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Maybe Obama is Conservative

Posted by Closet GOP on Sunday, July 06, 2008 3:20:08 AM
With all the repeated flip flops that Barak Obama has made, he actually is sounding more conservative all the time.
 
1.) He thinks the D.C. hand gun ban that was overturned by the Supreme Court "went too far".
2.) Keeping the Cuba embargo in place.
3.) Sending mixed signals though his staff to Canadian officials that he won't be killing NAFTA if he is President
4.) Throwing Jeremiah Wright under the bus after playing off that his words were poor then quitting the Holy Trinity as a member altogether.
5.) A supporter of Israel.
6.) Letting the government support faith based programs.

Of course I write out this list is jest but Obama sure sounds good on paper.  What is even scarier is that smart people who support Obama don't recognize what they are falling for old time flip flops.  "Hope" and "Change" are buzzwords that get them excited even thought they don't know what the result will be other than "Not Bush".

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Conservatives Are Starting To Grow Up

Posted by Closet GOP on Sunday, February 24, 2008 6:40:12 PM
Nothing brings conservatives together like an old media smear campaign against Republican candidates.

Not everyone is on board for John McCain but even some harsher critics like Rush Limbaugh are even starting to at least sympathize with him.  If attacks like this continue I can say it will only backfire on the culprits involved.  I still believe that McCain is a good conservative candidate for the GOP.  Looking at an Obama/Clinton administration with Democratic control of the House and Senate is not going to "bring change" to the Republican Party.  Democrats lost legislative seats in 1994 and it took 12 years for them to get it back.  Do you think they will give it back easily in the next few years? 

Conservatives are starting to put their ego aside and voting for the country that they love.  It is wonderful to see conservatives coming together. 

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Vice President Condoleezza Rice?

Posted by Closet GOP on Friday, February 22, 2008 3:01:30 AM
 

I think some people have kicked this around but I thought I would grab at it.  I don't know how plausible it is with the challenges McCain has with President George W. Bush from time to time.  But if it was done I think it would be a good strategic move as far as votes.

Condi is no dummy.  She speaks five languages.  Condi is a Republican that saw the light in 1982 and left the Democrats like Reagan did.  Provost to a major university (Stanford) and balanced their budget.  She is "mildly pro-choice" like me but is for heavy regulations and restrictions.  Also tough on terrorism and foreign policy.  I still hold her in high esteem in how she battled toe-to-toe with Barbara Boxer.  Title of National Security Advisor and Secretary of State look good on the resume considering it was in the height of 9/11.

Not only do these qualifications highlight what would make her a good Vice President candidate but there are other things.  How would it grate on liberals that Republicans would get the first woman and African American to be Vice President.  I also think she would be able to reach out to black and other minority voters.  A lot happens between now and November but that is something to consider for the time being.

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MySpace Group for Townhall.com bloggers

Posted by Closet GOP on Thursday, February 14, 2008 12:46:31 PM
I created a Myspace group for Townhall.com bloggers.  It looks like there is already one created on Facebook too.
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Obama: Feel me out

Posted by Closet GOP on Wednesday, February 13, 2008 2:19:52 AM
With Barak Obama's growing support and pulling out the "Chesapeake sweep" Tuesday it is looking more apparent that he will be the nomination for the Democratic Party.  For someone who could be the first black man to score a nomination for the Democratic Party that would be a huge victory for the party.  

Obama has yet to serve a full term in the US Senate.  Sean Hannity has twice posed the question (1, 2) on Hannity and Colmes to a pro-Obama focus group to "name one accomplishment" of his.  Not only are the responses comical with "great speaker" to "opposing the Iraq War" as some standards they usually use. They didn't come up with one.  Not one! The most unbelievable was a gentleman who claimed that Obama being black was an accomplishment and he himself was black.

