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Phil Gramm: Why I'll be voting for John McCain
Wall Street Journal ^ | 20 February, 2007 | Phil Gramm

Posted on 02/20/2007 12:49:24 PM PST by The Pack Knight

Final Section:

In a democracy, power is useless unless you can use it; what candidate would have more credibility in using power and rallying public support for a long and difficult struggle? Who would be more effective than John McCain in using American military power in its highest and best use--the deterrence of adversaries? A president--who knows war and has the authority to unite our people to make war when we must--can thwart enemies, unite friends and win peace. John McCain would be that president.

Greatness seems to visit those who know themselves, what they believe in and why. Abraham Lincoln knew those things. The savior of the union was a protectionist and a proponent of big government projects--and in the 1850s or 1870s he might have made an average or poor president. But in 1860, Lincoln was the right man for that moment. He was on a mission to save the union, and he did.

The great leader of my lifetime was Ronald Reagan. He knew what he believed in and what he needed to do in 1980, and he meant to do it. He didn't run for the glory of being president; he ran to change America and the world. He didn't just want to hold the office; he wanted to use it.

Over the years there have been issues where I have differed with Sen. McCain. But as I look at the gathering storm that will challenge the next president and imperil our country, not one of those issues is relevant to the task ahead. The presidency is a terrible thing to waste. I believe that if the American people make him president, John McCain won't waste it.

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TOPICS: Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2008; 2008endorsements; elections; gramm; mccain
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To: D-Chivas

What is wrong with him? I could never support McCain.


21 posted on 02/20/2007 1:17:27 PM PST by MamaB
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To: The Pack Knight

'Cause he likes corrupt, maniacal Senators who write legislation to to limit political speech, and abandon their fellow POW/MIAs to their fate?


22 posted on 02/20/2007 1:20:12 PM PST by Little Ray
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To: D-Chivas

THough it pains me deeply to say so, I do believe he has lost it. But thank God he did not lose it in a public place as McCain did.


23 posted on 02/20/2007 1:21:01 PM PST by twonie (RUDY FOR PRESIDENT '08. THERE - A COMMITMENT OUT LOUD.)
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To: GeorgefromGeorgia

Full confession here. In 1995-96 I was a big Gramm for President supporter, putting in a lot of volunteer hours for him. Too bad he ran such an inept campaign... 25 million dollars spent and he dropped out before the New Hampshire primary! The neatest explanation of this is that Phil is paying back McCain's endorsement of him in 1996.


24 posted on 02/20/2007 1:21:16 PM PST by LiveFree99
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To: Bigg Red
I will NOT vote for McCain even if George Bush tells me to.

Hopefully he won't endorse anyone before the convention. Despite my own problems with Bush, I think he has more class and respect for tradition than that.
25 posted on 02/20/2007 1:21:54 PM PST by The Pack Knight (If the election was held today, I'd be confused.)
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To: The Pack Knight

"It's a pure puff piece, unworthy if a man of Gramm's intellectual stature."

Unfortunately he's still a "toe the party line" man, so this is at the very least expected.


26 posted on 02/20/2007 1:23:15 PM PST by Leatherneck_MT (Duncan Hunter in 2008)
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To: The Pack Knight

Unless he totally loses his judgement, W. won't publicly endorse any candidate during the primaries because there's no upside for him to do so.


27 posted on 02/20/2007 1:23:27 PM PST by LiveFree99
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To: LiveFree99
Full confession here. In 1995-96 I was a big Gramm for President supporter, putting in a lot of volunteer hours for him.

Heck, I voted for McCain in the 2000 primary. I started regretting that very soon after, particularly during the whole "Gun Show Loophole" debate.
28 posted on 02/20/2007 1:24:00 PM PST by The Pack Knight (If the election was held today, I'd be confused.)
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To: Bigg Red

The worst Secretary of Defense since I have been alive is McNamara and I am 67!

Robert Strange McNamara is an "American?" business executive and a former (heavy on the former) United States Secretary of Defense.
McNamara served as Secretary of Defense from 1961 to 1968, during the Vietnam War period.


29 posted on 02/20/2007 1:28:34 PM PST by HuntsvilleTxVeteran (Vote for RINOS, lose and complain by sending a self-abused stomped elephant.)
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To: EternalHope

I'll second that mate.
No McCain.


30 posted on 02/20/2007 1:28:35 PM PST by Joe Boucher (an enemy of islam)
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To: XeniaSt
It was started out as a Republic. When did it become a democracy ?

When the people started electing senators and presidents.
31 posted on 02/20/2007 1:30:38 PM PST by LtdGovt ("Where government moves in, community retreats and civil society disintegrates" -Janice Rogers Brown)
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To: The Pack Knight

Say it ain't so, Phill.


32 posted on 02/20/2007 1:30:46 PM PST by BnBlFlag (Deo Vindice/Semper Fidelis "Ya gotta saddle up your boys; Ya gotta draw a hard line")
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To: The Pack Knight

Where's the BARF alert??


33 posted on 02/20/2007 1:40:46 PM PST by kruelio
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To: The Pack Knight
The Real McCain

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SEN. JOHN McCAIN: THE ULTIMATE "RHINESTONE HERO"

SEN. JOHN McCAIN: THE ULTIMATE "RHINESTONE HERO" Part II

John McCain Is No Hero

U.S. Sen. John McCain is no War Hero

John McCain: The Manchurian Candidat

JOHN MCCAIN, WARTS AND ALL

John McCain, you treasonous bastard, I challenge you or any of your traitorous cohorts... (thread by Jim Robinson)

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John McCain's Skeleton Closet

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McCain/Soros by Rabbi Areyh Spero

Soros' "Reform" (an article about Soros‘ instrumental hand in McCain/Feingold)

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McCain's Letter (McCain aligns with Global Enviro activists)

The Turning Point on Global Warming (McCain and Lieberman Op-Ed Alert)

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Double Talk Express. McCain in his own words. VIDEO

34 posted on 02/20/2007 2:13:57 PM PST by TigersEye (Copperheads are infesting our country.)
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To: The Pack Knight

Hey Phil, I use to respect you.

You just flushed that down the toilet.


35 posted on 02/20/2007 2:35:17 PM PST by DB
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To: The Pack Knight
McCain-Feingold
Gang of 14
Illegal Aliens
Keating 5

How many do I need?

36 posted on 02/20/2007 2:36:23 PM PST by 3niner (War is one game where the home team always loses.)
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To: The Pack Knight

I was a big Gramm supporter in 1996 when his stump speech began with "I am for less government and more freedom." Guess those days are gone forever. McCain is the worst my party can put forward.


37 posted on 02/20/2007 2:36:58 PM PST by Desperately Seeking Freedom
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To: The Pack Knight
Phil Gramm: Why I'll be voting for John McCain

Under the McCain/Feingold act is it legal for us to talk about John McCain?

/S

38 posted on 02/20/2007 2:40:06 PM PST by RJL
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To: The Pack Knight
Someone said;"A politician thinks about the next election, a statesman thinks about the next generation."
John McCain and Phil Gramm are politicians; Ronald Reagan was a statesman.
39 posted on 02/20/2007 2:45:52 PM PST by AZhardliner
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To: The Pack Knight

I used to like Gramm. If he supports the lunatic, then he is past it himself. Too bad.


40 posted on 02/20/2007 3:01:43 PM PST by packrat35 (Beware the Big Government Republicans!)
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