Kudos to Antoninus for the pic.
Posted on 02/13/2007 6:53:59 AM PST by IrishMike
Many of you have hearts that are still a-flutter after watching the recent Rudy Giuliani love-fest on "Hannity and Colmes." But I implore you, do not be fooled by the packaging lest you forget we fooled ourselves in 2000, and apart from that candidate's appointment of John Roberts to the Supreme Court, his intractability pursuant to the war on terror and an overall good economy – we now have someone who refuses to halt illegal immigration and has abandoned border guards who should have received medals of valor for stopping illegal Mexican dope smuggling criminals, but instead received 11 and 12 years in prison. Rudy is no conservative – he is a liberal Republican. As mayor of New York City, Giuliani was an anti-gun, social liberal, fiscal moderate , who rid Times Square of prostitution and pornography and significantly curbed crime.
Rudy is window dressing in an empty house. ..................................................
John McCain, on the other hand, has been little more than an impediment from the beginning. He was one of the principle lawmakers involved in the "Keating Five" – a congressional scandal related to the worst savings and loan collapse in history. It was reported that he, along with four of his congressional counterparts, attempted to undermine and influence the Federal Home Loan Bank Board, which is responsible for regulating the banking industry, during its investigation of the Lincoln Savings and Loan collapse. It was also revealed that McCain and his counterparts had collectively received at least $1.3 million in campaign contributions from Charles Keating, the former chairman of said savings and loan, who was faulted with its failure.
To ensure that the voters never again have the ability to have such criminal activity revealed, or be reminded of same before the offenders are elected, McCain co-authored the McCain-Feingold Act
(Excerpt) Read more at wnd.com ...
I have not made up MY mind. But thank you for your opinion on the matter. I am considering all three candidates. If one trashes the other, the trasher is the first to be marked off my list.
Fair enough.
I think Brownback has strayed too far on economic, defense, and fiscal issues and Huckabee doesn't have the charisma to win. Hunter has all the above. Although, all three have a lot of work to do if they want the name recognition to be able to win.
I want to hear more. I know about Brownback and Huckabee in a longer term sense than I know about Hunter. You cannot erase history, though Romney thinks you can.
I'll make my personal choice known when I vote in the republican primary.
As far as the general election, I will vote, and I will vote for ANY REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE who Hillary is running against.
Thompson is a McCain disciple. If you don't like McCain, you won't like Fred either.
In a Navy Times report on the Missing Service Personnel Act, Senator John McCain receives a less than flattering review. In a quote by McCain we hear it is "... unworkable, unnecessary and counterproductive." He is also quoted as saying: "The provisions of this Bill {MSPA} would require the creation of a costly and burdensome bureaucracy with no added value to the process." In the long run, we should not be surprised. McCain has long gone to extremes to undermine efforts of countless people in search of a fair accounting and the truth. Perhaps, we should ask McCain just exactly WHAT IS UNWORKABLE, UNNECESSARY AND COUNTERPRODUCTIVE... identifying Live POWs and returning remains of MIAs or the Senators' continued tantrums and power games. http://www.aiipowmia.com/updates/updt196.html
We like Newt too.
Heaven forbid we elect a (shudder!) RINO.
If we're going to take the party as far left as you seem to want it, we might just as well go ahead and dissolve the Republican Party and start over. If you don't stand for something you'll fall for anything.
I didn't know that.
SEN. JOHN McCAIN: THE ULTIMATE "RHINESTONE HERO"
SEN. JOHN McCAIN: THE ULTIMATE "RHINESTONE HERO" Part II
U.S. Sen. John McCain is no War Hero
John McCain: The Manchurian Candidate
McCain Is Booed by Labor Activists
McCain Rides to Kerry's Rescue: "John Kerry is Not Weak on Defense" (Today Show alert)
John McCain SCREAMS AT 9/11 FSA MEMBERS FOR OPPOSING HIS BILL TO GIVE AMNESTY FOR ILLEGALS
A number of articles on McCain. (some the same as above)
McCain/Soros by Rabbi Areyh Spero
Soros' "Reform" (an article about Soros‘ instrumental hand in McCain/Feingold)
Not Child‘s Play [McCain/Schumer bill could effect FR?]
McCain's Letter (McCain aligns with Global Enviro activists)
The Turning Point on Global Warming (McCain and Lieberman Op-Ed Alert)
McCain Looked into Caucusing with Democrats
Climate bill sets stage for debate (Sens. McCain, Obama, and Lieberman join forces)
McCain Still Disliked by Fiscal Conservatives (Club For Growth)
John McCain Goes Left for Money
Sens. Snowe, Collins to head Maine exploratory committee for McCain
I didn't support him--but a lot on here did and I would have, had he been nominated. What's the point of your question, anyway? That popularity makes a candidate right? That unpopularity makes him wrong? Your screen name is an apt description of your intellect.
Kudos to Antoninus for the pic.
Well, you've been here marginally longer than I, so I'm surprised. The first point is evident in the mission statement. The second part was evident in the posts. Or do you take exception to the sarcastic use of the word "knucklehead?"
Your side. There was more than a little sarcasm in the last clause--unless you're one of those who hijacked the forum. But I still agree with you on this issue, either way.
Oh and I don't give much credence (does that clear the water a little?) to sign on dates.
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They are usually meaningless.
The point of my question was in response to your unsolicited two cents posted to me, extolling the good old days when Keyes was supported in masse here. Pat Robertson holds many of the same views as Keyes, and Reagan for that matter. But only one of those three is not a knucklehead, and only one of those three was worthy of support in an election. I'll let you figure out why.
Okay, for my own sake, let's see in the gray matter can remember this much trivia. There were 9 GOP candidates at the time: Bush, Forbes, Buchanan, Quayle, Liddy Dole, Bauer, Keyes, McCain ... nope. Don't remember the final one. 8 out of 9 aint bad.
The conservatives in toto dominated, but it was split up too many ways.
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Dammit! If I can't find a candidate whose views are 100% consistent with mine on every single issue out there- I'm staying home to cry and complain on election day.
/100 percenter delusion
Bush is far more than merely inadquate on Immigration.
He pushes for amnesty and refuses to use his powers as Commander In Chief to close the borders using the National Guard or the Army other than a token show of force that is not even allowed to respond to incursions other than to report and retreat.
He's borderline incompetant when it comes to this issue.
If he's not incompetant then he's borderline treasonous. Either way the man supports by words and deeds the invasion of this country by those not of this country, some of which wish our destruction.
One thing, not germane to any of this thread, I disagree with when these discussions begin is the categorization of inflexible 2nd Amendment rights with "social" conservatism. That value is, to me, the bedrock of everything, the sine qua non of our Republic. Without having that, we have no other rights protected from Government. That, if nothing else, is what makes Rudy totally unacceptable to me.
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