I understand the attraction to Obama.  He is a great communicator and does speak with passion but what does he really stand for?  What has he really done?  For anyone paying attention to the U.S. Senate or U.S. Congress lately understands why they have such a low approval rating (even worse than Bush).  Since their 2006 resurgence the Democrats have not done anything that they set out to do.  Remember how they said they were going to stop the war?  The difference is "saying what you believe in" and "doing what you believe in".  The first part is always the easiest to do but the second part is not followed up on in politics very much.  Since Obama is starting to emerge as the frontrunner and with the success of the Iraq surge, he is even starting to waffle on Iraq now.  He has flown under the radar with the Democrats but with the spotlight on him and the help of John McCain the focus should come down to the issues not feelings.

I debate with my wife all the time but we have come to an agreement on some things.  We agree that people who tend to be liberal wants things to be ideal for everyone.  Republicans wants everything to be realistic for everyone.  Is there a little bit of cross over?  Sure, but for the most part I think it is true.  This is what is happening with Obama.  He gives these great speeches, people weep and are moved with great emotion and it all builds in this tremendous culmination where they scream "Yes, We Can".  But what can they really do?  Do they even know specifically what his plans are?  No, but they feel it and that is good enough.
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The Five (or Six) Stages of John McCain

Posted by Closet GOP on Tuesday, February 12, 2008 2:01:22 AM
 

A lot of conservatives are going through the 5 states of the Kübler-Ross model or more commonly known as The Five Stages of Grief.  Seeing the departure of Mitt Romney from the GOP nomination race has many Anti-McCain conservatives going through the five stages.

                           

                               1.) Denial

                               2.) Anger

                               3.) Bargaining

                               4.) Depression

                               5.) Acceptance


I would say many have moved past denial as it is pretty much a lock that John McCain will end up with the presidential nomination for the GOP.  Anger or depression seem to be a phase a lot are stuck on will to commit voter suicide and vote for Hillary or not at all.  A few might want to bargain, what kind of Vice-President will he nominate or maybe we can get a third party character.  But if conservatives have arrived to acceptance it doesn't mean that they are as accepting of John McCain.  If I could make a sixth stage I would make it Advocacy. 

For McCain to get elected as President of the United States it would take a vast majority of the conservative base to get to the "advocacy" stage.  I don't mean that they will just vote for John McCain as the "lesser of two evils" but actually believing, like I do, that he would be a good conservative leader.  It is still early to tell but I don't feel enough of the base is getting excited enough for McCain to gain the kind of support he needs.  Now to give some people credit they are waiting until it is mathematically impossible for else to win the nomination.  I don't think that McCain supporters can get ahead of themselves until he officially clinches the nomination.

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Mitt Romney loves America

Posted by Closet GOP on Friday, February 08, 2008 1:04:56 AM

Mitt Romney is a class act.  His speech today was delivered well and well thought.  If he would have spoke like that all campaign long I think he could have swayed a lot more voters earlier on but still not me.  Romney did the right thing for America and the GOP by suspending his campaign.  Romney disagrees with John McCain on certain issues as I do.  He does feel, like all Republican candidates, (maybe Ron Paul excluded) that John McCain is a far better option for President than Hillary Clinton or Barak Obama.


Why do the Republican candidates for President have a better vision for country than a lot of the conservative talk show radio hosts and pundits?  It is time to put ego aside and put love of country at the forefront of this vote in November.  I have been beating this issue to death but it must be restated until it starts to sink in with the base.  Even if it takes me all the way to November.


Did you like like John McCain when he called out Michael Moore to his face at the 2004 GOP convention?  Remember, he called him a "disingenuous filmmaker"?  How about when he supported Bush since 9/11 with almost every issue on our national security and wars, whether it is popular or unpopular?  Were you thinking then, "John, shut up!"?  Don't pick and choose what you don't like about him and then talk about a few issues as to waht makes him liberal.


If you disagree with every GOP candidate about supporting McCain, why did you support them at all in the first place?  After all they are backing John McCain who is a "liberal" according to you conservative simpletons.

