Why You Must NOT Vote for McCain

I received something very interesting in the mail today. It was addressed to me - not just "occupant" or something impersonal like that. It was from John McCain and the Republican National Committee. Inside the envelope was a letter their Victory 2008 Critical Issues Survey.

The letter was a bit disturbing because it referenced "Republicans like me." I am not now and have never been a Republican. I have never voted for a Republican presidential candidate nor have I ever registered as a Republican. So either the Republican National Committee has some serious database problems - or more likely, they are devious swine who are trying to persuade people precisely through deceptions like these. Once I took a look at the survey, I knew my latter assumption was correct!

First of all, one of the "instructions" on the survey is to enclose your most generous gift to ensure the success of the Victory 2008 Survey Project. Yeah, right!

The survey starts off innocuous enough. It asks some pretty lame, obvious questions about the economy, taxes and the federal deficit. I mean, who doesn't want more jobs, lower taxes, reduced federal spending and the elimination of special interests?

Section II gets scary though. The wording of the questions is so blatantly biased that after I chuckled, I realized the Republican Party is just as corrupt as ever - and truly has no concern for the American people that they profess to want to serve.

For example, here are the questions listed under National Security:

1. Should the first foreign policy priority of the next President be winning the war against radical Islamic extremists?
2. Should America surrender to Iraq regardless of the consequences in the Middle East?
3. Do you agree with Democrats who believe national defense spending should be slashed in order to fund domestic programs?
4. Do you support giving our law enforcement agents the tools they need to monitor terrorist communications?
5. Do you believe we should set a public date for withdrawing from Iraq even if it undermines our troops in the field?

Look at the words used! "The war against radical Islamic extremists" - what "war?" "Surrender to Iraq?" - surrender??? "Undermines our troops?" What blatant propaganda! I have to believe only an ignorant, dumb ass Republican wouldn't see through this for the manipulation it is! Joseph Goebbels would be proud.

The rest of the survey is just as bad and reads like a laundry list of disastrous Bush policies, putting a twisted spin on each one so that it sounds even remotely worthwhile.

Some more examples:

1. Should we appoint judges who will interpret the law instead of liberal activists who will make new laws from the bench? (What the hell?)
2. Do you think we should work to give parent with children trapped in failing schools more choices to help their children have a better future? ("Trapped" in failing schools? Naw, we should just abandon kids to crime, poverty and ignorance.)
3. Do you believe it is critical that our candidates stand behind a hard-charging conservative message of smaller government, lower taxes, new jobs and a strong national defense? (Why not just change the laws and try to re-elect Bush for eight more years?)
4. Are you concerned about the vast sums of campaign funds being stockpiled by the Democrats and their liberal allies? (Give me a break!)

Every Republican should be kicking him- or herself anyway for voting for Bush. If they make the same mistake this time around and vote to maintain the status quo, the kick should turn into self-inflicted waterboarding. This is why it is imperative that McCain not even come close to the White House. Everything that the Republicans have done to destroy this country in the past eight years will just continue. Don't do it! Don't support McCain. Let the Republicans know they had their chance and completely blew it.

And to the Democrats who got elected on a platform of change - get off your asses and do what you promised the American public you were going to do! NOW!

Personally, I hope we see a Gore/Obama ticket this fall. And not a Republican in sight!