This battle we are witnessing or participating in, I'd like to frame it properly.

It is Pragmatic Idealism vs. Realism, Machiavellian style.

McCain represents the "deal maker" who, like Machiavelli, is sometimes willing to compromise principle in order to achieve his ends.

The principled conservatives are the idealists who desire actual adherence to conservative principles from the Republican candidate and the do not see it anywhere in McCain.

Many conservative realists are turned off by the principled conservatives who strenuously object to McCain, but they may not realize that the vast majority of principled conservatives have a healthy dose of pragmatism, they know they will never get the perfect candidate.

Their problem with McCain is that he has compromised principles too much, so much so that there is little difference between him and the Democratic candidates.

That is the basis of my argument as to why I will not vote for McCain, because voting for him would be like voting for a moderate Democrat.

I will not be voting for Hillary or Barak, and those conservatives who say they will are betraying their narcissism. Ann Coulter does not represent the majority of principled conservatives, she and those like her are off their rockers.