Election Difficulties

I know I’m not alone having a difficult time with this election; those in favor and against certain candidates are taking up thread after thread. Heck Clinton and Obama are vacillating between tearing each other’s face off and trying to make nice. Ann Coulter threatens to campaign for Hillary, if McCain gets the nod. A few days ago I was having my own McCain meltdown and thought of voting Obama, I can’t do that. What will I do though, that I’m unsure of. Right now back Romney, but unless he quickly adjusts to the reality on the ground, he will go down for certain.

The Democrats are having an easier time of this, even if their candidates aren’t. For the most part, they have two candidates they cannot only live with, they can support quite enthusiastically. So what is it that led to so many bad choices for the Republicans? One, the party lost its way while in control of the administration and Congress. They got so caught up in bringing home the ‘pork’, they didn’t hear when the people said, ‘Enough!’ They didn’t seem to recognize that a new organization, Pork Busters, was created just with them in mind, whose members were primarily Republicans and libertarians. Then they were surprised at the lack of turnout in 2006. Well I don’t think lack of turnout is going to be a problem in the fall.

They turned a deaf ear to the concerns on Dubai ports and illegal immigration, especially the latter. Dubai ports could be argued as a poor communication effort by the administration, the immigration issues could not. Even today, literally today, the Bush administration has basically endorsed McCain because Romney disagrees with Bush on ‘immigration reform.’ It’s not the only important issue on the table, but it’s way up there. Two reasons: One, national security/sovereignty; Two, suppression of wages. Both are important, both the administration and Republican leadership fail to address. You can’t long ignore your constituents and not pay a price.

Then there are/were the candidates. It was noted early on that the Republican candidates were much more qualified for the presidency in terms of experience than anyone save Biden on the Democratic side. That was true. I started out about a year ago looking at Ron Paul, talk about a high and low experience. I won’t thrash it out but I could not vote for him on personal morality reasons. That was a huge disappointment, as I really felt that it was past time to at least have a dialogue of how libertarianism/constitutionalism should be the bedrock of the Party. Alas the messenger has brought bad mojo.

Next up was Fred Thompson. I got very excited about his possible candidacy way back last Spring. Those of you that have known me for awhile, know I don’t have money to burn. I sent him 3, $20 donations before he entered the race. It’s much easier for me to donate time rather than money, but I really wanted him to enter. He wasted the opening, for reasons I’m still unsure of. He hated the process that goes without saying. Yet, he had people around him that I’m sure told him, ‘You’ve got to get out there and stop snarling at the press!’ Well it was not meant to be.

Giuliani followed, what a joke he turned out to be as a candidate. No doubt, he was never going to appeal to the right of the Party, but neither does McCain and that hasn’t blocked his candidacy. No, Giuliani just didn’t want it badly enough to take the bruising that comes with the process. Another bit the dust.

Leaving us with Huckabee, the traveling conman/Minister; McCain, the RINO with fatigues; and Romney, the Ken doll with no gonads, that McCain keeps kneeing to no avail. Is it any wonder that for moments at a time, the Democrats look good?

I’m hoping now that somehow this all comes to the Convention. I’m hoping there are some Republicans willing to buck the RNC leadership to try and sway delegates to a new candidate. It’s a long shot, but from the cheap seats it looks like our best and only play.