Anyway, if you hate big government, just think about the likelihood that the next president will be nominating three Supreme Court justices. If the idea that Obama may be doing the selecting with a Democrat Congress doesn’t scare the hell out of you, I don’t know what will. The Supreme Court has the power to rubber stamp any of Obama’s big government programs even though they eviscerate Article I, Section 8, of the Constitution. We have a fighting chance with the likes of Rogers, Alito, Thomas, and Scalia. McCain was behind all of them.

Think about it. You’ve got a long time until November. We have to hold our nose, vote McCain, pray, and get to work right now supporting conservatives and libertarians for the House and Senate all over the country. Steve, don’t be complicit in what might be the beginning of the end for liberty in America. Obama talks a good game on “civil liberties,” but that’s all. It will be high tax, more regulation, and global warming initiatives that will bankrupt us all. Money and assets are the same as liberty (and freedom). We’ll end up with neither.

I’ll never vote for McCain, under any circumstances. I had the discussion last night with my wife, she said she’ll never vote for him and will probably write in Ron Paul. I leaning toward that too. I don’t know yet. But I know I will NEVER vote for John McCain. I’m done with big government politicians. I’m not voting for any of them no matter what party they are in.

But I don’t take back what I said about Obama. I like what he is saying about civil liberties. I like how he admits his failures. He’s likeable. If he gets past Hillary, he’ll walk away with this thing. He is the best orator since Reagan. People are looking for leadership and he is saying he right things. I don’t agree with most of them, but he has charisma like we haven’t seen in 20 years.

Obama is a smooth talker, like a lot of socialists and collectivists. If he’s elected with a Democrat Congress, say goodbye to your freedom and freedom’s surrogate, your money and wealth.

You simply have to vote for McCain and all other Republicans or those of like mind, if there are any, that are closest to a freedom, low tax, small government agenda. Tax increases, national health care, the faux war on global warming, pulling out of Iraq precipitously, and on and on.

If you like a world in which the federal government confiscates over 50% of your income (which will just embolden the states to tax more), where the jihadists control the oil fields in Iraq, where you are forced to pay for a government run health care program that punishes you and your doctor criminally for seeking treatment outside the plan, even more political correctness, write into law (read this as hate crimes on steriods), and on and on.

You think that Libertarians or other conservatives will rise from the socialist ash heap? Not in our lifetimes, my friend. There’s no evidence you can roll back these major government initiatives that reach millions of voters who will never let go. These programs will stay until there is a revolution or the workers in society simply collapse and can no longer afford to subsidize the Leviathan that’s been created.

Hold your nose, if you must, but vote Republican. Then, libertarians and conservatives must regroup. You influence the party from the grass roots. That’s how it’s done. It’s heavy lifting, but there is no other way.

I’m not an American but I keep track of US politics more than most Americans themselves do. As someone who lives outside the United States, my main concern is foreign policy. America’s has a huge, huge impact and I fear that a fast and miscalculated withdrawal from Iraq will be bad for Iraqis, the Middle East, and the United States. That’s my main concern regarding Obama. McCain is willing to wait until the Iraqi army is strong enough to take care of the country and then begin a calculated withdrawal.

On the other hand, I understand all that you mention. If I were in your shoes, living with America herself, I’d lean more towards Obama. He’s a very likable guy. Plus, I do lean towards libertarianism.

Free markets, personal liberty and a small tiny government. That’s the way it should be. ;)

Love your blog!

Regards,
Amir

I’m voting for Obama because he will move people to be greater than what they currently are, he will rally the young and old, left and right, black and white to come together and reach for greatness.

I’m voting for Obama because he is a proponent of change and hope –something our world desperately needs.

I’m voting for Obama because His ability to lift the spirits of those who are oppressed is evident in his soaring speeches not seen since Dr. King; this will truly heal the damaged reputation of the U.S. abroad.

I’m voting for Obama because he will provoke change and transformation in our nation, our communities, and ultimately, in ourselves.

He bridges the racial divide of inequality and resentment that plague us- he will repair the years of brokeness that have gone before us. In him the ivory tower of Ivy League schooling and inner city desperation kiss in an intimate resolution of tension, strife and the chasm of want.

He inspired Will.i.am to write a great song and video, showing he has the ability to transcend artistic barriers of indifference and greed, uniting those would otherwise be prone to capitalist quarreling.

I’m voting for Obama because He is in his forties just like Bill Clinton was. And just like JFK was.

I’m voting for Obama because He is willing to speak with Mahmoud Ahmadinejad – and other misunderstood leaders of developing nations letting them know that, yes, we can.

I’m voting for Obama because he was not subjected to 5 years of Vietnamese imprisonment and torture, thereby proving his youthful vitality and ability to stay out of harrowing and unnecessary wars.

I’m voting for Obama because He will bring home the troops and finally leave Iraq to flourish in peace and prosperity.

I’m voting for Obama because He is so cool he is bound to have an effect on global warming.

I’m voting for Obama because I love the sound of beautiful words that sing like Clay Aiken on a warm summer day.

I’m voting for Obama because He makes me feel good about myself.

And what I feel defines what is real.

When I vote for Obama, I vote for me.

The freedom I was talking about it is economic freedom. In Europe you call it liberalism.

In Holland you have loose social freedom and restricted economic freedom.

In the U.S. our social freedom is very restricted compared to Holland. If we lose our economic freedom, there won’t be much left. The Republicans claim to want to preserve economic freedom and restrict social freedom. The Democrats claim to want to protect social freedom and restrict economic freedom.

I don’t believe either of them… they all seem to want to restrict every freedom.

But Obama does seem a little different than most. We’ll see.

Please read this BBC article about The Netherlands, its about real freedom:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6360517.stm