As a conservative, I voted for the lesser of two evils -- John McCain. Neither McCain nor Barack Obama is really dedicated to restoring small government and the protections of the Constitution.
The tragedy of this election day is that so many of us have reason to fear that it really matters who wins. Back in the good old days when political action was restrained by the Constitution we knew that no matter who won there wasn’t too much they could do to hurt us. The Constitution restrained what politicians could do to diminish our rights and ruin the country.
As the protections of the constitution have been steadily undermined, the capability politicians have to ruin our lives and the country has steadily grown.
There is reason to fear an attempt to silence conservative information sources through use of the fairness doctrine.
Some of the things which I fear include changes in the tax structure which will hurt me and every one else. I fear inflation of the money supply, more destructive regulation of business and more restrictions on foreign trade.
One fear, which I hope is remote, is fear of having retirement plans seized by the government and combined into the Failed Social Security program. This possibility seemed remote until they actively started to try it in Argentina and some democrats were reported to be discussing it.
Other fears include increase in union power, further deterioration of the legal system that allows lawyers to pillage wherever there is money to pillage and even further deterioration in constitutional limits on political power.
The list goes on, but this is enough for the reader to get the picture. Now here are my reasons -- a dozen in all for voting for John McCain. Though he's not the candidate a conservative would like to have running there are many strong reasons for a conservative to prefer him over Barack Obama and these are my reasons why:
# McCain is less likely to raise taxes. He has no intention of using the tax code to redistribute wealth or punish success.
# McCain is more likely to encourage foreign trade.
# McCain is less likely engender huge inflation through large new spending programs.
# McCain has no intention of shutting down conservative media with things such as the fairness doctrine.
# McCain is strong on national defense. He is less likely to throw away our military gains in the Middle East .
# McCain is not seen as a weakling by our enemies. He is much less likely to be tested by our enemies with a manufactured crisis. Note that Joe Biden assured us that there would be a world crisis facing Obama if he were elected. Biden said it would happen in the first six months of Obama’s presidency.
# McCain is a proven American hero who loves his country.
# Obama has close friends and associates who openly hate America .
# McCain is most likely to appoint Justices who believe in original intent. Obama appears to believe in a “living constitution.” That is, Obama’s appointees are more likely to make new law rather than interpret the law as written.
# Unions are likely to be given more power under an Obama presidency. In this way they may ruin some of the industries they haven’t already ruined.
# Under McCain, trial lawyers are less likely to be given more powers to pillage and rob American industry.
# Under McCain we are less likely to see radical assaults on our property rights such as is happening in Argentina where personal investment plans are in serious danger of being taken over by the government.
It may turn out that many of my fears about an Obama presidency with a Democratic congress are unfounded. After all, Democrats must realize that doing such things as raising taxes will get them quickly unelected. Furthermore, the Democratic leadership is so inept they may not be able to push some of this legislation through even if they hold all the cards.