Sen. John McCain pushes for GOP inclusiveness [open to abortion, gay marriage?] [bashes Toomey]

Politico ^ | 2009-05-11 | Patrick O'Connor

[dbrew2u]

If the GOP wants to follow McCain off this cliff ? I will not be jumping with them .

[j.simmons]

I doubt he has much to worry about. The people of Arizona will end up reelecting him as they have been doing for years.

[j.simmons]

If conservatives can’t regain power in the GOP, they will never get anywhere with a third party. Whether conservatives like it or not, they are stuck with the GOP.

[beandog]

I like when people like you try to tell conservatives who they are stuck with. It’s obvious you’re not a conservative since you used the word “they” instead of “we”. Maybe you are “stuck” with a party, but I’m not.

[4Speed]

Arizona .....The founder of the Minutmen Chris Simcox has announced he will run for McCains Senate seat in 2010......anti Illegal Immigration may take the seat.

[j.simmons]

You didn’t address the main content of my post.

[j.simmons]

Simcox has quite enough baggage of his own.

[Mamzelle]

We haven't gotten very far with the Rinos disenfranchising conservative Republicans in the primaries, putting in their RINO-approved moderates like McCain , who lost even with the help of his faithful valet Lindsey.

Colin Powell is the one who should get the boot. And if he and his ilk retain their influence, real republicans should just leave. A solid constitutional party that opposes foreign adventurism would attract disaffected independents you claim to represent.

[j.simmons]

You mean a party like the Constitution Party? They didn’t even get 200,000 votes. Independents obviously aren’t looking for the swill they are selling: Ron Paul’s foreign policy + a Tancredo/Hunter immigration policy.

[Mamzelle]

I think a third party might get enough votes for RINOs to feel the pain.

[j.simmons]

If it can’t win, what does it matter? All you will accomplish is to help elect a liberal Democrat instead of a moderate Republican. You will be even more disenfranchised than ever. Use your brain.

[Mamzelle]

re: All you will accomplish is to help elect a liberal Democrat instead of a moderate Republican. )))

That's what just happened. Did your brain not notice? I noticed this because I used my brain. Colin Powell got the GOP candidate he wanted. You got the candidate you wanted, using your powerful brain (and open primaries to keep voters like me from getting the candidate I wanted).

The only thing that prevented a humiliating washout of Moon Unit's old daddy was Palin.