It's basically a 2 man race for the GOP nomination and McCain is leading the way. With Super Tuesday coming up, Romney and McCain are positioning themselves for the next 20 states holding their primaries and caucuses. Well, they went at it last night during a GOP debate. It seems the big issue of the debate is whether or not McCain is conservative enough for a Republican nomination. Ok, so I have to admit that Romney has been saying a few things lately for which I strongly agree. I like his stand on family values. He publicly said that our young women should wait for marraige to have children. That is probably unpopular with a lot of people in this country, however, if we look at the stats, we see that single parent families just don't do as well as 2 parent families. He also has a pretty strong stance on illegal immigration. Ok, so yes, he is probably the more conservative of the two.
Now many of you that have read my blogs know that I think that fighting terrorism and stabilizing Iraq is are among the most important issues facing our country. It is no secret that McCain is bullish on these issues. While Romney seems to many to be the "go to" guy with the economy. Yes, our economy is extremely important, however, if we let terrorists attack this country and wreak havoc, the economy is going to go to hell anyway. Many conservatives don't like McCain's stance on illegal immigration. Agreeing to a legal path for long time illegal residents does not sit well with many. He does, however, want to close our borders to prevent future illegal immigration and to protect the United States. I am on the fence with providing a legal path for undocumented aliens. When there are people here that have grown up in the U.S. over 20 years and have been productive despite being undocumented... well, I don't know that we need to send them back. However, if they have been committing crimes, they gotta go!
Ok, so Romney probably made his point about McCain not being an extreme right winger neo-con. Yes, I am a conservative, however, McCain doesn't scare me with his more moderate values. They are all things with which I can live. Actually, I like the fact that he can work both sides of the floor. I just think things get stalled in the Washington D.C. when the parties stubbornly hold their ground based on their idealogies. We need a president that can get things done.
So, is Romney making a smart move by bringing up this issue of who's more conservative. Well, many independents and non-committed voters are watching and when we get down to the General Election, all these independents will take all the trash talk that is being spewed and vote for the looney left (spelled Democrats). I like the fact that McCain's moderately conservative stance appeals to the independents. I believe the independents will be the biggest factor in electing our next president. I think the GOP candidates should cool it and let the Dems self-destruct.
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