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Ronald Reagan: That Old Liberal Democrat Flip Flopper

Posted by Closet GOP on Thursday, February 07, 2008 3:57:34 AM

Some conservatives are blasting John McCain about being "liberal" I thought I would make some points about Ronald Reagan.  Reagan was the best President in my lifetime but nobody is perfect.  I hope that this is put into perspective when people are trying to label John McCain as a liberal:

Reagan was a big supporter of the New Deal
Regan,... was a liberal Democrat
As Governor of California he signed the Therapeutic Abortion Act legalizing abortion
In 1986 Ronald Reagan granted amnesty to approximately 3 million illegal immigrants
He appointed Sandra Day O'Connor to the Supreme Court
He signed with a Democratic Congress on tax hikes on gas, payroll and other taxes as President

Just because you take a stance in a few times in your life that goes against the grain of conservatism, does make you a liberal?  Now writing the above on Ronald Reagan made me feel slimy because I feel he is the hallmark of US Presidents.  He is known overall for cutting taxes and regretting decisions on amnesty and abortion.  He also finally saw the light and became the conservative Republican we all admire.  As Jonah Goldberg said, "Ronald Reagan is dead and he's not coming back".  As much as I admire Reagan, nobody is ever going to fill his shoes no matter how good they are.  Reagan also dealt with all kinds of different issues than with what we are dealing with today.

Why can't we get behind John McCain the same way?  Why would support for Hillary be any better than what John McCain brings to the table?  How would Hillbama with a Democratic Congress and Senate majority be stopped or slowed?  McCain is no liberal folks.  A vote for John McCain is a vote for conservative values.

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John McCain: The Conservative Candidate

Posted by Closet GOP on Wednesday, February 06, 2008 3:04:33 AM
I know some of you are either rolling your eyes or blood is rushing to your face but hear me out.  With Super Tuesday being called for McCain it looks like that he has all but statistically locked this nomination up. 

I am happy that McCain emerged the way he did.  He stuck with it when it looked bad and punched out a homerun.  I did like Fred Thompson at first be he lacked the ambition to come across as a winner.  After I couldn't find the reasoning to get behind Fred, I found solace in an emerging John McCain.  Here are some reasons why you should support him too.

John McCain supports: 
Balanced Budget
School Vouchers
Building a Strong Military
War on Terrorism
Iraq War
Permanent Tax Cuts
Judicial Nominees Who Follow the Constitution
Free Trade
Mandatory Sentencing
Capital Punishment
Privatization of Social Security

John McCain opposes:
Gun Control
Universal Health Care/Socialized Medicine
Abortion
Fairness Doctrine (Ironic, considering Rush, Laura, Sean and Hugh displays this week, among others)

I would say on this list, true conservative will hold most of these values to be their own.  This is what your list would look like after Hillbama runs their pen though it.

John McCain supports: 
Balanced Budget (If this caused by taxes being raised, then yes, we are for it.)
School Vouchers (Raise more taxes of course.)
Building a Strong Military (This doesn't really need to be needed anymore. It worked we reduced it in the 90s,… didn’t it?)
War on Terrorism (Let's try to understand them first, then ask forgiveness for being hateful.)
Iraq War (Why are we still there? Who cares if we are winning.)
Permanent Tax Cuts (No brainier that this is gone. How high can we fly?)
Judicial Nominees Who Follow the Constitution (A generation of liberal appointees we can't get rid of.)
Free Trade (Save our unions, they know best.)
Mandatory Sentencing (9th times a charm,... maybe?)
Capital Punishment (Let's try to understand criminals.)
Privatization of Social Security (We'll just raise taxes,... again.)

John McCain opposes:
Gun Control (Brady Bill part II)
Universal Health Care/Socialized Medicine (Welcome back Hillacare!)
Abortion (Always on demand, without any restrictions, whether you like it or not.)
Fairness Doctrine (Air America against Rush?  That will kill conservative talk radio for good.)

Are we willing to sacrifice all these things on this list?  Why are some so ignorant to the fact that McCain is a conservative.  Moderate at times, yes but not everyone is hard line conservative.  We may have disagreements with John McCain but how much are you willing to sacrifice?  So you don't agree with him on everything, but really, who are you ever going to agree with on every issue?  Hint: Nobody except yourself.  

Some people in talk radio that were throwing everything at John McCain have now started to back peddle a little.  Laura Ingraham said she would support McCain over Hillbama if he is the nominee.  Hugh Hewitt even stated that Coulter was out of line for wanting to campaign for Hillary if McCain wins.  Rush seems to be sticking to his guns, it will be interesting to see what he does Wednesday on his broadcast. 

