The True American Maverick
By J.B. Williams
May 16, 2008
When American voters think of the term "maverick," they often think of Senator John McCain because McCain has spent decades associating himself with that term. To some degree, McCain is right to call himself a "maverick," having independently departed the company of both his party and his constituents on many issues over the years.
The fact is, not so long ago every Republican was a "maverick," an independent thinker prone to placing the long-term interests of freedom and liberty far ahead of partisan politics aimed at only serving the party interests at the expense of national interests.
Every Republican should be a maverick, bucking an overtly corrupt system and representing the true will of the American majority which still believes in an "unalienable" right to life, individual liberty and the economic freedom to define and pursue individual happiness without fear of government intrusion or penalty.
Instead, too many Republicans have sold out the basic party principles of individual freedom and liberty for the same greater communal good offered by Democratic Socialists and as a result, Republicans find themselves in a free-fall from power, losing election after election to Democrat candidates smart enough to run to the right of Republicans on the issues, even though they will caucus with Democrats after the election.
The wrong kind of maverick
John McCain has indeed been a maverick in the Senate. But he has been the wrong kind of maverick.
When he has departed from his party and his constituents, he has also departed from conservative principles and values, siding with Democratic socialists on issues such as amnesty for illegal aliens, open boards for illegal migrants, the global warming scam, and his refusal to ask known terrorists when and where the next 9/11 might be, in a serious way.
Even now, as the presumptive RNC presidential nominee, he continues to pander to the left while thumbing his nose at the right, as if he's more interested in solidifying his maverick image among liberals, than his Republican credentials among conservatives.
This is no way to become president
John McCain and the Republican Party leadership are clearly ignoring the lessons of the past.
Bill Clinton became president in 1992 with only 43% of the popular vote. That's because Bush Sr. drove conservatives away from the party by appeasing leftists during his first term, just as Bush Jr. has done during his second term, and in 1992 conservatives revolted in anger. 19% of the popular vote went to third party candidate Ross Perot, most of them protest conservatives, and Bill Clinton spent the next eight years destroying America from the Oval Office with the support of only 43% of the nation, a reality the nation has never recovered from.
Early Republican losses, a sign of the times
The New York Times writes Republican Election Losses Stir Fall Fears (web site) and USA Today leads with Republicans fear public has lost confidence. (web site)
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