It is true McCain is NOT the ideal candidate.  But he does appear to be the nominee, and he DOES stand with us 70% of the time.  So take a few deep breaths and follow this line of reasoning:

While McCain's contrarian 30% may give us apoplexy, we must remember that Obama and Clinton are Fabian Socialists (please Google it) who would be a 100% disaster for our country.

Therefore, Conservatives should not feel that they would be “violating their conservative principals” by holding their nose and casting their vote for McCain!

You're not ENDORSING him by casting such a vote.  Instead, you're UPHOLDING your conservative principals by DENYING the Presidency to Obama or Clinton!

Sitting out the election would be an inexcusable failure to USE your vote to PREVENT electing a dangerous Leftist.  Casting a vote for “bad” is preferable to passively permitting the election of “worse”!  It has been said:  “All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good people to do nothing.”

But feel free to express your anger toward the GOP leadership which has moved the party to the Left!  I personally have ceased all financial support of the RNC (and have told them so!), resigned from the Pachyderms - leaving my position as Vice President of my local chapter, and have declared myself to be an Independent.  But I will continue to support any (R) candidate who espouses conservative positions.