The middle is beginning to look pretty good

After every vote is counted in November (this could take a while in Florida), if Obama isn't the President-Elect, then every person who didn't vote for him will be labeled a racist by the left. The next big thing to happen will be Michael Moore filming a highly publicized documentary about the racist Republican Party.  But, I can live with that.

Now consider the consequences if Obama does win.  It's certainly no big secret that Obama, Biden, Pelosi, and Reed are all far to the left, not a moderate amongst them.  We must remember that they are the ones who will be running the government if Obama is elected. This should be of great concern not just to conservatives and Republicans, but to moderates and independents as well.  Swings left or right in our Government are normal and to be expected, but swings to the far left or far right doesn’t truly serve or reflect the American people.

When McCain won the Republican nomination I was somewhat disappointed that someone more conservative didn't win.  However, the real beauty of a McCain presidency is that the government would be balanced.  Even the most optimistic Republican doesn’t expect the Democrats to lose control of Congress. That means the executive branch would be controlled by a Republican who has a history of working in a bipartisan manner with the Democrats who would control the legislative branch. This is the sort of practical reasonable government that turns down the volume on the bitterly partisan rhetoric of the last couple decades, and gives America a government more reflective of acceptable to the vast majority of the American people.

The bottom line is, if we don't rally behind the only alternative left to us, this country will become a true Socialist State.