Posted by
Magnum, J.D. on Thursday, May 01, 2008 5:39:52 PM
I understand why talk radio and others are spending so much time on the Reverend Wright issue. I think the whole situation does tell us something about Senator Obama. He is not above the political fray -- he joined the church and stayed there to get ahead in politics -- and he is a typical politician -- he cut ties with Wright as soon as the going got tough -- not a Washington-outsider that hasn't been corrupted by too many years inside the beltway. Senator Obama values political expediency over everything else, but didn't we all suspect that to begin with?
Anyway, here's the point (which has been made by John elsewhere). Why are we conservatives, spending so much time on Rev. Wright? I was never going to vote for Obama-- the whole hullabaloo changes nothing for me.
Instead, why not spend these months leading up to the election putting the screws to McCain. He has been completely unrepentant now that he has the nomination. His positions on a myriad of issues are anything but conservative. Why don't Hannity, Rush et al spend some quality time on Senator McCain's political record in an effort to get him to make some genuine pledges to conservative voters. Regardless of who the Democrats nominate, large segments of the Republican base are likely to either stay home or cast protest votes if McCain doesn't get his act together. "Operation Chaos" and the "Stop Hillary Express" will prove worthless if conservative voters leave McCain hanging out to dry.
Further thoughts 5/2:
This occurred to me while I was driving homes yesterday. Rush and Sean claim to not be carrying water for the Republicans anymore. If that's so, why are they spending so much time on Obama and Rev. Wright? All of this uproar over Obama seems to be calculated to do nothing more than make sure the Republican takes the White House. Will the country come to an end if Obama is elected? Of course it won't; it won't be peaches and cream, but it won't be the end of the republic either.
Will true conservatives in this country become irrelevant if John McCain is elected? Undoubtedly they will. Talk radio would do well to pressure McCain to bring conservatives back to the party, not by blackmailing them with threats of a Democrat presidency, but by returning to conservative principles himself. If McCain can't (or, more likely, won't) do that, I fear the worst for the continued survival of limited government.