Posted on 01/27/2008 11:55:33 PM PST by counterpunch
Edited on 01/28/2008 12:55:59 AM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]
LADY LAKE, FLA. Is John McCain, maverick flyboy of the Republican Party, becoming the candidate of the GOP establishment?
McCain, who has delighted in sticking his thumb in the eye of mainstream Republicans throughout his political career, is now accumulating a base of support among party regulars who see him as the strongest general election candidate in the remaining Republican field.
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Look at McCain’s list of endorsements. It reads like a Who’s Who of everything that is wrong in Washington. McCain is the broken Washington Establishment’s candidate. He has all the endorsements from the pork-barrel Senate, the open-borders governors, and the New York Times and liberal establishment MSM.
First to say Screw John McCain.
I’d vote for the guy over any dim in the general, but not in the primary
McCain attracts flies. Like all rinos.
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All the people who are screwing up Washington and the GOP have endorsed John McCain as one of their own.
I’m glad McCain got in this race. Now the world can see what a liberal he is.
“The McCain Fix” is in make no doubt about it.
Vote Romney in Florida on Tuesday.
McCain has the OPEN-BORDERS ESTABLISHMENT vote locked up in the GOP primary.
But no one will vote for McCain in November when they can vote for Hillary instead and get the real thing.
I will probably stay home if McCain is the nominee. At least the pubs in Congress may fight crazy leftist ideas coming from Hillary or Obama. McCain will present the same ideas, (amnesty, “carbon taxes”, etc.) and the pubs will go along in the “spirit of bipartisanship”.
Id say that's pretty accurate.
No one with any real leadership qualities on either side of the fence.
“Is John McCain, maverick flyboy of the Republican Party, becoming the candidate of the GOP establishment? “
Short answer, no.
Long answer, no, but the democrats and RINOs sure want him to.
It comes down to the Washington insider vs. the outsider.
Haven’t we all been complaining about these very GOP establishment RINOs who have all endorsed McCain?
These are they politicians we keep saying need to be swept out of Washington. These are the ones who sold out Republican principles and lead to the GOP’s well deserved ‘06 defeat.
We sure as hell aren’t going to nominate THEIR candidate for president!
he is the candidate of the GOP establishment.
Don’t you know who the GOP ESTABLISHMENT are?
They are the RINOs who sell out conservatives every chance they get.
They are the Gerald Fords, not the Ronald Reagans.
McCain being the GOP establishment’s candidate is a RALLYING CRY for conservatives everywhere.
We don’t want business as usual from Washington.
We don’t want open-borders.
We don’t want Big Government.
That is what the GOP ESTABLISHMENT stands for.
If this is the case, then we sure need some new blood in this party’s leadership. This is downright abominable.
You just noticed that now?
The GOP establishment killed the Reagan Coalition and the Gingrich Revolution.
The GOP establishment just wants their earmarks and their perks of power.
The GOP establishment lost the majorities in both houses that the Gingrich Revolution brought, through their corruption and excesses, massive government expansion, and power intoxication.
I agree. Pathetic isn’t it.
I will against them every time.
I despise them SO MUCH, I will not vote for them for WHATEVER REASON, even when they have a (R) after their name on the ballot
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With Paul McRombeeani as the choice, the open borders crowd wins and I detest it as well. Especially with as many R's voting for amnesty as D's did.
Screw it!
I will let the RNC know about it, too. They need to know why they are being punished.
MAN! are they dense and have thick skulls and cannot tell they are losing the Party faithful, mostly over Open Borders, but lots of other reasons.
I take no fun or joy in saying these things.
But screw 'em!
They must SURELY realize how much they've alienated their base and now nominating Paul McRombeeani is just going to pour salt into the wound. They spend millions on focus groups and polls so they MUST know the damage they've done to themselves.
Do they just not CARE? Are they so beholden to corporate interests and the pro-illegal crowd that they can just ignore the actual people who VOTE for their candidates?
I'm tired of having my vote taken for granted just because they think I have no place else to go.
The country survived 8 years of Clinton 1, it'll survive 8 years of Clinton 2.
The GOP seems to not comprehend that I don't HAVE to vote for them.
Romney is the only one who isn’t getting a government check.
