Conservatives Lost In The Wilderness

With the advent of Juan McAmnesty looming it is becoming increasingly certain that the conservative branch of the Republican Party is being taken for granted.

The message given by McCain at the Conservative Political Action Conference, which quickly was supported by the GOP establishment, was for conservatives to calm down and get back in line. You won’t find the DNC ever sending such a message to the blacks, Gay Rights groups, or women in their party.

Ann Coulter reminds us in her February 6 article of who this man that we are being told to support really is. . .

“McCain is a liberal.

– He excoriated Samuel Alito as too “conservative.”
– He promoted amnesty for 20 million illegal immigrants.
– He abridged citizens’ free speech (in favor of the media) with McCain-Feingold. — He hysterically opposes waterboarding terrorists and wants to shut down Guantanamo.
– He denounced the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth.
– He opposes ANWR and supports the global warming cult, even posturing with fellow mountebank Arnold Schwarzenegger in front of solar panels.

The only site that would have been more appropriate for Schwarzenegger in endorsing McCain would have been in front of an abortion clinic.

Although McCain has the minimum pro-life record demanded by the voters of Arizona, in 2006, McCain voted in favor of using taxpayer funds to harvest stem cells from human embryos. He opposes a constitutional amendment to protect human life. And he frets that if Roe v. Wade were overruled, women’s lives would be “endangered.” This is the same John McCain who chides Mitt Romney today for “flip-flopping” on abortion. At least Romney flips and stays there. ”

While so-called conservative pundits agonize on a new course of action as pro-John pundits are feverishly ignoring the fact that John McCain has been funded by George Soros since 2001, there is one that very few consider. Currently there is a push on to scare republicans into voting for republicans. The idea is to make us believe that Hillary Clinton is a worse choice than Juan, and more liberal than our country can stand, but the truth is that the Clinton’s have a history of meeting people who support them more than half way.

With Hillary having problems with securing her party’s nomination now would be the time for conservatives to rally behind her. By doing this it would keep conservatives relevant to the political process, buy us some badly needed gravitas, and get us a chance of being able to influence future policy decisions in Washington. All McCain offers us conservatives are his demands, his lies and a curse.

I will not vote for Juan McShamnesty, but I will support any action that flushes John. I do so in the hopes of making the Republican Party strong and proud again. I invite you to join me in giving Hillary, or any candidate not Juan your support.

Be a real Mavrick.

Romney Drops Out (Updated by Jenn, live from CPAC)

UPDATED by Jenn:

Minutes after Mitt Romney dropped out of the Race,
here is what was left of his campaign…and, some would argue,
the conservative movement in 2008.Laura Ingraham gave a rousing introduction for Mitt Romney on Thursdsay, at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington DC., and a rally for conservatism in general. Introduced as a person who had been a foot soldier in the Reagan Revolution, she stated:

It’s not enought to say that you ‘were’ a foot soldier in the Reagan Revolution. The Question is, ‘What have you done for Conervatism, lately?’

She added,

An obsession with bi-partision compromises does not keep us free.

Then Romney got up, and credited the Conservative Leadership Conference in 2007 for giving him a chance in this 2008 campaign, long before he became a frontrunner in the election. Unfortunately, he also repeated the same bizarre statement that he had not wow’d the CLC ‘07 attendees, either, that he was proud of the fact that America had never “taken land,” in a conflict.

He discussed the importance of conserving the culture of America, including the value of hard work and dedication, opportunity, belife in God, freedom, and family, and explained he felt the threat to this culture comes from within - and that threat is the dependency on government programs as well as the attack on our faith and morality.

“We will not be disuaded by the snickers and knowing glances,” he said, as he stressed the importance of standing up for American values.

Then, as Mitt Romney announced at CPAC that he was stepping aside and endorsing John Mccain because his (Romney’s) campaign was going to allow Hillary or Obama to win, cheers of “Mitt! Mitt! Mitt! rapidly turned to Boo’s… Romney explained that he disagreed with McCain on many issues but agreed with him on some important ones like national security, and the need for a Republican victory in 2008.

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Saying he did not want to be responsible for the Democrats winning the White House in November, Mitt Romney today dropped out of the race for the Republican nomination. Speaking at CPAC, Romney said a long nomination battle going all the way to the convention was detrimental to the party and the nation. He said the national campaign for November needs to start now and his presence in the race prevented that.Romney did not endorse either Huckabee or McCain but the pundits seem to universally believe the race is over and John McCain has won. Of course, the pundits have consistently underestimated Huckabee and it is likely that many Romney supporters will not support McCain. Their only alternative is Mike Huckabee.

There has also been no mention of the delegates Romney has already racked up. They have to go somewhere and it is unclear what Romney will do with the. Possibly he’ll wait to see what happens in the next few primaries.

The bottom line is, this thing isn’t over. The race has changed but it is still a race. I wouldn’t put too much confidence in the predictions of the pundits considering their track record so far.

Also see:

• Ron’s Musings: Romney Exits with Barn Burner Speech
• Girl on the Right: Mitt Romney’s Announcement to CPAC