[BillyBoy]

>> find me a candidate in the race who is polling more than single digits who has a record like this:
Fred Thompson's Ratings
Conservative Organizations:
American Conservative Union: ~88
Americans for Tax Reform: 90
National Taxpayers Union: 84 (rated 7th best)
National Right to Life: 77 (scored reduced due to vote for CFR)
Eagle Forum: 75
Conservative Index: 80
Christian Coalition: ~85
Family Research Council: 100
Citizens Against Government Waste: 90
Military Officers Association of America: 100
NRA: "Staunch supporter of the Second Amendment"
Liberal Organizations:
Planned Parenthood rating: 0
NARAL Pro-Choice America rating: 0
ACLU: 14
NAACP: ~18
LULAC: ~20
Human Rights Campaign: 14
NEA: ~10 (received a 0 in 2000)
NOW: 0
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence: 13
AFL-CIO: 0
SEIU: 0
American Federation of Teachers: 0 <<

Okay. Here you go:

Senator John Sidney McCain III (AZ)
Current Office: U.S. Senate
Current District: Senior Seat
Office Seeking: President (Announced)
First Elected: 11/04/1986
Party: Republican
Conservative Organizations:
American Conservative Union - 81%
Americans for Tax Reform - 90%
National Taxpayers Union - 87%
National Right to Life Committee - 75% (scored reduced due to vote for CFR)
Eagle Forum - 73%
Conservative Index - The John Birch Society 90%
Christian Coalition - 83%
Family Research Council - 100%
. Citizens Against Government Waste - 91%.
Non Commissioned Officers Association - 100%
NRA: A-
Liberal Organizations:
Planned Parenthood - 0%
NARAL Pro-Choice America - 0%
ACLU - 22%
NAACP - 5%
NEA - 0%
NOW - 0%
LULAC - 38%
Arab American Institute - 0%
Leadership Conference on Civil Rights - 14%
Human Rights Campaign - 14%
AFL-CIO - 14%
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence - 14%
SEIU - 23%
American Federation of Teachers: 7%

This is not to say John McCain is the best candidate in the race, but if we go by the FredHeads claims that Fred's "record" in the Senate makes him a "true conservative", then John McCain is a "true conservative"

[dirtboy]

McCain would be a halfway decent conservative if it were not for his stance on illegal immigration.

[DieselHoplite]

You are right. 0 rating from NARAL and Planned Parenthood is not much to brag about. That’s what most republicans get from those organizations:

http://www.vote-smart.org/issue_rating_detail.php?sig_id=001958M&sort=rating

http://www.vote-smart.org/issue_rating_detail.php?sig_id=001709M&sort=rating

[Spiff]

This is not to say John McCain is the best candidate in the race, but if we go by the FredHeads claims that Fred's "record" in the Senate makes him a "true conservative", then John McCain is a "true conservative"

I guess I should have qualified that with something about the candidate not being given to treachery with the Democrats and one that isn't f'ing nuts.

[Mr. Silverback]

Touche. That said, you are hardly a font of political wisdom if you thin Tommy’s going to win anything except the award for worst debate performance.