Rush Limbaugh, James Dobson, and Ann Coulter should listen to John Bolton, who reminded everybody at CPAC exactly what’s at stake in the next election. Much as I have been saying here at GraniteGrok, Ambassador Bolton notes that the stakes in the war and the implications of not getting it right are too important to allow Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama a win in November.
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Phil Klein, writing at the American Spectator’s AmSpecBlog sums up Bolton’s message to conservatives who might not cast their vote for McCain come November:
John Bolton used his speech at CPAC to pursaude restive conservatives that the stakes in the world (the Iranian and North Korean nuclear threats, the prospect of nuclear weapons in the hands of Islamic terrorists) were too great to sit this election out because of their disagreements with John McCain, and allow the Democrats to gain control of foreign policy..Bolton said it was now clear that he would be the nominee, and specifically addressed those who argue that conservatives would be better off in the long run if Democrats win and mess things up than if mistakes are associated with a Republican. He compared this logic to Vladimir Lenin’s declaration that "worse is better" and said that "tactical domestic considerations" shouldn’t be allowed to harm our national security.
Here is the video (with apologies for the audio crackle):
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Does anybody question John Bolton’s understanding of the "big picture" when it comes to important global concerns? We MUST elect John McCain in November. Conservatives MUST get out and do their part. Now is not the time to "send messages". John Bolton was a guest on our radio program back in October. Download the podcast here or use the handy player below to listen:
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John Hawkins of RightWingNews also interviewed Bolton around the same time we did. You can see now why Bolton’s coming out for McCain is no surprise:
I think next year is going to be a very consequential election for President and it’s perfectly appropriate for the full range of domestic issues to be discussed. You do that in a presidential election, but I want to make the point that we should look at national security issues as the highest priority — because the threats from international terrorism and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction have not diminished. They’re still very real and we need a President who is going to view protecting the United States internationally as his highest priority.
Which is why we mustn’t allow the Democratic nominee, no matter who it ends up being, a victory in November…
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