the case for mccain

It's tough to vote for McCain as he isn't nearly as conservative as I like.  Choosing Palin perhaps was to excite voters like me, but we'll see if she was the better choice over Huckabee or Romney.

McCain seems to have a voting record to oppose government intrusion, but he's not the usual conservative on the issue. 

I like that he supports "sin" taxes.  I know I'm normally against tax increases of any kind or new taxes, but in the case of alcohol and tobacco, tax away.  Why?  Well, I can choose not to smoke or drink; however raising the income tax bracket will not be something I can avoid since we have to work to pay the bills. 

McCain normally supports tax cuts.  He didn't support Bush's because there was no spending cuts or limits.  Can't blame him there.

He supports school choice with vouchers, etc.  I like that. 

He's a big supporter of free trade.

He's he big anti-pork maverick.  Sorry, had to use that overused word one more time.  Maverick maverick maverick.  He is as SNL says, mavericky.  *laugh*

McCain is fairly good at entitlement reform, moreso than the current Republican administration.

He supports tort reform.

I know he's not as strong on immigration policy as some conservatives would like, but let's get real here.  Government involvement in immigration doesn't even make sense if you are a true conservative. Shouldn't the border states be the ones to build the fence or whatever it is you want the country to do about a physical barrier?  As for a huge deportation of illegal immigrants back to Mexico?  It ain't gonna happen.  It's a mess, I know, but so far nothing is happening.

If McCain had been in office rather than Bush, I bet we would have already surged in Iraq and the war would have already ended?  Maybe.

Anyway, there's a few reasons outside of the normal pro-life, anti stem cell research, and other social issues where most know I stand very conservatively.

It won't be long and this election will be over.  I'm just hoping Obama doesn't win with his "Change, don't think" mentality.