Other than the War on Terror (and honestly I don’t know if McCain is more committed to preventing an American black-eye or if he truly understands the Islamo-fascist threat) and no pork via the earmark system, I don’t know heck of a lot where I agree with Senator John McCain.  

At a recent Lincoln Day event here in Anderson County, Congressman Zach Wamp gave it his best effort in promoting McCain.  There wasn’t too much applause in the way of cheering on a guy like McCain who doesn’t agree with the grassroots on a long list of issues. And Wamp wasn’t really tossing out any red-meat to the crowd himself, choosing instead to thank the numerous Republicans in the crowd who’ve worked on numerous occasions against our GOP candidates, and in fact, have even worked on the campaigns for Democrats.

Afterwards, Lee gave Wamp his advice for McCain.  Judges.  That’s it.  That’s the only area where a conservative might be willing to pull the lever, punch the button, and then puke or shower off after the fact.

I thought of Lee’s conversation when I saw this ad by the RNC over at Pajamas Media this morning.

By the way, our own statewide radio host Steve Gill writes regularly for Pajamas Media now.  He makes Tennessee proud on this national forum. Be sure to check him out every week.

Whether it’s global warming or illegal immigration, McCain likes pulling off a Michael Flatley on the heads of the GOP faithful. Drilling in ANWR?  No way.  McCain compares the frozen tundra to one of the seven natural wonders of the world.

McCain’s list:

• Grand Canyon
• Great Barrier Reef
• Harbour of Rio de Janeiro
• Mount Everest
• Aurora
• Parícutin volcano
• Victoria Falls
• ANWR

Illegal immigration?  We racists just don’t understand.  But the race-baiting La Raza?  Yep, McCain’s there to reach out!

And the list goes on.  This campaign on both sides—that’s the Dems and the R’s—are both in a race for the elites.  The forgotten fly-over country, the land of the average six-pack, Bible-believing, gun-toting Dem, Independent, or R–has been pushed aside in both primaries.  

Is it because politics has become such an extraordinary money game?  You know, you can’t get the dollars by appealing to middle-class values?  The average working man can’t send in the dollars for campaigns when he’s putting extra dollars into his gas tank?

This campaign season is really quite anti-climatic given the frenzy of modern political times.  It’s an exercise in big-government folly, rhetoric filled with ideas about how government is going to save us.  You know what I’m talking about, all the plans for growing this baby even more.  

The underlying premise is that America is too stupid to solve our own problems.  Heck, even my Republican Senator Lamar Alexander’s energy “Manhattan Project” is premised on the belief that it’s going to take government to get us out of the mess that government actually got us into.  

Oh, and I’ll deal with that one later.

No, McCain is the current recipient of the Dem blood-bath taking place right now.  And by the way, 55% of Democrats still want the race between Barack and Hillary to continue.  But because McCain has this all wrapped up regarding his GOP nomination, it’s not like we don’t have our own war going on (witness the protest votes against McCain in recent primaries as well as the Ron Paul uprising).  The Dem-Lites attempting to lead our GOP right now are trying to kick the hayseed, Bible thumpers as well as the libertarian, small government conservatives to the curb.

And McCain may win that way.  But I’m sorry, I don’t see any evidence that that strategery will work for the GOP down ballot.

I encourage you to start calling, writing, or emailing your Republican Party leaders–the RNC, the McCain Campaign Headquarters, the Senatorial Committee, the State Party–and express your opinion.  They need to know where you stand and what you’re thinking.

And on that note, how do you like my idea for the McCain ‘08 bumper sticker:

McCain: Shut-Up and Maybe We’ll Vote for You.