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The dilemma of politics vs. principle now personally facing McCain is the same one with which conservative Republicans have been wrestling since McCain won the nomination: whether to stand on principle, stay home on November 4th, effectively handing Obama the presidency, or to swallow hard and vote for the Republican candidate. McCain's inspired veep choice of Sarah Palin has largely solved that dilemma for conservatives.
As regards McCain's personal dilemma as financial Armageddon
looms? There's no magic arrow called Sarah Palin left in McCain's
quiver. This one, alas, will be resolved in favor of politics. Look
for his support for a bailout.
-- Robert Deutsch
While a compromise may be in the offing to secure the banking
industry Republicans should tie any compromise to investigations of
those who caused the mess. This mess was caused by rich elitist
Democrats using fake accounting methods to feather their own nests
financially and politically at the expense of the American people.
Since Democrats preferred playing politics with this issue
Republicans should oblige by demanding investigations of Democrats
in banking and Congress who are neck deep in the feces. That
includes their party's nominee for President. This would avoid the
need to impeach him later when it finally comes out how he's been a
integral player or dupe in perpetuating the fraud that's caused
this mess.
-- Michael Tomlinson
NO ESCAPE
Re: John Tabin's The Great
Debate Escape:
From this conservative's perspective the less John McCain
debates the better off we are. He's likely to say something
incredibly stupid (fire Chris Cox) that will threaten some of the
begrudging votes he has managed to win back from people who were
going to sit this one out until he selected Governor Palin. If
McCain does participate Jim Lehrer will bring in our economic
situation as the foundation of our foreign policy because we must
lead thorough a position of economic strength and on and on and it
will be all downhill from there. Of course if he had the guts he
could ask how Penny Pritzker was going to help with righting our
ship over at Team Obama.
-- Roger Ross
Tomahawk, Wisconsin
IN GOOD COMPANY
Re: Lawrence Henry's My First
Big Scoop:
I just finished reading the article: "My First Big Scoop," by
Lawrence Henry. I was directed to your site by one of my staff
journalist who is serving in Basra Iraq. Thank you for providing me
with that inspirational view. I printed it and stuck it on my
office wall.
-- MAJ Tim Horton
215th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment
Joint Base Balad, Iraq
Great story. It takes someone to give another an opportunity to
work. I still think gratefully about the two attorneys who
interviewed me at lunch when I flew into Houston on my own ticket
looking for an opportunity 25 years ago, and then several weeks
later started me on a career. Back to your article, typical union
activity for the Newspaper Guild to kill your opportunity. Vote for
individualism, personal responsibility, freedom.
-- Carl Davis
Marietta, Georgia
LIFE IN PELOSIVILLE
Re: George H. Wittman's The Word on
Main Street:
From growth to recession to (perhaps) depression in only two years. Impressive. When Pelosi said the Democrat Congress would hit the ground running, she evidently meant running from fiscal responsibility.
By the way, what metrics should we Main Street Americans watch
to determine when the Pelosi Recession formally becomes the Pelosi
Depression?
-- David Govett
Davis, California
ONLY IN PRINCIPLE
Re: R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr.'s The Taranto
Principle
While "The Taranto Principle" may indeed blind Democrats to the many foibles of the Presidential nominees they select, it also manifests itself in a much more pernicious effect: it blinds the general public to real threats that face the nation when those threats emanate from the left. To wit: the Fanny Mae/Freddie Mac debacle, which received virtually no media attention outside of the Wall Street Journal and other conservative free market publications. The same with the looming public employee pension and health benefit deficits, Social Security, Medicare, tort liability abuse, and the like. Anything that runs counter to the MSM narrative of big government isn't covered in any detail to the detriment of the larger public that needs to be better informed but is not.
James Taranto may be looking for the silver lining in the MSM's
strident left wing partisanship, but the downside is far
greater.
-- John Trexler
AMONG THE APOSTATES
Re: Jeffrey Lord's Dining With
Evil: