AMERICA BALLOT BOX REVOLT
2008 – The Year To Vote For A Third Party Candidate.
The argument against voting for a third party candidate seems to be, “if you vote for a third party candidate for President you will throw the election to either the democrat or republican candidate”. That argument in November 2008 election is not valid because it matters not whether McCain or Obama is elected…neither one meets the test.
On the surface there are some differences between Obama and McCain…or are there really any significant differences?
Obama supports abortion, partial birth abortion, homosexual rights, same sex marriage, has no energy solution, is waffling on the Iraq war, supports illegal alien citizenship, weak on border security, and is as far left as possible.
McCain seems to be against abortion but says he wouldn’t seek a change in Roe v Wade, cozies up to homosexual community, against a one man/one woman marriage amendment, has no energy solution, supports the Iraq war, visits with La Raza, supporters of illegal alien citizenship, weak on border security, and supports conservative and some liberal positions.
There are some other minor differences between Obama and McCain but what I hear most as a reason to support McCain is the likely US Supreme Court appointment possibility and the Iraq war. Both arguments are moot for these reasons.
McCain would not be allowed to appoint a conservative Supreme Court justice in the vein of Scalia, Thomas, Alito, Roberts…the US Senate, Democrats in the majority, would not support it, won’t happen. The best McCain could hope for is nominating a left-leaning centrist that would survive Senate confirmation. Obama as President would not change the makeup of the US Supreme Court…if there is a vacancy, it will in all probability be one of the liberal jstices. Obama will simply appoint another liberal justice not far removed from the one McCain would have to appoint. Who knows, Obama could appoint a justice that would pull a Souter or Kennedy in reverse?
Remember Republican Presidents appointed recent Supreme Court Justices Souter(Bush 41) a flaming liberal, Kennedy(Reagan) much like McCain, never know where he is coming from, and Sandra Day O’Connor(Reagan), another question mark. So the argument that McCain would change the makeup of the US Supreme court and tilt it to the right does not meet a reality test.
The argument that an Obama Presidency would jeopardize Iraq success, result in a ill-conceived troop pullout is weak. Obama is moving toward a reevaluation of his Iraq position favoring a planned, studied approach, and favoring moving troops to Afghanistan. We’ll learn more of Obama’s Iraq policy after he visits the troops and surveys at ground level. I suspect he will disappoint his far-left supporters which could cause serious fallout, not that he wants to move to the center but he knows he must. In essence, there is likely to be little difference between McCain and Obama as we draw closer to November…certainly no devastating premature Iraq pullout.
There is also another variable that sticks in my craw and that’s the performance of Republicans that resulted in their 2006 election rout. The Republican party abandoned it’s principles during 2000 – 2006 falling into the big government, spending frenzy which cost them the House and Senate in 2006…they deserved to get waxed. They now must prove receipt of a message…we don’t trust them, nor the Democrats for that matter.
In 1992 we had an incumbent President, George HW Bush, William Clinton, and Ross Perot running for President. Thousands of voters used the excuse “if I vote for Perot I’ll be electing Clinton” so I must vote for Bush. I’ll tell you, if all the people that said they would vote for Perot, if they thought he could win, would have voted for Perot, he would have won.
During the 92 elections there was a reasonable choice and the third party candidate pulled nearly 20% of the American vote. George HW Bush violated his pledge “read my lips, no new taxes” by signing a tax bill…America punished him.
The 2008 election gives us no clear choice of candidates…we don’t need to feel guilty about voting for a third party candidate. Again, if all the people that are of the opinion that a vote for a third party candidate will elect Obama do indeed vote for a third party candidate, the 20% Ross Perot garnered could be 35 or 40 %.
For all “Americans” that are disgusted with the two major party apparatus using us as pawns in their presidential political games, it’s time to send a message. We won’t send them any money, we will openly oppose them, and at the ballot box we’ll vote for a third party candidate at the Presidential level.
Right now the only third party candidates I’m aware of are Chuck Baldwin, Constitution Party http://www.constitutionparty.com/ ; Bob Barr, Libertarian Party http://www.lp.org/ . Read their platforms. I’m supporting Chuck Baldwin. Listen to his acceptance speech. Hear another option. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5808710975074355086&hl=en
Voting for a Senator or Representative should be for the best choice, leaning toward throwing out the incumbent.
That’s the way I see it folks……you may view me as losing it but I’ve had enough of the incestuous two party monopoly that is punishing America.
Harry Riley, COL, USA, Ret
July 1st, 2008 at 6:17 am
I am no McCain fan and I agree with your assessment of the 2008 election. How would you feel about 12 year term limits for US Senators and US Representatives serving in Congress.
I think that’s the answer to prevent these power hungry, selfish, only care about their re-election. It it’s good enough for the POTUS, it should be good enough for the others too.
July 1st, 2008 at 7:25 am
I agree with you Tim…….but as you suggest, the power hungry foxes would be required to clean out their own hen-house….seems akin to asking the pigs to stay away from the trough.
Term limits are desperately needed but how can we convince the Congress to give up their “golden egg”?