BoringAccountant
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No need to get all flustered and silly in your responses.
Nah, no worries, just another political debate...
My main point being this...I completely understand that you do not like the choices, as a matter of fact, I would say that we agree on all of that, McCain is not a true conservative in any sense of the word. Hillary and Obama are not what this country needs ever. What I am saying is that I agree with you, but at the same time I still see the need to do what is best for this country by voting for who is best for this country (GIVEN THE CHOICES) I hate voting for someone who does not agree with me on things, and hate even more when they claim to be a conservative when their voting history reflects otherwise, but what I do understand is that there are two other candidates that are extremely popular with a large portion of the country, two other candidates who would not hesitate to sign a gun control bill, a universal (socialized) healthcare bill, an amnesty bill, and a variety of other things that I find very detestable. Knowing that and their records (Obama's list is a little shorter on his records) I will vote for the best person out of the three, which in this case is McCain. He may not be my number 1, I may not agree with him on a lot, but there is common ground we agree on. This country's future, while terrible as it may look now, is still a great nation to live in, the world is not falling, the sun still comes up. My disgruntled vote for a third party candidate is a waste (YES, I know it actually counts) as it takes away a potential vote from McCain, in essense narrowing any gap between him and the other candidates, which could result in a close election.
Now, I understand your side for wanting to not vote for McCain and I respect that, I really do. Up until a few months ago, I wasn't sure that I would vote for McCain, but tell me, other than you keeping with your values, which are extremely important, other than feeling good you didn't vote for the lesser of two evils, how did it really accomplish anything in the election as a whole? Sure it shows the RNC that they lost some support, but lets be real, they could care less. I still believe that if you want to change the way the platform is, you have to start from the ground up. You cannot expect that the RNC chair will analyze the votes from this election and say hey, lets be more conservative so we get more votes. It will never happen, they are all politicians, I wouldn't trust any of them, R or D.
With all of that in mind, I am not trying to convince you to vote for McCain, but I am just making you aware, which I am sure you are already, that sometimes we just have to take a big gulp and pull that lever for someone to keep someone else out. Just my .02
Voting for Mccain, Obama, or Hilliary, Is like getting shot in the foot, shot in the leg and getting shot in the ass. Either way it's not good.
Completely agreed.
It may suck a little more in the short term, but in the long run it's worth it.
Help me understand how "its worth it" What do you mean? How does doing that help the country, try to steer it in any direction at all and be worth it? Maybe if I understood that rationale it would be more clear to me.