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I will easily be the first
to say that President George W. Bush is not the best representative of the
Republican Party. The man that I believe is the best representative of our
party is a senator from Arizona, John McCain.
John McCain is a very
conservative republican and supports many of the traditional beliefs
within our society. Within the Republican Party, John McCain has created
for himself a bold reputation that is surely hardcore conservative.
The President, on the other
hand, did enter his first term in the year 2000 with conservative beliefs,
though as time passed, his beliefs have strayed from those of a true
republican. In the case of almost every president in the past twenty
years, he has followed the trend of becoming more of a “people-pleaser,”
rather than acting as a Republican. I am not saying he has
flipped-flopped, though; but he has made some bad decisions while he has
been in office. Problems with the handling of detainees, an identity leak
of a CIA officer that was linked back to his own Chief of Staff, and a war
that has lasted much longer than people imagined have tarnished his
reputation, as well as that of the Republican Party.
I am not saying that John
McCain could have averted all of these, but under the circumstances he
could have been put in, I do believe that he could have handled these
problems in a more professional manner.
With the election coming in
2008, both parties really do not have an advantage amongst each other. The
Republican Party has made some crucial mistakes that really have caused
the American people to lose trust with them; however, the Democratic Party
really does not have their shining star that can possibly run the table
from them in the 2008 election.
In a Fox News poll, John
McCain was put up against Hilary Clinton in a hypothetical election. The
900 registered voters were asked the question, “Thinking ahead to the next
presidential election, if the 2008 election were held today and the
candidates were Hilary Clinton and John McCain, for whom would you vote?"
The results came back with 51 percent to John McCain and 38 percent to
Hilary Clinton, with the remainder unsure of who to pick. Though it was
not specified the number of Democrats to the number of Republicans in the
poll, 31 percent of the Democrats crossed over to vote for John McCain,
while only 8 percent of the Republicans crossed over to vote for Hilary
Clinton.
Though John McCain had a
crushing loss in the 2000 primary, it seems as if the stage is set for him
to make a comeback within the Republican Party, and at this point the one
man everyone is looking towards to run for President.
I believe that he is truly
the ideal Republican fit to a presidency and can handle this daunting job
both professionally and responsibly. Though the road will not be easy, all
the signs are pointing in the right direction for McCain; and if he does
choose to run again in 2008, he could possibly be the man to resurrect the
reputation and credibility of the Republican Party.
Sources: Fox News/Gallup Poll |
