Remarks by Sen. John McCain to the Johns Hopkins Univ. School of Adv. Int'l Studies (praises Rats)

U.S. Sen. John McCain, RINO-Ariz. ^ | 2009-11-09

[rabscuttle385]

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Most of all, I remember five long decades when, for all our many differences, Americans nonetheless maintained a bipartisan commitment to the freedom and security of our allies. And together, we in the West kept faith with those on the other side of the walls of that world struggle, confident that they wanted the same things we did – liberty, equal justice, an opportunity to prosper by their own talents, and a chance to live under the rule of law, not under the thumbs of tyrants.

This, my friends, is what today’s anniversary is all about. The Berlin Wall fell for many reasons – it’s true. Economic power had a lot to do with it – for without the combined wealth of the West, we would never have overcome our darkest hours of need. Military power also had a lot to do with it – for without the strength to defend ourselves, our dreams of peace would have remained just that. But beyond all of this, what truly toppled the Berlin Wall and ended the Cold War was a deeper power, a moral power – the universal appeal of human rights, and the support of the West for all who struggled for these values behind the Iron Curtain.

That support for human rights came from European allies like Konrad Adenauer, Helmut Kohl, and Margaret Thatcher. It came from Democrats like Harry Truman, John F. Kennedy, and Scoop Jackson. And it came from Republicans like Ronald Reagan – whose message of solidarity with the oppressed carried into the coldest gulags of the Soviet empire, and who stood before the bleakest symbol of the Cold War, and told Mr. Gorbachev to tear the awful thing down.

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[rabscuttle385]

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[sinanju]

Well, to be fair Maverick Juan is taking the long view here. Anti-communism was indeed once a bipartisan affair and the democrat names he invoked were definitely card-carrying Cold Warriors.

That said, I shudder to think what a President ReachAcrossTheAisle would be doing even now to win back the love of the dems and MSM.

[lexington minuteman 1775]

We know what he is doing in his trips across the aisle and we want him to STOP DOING IT...for the sake of the Republic.

[personalaccts]

I think he’s wrong. Every President beofore Reagan appeased The Soviet Union. Reagan didn’t His view was we win they lose.

[Tainan]

Somewhere there is a Budweiser delivery truck with your name on it McCain.
Shut-up and drive.

[Thermalseeker]

....and we want him to STOP DOING IT...for the sake of the Republic.

The same could be said for Arizona voters who keep voting for McCain. STOP DOING IT...for the sake of the Republic!