posted by DividedThigh (Post 373899)

isnt it funny, when i was a kid all my family were kennedy dems and 20 years later were all reagan republicans, lol, what a funny world, ever changing, dt:tvhappy

Originally Posted by RevBuddy (Post 373906)

What's even more interesting is that there is still support for the Democratic Party in many areas of the South and with Pentecostal families. We grew up in the period when the Democratic Party was the ONLY party of the South, and many have not changed their party affiliation or voting habits, in spite of the fact the Democratic Party has long ago left its Roosevelt, Truman and Kennedy roots...

But, even 20 years ago, DividedThigh, I was a Republican...what foresight and vision!!!

Originally Posted by RevBuddy (Post 373906)

What's even more interesting is that there is still support for the Democratic Party in many areas of the South and with Pentecostal families. We grew up in the period when the Democratic Party was the ONLY party of the South, and many have not changed their party affiliation or voting habits, in spite of the fact the Democratic Party has long ago left its Roosevelt, Truman and Kennedy roots...

But, even 20 years ago, DividedThigh, I was a Republican...what foresight and vision!!!

Originally Posted by rosebud (Post 373911)

I would vote for a Democrat before I voted for McCain:reaction. And it would be the first time in 30 years since I voted Democrat.:drama

Originally Posted by OP_Carl (Post 373896)

McCain is not a true conservative, and his views on the military-industrial complex, and on government authority, ought to chill any conservative's ardor for him. Alas, if he is nominated, we are left dumbfounded at the ballot box gulping, 'I hope this guy is better than a slimy socialist.' And, as we see with George W. Bush, a "man of principle" who turns out to be a big-government Republican who USED the religious right to get elected, and then turned a deaf ear to them, is not necessarily going to be an indicator of progress towards limited government and constitutional purity.