The rest are on welfare...
They all get government checks...
Except Romney.
This pretty much tells me to run.
McCain has several endorsements, including the likes of the NYT, Mel Martinez and a number of jerks who in any individual case would case me to abandon my support.
McCain is a symptom of the disease, not the cure.
The Slimes stimping for a RINO Liberal. Pure and SImple.
Yep.
McCain is the establishment disguising itself as anti-establishment, just like Hillary.
Romney is the true anti-establishment in the GOP race.
Yeah, but 16 years of Clintoons and 8 of Open Border - The Economy is Fine ‘W’ is a bit overbearing.....easily half of a generation.
It’s not spin.
The Times got it right.
McCain is the clear choice of the Establishment.
Just who do you think is Establishment is?
The Establishment is the Gerald Fords, not the Ronald Reagans of the GOP.
The Establishment is open-borders, Big Government, pork-barrel tax and spending business as usual Washington Republicrats.
And John McCain is their man.
Remember, as Mitt Romney says, Washington is fundamentally broken, and these are the guys who broke it.
To paraphrase Reagan, “I didn’t leave the Republican Party, it left me”.
If McCain is the nominee, see ya.
Don’t worry.
This is not a good year to be The Establishment. ; )
I know its left me. If the nominee is McCain I'll leave the top blank or write in . I wont under any circumstance vote McCain, heck no one here motivates me to vote but the rest of the ballot can't be ignored.
"Well, where are they gonna' go??!!"
I am not that foolish to think so.
(By they way, this is not a pro-Huckster, pro-McAmnesty or pro-Abortiani post here--just in case some others might take delight in these comments I make about Slick Willard).
McCain is also the candidate of the open primary crossover Dems seeking to influence the Repub election and the fence sitting “moderates” who don’t know what they want. I am looking forward to a non open primary result for McCain.
GOP establishment - Country Club East Coast Elites
McCain and Clinton both represent the Washington establishment.
That is why a closer look at Obama voters is very important — he is attracting younger, first-time voters who want change from the Washington establishment. Even though it is liberal, his message is resonating.
Even many of the Dem lib establishment understand that. And that is why they, including Kennedy and Kerry, are endorsing Obama.
The GOP establishment could be setting themselves up for a huge defeat, especially if McCain does get the nod and he can’t convince the conservatives to support him.
Like Moses, John McCain will lead the Republicans into the political desert for the next 40 years.
There is a full court MSM press.
McCain’s commercials are just trying for reflective glory.
Just saw one with a sepia color like an old 8 mm home movie. Makes me think of mccain as an old man who still does not use the internet.
The MSM wants to protect the beltway.
McCain has the OPEN-BORDERS ESTABLISHMENT vote locked up in the GOP primary. But no one will vote for McCain in November when they can vote for Hillary instead and get the real thing.That's why the media loves him.
A McCain nomination is Hillary's only chance to win in November.
FL has a big tax reform vote on tuesday so turnout will be high.
The question is with such a big ecconomic issue, why isn’t the MSM covering it?
Why isn’t the MSM covering mccain OPPOSING insurance reform supported by FL citizens.
CNN, FNC, PMSNBC are all fluff to conceal reporting.
even c-span has puff the magic zogby.
I’d let Hillary or Obama win before I’d vote for John McCain.
The Stupid Party learned nothing from its rout in 2006. Obama and Hillary use the word “change” every ten seconds because they understand that the electorate is not in the mood for same ol’ same ol’. So what do the Pubbies do? Get behind the ultimate inside the beltway elitist country clubber. Bob Dole with more baggage.
Nothing like conceding the battlefield before you even engage the enemy.
Sometimes I think the establishment Republicans are more comfortable in the minority. They’re perfectly happy to sit down and shut up as long as they get invited to the right cocktail parties and golf outings. Meanwhile, the country is circling the bowl. Thanks for nothing, guys.
The primaries this season ought to be all about overthrowing the Establishment and getting back to conservative principles of limited government.
Is it true Jeb Bush is working for Romney in Florida?
If so, is he helping get the word out on McCain’s opposition to insurance reform?
McInsane will be another BOB DOLE and give us 8 years of Clinton.
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