Republicans, unite before November

Republicans, unite before November

I read with interest the Daily Herald day-after post-Super Tuesday Part II report on Wednesday, March 5: "Still not over."

As the primary elections march onward toward the general elections in November, there is voter angst in both parties. The March 4 elections did nothing to settle the Democratic candidate battle of a woman vs. a black man. The result: Obama did not close the deal and Clinton was able to keep her bid alive with wins in Ohio, Texas, and Rhode Island. Despite Hillary's Super Tuesday Part II come back, Obama still remains the winner of more votes and more delegates, having won 11 straight contests against Clinton until the March 4 primaries.

There now remains a battle for delegates and super delegates. The math is against Hillary, but will Hillary go quietly? Will a winner emerge before the Democratic convention on Aug. 25? Anticipate a roller coaster-like race in the months to come. Policy-wise there is not a dime's worth of difference between Obama and Hillary. Both, with their stated policies of hard-core socialism and isolationism, would set this nation on pathways toward destruction and mediocrity.

Among Republican voters, McCain took the prize. There is angst among many Republicans over McCain's surprise come-from-the-back rise to his status of Republican standard bearer. His maverick behavior in the Senate has been a bitter pill for many to swallow. They believe that a McCain presidency would feed this nation spoonfuls of liberalism, forgetting that a Hillary or Obama presidency would bring on liberalism in truckloads. These disaffected voters have vowed not to vote for McCain in November.

As a conservative Republican who harbored similar thoughts about McCain as a seriously flawed candidate, I have now concluded that it would be unwise to pick up my marbles and crawl back home to nurse my wounds because of my anger over Mitt Romney losing his bid for the White House and my subsequent dissatisfaction with a John McCain candidacy. Why? Because national security rates high with me. As such I would trust John McCain in the role as my commander in chief against Islamic fundamentalist jihadists who threaten to destroy this nation. Republicans must unite! It is essential that Mark Kirk be re-elected in the 10th Congressional District and that Steve Greenberg replace Melissa Bean in the 8th Congressional District.

I will pray for divine guidance, but whatever the outcome in November, conservative values and principles will survive, for they represent the building blocks of this county and serve as its foundation as documented in this nation's remarkable Constitution. The Heritage Foundation, a nonpartisan think tank located in Washington, D.C., is a strong voice for conservative values. It is your voice for freedom, limited government, strong defense, traditional family values and individual opportunity. I urge you to check out the Heritage Foundation (Heritage.org), remembering that should the building blocks crumble, America will also crumble and cease to be a strong, prosperous and secure nation.

Nancy J. Thorner

Lake Bluff