Many people know John Adams as one of our key founding fathers. Many also recall that he became our second president, serving from 1797-1801. But not as many know that he was also the only president in our nation's history that belonged to the Federalist Party. That is, apparently, until now:

"John McCain is a Federalist" - Carly Fiorina, top McCain adviser

All I can say is...it's about time.

It's generally agreed that Americans want change, so what better change would there be than inaugurating the first Federalist president over two centuries? The time has finally come to implement a bold 19th century agenda for our country, and Senator John McCain is the man with the vision to pull it off.

A good example of his strong Federalist ideals can be seen in his views on Social Security. At a recent voter town hall meeting, McCain described exactly how Social Security is designed to work:

Americans have got to understand that we are paying present-day retirees with the taxes paid by young workers in America today.

Adding:

And that's a disgrace. It's an absolute disgrace, and it's got to be fixed.

Eureka! At last, we may finally have a presidential candidate who recognizes the disaster that has been brought upon our previously healthy nation as a result of the New Deal. If only FDR were alive to see the tens of millions of senior citizens that are happy, healthy and independent today thanks to his program, there is no telling how he would react. I can only guess that he would hang his head in shame and immediately endorse John McCain.

His stance on the Bill of Rights is less clear. However, founding Federalist Alexander Hamilton opposed its formation, stating:

Bills of rights are in their origin, stipulations between kings and their subjects, abridgments of prerogative in favor of privilege, reservations of rights not surrendered to the prince.

Exactly...I have been saying this very thing for years. Though McCain has never been asked directly if he agrees with his fellow Federalist's views on the Bill of Rights, his frequent acquiesce with Bush and Cheney suggests his stance on it is at the very least a weak one. It may not be the ideal Hamiltonian Federalist stance, but it is encouraging nonetheless.

And what about his unfledged opponent, Senator Barack Obama? As we all know from his many grand speeches, Obama remains a steadfast Democratic-Republican with strong Anti-Federalist and Jeffersonian roots. His continued, very vocal opposition to the promising Whig Party is also well-documented. This is bad enough, but his stance on women's rights alone is enough to disqualify him.

For instance, I recently learned that Obama carries the radical view that the federal government should require, quote, "equality" for women in the workplace...and that these rights should be enforced in each of the 37 states of our union! This is a dangerous and out-of-touch idea, and every bit as bad as his bizarre view that abortion should be "safe, legal and rare".

On these and many other issues, John McCain is simply the only choice. I hope that one day, Obama's young supporters will realize that his focus-grouped, "hippie drum circle" brand of change simply can't match the Federalist revolution that would take hold with a McCain presidency. That's change you won't believe!

And yet, I know that there are doubters out there. Some have voiced concern that perhaps McCain isn't such a maverick after all...that he is probably just another conservative Republican giving a wink and a nod to the powerful and influential Federalist Society. Or perhaps he is merely wooing the many fans of the John Adams miniseries on HBO. That would be unfortunate if true, but I sincerely believe that this is not the case. Put simply, you just can't fake McCain's unique brand of 19th century steadfastness.

Therefore, I hereby endorse John McCain to be the nominee for the Federalist Party of the United States. He truly "gets it" and he's the one I've been waiting 208 years for.

Huzzah!