McConan the "Republican"? Just say NO!
Posted on 01/31/2008 11:52:04 AM PST by Checkers
Except for a brief time before his exit when I decided to vote for Fred Thompson, this presidential contest marks the first time in my entire life I have been undecided in a GOP nomination fight.
Going into tonight's debate at the Ronald Reagan Library, I was strongly considering voting for Sen. John McCain, in spite of McCain-Feingold and other heresies. After watching McCain in action tonight, he'd have to make a heckuva case in the next few days to keep me from voting for Romney.
There were a number of flash points tonight that pushed me away from going with McCain. First was his exchange with Mitt Romney over his charge that Romney supported fixed timetables for withdrawal. McCain was obviously misrepresenting what Romney said. Even Anderson Cooper pointed out that Romney had not called for publicly fixing deadlines for withdrawal.
Yet even after his misrepresentation was made plain to him, McCain stuck to his story and continued insisting that Romney had said something that Romney clearly had not -- and at that point it just becomes a lie. And that's significant for a man who has built his campaign on honor, straight talk and honesty.
Then there were a series of cheap shots that really ought to be beneath McCain. First, he talked about leading a naval squadron out of "patriotism, not profit."
Very nice coming from a guy who's been on the government payroll his whole life, courtesy of those like me who are pursuing profits. I'll keep that in mind next time I perform my quarterly rendering unto Caesar. I salute McCain's military service, what's with spitting out "profits" like it's a dirty word. My politically astute shook her head and remarked that McCain sounded like a Democrat.
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Then there was McCain's cheap shot at Romney's leadership of Bain Capital when he talked about Romney buying and selling companies and "people losing their jobs." Is Michael Moore on the McCain economic advisory team now? McCain seemed to exhibit an almost self-destructive impulse to remind people of his admission that he still needs educating in economics.
Finally, there was Anderson Cooper's bizarre question "Would Ronald Reagan endorse you, and why?" That question, in the Reagan Library of all places, was the moment for all four candidates to observe Reagan's Eleventh Commandment and talk positively about themselves. Yet, McCain fumbled the opportunity to rise above and be gracious, instead beginning his answer with a cheap shot at Mitt Romney for (presumably) his changed stance on abortion.
There remains much for conservatives to like about John McCain. Unfortunately, he spent the debate reminding this conservative about all the things I don't like about McCain -- to the benefit of Mitt Romney.
The McCain campaign contacted me today and arranged a one-on-one meeting with McCain surrogate Bruce Herschensohn tomorrow, the subject being why McCain should be the choice of conservatives. I have enormous respect and affection for Bruce Herschensohn, and I'll try to enter the meeting with an open mind. But McCain certainly hasn't made Bruce's job any easier.
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Prior to the debate, I decided that I would force myself to vote for McCain because of Iraq. Now, after seeing him go off the deep end like that, I’m completely disgusted by him, and I won’t ever vote for him.
McCain came of like a dirty little weasel in the debate. He is just plain arrogant....not a good quality for a president.
This is what really makes me think he's a RINO. Anyone who works against the economic engine that makes this country what it is will not get my vote. Hillary's a socialist in Dimocrat clothing and McCain is...you know, I don't know what he is, but I don't like what I'm seeing.
May I remind everyone that this statement “First, he talked about leading a naval squadron out of “patriotism, not profit.” ........that McCain lead that squadron because he was “ordered” to. It wasn’t his idea. McCain sat there during the debate with a smug face.....as though the debate was a waste of time. Also, consider immigration. We hear now that one of McCain’s advisers is Juan Hernandez and is on the payroll of the Mexican government. The guy actually works for the Mexican government. Anybody else hear this?
In this debate he made me think he was what you might get if you crossed Senator Byrd with Putin.
His huge plans to make us a third world country with his amnesty plan and his GREEN plan should scare the heck out of any sane person.
Let’s drill in ANWR
Assuming he was speaking of his wife, I wonder if his wife (or anyone else) is astute enough to notice that all of them sound like Democrats.
So who ya gonna vote for? Obama?
Just wondering?? As usual, the choices will be slim!
Thanks to profits companies are able to expand their business, hire more people who then pay taxes, see their stock go up and those of us who have 401ks see how we benefit when a company can grow its profits.
McCain did take cheap shots at Romney, telling Romney about how he can spend all his money, well, at least the guy would be helping to stimulate the economy. McCain is short tempered, we could clearly see this back in 2000.
Anyone remembers how rude he was to Maria Shriver?
McConan the "Republican"? Just say NO!
McCain's "bridge" to Conservatives.
whichever side wins, were gonna lose.
