And this guy says just what I think about John McCain

Also from Illinois Review, but instead of linking this I'll post the whole thing. Like him I got an e-mail from John McCain (my candidate in the presidential election by default since we couldn't get a REAL Republican nominated) asking for a donation to his new "Country First" PAC. No, thank you John. You won't be getting any of my money. Since YOUR people chose to publicly gossip (aka LIE) about Sarah Palin following YOUR loss you have abdicated ANY future support for any candidacy you might attempt. The only reason you got as many votes as you did is BECAUSE of Governor Palin, so yes, Senator McCain, it's time to GO AWAY. I don't want you cooperating with the Demon-crats, or preaching about bipartisanship (also known as throwing away your principles for some camera time). I think jeopardized any Republican victories for years to come with your failed candidacy and your "let's work together" (also known as throwing REAL Republicans overboard). You may say it was all about service to your country, and I respect that, but it would have been better judgment to take a step back and do what was best for your country (and therefore your political party) by supporting a better candidate and giving America a chance to practice all those principles our forefathers (and the creators of American Democracy) believed in and incorporated into the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution.

Ok, so much for my rant---here's Sam Pierce's piece about McCain, and I'm sure he puts many things we're all thinking about so much better than I could.

Friday, January 09, 2009

A Plea To John McCain

by Sam Pierce

Is John McCain emboldened by the calls for the Republican Party to move to the center or “reform” as David Brooks would suggest? Is that why he is still imposing himself upon the party? I had hopes that if we conservatives held our nose and supported John McCain (once we were so rudely stuck with him) that he would have the decency to exit the stage if he lost. Throughout the painful campaign he made statement after statement that seemed to scream “Barack Obama will be the next President of The United States of America” and now he has started a PAC.

The only way I would donate to John McCain’s Country First PAC is if he were putting country first and planning to use the donations to supplement his immediate retirement! Undoubtedly this PAC would be more aptly called “McCain First” and will work toward reaching accross the aisle … and smacking conservatives in the mouth. David Brooks might think the Republican Party needs to unite behind amnesty for illegals, closing Guantonomo Bay, letting “independents” and Democrats pick our nominees, and helping “Big Brother” Barry succeed in his massive power grab, but that sounds like surrender to me.

Mr. Brooks and his fellow “reformers” can’t seem to comprehend that we were stuck with exactly their type of candidate in the recent presidential election… and now we are stuck with Barack Obama! John McCain was the epitomy of their movement so I respectfully issue this plea to Senator John McCain:

You have served your country. Thank you for your service. Now please put your country first and go away!

Every instance of McCain reappearance is a slap in the face to those who stood behind him in spite of our principles and in the response to admonishments from his apologists. In 2012 will we once again be told to fall in line behind a doomed RINO candidate as he (or she) offers himself up as the sacrificial lamb to “Big Brother” Barry? Will we once again be subject to the hysterical whining such as “if you don’t vote for (insert RINO here), you are voting for Obama!”?