<p>WSJ is reporting Douglas Kmiec, conservative law professor at Pepperdine and former attorney in the Reagan and Bush I administrations and previously a Mitt Romney supporter, is endorsing Sen. Obama for president:</p>
<p>“I actually think Obama and Ronald Reagan have more in common than not when it comes to qualities of leadership, communication and ability to call us to our better selves. President Reagan used to tell all of us in his administration, and the public generally, that his proudest achievement was making the country feel better about itself. I believe Obama is committed to giving us reason to feel better about ourselves. I’ve seen it in the classroom. I’ve been teaching for 40 years, and have not seen a more electric and engaged atmosphere with regard to the democratic process. We’ll be saying something quite disappointing to that generation by saying we want to continue the politics of the past.”</p>
<p>I reminds me of the man who is married for many years with children and then all of a studden realizes he is gay and leaves his family for another man. </p>
<p>Conservatives have difficulty supporting McCain. A conservative who says he is voting for Obama is really a liberal coming out of the closet.</p>
<p>I think that some conservatives are realizing that today’s republican party has little connection with the ideals which made them “conservatives” and are being forced to address those contradictions and assess which politicians actually speak to their beliefs. The GOP has become a tired and stale vessel for advancing the ambitions of the Babbitts and Elmer Gantrys of the world and little else. What shining ideal does a conservative have to point to that aligns with anything the republicans have actually done in the past 30 years?</p>
<p>Why is it that when you hear the descriptor: “High-Profile Conservative Republican Prof.” that the name “Douglas Kmiec” does not come to mind? Who in the world ever heard of this guy?</p>
<p>I don’t agree. I think any conservative who votes for Obama is voting against McCain. This way they get to play it safe, McCain wins and has any problems, they can say well, I didn’t vote for him. Obama wins has a great presidency, then they can say I voted for him, and “the it’s not about the party”. Reverse the scenarios, and he goes back to sayng I have been a lifelong republican. In all os the scenarios its a win for them</p>
<p>I think they are just following Anne Coultur too much! Let’s remember she came out and said b4 McCain won the nom, that if he did she was going to support Hillary. Sean Hannity also stated he thought McCain would be horrible for the party, but he is a republican to the core and will stand with McCain.</p>
<p>I agree, but think about all of the people that went and voted for Hillary in TX and OH, because Rush told them to do so. I thought that was pretty sad, that they had no intention of ever voting for her in the general, but came out and did so to keep the dem race going. That is a very determined person. They could have easily voted for McCain, but instead they are messing with the dem. party. Was it legal to do so, yes, but was it wrong, I think it was.</p>
I don’t know why you haven’t heard of him. He’s trotted out pretty regularly on NPR when they want the conservative point of view on legal issues. Oh right, conservatives don’t ever listen to NPR…</p>
<p>“I don’t know why you haven’t heard of him. He’s trotted out pretty regularly on NPR when they want the conservative point of view on legal issues. Oh right, conservatives don’t ever listen to NPR…”</p>
<p>Exactly, and real conservatives aren’t represented there either!</p>
<p>Those aren’t my descriptors. That’s how the Wall Street Journal desribed him in yesterday’s print version of the story. You know the Wall Street Journal - that coven of left wing thought and terminology.</p>
<p>How are MCain’s positions different from Bush/Cheneys? Not on foreign policy, certainly. On immigration? no. Taxes and the economy? no.
How, exactly?</p>
<p>For one thing, I don’t think McCain would be handing out checks to everyone unless we were not in a deficit. </p>
<p>Bush is nowhere near the Fiscal Conservative McCain is.</p>
<p>And I strongly feel that many of the mistakes that were made over the past eight years would not have been made had McCain gotten elected in 2000. So McCain will be the best person to FIX those mistakes - I’m sure he understands them better than anyone.</p>
<p>“How are MCain’s positions different from Bush/Cheneys? Not on foreign policy, certainly. On immigration? no. Taxes and the economy? no.
How, exactly?”</p>
<p>The right wing extremists can best tell us why they love Bush and loathe McCain. Moderate Republicans clearly favor McCain.</p>
<p>On immigration? Yes. McCain favors keeping long-time illegals here, Bush does not.</p>
<p>Taxes and the economy? Yes, as bz2010 pointed out. McCain has already shown that he’s a fiscal conservative, not wanting to spend more than taxes bring in, more of a proponent of a balanced budget.</p>
<p>The Democratic Party has become a tired and stale vessel for advancing the ambitions of the Clintons and Farrakhans of the world and little else. What shining ideal does a liberal have to point to that aligns with anything the democrats have actually done in the past 30 years?</p>
<p>That issue ALONE should be enough to get him elected in a landslide!</p>
<p>I sincerely hope there aren’t enough people who actually think we can do all the things that Obama & Hillary are suggesting to get either of them elected.</p>
<p>As I’ve said before, it’s a “bait & switch” scheme - or else our deficit will continue to grow. Simple logic.</p>