Posted on 02/12/2008 10:12:56 PM PST by TBP
While I respect and admire Sen. John McCain's military career, I wouldn't vote for him if voting were mandatory and his name were the only one on the ballot.
He votes like a Democrat on all the critical issues.
"Hi, I'm John McCain. I'm not a Republican, but I play one on TV."
He opposed the Bush tax cuts, voted against them twice, not (as he now claims) because there were no spending cuts attached, but on the same class warfare grounds that the Democrats use. (The Congressional Record establishes this clearly.)
He co-wrote and co-sponsored the worst restriction on free speech in this country since the Alien and Sedition Acts.
He said publicly he would not appoint judges like Alito. (Remember, it was Republicans who gave us Stevens and Souter and earlier, Blackmun, Warren, Brennan, and the like.)
He is co-sponsoring a bogus "global warming" bill that would shut down American industry.
He co-sponsored amnesty. Even though he says he's never supported amnesty, a search of the Congressional Record shows that he was explicitly for amnesty back when it was still called amnesty.
He's for closing Guantanamo and bringing the terrorists into our country.
He flat-out lied about Romney supporting timetables. Romney said he would veto timetables.
Then, of course, there is the Keating Five. McCain is a person of low character and can't be trusted. Why would anyone support him?
He's unacceptable and would destroy what's left of conservatism and of the GOP (not that I care all that much about the latter.)
Given all that ... he is STILL a lot better than the alternative .. what a sad and terrifying prospect that is
And we should hold his feet to the fire over those issues every step of the way to the White House.
“Certainly in the short term, or even the long term, I would not support repeal of Roe v. Wade. . . .” —John McCain, 1999
Better than this record
Exposing Hillary’s Illegalities In Los Angeles Court To Begin Feb. 21!
http://www.peterfpaul.com/2008/01/29/exposing-hillarys-illegalities-in-los-angeles-court-to-begin-feb-21/
So what?
So Ethics are not well defined by the Clintons
The alternative is an empty suit or the Wicked Witch of the East.
No kidding!?! /s
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