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In the Spirit of Unity…By: Michael A. Minton   http://mrrightopinion.blogstream.com/

In the spirit of unifying the Republican party, about which I spoke in a previous blog post, I would like to congratulate John McCain on his victories. This puts us just inches away from having an “official” nominee, although it became rather obvious once Gov. Romney dropped out so gracefully that Sen. McCain would be the chosen one.

I have to admit that I was not very swayed by the senator’s first couple of endorsements. I mean, Rudy Giuliani and “The Governator” are not exactly what I call right wing. However, when Mitt came out in support of McCain, I think that got a substantial number of conservatives to really start thinking about what’s at stake here. And now that George H.W. Bush has given the senator his nod, I really can see the Republican party starting to dust itself off and move toward our inevitable candidate.

And this is extremely important. As I have pointed out, it is just plain ignorant to stay at home on election day because you might disagree with a few of McCain’s stances. Let’s face it…Ronald Reagan he ain’t. But neither is anybody else. We have to coalesce as a party, lest the country just go to hell in a hand basket, as my uncle always said.

Once again, I want to ask my fellow conservatives: Do you, in your heart of hearts, truly think that our cause would be better served by allowing another Clinton, or, as is seeming more likely, a Barack Hussein Obama, into the White House? I mean, give me a break here. We are talking about LIGHTYEARS of difference between McCain and either of these liberal candidates.

Remember Mr. Right Opinion’s mathematical equations here:

One Republican who doesn’t vote=One vote for the Democrat; One Republican who actually votes for the Democrat=TWO votes for the Democrat (that is, one less for the Republican, and one more for the Dem).

And I ask you, in all seriousness, who you would rather have leading this great country. Your choices are: 1) A man who loved this country so much that he endured YEARS of torture in a Vietnamese P.O.W. camp, or 2) a man who is married to a woman who, in her Forties (I think) is FINALLY proud to be an American for the FIRST TIME in her life.

Let’s examine this latter issue just briefly. Now, I will all too soon be thirty-nine, so I am just about her age. I was PROUD to be an American when, at the age of eleven, Americans who had been held hostage in Iran during the Carter (choke) administration got to come home.

I was PROUD to be an American when, in 1981, I saw the first Space Shuttle, Columbia, launch into space and orbit the Earth. I was just as PROUD to be an American when it came back and landed safely at Edward’s Air Force base, becoming the FIRST reusable piloted orbiter, as is explained on NASA’s website: http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap010412.html.

I was DAMN PROUD to be an American when, in 1987, I took an oath to protect my country from all enemies, foreign and domestic, at the Navy recruiting station in Louisville, KY.

I have been PROUD to be an American all my life! Am I proud of everything we, as a nation, have done? Of course not. And if anyone says they are, they’re a liar. However, I have NEVER been ashamed to be an American. If a person has no ability to differentiate between fundamentally sound, great principles and the poor judgment of individual politicians, I certainly don’t want them having any influence in my country.

In the weeks to come, fellow Right Opinionators, I will reveal more about our two almost certain nominees to be, Sen. John McCain, and Sen. Barack Hussein Obama. In the meantime, please consider what I have said. There is no reason in this world to think that an Obama or a Clinton would be more conservative than a McCain.

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