Three's a Crowd...

By: Nate Asper

In his farewell address, President George Washington warned the nation about the dangers of the party system in politics. His prediction has indeed come true as America today is a country divided. Democrat vs. Republican. No middle ground. Two large umbrellas under which all Americans are expected to fit.

While I whole heartedly agree with our first president, the situation in America in 2008 presents many of us with an interesting dilemma. I, among many others, am a strong conservative who would have once considered themselves in alignment with the Republican party. While I currently lay claim to no party membership whatsoever, my voting record would indicate a strong lean towards the Republicans. This year, conservatives were given John McCain, a moderate Republican who brags about how close he walks to the line separating Democrats and Republicans, and how he will even step over it once in a while. Senator McCain was not a man I was eager to throw my support behind. Looking across the aisle, we see the other choice Americans have, Senator Barack Obama. Senator Obama can often be found in the far back, dark corners of the Democrat party. A radical liberal and European style socialist, he is the last candidate a conservative like myself would ever vote for.

I know many conservatives like myself who see two candidates that they do not particularly like. The dilemma we face is this: do we vote for John McCain, a man who does not represent our views in many critical areas, or do we turn to a third party candidate such as Bob Barr, who aligns much closer with our views but has absolutely no chance to win this election.

My advice to conservatives struggling with this same issue is simple. Vote for John McCain. Doesn't that make me a sellout for not voting for the person that most closely aligns with my beliefs? It doesn't and I will tell you why. This election is unlike any other in our country's history. Barack Obama is NOT the greater of two evils. He is an evil unmatched by anything American politics has ever seen. He is not merely pro-choice, he is the most progressively pro-abortion candidate in history, going so far as to vote against a bill preventing infanticide. He is not merely weak on defense, he has past relationships to radical terrorists who have attacked America. His political career began in the living room of Bill Ayers, a member of the Weather Underground terrorist organization. Obama and Ayers also shared an office for three years while working with ACORN. Obama blurbed Bill Ayers book filled with radical views. He is not merely for raising taxes, he is a pure European style socialist who has been caught on tape saying Americans need to "spread the wealth." His economic views threaten to take our country from crisis to bankrupt. Barack Obama transcends anything we have ever seen in this country. I do not like John McCain, but I don't fear him.

The bottom line is that either McCain or Obama will be our next president. Under most circumstances, I would lean towards voting for a third party candidate over a "conservative" candidate that does not align very closely with my beliefs. 2008 is not most circumstances. I am an American first and foremost and when necessary I will vote to protect America. I will vote to protect my country from the purely radical dangerous figures like Barack Obama. For those conservatives who are considering voting third party, remember one very important thing about your vote. It will benefit one of the two major party candidates. It absolutely will. Barack Obama would be thrilled to know that you are voting third party.

This country needs a revolution. A Constitutional Revolution. A conservative revolution. Such a revolution will take a giant step backwards if Barack Obama becomes our next president. The most liberal and radical president ever, working alongside the most liberal Congress ever threatens to damage America in unprecedented ways. Revolutionize this country we must, and the first step is ensuring that this radical does not assume the presidency.