Posted on 04/02/2006 2:54:42 PM PDT by Tim Long
McCain will take the opportunity at the commencement to overtly stick it to Falwell.
Years ago a group in Oregon made the mistake of not only inviting him to speak at their annual event but actually paying a substantial fee, only to have him ambush everyone there and openly accuse them of being bigated and intolerant....from their own podium....on their own dime. It was a truly a hoot and the media just ate it up for weeks.
Senator McCain is an honorable gentleman, wise public servant, statesman and presidential caliber. Had he been in charge since 2000 we wouldn't be suffering the FUBAR in Iraq we now labor under with the White House Gang that can't get it right. They ran off the only guy, Colin Powell, who had his stuff together and knew that the emperor was without the proverbial clothes while leaving a tyrant incapable of rational thought processes in charge of DOD.
A President McCain would have staffed the Iraq operation with sufficient forces and would not have violated one of the basic tenets of victory in warfare, the disbanding of the organized armed force of the vanquished nation resulting in the creation of a political vacuum. Military policy dictated in a fit of pique is no better than one suggested by a box of Cracker Jacks.
I wouldn't trust McCain as far as I could throw him.
The Iraq Army dissolved on the battlefield. What was left stripped themselves, picked up civilian clothes and went home. But of course had they know it was President McCain, they would not have done that.
I don't know about ya'all, but if McCain is nominated by the Republicans, I'm voting for someone else.
Me either. It just goes to show you have deeply helps McCain's convictions run. If he is willing to ditch them this early I ca't help but wonder what else he is willing to do for votes.
McCain will never make it out of the primaries in the southern states, never.
What planet are you living on? McCain and Powell... two RINOs if there ever were any.
I think I feel a zot coming on... Someone get me a tissue.
Now that is the most laughable post I've seen in quite some time....
Thanks for the chuckle.....
Now why in the world would Falwell have McCain in to do an address if it wasn't a signal that McCain is his man? It appears these guys have broke bread and smoked their peace pipes.
If McCain does become the darling of the values voters leadership, then the leaders of the values voters leaders have some splainin to do.
Come on John, just tell us what you don't agree with, or are you afraid of distancing the GOP base even more.
"Senator McCain is an honorable gentleman, wise public servant, statesman and presidential caliber. Had he been in charge since 2000 we wouldn't be suffering the FUBAR in Iraq we now labor under with the White House Gang that can't get it right. They ran off the only guy, Colin Powell, who had his stuff together and knew that the emperor was without the proverbial clothes while leaving a tyrant incapable of rational thought processes in charge of DOD.
A President McCain would have staffed the Iraq operation with sufficient forces and would not have violated one of the basic tenets of victory in warfare, the disbanding of the organized armed force of the vanquished nation resulting in the creation of a political vacuum. Military policy dictated in a fit of pique is no better than one suggested by a box of Cracker Jacks."
Yesterday was April Fools Day. You're a little late.
"It makes me very uncomfortable to see that Falwell invited him to speak at Liberty"
Agreed. I have no idea what Falwell could be considering other than possibly using this to show he holds no grudges against McCain. But this seems to be a little extreme and could cery easily blow up in Jerry's face if McCain were to lose track and slip into default mode during the commencement. I just hope this isn't taken by many evangelicals as some sort of endorsement.
I sure hope you're right. If he gets the nomination, I might not vote.
Worse yet, I hope it doesn't turn into an endorsement. With umpteen candidates all vying for the nomination, if all of us who are conservative, including the evangelicals, are not on the same page and behind one candidate, there is no telling who could be the nominee. My fear is that Falwell and Robertson want to be "kingmakers" and will get behind McCain because they don't think any one of the conservatives can get enough votes and they will choose McCain over Guiliani. As far as I'm concerned, both of them are poison, and neither are acceptable, no matter what they might promise.
What a nut.
Far to many conservatives remember this guys words. He's got no chance of winning the primary. None whatsoever.
The press made this guy out to be the GOPs dream candidate back in '00. And the only spot he ever polled well was in New England and Iowa.
GOP voters do not vote the way they do because of the press. They vote the way they do inspite of what the press says. So any plans McCain has for the press reports to help him in the primary are misplaced.
Yawn. McCain who?
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