Can I support John McCain?

Less than two weeks from the Iowa caucuses and I still have no candidate. I have flirted with all the camps (except Rudi) and given a small donation to two. Now I may find myself supporting someone I swore I would NEVER vote for. John McCain.

The person who gave us the debacle that is McCain-Feingold. The man who tried to ram Amnesty down our throats more than once. The politician who allows the mainstream media to use him on Sunday programs to build up their view whenever it is different than the President. (then ignores him when he agrees).

But when I look at our slate of candidates, John McCain is the only one I believe that is Presidential and deserving of such a high office. His life, family, and political experience are second to none in the race. He has the ability to attract independents and some democratic voters if he can just hold on to those of us on the conservative side of the aisle. Clearly he was right on the war and is a strong national security candidate. But can I trust him on my other important issues?

Take immigration for example. Here he is now for a border security first plan and I can live with some of the other items from immigration reform AFTER the border is secure. But on his website he doesn't state emphatically that he will build the southern fence. If Senator McCain was elected and decided to push for "Comprehensive Immigration Reform" he would get it. I am not sure I can live with that.

What about campaign finance reform? John has always been in favor of legislation to control the process. His last attempt has resulted in the 527 loophole which has made a complete farce of TV and other advertising for campaigns. Now you have no idea who the money is behind a candidate. Clearly some of these groups coordinate with campaigns and there is no way to stop it. The way to clean up the financing is to allow a free-for-all with immediate and 100% disclosure of where your funds come from. Anything less is a restriction of free speech. I tend to believe Mr. McCain will overreach here again and regulate more, not less.

His views on global warming also scare me. This is from an op-ed he wrote in 2003..."Global warming is a serious threat. There is overwhelming evidence that increasing amounts of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases are heating up the Earth's climate and that inaction could be disastrous." This is so blatantly false it upsets me every time I hear some liberal state it as a fact. IT IS NOT DISASTROUS AND THERE IS NO PROOF WE ARE CAUSING ANY WARMING. The warming crowd is already pretty sure they are wrong, so they are changing the name to "climate change" so that when it doesn't warm they can keep on their world government agenda. Anyway, again I am not sure I can support him on this.

So where does that leave me? A great man I disagree with on many items and don't quite trust on others. Ugh, Newt where are't thou? The Huckaboom is over and Mitt just doesn't catch my fever. Please Please don't let Hillary win. I just don't know if I can support John McCain or not, but I think he is the only one who can win.

What do you think?