Posted on 02/08/2008 8:47:18 PM PST by No Dems 2004
Sen. Thad Cochran has shifted his support to Sen. John McCain for president. Cochran made the announcement in a statement Thursday after his first choice, former Massachusetts governor, Mitt Romney, dropped out of the Republican race.
Mississippi's other senator, Roger Wicker, a Republican, had endorsed former Tennessee senator, Fred Thompson, who has also withdrawn from the race. Wicker has not announced his support for another candidate.
GOP Cong. Chip Pickering endorsed McCain last year. Cong. Bennie Thompson, a Democrat, has endorsed fellow Democrat, Barack Obama for president.
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I think conservatives are simply going to have to realize that Senator McCain has learned from his mistakes. After all, most here rallied around Romney, in spite of his very chequered past.
I’ve been wondering how many FBI files McCain has.....or how many “chits” he’s calling in.....
More likely you’ll get the “I’d rather pour gasoline on myself and let Hillary light the match” crowd.
Given that he was out supporting Bush's amnesty plan just a few months ago, what evidence is there to back that statement up?
Isn’t Cochran a huge porker? He’s just kissing ass since McCain won.
Beside does it matter if I support ..... or he supports ....
Do you support him>
Bookmarking for the first “global warming” legislation these “conservatives” pass, telling us the gov can control the weather and the earths temperature, lol.
Good grief.
An endorsement doesn’t take away the fact that he’s been giving conservatives the finger for years.
You mean another pseudo conservative posing as the real thing trying to give us the used car salesman scam.
This title will cause MASS CARDIAC ARREST here on FR. This looks to be another 400 post thread with all the no-vote promises written in blood, etc., etc., etc.
“Given that he was out supporting Bush’s amnesty plan just a few months ago, what evidence is there to back that statement up?”
Very simply that he has backed away from that plan and has now become the biggest promoter of border security running. He knows that support in Congress isn’t there for complete deportation. I think his stance makes sense - secure the border and make sure we don’t just get to this problem again very soon.
This is exactly the problem of the Republicans.
They compromise.
Why not stand up for something? Simply saying I’ll support it or him, even though it is not the best thing.(Amnesty, Feingold, etc.)
Congress is filled with followers, compromise, unity. We need Leadership, not Kumbaya.
You’re joking , right ?
If conservatives compromise now just think of how liberal our next nominee will be.
All professional GOP politicians are going to endorse the Republican presidential candidate. That need not be the case for us amateurs.
A foot soldier in the Reagan Revolution must surely be our solution!
Oops! Wrong Cochran.
I’m more conservative-er than you are. I’m the conservative-est!
The real question is will McCain sign Senator Jeff Sessions amnesty pledge and get Session’s endorsement. It was my impression that any Sessions endorsement would be predicated on signing that pledge.
Fallacious arguments: Appeals to Authority.
If Thad Cochran were to publicly announce, bright and early tomorrow morning, that John Edwards was "a loyal, traditional conservative," would that be enough for you... or: would you, instead, insist upon judging the latter on his record? And just what sort of "conservative" is it, precisely, that attempts to violently cram another 30,000,000+ illegal aliens down our collective throats -- America's borders and national security be damned -- anyway? Hmmm?
Just five days ago Thad Cochran said this of McCain: Link"The thought of his being president sends a cold chill down my spine," Sen. Thad Cochran/a> (R-Miss.), also a senior member of the Appropriations panel, told the Boston Globe recently. "He is erratic. He is hotheaded. He loses his temper and he worries me."
” secure the border “
Then legalize the 20 million foreigners already in who have total disdain for the law AND give them social security.Of course Songbird will sing the same tune,” oh it`s not amnesty, no no.They have to pay don`t you see. So it`s not.”
Then another 20 million sneak in and the open borders crowd will simply bleat the same platitudes and you`ll
buy the snake oil all over again.
IMO this is wha turned Romney away. The establishment wanted McCain. End of story.
You got it. I went out fer a smoke and already the posts are rollin’ in.
I can’t believe all the folks out there suffering from battered voter syndrome. McCain just recently said he’d sign the immigration bill if it hit his desk. The RNC and all of these “lifer politicians” have to be taught a lesson. You people can’t hear McCain whining, “Please mommy . . . please . . . I promise to never ever do it again if you let me go to the whitehouse just this one last time”. Send the kid packing back to his corner in Arizona to cut his own sage switch and breakout the elephant ( or should is say RINO ) guns it’s time to put some hides on the wall.
