The Frightening Side of McCain

My firm belief has always been that John McCain is NOT just as bad as Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama. Though I have often taken the Arizona Republican to task on issues such as immigration and the environment, in no way is he in the same ballpark with the abject Socialists who are running on the Democratic side.

McCain has an acceptable record on the economy and taxes, and his views on U.S. foreign policy, national defense, and terrorism are exceptional.

He does, however, possess a frightening side that shows its ugly head from time to time--not often but often enough to give conservatives a case of the quivers.

On Tuesday of this week McCain stated that he joins Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton in calling for the closing of the so-called 'gun show loophole.' As if this were not frightening enough, McCain is on record supporting the shutting down of gun shows altogether.

Gun shows, gun shops, online gun dealers, and ammo and firearms manufacturers are not the source of any problem whatsoever. The criminals are the source of ALL of the problems.

Liberals, however, are not willing to do what is necessary to address the problem of the criminals who commit the crimes. It is much easier to make it the guns' fault and pass a pot full of laws ad infinitum that usually do more to restrict the activities of law-abiding citizens than curtail crime.

We can expect Democratic candidates for President to support such terribly misguided and politically-motivated schemes. They are too dependent on the support and money of extremists who in actuality wish to ban guns entirely.

But for McCain to join in with the blathering balderall of the Left is simply an outrage, just as is his support for environmentalist extremists and illegal aliens.

When Fred Thompson bowed out of the race for the GOP nomination, I wrote that McCain would have to work hard to earn my vote and support.

Although he has made some progress on that count, he has not gone far enough by any stretch of the imagination. In fact, the candidate has a pattern of unleashing these statements that scare conservatives just when they are beginning to get comfortable enough with him to lend him their support.

True, I have had some very positive things to say about McCain of late. The explanation is not far to find. When compared to the rank stench of the two neo-commie gun-grabbers on the Democratic side, McCain smells as fresh as the mountain air in the Spring.

However, the candidate still has some hard work to do to satisfy this conservative. I have a strong hunch that millions of conservatives feel the same way.

So, what will it take for us to come around to his side? It's very simple--when McCain stops scaring the bejeepers out of us.

The question is, is anyone in the McCain camp listening, and do they care?