tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30051204.post2867693131718407231..comments2024-03-29T03:34:34.873-04:00Comments on Gay Conservative Liberal: Clinton/McCain; What This Election is AboutGay Conservative Liberalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16794634321370660899noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30051204.post-69998049200370631762008-01-30T23:51:00.000-05:002008-01-30T23:51:00.000-05:00Thanks for the comments, Chris. And yeah, I guess ...Thanks for the comments, Chris. And yeah, I guess I can live with McCain in office too. But let's please stop calling Hillary a dirty politician, how many wars did she start?Gay Conservative Liberalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16794634321370660899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30051204.post-49299967960964071052008-01-30T01:38:00.000-05:002008-01-30T01:38:00.000-05:00OK, I'm much more in agreement with you here. :) T...OK, I'm much more in agreement with you here. :) Thanks for the thoughtful response to my last post. <BR/><BR/>I have to say I'm torn about McCain (very nearly) capturing the Republican nomination: on the one hand, I would love to see the Republicans nominate someone like Romney, because I think that both Clinton and Obama could trounce him. On the other hand, I'm just cynical enough about the Republicans' dirty tricks that I would feel really uneasy about the *chance* of a neocon automaton like Romney winning the Presidency. <BR/><BR/>So I'm glad that McCain is in a more secure spot this evening. At the same time, I really think that McCain will be difficult to beat -- and honestly, more for Clinton than for Obama. (Clinton will have a hard time going after him without the media making her look like a shrill harpy attacking ol' Grandpa.)<BR/><BR/>So...these are the two scenarios I see emerging: on the one hand, you have a McCain-Clinton race, in which McCain would probably take the high ground and Clinton would have trouble shaking her reputation as a dirty politician. <BR/><BR/>On the other hand, you have a McCain-Obama race, which would probably be too polite and feel-good to excite most pundits (though of course reporters will always manage to find drama somewhere). One of the good things I would see for Obama in a race with McCain is that McCain would, I think, unequivocally condemn any Swift Boat-style "but he's a Muslim"-type ads promulgated by crooked 527s. <BR/><BR/>But we absolutely agree on one thing: if McCain keeps doing well, that bodes well for this election season. He's against torture and he's not afraid to compromise. He's a Republican but not an asshole. And even though I'd prefer to have a Democrat in the Oval Office next, I wouldn't lose sleep over McCain. For all my disagreements with some of his positions, the guy's a leader, and I respect him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com