The McCain Mutiny

David Limbaugh tells McCain: Address conservative concerns now!

First, he comments on the disdain that exists within the GOP for principled conservative opposition:

The McCainiacs are warning McCain’s conservative opponents that unless they stop criticizing McCain immediately, he’ll never recover in time for the general election.

This assumes that if the pundits come around, the grassroots will follow, like mindless sheep. Newsflash: They are neither intellectually shallow nor easily led. They are informed, engaged, independent minded and principled.

Then Limbaugh comments on the reasons why conservatives are so upset with McCain:

Many conservatives aren’t impressed that McCain allegedly has an 80 percent lifetime conservative voting record. They view the numerous and substantial policy differences he has today with Reagan conservatives as disqualifying.

He says he’ll extend the Bush tax cuts, but he vigorously opposed them initially. So what about other supply side measures, like lowering or eliminating capital gains and estate taxes? He says he’ll protect the border, but does he still favor amnesty for some 20 million illegals without regard to what that could mean for security, the deficit, the culture, the rule of law and political demographics? Will he still call his opponents on this issue “nativists”?

He says he’s a fiscal hawk, but since he’s bought into liberal global-warming propaganda, will he push cap-and-trade, Kyoto, and other initiatives that could bankrupt our government and economy? Will he close Gitmo, bring terrorist prisoners within the territorial jurisdiction of the United States and treat them like criminal suspects instead of war enemies? Will he continue to subordinate life issues to his beloved campaign finance reform crusade?

Then Limbaugh offers this advice:

Regardless, whatever the McCainiacs do, they should not underestimate the intensity of conservative angst against him, his recent record and many of his current positions. His conservative opponents are legion and they will not be appeased with glib promises.

It wouldn’t matter if Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Mark Levin, Laura Ingraham and every other conservative talk-show host and commentator came together and implored them to vote for McCain. A great many of them will not do so unless they are personally satisfied they are not selling their country down the river by electing John McCain.

So instead of focusing on Rush, Sean, Mark and Laura, the McCainiacs better address sincerely the concerns of the grassroots — soon. Without the base, all the moderates in the world won’t save him.

Well said. McCain needs to demonstrate, prove, show evidence of his commitment to conservative values. Sadly however, there’s already evidence that McCain has no intention of reaching out to Conservatives in any substantive way. He can start by firing Juan Hernandez. See our previous posts about who Juan Hernandez really is.

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