Appeal to Authority is probably the most used (or misused) logical fallacy used in America today.
He must be a RINO. They’re all RINOs. Everywhere I look I see RINOs.
It’s starting to sound like a lot of Roman senators who know Caligula is about to take the throne. Suck up, bow your head, and keep an eye on your congressional pension.
McShamnesty hasn't 'learned' a damn thing.
If any real conservatives fall for this cheesy line they deserve the government that's coming to them.
This ass-clown is giving us the collective finger, laughing all the way, and appeasers like you keep urging us to slurp down the Kool Aid.
Ain't gonna happen.
Be kind. It's the only arrow left in the McCain shills' quiver, really, by this point. ;)
Shhhhhhhh. We're all s'posed to pretend we never actually, y'know, noticed that.
Still waiting for McCain’s “maverick” to reveal himself.
So far, most have chosen to prostrate themselves.
Alot of “conservatives” are losing their will and their memories.
With a 2006 ACU rating of only 65 let`s review how liberal Songbird really is:
Mccain considered switching parties in 2001
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1963208/posts
McCain co sponsored an open borders bill S.1433 that would also give
Foreigners’ social security.
McCain is for tax payer funded embryonic stem cell research
The Keating 5
The gang of 14 that blocked judicial nominees
Mccain was against the Bush tax cuts
McCain even filed an amicus brief in support of his 1st amendment violating McCainFeingold BCRA
“...because §203 is UNCONSTITUTIONAL as applied to the advertisements before us, it is unnecessary to go further and decide whether §203 is unconstitutional on its face.”Opinion of ROBERTS, C. J
Pork barrel politics and pro-amnesty. Doesn't smell like much of a conservative to me.
Yup, his 2006 ACU record is 65...but he keeps talking about his overall record, must be the straight talk.
No endorsement in the world could make me vote for McCain, i’m writing in Reagan as others here have suggested.
Yeah...and pork-barrel politics and rewarding illegal invaders with amnesty are real hallmarks of the conservative tradition, I'm sure.
What good is the word of a serial liar?
and all I hear is chitter chatter chitter chatter
all this talk about smack and smack and smack
I can’t give it away on 7th avenue
I must be shattered
my brain’s in tatters
I’ve seen all that. Roberts is a fine judicial mind. Hillary or Obama’s picks would neuter Roberts however.
No, he has not. He says we sould deport the 2 (two) million criminal illegals. Guess what Mr McAmnesty, ALL of the (12 million plus) illegal aliens ARE criminals!!
RINOs are coming to take me away, Ha-haaaa! RINOs are coming to take me away, Ha-haaaa!
” I’ve seen all that. Roberts is a fine judicial mind. Hillary or Obama’s picks would neuter Roberts however.”
Did Songbird specifically state his nominees would be STRICT ORIGINALISTS or men of “good character” like Alito and Roberts ?
Hmm?
Songbird will nominate lawyers of good character who will uphold his BCRA. You know it, we all know it. Pick your poison.
Hank
BS, I say!
“No, he has not. He says we sould deport the 2 (two) million criminal illegals. Guess what Mr McAmnesty, ALL of the (12 million plus) illegal aliens ARE criminals!!”
Interesting how you all are acting like 1 issue voters. I also wish McCain would do better in the illegal immigration department, but he’s not pushing it like he once was and vows to strengthen the border.
But that aside, he’s pro-life and promises to appoint conservative justices, to protect the border, etc. But a lot of people here are struggling to see his current positions and are totally focused on his past. Once again, think of Mitt Romney.
Not really....just pondering.....wish John Wayne was running for President!
Ha ha.
Cochran was one of the sell-outs who endorsed Romney. If he can endorse a gay rights gun-grabber, he surely had no problem flip-flopping around to endorse McCain.
Ha ha.
Cochran was one of the sell-outs who endorsed Romney. If he can endorse a gay rights gun-grabber, he surely had no problem flip-flopping around to endorse McCain.
Oh? Went and signed Jeff Sessions' Pledge to Secure America's Borders, then, has he? Hmmmmm?
Ah. I see. Just another baldfaced Shills-for-Juan-McCain lie, then. Carry on.
His 'past' of 3 months ago? Last year? Hey, he's consistent, I'll give him that...A consistent RINO.
Nobody is buying what you're peddling.
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