As Senator McCain's star rises through slim primary victories and high-profile endorsements from the likes of Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rudy Giuliani and The New York Times, more and more Republicans have begun to view McCain as the "electable" candidate. McCain's "electability" stems from a few factors: his being a POW, honorably serving this country and the hatred toward Hilary Clinton by not only republicans, but by democrats and independents. The fact is, that between John McCain and Hilary Clinton the only points of difference are the war on Iraq and that Senator McCain is more likeable compared to Senator Clinton. Republicans must realize that Senator John McCain is a Democrat running in this election in a Republican suit. It is his positional similarities to the Democrats on such issues as the tax cuts and illegal immigration that make him seem more "electable" in the eyes of Republican voters who are desperate to not have another Clinton in office. Hilary's front running position going into Super Tuesday and the Republicans' "anyone but Hillary" mentality has given John McCain, the Democrats favorite Republican, an edge over his more qualified rival, Mitt Romney.
If the primary elections were centered on differences on issues and competence Mitt Romney would be sweeping the Republican vote. When it comes to the economy, Mitt Romney's resume is self-explanatory, any Republican or Democrat can feel confident that the economy would have better chance under the direction of Mitt Romney than John McCain. Whether it's running a state, the Olympics, or a business Mitt Romney has shown his competence and brilliance in turning an economic failure into a success. Governor Mitt Romney's insistence on meeting time-tables and goals in Iraq can rest assure both Democrats and Republicans that we are not wasting our soldiers' lives and our resources on a mismanaged war. The Iraqi government must meet certain political time-tables and goals, the Iraqis must learn how to provide security for themselves and the Iraqi political elite can no longer hide behind the American forces in an attempt to avoid making tough decisions. Mitt Romney would not support a troop pullout, but he would invoke a greater sense responsibility on the part of the Iraqi leadership. Mitt Romney's ideas on issues transcend the regular partisan positions and that is why he was elected as governor in the liberal state of Massachusetts and successfully worked with a democrat-led legislature. If one of main issues in this election is healthcare, Mitt Romney has actually put a plan into action in Massachusetts with a success that Hilary Clinton can only envy. Thus, reaching the most crucial difference between Senator John McCain and Governor Romney that Governor Romney can reach out to liberal legislatures without becoming one!
How is it that when the McCain-Kennedy amnesty bill was proposed millions of Americans rallied and stopped the passage of this vote and now these individuals are more willing to vote for John McCain than Mitt Romney? Is the Democratic rhetoric, of viewing John McCain as electable, rallying the Republican base around John McCain? Republicans need to do some soul searching and re-examine the "electability" of John McCain. Have Republicans surrendered the importance of issues to "electability"? Are their measures of "electability" sound?
The cold hard truth is that being a POW does not make John McCain more competent as president. His grasp of the economy is dismal and the only pieces of legislation that he co-sponsored in his twenty-five years in the senate were detrimental to the progress of the nation. The question I wish to see Senator McCain answer, as the Reagan conservative he claims to be, is if he believes in controlling the influx of illegal immigrants why does not Arizona have a fence, when the funds were available?
If Republicans want a liberal in the oval office because they think that only being a liberal can get a candidate in the office then they should vote for Hilary Clinton. John McCain is the watered down version of Hilary Clinton and the damage that he can do the Republican Party can ensure a Democratic Presidency for years to come. At least if Hilary Clinton becomes president, a stronger Republican party can emerge that has not lost faith in its principles!
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