The Case Against Tom Ridge

It is amazing how the DDBMSOWM crowd reads a comment from the presumptive Republican nominee for president, Sen. John "F--- You" McCain about a possibility of a pro-choice candidate for the number two spot on the Republican ticket. The man that he mentioned was the former Homeland Security secretary, Tom Ridge, moderate Republican. Somehow, the DDBMSOWM crowd thinks that the Arizona Solon is really saying it really will be the Connecticut Independent Democrat, Sen. Joe Lieberman.
Well, rest assured, it will not be Sen. Lieberman. For the record, I have a lot of respect for Sen. Lieberman, but he is in his heart a Democrat. And it is an absolute way to see a serious challenge to Sen. "F--- You" McCain's nomination itself.
The real fear is that Sen. "F--- You" McCain will ask Mr. Ridge to be his vice-presidential candidate.
Ostensibly, Mr. Ridge is a moderate Republican. No, he really is a moderate.
First elected to congress from Pennsylvania in 1982, Mr. Ridge was to the left of the then Republican mainstream. Mr. Ridge opposed the Reagan administration arms buildup. He was the only Republican in congress to favor the inane nuclear "freeze", the then cause celebre for the left-wing crowd. Mr. Ridge opposed the Reagan administration economic policies. And, by the time he left congress in 1994, he managed a perfect life time American Conservative Union rating of, you guessed it, 50% http://www.conservative.org.
In 1994, Mr. Ridge was elected governor of Pennsylvania and proceeded the same milquetoast style of governing. It appears that the major accomplishments were the sucking of the taxpayers to build new sports stadiums in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.
In 2002, Mr. Ridge went from the Pennsylvania state house to become the first secretary of the Homeland Security department. A mess of a new layer of government, Mr. Ridge was again right down the middle. After all, it was under his watch that the color-coded system of the threat level came to being. And, that would have to be the major accomplishment.
There are two aspects to Mr. Ridge that seem to carry him from different levels of government service.
First, he was a veteran of Vietnam, like Sen. "F--- You" McCain. And that he deserves all the honor and the thanks of a grateful nation.
But it is the second aspect that we conservative Republicans need to be weary of. The Dinosaur, Drive-By, Mainstream, Obama-Worshiping Media loves him. And why? Because he also has the image of being a "maverick" because he is not, hold on to you seats, a conservative!
It is enough that we already have one maverick on the ticket, but two is more than the Republican party can bear. And to the left of Sen. "F--- You" McCain?!
At least Sen. "F--- You" McCain pays lip service and votes correctly on most of the social issues. Sen. "F--- You" McCain is not all that comfortable about discussing those issues. But, Mr. Ridge is not only a pro-abortion Republican, he voted consistently to have the American taxpayer foot the bill for what many, myself included, find an abomination.
Having two people who show utter disregard for a huge chunk of the Republican base is a recipe for losing an election.
And, I do not think that Mr. Ridge has shown that he understands the fight that we are in with radical Islam. I know that Sen. "F--- You" McCain does know the titanic struggle that we are in.
Tom Ridge seems to be an OK fellow, but he is not one who should be seriously considered anywhere near a potential McCain administration.
If Sen. McCain wants to lose the election, he can do so by alienating the Republican base. There are just not enough so-called independents and cross over Democrats to fill that void. And if this election is a close one, Sen. "F--- You" McCain will need every vote that he can get.
Sen. "F--- You" McCain will not get many votes if he chooses Tom Ridge to be his vice-president.