By Bruce Sessions
SATURDAY SPECIAL
When the Primaries ended, and the candidates for President narrowed to two, I must openly confess my displeasure at the selection. Being a conservative, there was no way I could cast a ballot for Liberal Barack Obama. John McCain had proven himself to be something other than a conservative.
He was in favor of amnesty for illegal aliens. He teamed up with democrat Russ Feingold in authoring the McCain Feingold bill limiting the amount of money an individual could donate to a candidate. He teamed up with democrat Ted Kennedy in writing the Education bill. McCain wasnt a Liberal, but he certainly wasnt a conservative.
So, what are you if youre neither conservative or liberal. McCain called himself a maverick. So, I was left with two choices; Obama or McCain. I found myself in the position of being unable to vote for either. In fact, I said as much on the air at KPAY. My exact words were I dont have a dog in this hunt, so Ill just sit this election out and wont pull the lever for either candidate.
That all changed with McCains selection of Sarah Palin for his running mate. I did vote for the McCain/Palin ticket, but my vote was really for Palin. She was the only true conservative.
And while Im confessing herelet me add that I voted in favor of Proposition 2. The Bible says God gave man dominion over the animals of the earth. That means theyre in our care and we must see to it that care does not include cruelty.
I voted against the bullet train. Why should we in northern California pay for a train thatll only run from Sacramento to Los Angeles? If it had been planned to run from our border with Oregon, all the way down to LA, I mightve voted for it. Im just tired of northern California being considered flyover country.
Oh, and one final thought. Ive heard it said Conservatism is dead. Conservatism is not dead. Its only sleeping. Conservatism cannot die!