John McCain pushes me closer to the edge

John McCain is making voting for him in November more and more difficult. Obviously (to anyone who reads this space with any regularity, that is), his open-borders and pro-amnesty stance for illegal aliens is the big one. He's lately been getting worse on this issue (after his mild flirtation with enforcement that brought back his campaign last year), which was bad enough.

The other day, though, he gave a big speech on global warming. Conservatives didn't like it:

It looks like Senator McCain is going to be his own worst enemy. He’s feisty and stubborn and those attributes are showing (and not in a good way) in his refusal to compromise with conservatives on issues like global warming and illegal immigration. The more I hear from McCain, the less likely I am to vote for him. I initially intended to vote for him because he’s the Republican candidate, but with a Democratic-controlled Congress and McCain’s inclination to “reach across the aisle,” what will I get for my vote?

Exactly my thoughts. Then there is this:

The latest sign of that is the recently introduced “eco-friendly” campaign merchandise the McCain campaign has showcased on its Web site. Included are his and hers “Go Green” McCain embroidered polo shirts, T-shirts, hats and visors with or without the recycle logo. Organic cotton onesies for the babies. You can also find “Go Green” McCain tote bags, notebooks and travel mugs (with up to 100 percent recycled material and an “enhanced biodegradability additive”).

It sounds like a joke, and I wish it was. This is nauseating to me. If hippies want to get into that stuff, fine, but for the conservative party's nominee to is too much for me. Here's Rush's take:

“The troubling thing here, Senator McCain, is I’m mapping out plans here to try to persuade Republicans to eventually cross over to vote for you and this is not making it any easier,” conservative radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh said on his May 12 show. “At some point Republicans are going to have to decide whether to cross the aisle and vote for McCain. Clearly, he’s rolling the dice in thinking that the ‘green’ community and the independents and the yutes out there will buy into this global warming business and think he’s different than the average conservative Republican and that will stand him in good stead.”

If the election was today, I'd leave the presidential spot blank.