First off, this is hilarious:
When people speak of McCain, it’s like they’re talking about cold, coagulated and unsalted mashed potatoes with no gravy; he even looks like that sometimes.
And that’s from a Republican running for Congress. He points out some good stuff in his blog though. He’s not sure exactly how McCain won it. Everywhere, all you hear is people talking about how they don’t like McCain. No one seems to be a fan of him. I’ve seen ONE house with McCain stuff out in front here in Tennessee (specifically Nashville). Sure, I’m a Ron Paul supporter, but I think I’ve actually seen more support for Tancredo than McCain.
So here we are, wondering just how this could’ve happened. Sure, we can hope for the best, praying at least Obama gets the nod instead of Hillary. But let’s stop kidding ourselves. Most likely, this November Americans will have their choice between Hillary–who is easily already as hated as Bush–and McCain–an angry war vet that seems to think his being a POW gives him keys to the White House. The guy brings it up as much as Giuliani did with 9/11. Ask him about any of his terrible legislation. He’ll tell you it’s irrelevant.
What does this mean for the American political landscape. I think that if there ever was a time for the formation of a viable third party, that time is now.
And I don’t say that as a crazy RP supporter with dreams of him winning. I know he won’t. It’s cool. The incredible side effect of him running a spirited campaign is that the message got out. And people just like me, who had always watched politics with a cynic’s eye, may actually now get involved in the process. Imagine the effect of 20 or 30 congressmen or senators who actually uphold the oath they take to protect the Constitution. Suddenly it’s not a fringe group of crazies that love the gold standard. Suddenly people will actually look at the signed document and say, “Oh… look at that. It actually does say ‘gold and silver.’ I guess if we don’t like it, we should go by this part right here that says we can amend it instead of ignoring it.”
No, my dreams predictions of a third party are merely stemming from the overwhelming bad taste Americans have in their mouths for the potential options in the General election. Only one Democrat I know likes Hillary. (And actually, I’ve only heard stories about this person. Fables, really.)
“I’m not voting for that guy,” continues to come from the mouths of Republicans concerning McCain. The man can barely hold back his disdain for his counterparts on the platform. Look pal, I thank you for your service to the country. But you have terrible ideas; there’s a reason so many liberals and illegals love you.
When we all prayed for unity in politics, I don’t think this is what we had in mind. I guess we’ll wait and see what happens with it. I know if there is anyone worth voting for third-party instead of this joke we’ll have with McCain/Hillary… I’ll vote third-party.
