The Khaki Elephant Endorses John McCain

I'm tired of riding the fence! The Khaki Elephant is endorsing Senator John McCain for President of the United States of America.Oh, I know some of my fellow bloggers may think this is a reckless choice. Why, the guy so old that he was fighting for this country while Barack Obama was still peddling his tricycle around picturesque Hawaiian shores. But I have little doubt that this is a man who can and will lead our country back to prosperity while maintaining American integrity. What evidence do I have?

He is a fiscal conservative. Despite the bellyaching I've read across the blogs that McCain is a "liberal" or a "closet Democrat" the fact is that he is conservative where it counts. While the bellyachers praised our current President who had all the spending discipline of Lindsey Lohan at happy hour, McCain simply went to work fighting pork barrel politics as usual. And don't start this nonsense about his votes against tax breaks; those votes were focused on tax breaks that didn't include reduced government spending.

He supports the 2nd amendment. The man wants us to keep our guns.

He argued for the successful surge in Iraq before Bush. Remember how Republicans attacked McCain for his criticism of Rumsfeld's strategy in Iraq and the need for a more aggressive policy with the troops? Gee, looks like Mac was right.

He is an environmentalist. I don't agree with all of his environmental policies or beliefs, but John McCain's desire for a clean America mirrors that of another great Republican, Teddy Roosevelt. And when you think about it, conservation is conservative. (pretty catchy, eh?)

He is not a lousy splitter like Bob Barr. When he lost the nomination to Bush, Mac dropped out an attempted to heal the party.

He is a man of character. A friend tried to provide proof that the media actually supports McCain over Obama by claiming that there have been numerous attacks against Obama's character but only a few against McCain. I explained to him the reason. Only a fool would attack McCain's character. No matter how you go at him, we know how the attack will end: McCain elected to suffer years of torture in a POW camp rather than accept early release. End of story.

He really can reach across the aisle. When did this become a bad thing? When Dubya first ran for the Presidency part of his mantra was an ability to bridge party divides as he did in Texas and heal the antagonistic politics fostered during the Clinton years. Well, he failed and may have made things even more divisive. You may not agree with McCain/Feingold, McCain/Lieberman or McCain/Kennedy, but the man has shown that he can build bridges and get things done.

John McCain's experience with both domestic and foreign policy make him the only viable choice for me in this election. And if you're not sold, keep watching this blog for more evidence . . . and you might want to read some of my previous posts . . . hmm, perhaps I wasn't sitting on the fence after all.