Posted on 03/06/2008 11:29:17 PM PST by EternalVigilance
NEW ORLEANS — Sen. John McCain, in his post-victory debut before the conservative movement's top donors and leaders, will address the Council for National Policy's annual winter meeting here today.
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"Many conservative leaders did not support him, but he is a proud conservative Republican who thinks he can earn their support in the general election," Mr. [Charlie] Black added.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...
McCain’s Marine son just returned the other week from his tour in Iraq.
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"This is the most distinguished collection of conservative leaders and donors, and he was anxious to appear as part of his ongoing effort to consolidate support for his candidacy within the conservative movement," said Charlie Black, Mr. McCain's campaign adviser.
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CNP does not publicize its meetings, speakers or agenda, but the McCain campaign informed the press of his agreement to address the council. As a result, reporters following the McCain campaign deluged the council with requests for coverage.
"We agreed the press could sit in a separate room and listen to the speech and the questions and answers," a CNP official said, speaking anonymously because the rules of the council forbid officials or members to speak by name in public.
Good. A visible demonstration. But, will it do any good?
"It will say more about the state of the conservative movement than it does McCain," a veteran CNP member said. "If he is accepted at CNP, this will mark the official end of the conservative movement as we knew it."
Of course, if McCain is accepted, the McCainophobes will instantly declare the approving CNP members RINOs and traitors. But what else is new?
At least, there will be plenty of press there to report on the fireworks or on the lack of them.
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Here's smoothsailing...
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farmer, you are best defined by only you. Stomp your feet, enjoy yourself.
Assuming (naively, perhaps) that all of the foregoing on is genuinely the case; and not; rather, a clumsy, baldfaced lie on their parts... then, logically: they certainly don't need either the votes or the campaign donations of we conservatives, obviously.
Get all those indys and "moderates" to foot the bill, then.
When we say the solution is prove that you can ENFORCE THE CURRENT LAWS we are accused of having no solutions. We are just pandering -- and worse!
Straight talk for me
but not for thee.
For you my contempt and contumely.
You are divisive if you disagree.
I am for harmony.
(Don't call it amnesty!)
John McCain, Senator.
That’s right! Shut up and drink your milk! It’s good for you!
“If you think there is any difference at all between the 3 candidates now on the political stage, you are blind.’
Thank you. TOo few posters comment on this here.
Here's how I've expressed my support in return:
Not mine:
Are you aware he supports embryonic stem cell research?
Regards
McDole best not wait for anything, he needs to get out and teach fiscal conservatism against liberal Democrats fiscal socialism. New York Times will help being he got their endorsement./sarc
McCain is rabidly for radically changing this country in a multi-culti, socialist direction with immigration 'reform' and regulating the economy for the sake of global warming.
It's still an open question, whether McCain would be more damaging to this country or whether Hillobama would be.
If Hillobama wins, then the GOP would be united in opposition and the Democrats could be blamed for the disasters that will happen. If McCain wins, the GOP will be split, making it easier to pass these 'progressive' and socialist laws.
And it's really sad that the only argument McCain has, is to point at Hillobama. Sad, but telling.
It’s very simple. Support McCain where we can and use the forces of pressure on our Representatives to contain him where we wish. If it were not for Mr. Beck at Numbers USA and other organizations like it, we would already have the amnesty that was supported by GW. The citizens mobilized and let their Reps know that their jobs were at stake if this garbage passed and they backed down. Especially when a few of them were struck down in the local primaries on both sides of the aisle.
Make no mistake, we do have the power to control this situation to keep the Hildebeat and Barry out of the office as well as contain McCain. It will take the vigelance of four years until we conservatives can begin to start promoting a real conservative and not split our vote amongst a few of them to let the moderate slide in again. Who knows, Juan just might pick a real conservative as VP as an effort to bring in the base. He will not have an easy time at it.
We hold the ultimate power only as long as we do it as a focused effort of numbers and are willing to toss out incumbents for crossing us. It’s their job they are trying to protect, not their constituents, and we make the final decision if they can get approval for the next extension of it.
How in the hell did we get into this mess!?!?
I’ve said for the past 18 months or longer, I can understand why Americans can believe we are not in a war. President Bush has not been fighting this war to win, he has not been acting as if we are in a war. It starts at the top.
The thirty pieces of silver really fits.
McCain is completing the hijacking of the GOP. It is now the Republican Socialist Party.
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