Listening to talk radio this morning, I am getting the opinion that John McCain is probably going to win the nomination. I also read that Mitt Romney has decided not to make an ad buy for the Feb. 5 primary states. That is almost conceding the Feb. 5 primaries to John McCain. Things definitely look bleak for conservatives.

Knowing John McCain as I do. He is my Senator and has been for a long time. I know that as long as there is no problem, John McCain is your man. If there is any kind of hint of a problem, you might wake up tomorrow to find out that he has jumped to the other side. That is what is so frustrating about him. He has no core values that he will not violate. If he thinks that he can get better press, he will violate any vow or promise and go to the other side.

I have no confidence that John McCain will appoint judges that will judge the law and not make up law. He has said he will not appoint judges like Sam Alito. Sam Alito is one of the best judges on the Supreme Court. To say he will not use Alito as an example is saying that he is thinking about appointing judges that do not think that the Constitution should be interpreted, instead of a living document. That is another way of saying that he will appoint judges that will make rulings from the bench that do not have a Constitutional basis. That is the problem we have with judges today. There are too many judges that have been appointed by Democrat Presidents. Those judges think their job is to legislate from the bench. Their job is to decide on the facts, not make up new laws.

John McCain has said that he thinks that Mrs. Bill Clinton will make a fine President. That is no way to talk if you are running against that person. That quote will be played over and over again and everyone will be sick of it. But, it will also cause John McCain to lose the election.

John McCain does not believe in political free speech. He helped write McCain-Feingold. McCain-Feingold makes it illegal for groups to mention the name of a politician within 30 days of an election. If that is not an abridgement of free speech, I do not know what one is. The Constitution says, “Congress shall make no law abridging freedom of speech.” Since he got that one through, he would probably like to make more laws abridging the freedom of speech for those interested in politics.

Those are just a few of my objections. One other one is his part in the gang of 14. That was when the Republicans had the majority in the Senate and could not confirm judges because the Democrats were filibustering the judges. That had never been done by any Senate before Harry Reid and the Democrats started it. The Republicans were going to have a show down and end the practice. The Constitution says that every judge voted out of committee has to have an up or down vote with a 50.1% majority needed for confirmation. The Democrats said that the Constitution did not apply in the case of judges, even though it specifically mentions judges. The Republicans scheduled when they were going to implement their “Constitutional Option”. The day before, John McCain organizes his “gang of 14” to stop the Constitutional Option from being used. That ended the opportunity to confirm judges with 51% of the vote. They now need 61% of the vote to be confirmed, even though the Constitution specifically says 51% of the vote.

People that support John McCain say that judges were confirmed that were being held up. That is true, but they would have been confirmed any way. McCain agreed to get rid of some of the judges that were nominated that would have been confirmed. McCain supporters also say that we got swift action on Roberts and Alito because of McCain’s gang of 14. If the Constitutional Option had been in play, the confirmation of Roberts and Alito would have been as easy if not easier.

I am not sure what I will do if John McCain is running for President as the Republican nominee. He will act like a Democrat in office and continue to destroy the already damaged Republican Party. If I do not vote and a Democrat gets in, things would be worse. But, Republicans would know when to fight against a Democrat President. They would feel obligated to support a Republican President. I have voted in every election; city, county, state and federal since I turned 21. (You had to be 21 when I was young. The government changed the law later.) On the other hand, I would have a very hard time voting for someone who cannot be trusted. He would really have to have an outstanding Vice-Presidential candidate for me to even consider voting for McCain. The person would really have to be a strong Conservative like Mitt Romney or Newt Gingrich.

I am reminded of the adage that it is always darkest before the dawn. I hope that the results on Feb. 5 tilt toward Mitt Romney. That would mean that Republicans are serious about winning in November 2008.