Conservative Clarity? A Call to Unity

As readers know, I've long called for conservative unity in the face of the Democratic threat this election year.

Unfortunately, John McCain's ascendancy has worked to split the GOP precisely when political developments indicate the priority of right-wing solidarity.

Recall my recent posts on McCain Derangement Syndrome (here and here), where I've noted that the Malkin-tents and the Rush-bots are working their darnest to ensure a Democratic White House next January.

Everything's upside down on the conservative side of the political universe, right?

Not necessarily.

Cooler heads are beginning to speak up, and I'm confident some clarity will break through in time to put up a good fight against the pro-terror socialist-Islamist alliance hellbent on America's destruction.

For instance, check out Rachel Lucas and her smackdown on the rightwing holdouts, "Dear People, Have You Lost Your Minds?":

Just what in the hell kind of crack are Ann Coulter and lots of other conservatives (even the normally brilliant Michelle Malkin) smoking when they say they won’t vote for him if he’s the Republican nominee? Coulter actually said last night on Hannity and Colmes that she would campaign for Hillary instead. Granted, she probably didn’t mean that, but good god damn!

I’ve read several dozen blogs yesterday and this morning, and there are even comments on my own blog, saying that if McCain is the candidate, they won’t vote at all. ARE YOU PEOPLE SERIOUS?

Let me get this straight: you’d rather have Hillary Clinton, a bona fide socialist, liar, all-around bad person, as president. You’d rather have Obama, the senator with the most liberal voting record, as president.

Really? I throw up my hands in disgust. I truly do.

I know some say that they’d rather “have the country ruined” by a real liberal than by a RINO. You know what that sounds like? Something you’d read on DailyKos. He’s not going to ruin the fucking country, y’all. At most he has 4 years to do whatever he does and I’m pretty sure recent experience proves that no matter how bad a president is, they can’t “ruin the country”.

He’s not going to socialize healthcare like Hillary or Obama would. He actually gives a shit about fighting the war against towelheads, unlike Hillary or Obama. He’s not going to appoint liberal activist judges. So what if he thought Alito was too conservative? I DO, TOO. So what if he works across the aisle? That’s the only way to get anything done, hello, especially with a Democrat majority.

So what if he doesn’t like all the mouthy Christian leaders? I don’t, either. Jerry Falwell is a pompous ass and it’s okay to say so. I really, really, really think that the whole religion thing has way too much sway with the Republicans and is one of the reasons I’m not a card-carrying Republican myself. Having your morals is one thing; expecting everybody to kiss the asses of your evangelists is another.

Don’t get excited. I don’t like a lot of his record, particularly a long list of quotes he’s given about class warfare and taxes. I think he’s nuts to want the Gitmo population put into American prisons. YEAH RIGHT. I think he’s an asshole for things he’s said and supported about gun shows.

And I don’t even have enough curse words in my brain to communicate my opinions about McCain-Feingold. Jesus on a muffin, that is some bad, bad stuff.

BUT.

Seriously, people. Seriously. You’d rather have Hillary? You’d rather have Obama?

I don’t even know you.

There's a few more respectable conservatives among the right blogosphere who're making their voices heard.

Check out Gaius at Blue Crab Boulevard, who notes with respect to Ann Coulter's endorsment of Hillary Clinton:

An all or nothing mindset is political suicide, frankly. And a rejection of your basic principles in a fit of pique because you did not get your way brings your principles into question in the first place. Maybe that's a harsh way to put it, but maybe it is time for some harsh words. I regularly castigate the same behavior coming from the left. I do not wish to see the right go down that same road.

That's well put.

I've been saying much the same thing around here, and frankly some conservative have just battened down the hatches.

So, I'm putting out a call for unity: It's time to pull together.

We need to speak with one voice. Super Tuesday's primary results will clarify the Republican race, and I'm betting McCain comes out on top.

This will be the time for those on the right to support a movement of national conservative reconciliation. The product will be a unified, pro-victory coalition for '08, at home and abroad.

Seize the moments, my friends.