I know you care about these issues.  Don't give the Democrats free reign over these issues.  What if your ignorance leads to another 9/11 because you just don't like John McCain.  Isn't that being selfish?  I am not trying to be dire here but I do want you to think about the big picture and think about everything.  You have to put your ego aside and think what is best of the country.

God Bless America
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My Wish on the Dawn of Super Tuesday

Posted by Closet GOP on Tuesday, February 05, 2008 2:47:06 AM

My greatest wish is that whether it is Mitt Romney, Mike Huckabee or John McCain, that all conservatives can get behind the nominee and defeat the Democrats.  The biggest thing that saddens me up is seeing wonderful people with values and integrity attacks each other with such disgust and even what appears to be hatred.   We are all working for the common good; we should be unified in victory.   I know there are some conservatives upset about the possibility of McCain getting the nomination.  I hope that if he does get the nomination you can helps us unify the GOP.  I have said all I can say at this point and wish all three men the best of luck on a hard fought campaign.

 

God bless America.

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McCain Support: Love of Country vs Ego

Posted by Closet GOP on Monday, February 04, 2008 2:06:27 AM
Burt Prelutsky says it best about John McCain's possible GOP nomination:

What truly confounds me are those cuckoos who would prefer to see such Socialists as Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama win the election than to sully themselves by voting for a Republican who was only their second or third or even fourth choice. To them I say, before proving that you place your own ego gratification above what’s best for America, keep in mind that most of the Supreme Court justices are in their 70s or even, in the case of John Paul Stewart, fast approaching 90. Do you really want one of those two Democrats stacking the Court for the foreseeable future? Presidents come and go, but justices go on seemingly forever. Kennedy and Scalia have been on the bench since Reagan put them there.

Conservatives vowing to sit this election out if John McCain is the nomination are choosing their ego over the love of country.  Why would you let America be destroyed by Hillbama?  So you feel better about not voting for McCain.  Well put Burt!

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A Challenge to Anti-McCain Conservatives

Posted by Closet GOP on Sunday, February 03, 2008 12:06:37 AM

I propose this challenge to you.  Make a list of all issues you care about.  Some are going to be a higher priority than others but just make the list that is important to you.  Abortion, immigration, taxes, vouchers, education, health care, gun control, campaign finance reform, international trade, Iraq, Iran, terrorism, torture, budget, environment, religion, gay marriage,  etc.  I just threw out several to help.  Complete you list and set it aside.

Now do some research.  To get a list of John McCain's positions go to his web site On The Issues for his platform.  Now visit Clinton and Obama's positions on their web site.  You might not get all the answers to your issues but that is a plan to start at least. 

Now keep a tally of how many times you agree with John McCain and then anyone of the Democrats.  Do you think that Hillary or Barak would honestly be more productive option for you?  Your list with McCain will most likely be in agreement on the majority of your issues.  You won’t find someone who will agree with you 100% of the time.  Is letting your list getting trampled by the Democrats really worth it?  Remember, they have control of the House and Senate too.

Tuesday will show the major direction of where the nomination will go.  I am supporting McCain but even if it happens to be Romney I would back him 100% in a challenge against any Democrat.  You may be able to remember back to when Bill Clinton was running in 1992. Ross Perot neutralized the GOP vote and taking enough votes for Bush.  You might not have been a fan of George H. W. Bush but he was a better option that Billy.  Think about that in November if McCain is the nominee and remember what is at stake.
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Talk Radio Hosts vs McCain

Posted by Closet GOP on Saturday, February 02, 2008 10:42:42 AM
There is a reason that Michael Medved is one of my favorite radio show hosts.  He is an intellectual who is a rational debater and allows plenty of dissenting opinion on The Michael Medved Show.  When McCain was starting to get realistic support for the GOP nomination for President, he was the first to point out that he would have been a good prospect for president.

