What the Republicans must do to Avoid another McCain

McCain was not the choice of a majority of Republicans. He was a lucky bastard who used the crazy Republican primary process to win a victory with 35 to 40 percent of the vote. If Conservatives want a decent nominee they'll have to do the following:

1) Get rid of open primaries. Its crazy that liberal democrats get to vote and choose our nominee.

2) Get rid of - or reform - winner-take-all. McCain won an incredible amount of delegates in winner-take-all states with just 35-40 percent of the vote. So, get rid of it or modify it. I'd suggest WTA for anyone who get over 50 percent of the vote or for very small states like Wyoming - otherwise we need proportional representation.

3) Stop front loading the Primaries. McCain won the nomination by Feb 2008. Was this a great advantage? No. The primary season needs to be stretched out, so we conservatives have time to mobilize and stop terrible nominees. Its insane to nominate your candidate in February and then have him hang for 6 months until the convention.

4) Reduce the Power of the Blue States. California, New York, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, D.C. Hawaii, etc. have too much say in who gets nominated. These states haven't voted Republican in 20 years and aren't likely to vote Republican for the rest of the 21st century. Why are we giving DC Republicans any votes? They only get 15 percent of the D.C. vote!

5) Stop having Liberal MSM types hold our Debates. It was crazy to watch debates hosted by Chris Matthews, liberal editorial writers, and CNN & listen to endless questions that were of no interest to Republican primary voters. Or hostile questions that were designed to make Republicans look bad. For every question on illegal immigration you got 2 stupid liberal question on the Genesis or evolution. Global warming was discussed more than taxes. Crazy to have our candidates talk about their issues and not ours. So have the debates moderated by Conservative talk show hosts, conservative TV anchors, Fox News, even Republican politicians.
I'd love to have watched a debate moderated by Brit Hume or Rush.

McCain Lost - Thank Goodness

I didn't vote for Obama but McCain lost - so I couldn't be happier. This backstabbing, 72 year old warmongering hothead never should have been nominated. I predicted he would lose and he did. He now goes back to the Senate and "reaching across the aisle". How long before he & the NYT ed op page kiss and make up?

[Just read this on Kaus " Reader C.C. suggests a "perfecta option"' in which you guess the date McCain "will self-servingly apologize, and be immediately forgiven, in the course of an exclusive interview with Joe Klein." My money is on next Wednesday"]

Anyway, I no longer have to dread 4 years of his stabbing conservatives in the back. Or 4 years of conservatives defending him - like some abused wife - for every sell-out and liberal policy. I no longer have to dread Joe Lieberman as AG or Secretary of State. I no longer have to dread the Republican party lining up behind amnesty & illegal immigration. I no longer have to dread listening to Grahame every day or McCain bombing Iran or starting a new Cold War. I no longer have to dread his taking Republicans on a death march that would have been ended with veto proof Democrat Congress in 2010.

Obama may make mistakes and pass bad laws. But if so, the country will hold the Democrats accountable and elect Republicans in 2012 to fix them.