McCain sounds like presidential hopeful (Senator said he & Rudy 'most popular' Republicans)

Arizona Star ^ | Aug 25, 2005 | C.J. Karamargin

[Gipper08]

"Romney has been squishy on the abortion and gun issues, but will develop more backbone during the primary season. He hasn't been a fire breathing gun grabber like Giuliani was and is."

I agree with this,however how is Allen to the Right of Romney?

[samadams2000]

I say let Hitlery win and bring the boil to the lancing stage.

[The Ghost of FReepers Past]

ROTFL! Dream on sink. It won't hurt anything.

[madison10]

Senator said he & Rudy 'most popular' Republicans

Key word here is R-E-P-U-B-L-I-C-A-N-S. Don't think they are popular among conservatives. Bet most conservatives look at them with great suspicion.

[Recovering_Democrat]

McCain, Hagel, Lindsey Graham can shove it. I might work for Rudy, even though he is not a social conservative. The other three take pot shots at the current President and undermine his authority. Rudy has, so far, been a team player.

I am suspicious of most Senators who want to be President, though I think Allen might be a good choice. I would hope a good conservative with Executive experience might run--a governor, in other words.

But who cares? The election is three years off. Can we concentrate on diminishing the current influence of Democrats in Congress first?? :)

[plain talk]

I mean I would vote dor whoever, and I mean whoever is running against him, even if it were Hitlery, and I hate her guts, but I loath McCain, and consider him the lowest of the low, a spineless jellyfish of a person.

You would vote for Hillary over McCain? This makes no sense and obviously expresses your emotional tirade of the day. If it comes to McCain getting the nomination (which I don't expect) then I doubt any FReepers with any brains would vote for Hillary to spite McCain. Makes no sense.

[sinkspur]

McCain or Guiliani will be the man to beat in the GOP primaries in 2008. You can count on it.

[Echo Talon]

McCain would insure a Clinton victory.

Yep.

[Conspiracy Guy]

Kerry could beat McCain. Heck Dean could beat McCain.

[Clemenza]

Only in the sense that he hasn't been AS squishy as Romney on those two issues. Other than that, you are correct.

BTW: Pence should run against either Bayh or challenge Lugar in the primary.

[sinkspur]

He didn't then, he hasn't yet and he won't in the future.

McCain's views are pretty well known: he's pro-life, he's pro-Iraq war and war on terror, he opposes pork spending in a big way, he's pro-second amendment.

We'll have to see how this works out, but the idea that nobodies like George Allen or Mike Pence are going to overtake a McCain is pretty silly.

[kjo]

Pence is OK. I could live with Rudy. McCain, NO! I don't trust him; he's a Democrat in sheep's clothing. He is way too close to too many liberals in the media.

If the GOP nominates him I'm voting Libertarian.

[VU4G10]

McCain or McKennedy?

[sinkspur]

And I don't mean I would hold my nose, I mean I would vote dor whoever, and I mean whoever is running against him, even if it were Hitlery, and I hate her guts, but I loath McCain, and consider him the lowest of the low, a spineless jellyfish of a person.

You sound like a mental patient.

Voting for Hillary over McCain is what gave it away.

[clamper1797]

Forget it John ... you may be a presidental hopeful but it won't be as a Republican

[Gipper08]

"Pence should run against either Bayh or challenge Lugar in the primary"

not enough time.
I actually think Romney is to the right of Allen do to his seemingly stronger support of Federalism.

[Dan from Michigan]

I wouldn't vote for McCain for dogcatcher. That's the general election, let alone the primary.

[nopardons]

McQueeg hasn't the chance of a snowball in hell, of winning the GOP '08 presidential primary.

Forf starters, he'll be rather old ( and he's no Reagan !), his cancer keeps coming back, most GOPers and ALL Conservatives hate the CFR Bill, and Senators have a lousy track record running for president! Oh yes, and the RNC isn't enamored of McLane at all, so they aren't going to help him at all.

[WKB]

If the GOP nominates him I'm voting Libertarian.



If the GOP nominates either of them I'm with you.