Sadly, there have been few and far talk radio hosts who have sided this way.  Medved has recently been joined by Mike Gallagher.  Other than that, I don't think many others in talk radio have supported McCain.  Even Ann Coulter has stated she would campaign for Clinton if McCain gets the nomination.  It has gone that far now.  I don't know how serious Ann is but I guess she has restated this claim again.  Rush Limbaugh has come close to saying he would sit the election out with a McCain nomination.  Sean Hannity thinks that McCain might move us in the wrong direction.  Hugh Hewitt also feels the same way.

I am waiting for this to play out but let's be real, McCain is hands down a better option that Clinton or Obama.  Yes, McCain has some positions I don't like but he is by no means a liberal.
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Why all the McCain Disdain?

Posted by Closet GOP on Saturday, February 02, 2008 3:23:44 AM
I am stunned at how many fellow conservatives are getting so worked up about Senator John McCain becoming the GOP nominee for President of the United States.  Accusations that he is RINO (Republican In Name Only), a donkey in elephant clothes is how one fellow blogger put it.

I think we have to look back and really think about what McCain stands for.  I think any past or present GOP nominee for 2008 (Ron Paul excluded) would be a great option as President.  If he does get the nomination is sitting it out really worth giving Democrats complete power of the Executive and Legislative branches.  Really think about your answer.

Some of you point out things on McCain such as immigration, global warming not passing tax cuts in 2001 as reasons for non-support about how McCain will govern.  I have to agree with you those who dislike McCain that some stances I don't like with him.  But to call him a liberal?  Really?  Here are some facts about how McCain is a great conservative candidate.  Try to find this much in agreement with Obama or Clinton.  Some of this will redundant but you get the point.

"On the Issues" from johnmccain.com
Cut The Corporate Tax Rate From 35 To 25 Percent
Establish Permanent Tax Credit Equal To 10 Percent Of Wages Spent On R&D
Cut Taxes On The Middle Class
Keep Tax Rates Low
Make It Harder To Raise Taxes
Reward Saving, Investment and Risk-Taking
Ban Internet Taxes
Ban New Cell Phone Taxes
Stop Earmarks, Pork-Barrel Spending, And Waste
Budgetary Reform To Give Tax Cuts A Fair Chance
Reform Social Security (includes personal accounts and not raising taxes)
Lowering Barriers to Trade
Opening Markets & Opportunity
Overturning Roe v. Wade
Promoting Adoption
Protecting Marriage
Bolster Troops on the Ground 
Increasing the Size of the American Military
Implement New Counterinsurgency Strategy
Modernizing the Armed Services
Smarter Defense Spending
Strengthen the Iraqi Armed Forces and Police
A Strong Military in a Dangerous World
Call for International Pressure on Syria and Iran
Win the Homefront
Making Border Secure
Making English the Primary Language
Fighting Against Violent Islamic Extremists and Terrorist Tactics
Effective Missile Defense
Gun Manufacturer Liability  (opposes)
Assault Weapons (opposes ban)
Importation of High Capacity Magazines (opposes ban)
Banning Ammunition (opposes)
The Firearm Purchase Waiting Period (opposes)
The confiscation of firearms after an emergency  (opposes)
Stiffer Penalties for Criminals who use a Firearm in the Commission of a Crime

Other Stances from Wikipedia:
Supports school vouchers, capital punishment, mandatory sentencing, and welfare reform

Other great moments reflecting a conservative candidate:
Calling out Michael Moore at the GOP 2004 Convention as a "disingenuous filmmaker" while he was in attendance
Bring back the popularity of the Bomb Iran song
Trading jobs with Barbara Streisand

I have to admit, I would lean to McCain over Romney.  I think Mitt is a good leader too.  I have no problem with people who want to support Mitt.  Mitt himself has a few flip flopping flaws of his own.  But you have to believe he would support McCain as a nominee.  Ronald Reagan helped Gerald Ford campaign as McCain did for Bush in 2000 and 2004.

If McCain wins the nomination, would you really believe he is a liberal?  If you want a candidate who agrees with you 100% of the time, you can only vote for yourself.
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First Post

Posted by Closet GOP on Saturday, February 02, 2008 12:34:00 AM
Excited about the blogging in the Townhall.com community.  I will post here in the future about the issues of the day or whatever I feel like I want to write about.  This is a pretty uneventful first post. Later!
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