Sore Losers – Limbaugh, Evangelicals and the heart and soul of the GOP

The incessant carping by Limbaugh & Co. and the Evangelicals reminds me of the trash talking that is pervasive in the NBA and the NFL. Players will make a big play and seconds later they will be yelling in the face of their competitor, or dancing all over the field or court. It is really childish. I know John Wooden or Vince Lombardi would never have stood for such a thing. It falls outside the bounds of good sportsmanship.

Although, I disdain the practice, I do recall a response to a particular episode of trash talking that I fully supported at the time. NFL player Deion Sanders was on the receiving end of some trash talk during a game when he stopped and pointed at the scoreboard, indicating to his opponent, that no matter how much he screamed and yelled, the score told the whole story.

Deion Sanders’ team was winning, and that was all that mattered.

At this time I think it is important to remind Limbaugh & Co. and the Evangelicals to look at the scoreboard. The game is over. John McCain will be the nominee of the GOP at the party convention in August. No matter how much you want to change the result, the game has come to an end.

The sad thing is that you have no one to blame but yourselves. Limbaugh refused to endorse a candidate until the day before Super Tuesday when the die had already been cast. Dr. James Dobson, the leader of the evangelical movement resisted endorsing Governor Huckabee only until recent days.

If these presumed leaders within the conservative movement cared so much about the end result, why were they so afraid to stick their necks out until the very end?

Now, I am only singling them out as being emblematic of the overall problem. The battle to keep McCain from the nomination was going to take a lot more than simply listing his alleged political sins. The rest of the party (70% of us) was fractured among the remaining candidates.

Our inability to coalesce around another candidate is why John McCain is the nominee.

It is our own fault.

We have to look in the mirror and accept that.

Now, that McCain is the presumptive nominee it is time to step back and consider your level of support for the Republican Party.

Stop being sore losers.

Accept the reality and let’s begin the process to defeat Obama or Clinton in November.

If you are a Republican, a believer in the party of Lincoln, the time has come to unite.

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I BELIEVE the strength of our nation lies with the individual and that each person’s dignity, freedom, ability and responsibility must be honored.

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