Simple, I’ll leave my ballot blank. I’ll vote for republican congressmen though.
Yep, I’ve seen many posts here regarding Juan Hernandez and McCain.
His jealousy of Romney's business success also reminds me of liberals.
His absolute refusal to answer the question about his Amnesty bill, says a lot as well.
McCain keeps saying in a very dismissive way that he will seal the border first. But he has NEVER said he won't give amnesty...he may call it something else, but he will give amnesty.
And lastly, he sounds just like the leftists when it comes to global warming.
He was endorsed by the New York Times, the Democrats and the ENEMEDIA love him. What more do we need to know about this man to know that he is NOT a conservative, and he should not be the Republican Party's nominee!!!
Just heard that Obama is the most liberal guy in the senate. Dang, I knew he was liberal, didn’t know he was worse than Hillary.
Democrats want McCain to win. They say it would be tough to beat him, but what they are really saying is they can’t beat Romney. Why else would the Times back him......they are Democrats.
Exactly!
that hernandez guy....that would make a great anti mccain commercial.
Juan Hernandez is ON MCLAME’S PAYROLL!!!
Why doesn’t ANYONE in the media ask him about this. It makes me sick. Look up w/ hernandez stands for! OMG.
The good news, if there is any, McCain will lose to any Democrat and then the Republicans will have another shot in 2012.
If by some miracle McCain was elected he would do more damage to the party than Nixon did.
I’ll vote for my congressman. He actually voted no on the economic (welfare) stimulus plan. For president? I don’t like any of them. It’s left and more left...
Yup, you got that right. McNut is real sick. He would be dangerous as President.
I noticed that the terminator from California didn’t look too happy during the debate. It seems he is suffering from some conflict since he made the decision to go ahead and endorse McCain. Maybe the terminator should have waited a little while longer.
I think McCain has already done plenty of damage, he doesn’t need to be elected.
Can anyone say Keating Five? McCain's idea of doing business is mired in the political muck of favor trading with shady business operators.
Yep.
IMHO, people voting for McCain because of his military service, is the same as voting for John Kerry because he served in Viet Nam! We can appreciate his service, and feel sorry for him for his time as a POW. BUT that does not make him qualified to be the Republican nominee. If he represents the Republican Party, then I will have to withdraw from the Republican Party because he doesn’t represent me and my values at all.
Last Clear Chance.
Vote for Mitt.
Stop McCain.
Stop Amnesty.
Or you get what you deserve.
http://www.vietnamveteransagainstjohnmccain.com/
I have worked to help elect Republicans for several election cycles and I have always given to the RNC. After the Amnesty bill, I will never again give money to the RNC. I will support individual conservative candidates, and that is it.
I won't vote for Huckabee or McCain if they are the nominee. I will look for a third party candidate.
Any one who watched McCain at the debate last night, and is still willing to vote for him, well...they must not have seen what I saw.
Naw. Write in “Romney” like me. Or someone else whom you like. Don’t just leave it blank. Vote FOR someone.
McCain sure likes to name drop, doesn’t he? Funny, he didn’t name drop Juan Hernandez last night. Shouldn’t he disclose that he has a guy who is helping illegals working for him?
I am sure Juan is one of his “MY FRIENDS”.
LOL
Yes, we did but it wasn't a surprise, at least to me.
The War Secrets Sen. John McCain Hides
But there was one subject that was off-limits, a subject the Arizona senator almost never brings up and has never been open about -- his long-time opposition to releasing documents and information about American prisoners of war in Vietnam and the missing in action who have still not been accounted for. Since McCain himself, a downed Navy pilot, was a prisoner in Hanoi for 5 1/2 years, his staunch resistance to laying open the POW/MIA records has baffled colleagues and others who have followed his career. Critics say his anti-disclosure campaign, in close cooperation with the Pentagon and the intelligence community, has been successful. Literally thousands of documents that would otherwise have been declassified long ago have been legislated into secrecy.
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All the “open borders” people are latching on to him, including the media. They aren’t the majority of concerned citizens though.
McCain has turned out to be a good liar, much like Hillary...
I have noticed that as well. What's confusing is, the majority of Americans are against open borders and amnesty, so WHY is McCain even in the running? Are that many people so stupid to really believe that he is now against amnesty?
This is why it is stupid to encourage people to just go vote. If a person isn't going to take the time to learn about WHERE the candidates stand on the issues, they shouldn't vote.
“After all, he has reached out to Conservatives...”
I don’t think the middle finger counts as “reaching out”.
BTW, I’ve heard Weiner endorsed Romney. I guess it’s true that a broken clock IS right twice a day.
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