Posted on 10/05/2007 9:36:41 AM PDT by George W. Bush
October 05, 2007, 5:00 a.m.
Being John McCain
The man to meet Americas challenges.Today the lives of all Americans are affected in countless ways by forces and events from abroad seemingly beyond our control. Never before in our history have we experienced an international climate of such complexity, posing at one extreme, threats of incalculable destructive power, and at the other, means and opportunities for lifting humankind to a quality of life unparalleled in human history.
Whether we deter the former and advance toward the latter must not be left to chance among officials whose inexperience requires them to rely on trial and error while learning on the job.
Consider the panoply of problems before us. Over the past generation the power and ambition of radical Islam have metastasized from cells rooted in the Middle East to infect societies throughout the world. Well financed and disposing of weaponry with enormous potential, this ideological menace threatens the stability and way of life of every country on earth.
Separately, but related, through our reliance on energy resources largely under the control of threatened regimes, energy dependent countries have become vulnerable to the disruption of vital resources that could impose economic ruin on much of the worlds economy in a matter of weeks.
Further, the risks inherent in the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction are well known yet remain outside effective control.
Even in the domain of commercial enterprise historically a blessing offering only positive enhancements to our quality of life globalization has posed new challenges for America that were unimaginable even a decade ago, generating an urgent need to fashion a better international framework that will enable us to capture the best of globalization, help workers better cope with the challenges, avoid new crises and maintain functionality in commercial and financial markets.
Notwithstanding these challenges, however, there is scope for advancing prosperity for all through the careful exploitation of science and human creativity under enlightened leadership. Whether our country is capable of orchestrating our pursuit of such a course depends fundamentally on who leads us in the years ahead. Never before has there been such a premium on experience and proven leadership. For that reason and in sober consideration of what in our judgment it takes to govern the United States: the ability to parse problems correctly, to bring sound analysis to bear, to define viable strategies, to integrate resources, engage allies, and move decisively to lead our country to viable lasting solutions, we have concluded that Senator John McCain is the most qualified candidate to become our next president. We strongly endorse the candidacy of Senator McCain and as a matter of deep personal conviction, call upon all Americans to join us in that judgment.
George P. Shultz
Henry A. Kissinger
Alexander M. Haig Jr.
Lawrence S. Eagleburger
James R. Schlesinger
John F. Lehman Jr.
R. James Woolsey Jr.
Robert C. McFarlane
McNutt is second to McRudy in the anti-conservative category.
Perhaps, sir, John McCain is indeed a nut.
But anyone who goes through five and a half years in the Hanoi Hilton, about two years of this in solitary confinement, in the service of this nation damn well deserves to be referred to by his rightful name - John McCain.
He’s a turncoat RINO who deserves zero respect and absolutely no consideration as a presidential nominee whatsoever. Benedict Arnold was a war hero too before he turned coat.
If you have all the answers then why were you fooled into supporting Rudy? With McCain being firmly to the right of Rudy I don’t see what ground you stand on when you get in mine or anyone else’s face.
“Globalists for McCain!”
Lay out your credentials.
Well said, FRiend. I don’t see it either.
John McCain is standard GOP POTUS material. Middle of the road conservative, foreign policy credentialed, pro-life, pro-military, traditional values supporter, service veteran. It’s not some mystery. If you don’t like McCain for this or that reason, fine. But he falls squarely in line with the candidates the GOP has been nominating (and the country has largely been electing) POTUS for the last couple decades.
Because at the time there were only 3 well-known candidates in the race and I was taken in by Rudy's executive experience in NYC and hoping he'd take a federalist view on social issues.
I have nothing against McCain's military service or whatever really happened when he was in 'Nam, I don't even discuss it. Treasonous in this context is his legendary stabbing in the back of conservatives just to get on the Sunday talk shows. I don't care about his ACU rating, he is a moderate Senator along the lines of Specter, Collins, etc. He's a loser, plain and simple.
Ditto.
Besides, last I heard he thought Christians were agents of intolerance and conservatives were bigots. Certainly he wouldn’t want this bigoted intolerant agent out stumping for him.
For all the hell you give me and anyone else about their candidates, according to your own holy standards it seems you are the one most lacking in judgment. You chose Rudy. I didn’t.
The difference is I base my choice for the nominee on facts - consistent conservative positions, credentials, ACU rating, etc. - and you base your choice on feelings - i.e. hoping Rudy would be federalist; discounting McCain on “backstabbing” (your interpretation) and any other fickle observation such as McCain not kissing some group or other’s rear end.
Comparing McCain’s record to Specter and Collins is a real hoot and is a sure sign your opinion is ruled by emotions.
These are some of McCain’s latest ratings from some famous interest groups: U.S. Chamber of Commerce, 100%; Gun Owners of America, 100%; Citizens Against Government Waste, 91%; Americans for Tax Reform, 80%; Americans for Democratic Action, 15%; NAACP, 7%; AFL-CIO, 6%; NEA, 0%; and Planned Parenthood, 0%. Too many conservatives disagree with McCain about two or three issues and decide that he’s moderate, without researching his views about many issues. I disagree with him about immigration and campaign finance reform, and I’ll vote for Huckabee, in the primary. However, these facts prove that McCain is conservative.
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