Posted on 05/21/2007 10:26:55 AM PDT by JRochelle
Mitt Romney has been trying to make quite a bit of political hay out of the compromise immigration bill — he sees it as one of John McCain's key weaknesses as relates to the Republican base and a great way to differentiate himself as the One True Conservative in the race (at least until Fred Thompson jumps in).
Well, today, on a conference call with bloggers, Mr. McCain fired back at the former Massachusetts governor, who has (of course) held varying positions on immigration over the years. "Maybe I should wait a couple weeks and see if it changes," Mr. McCain said of Mr. Romney's position on immigration this week. "Maybe he can get out his small varmint gun and drive those Guatemalans off his yard."
More after the jump...
(Excerpt) Read more at latestpolitics.com ...
Looks like McQueeg was ticked that Mitt came right out against the immigration bill.
Someone should post pictures of varmint guns...
For McCain it was funny, but it was still race baiting.
Thanks!
I see I forgot the s...
Well, to be perfectly frank, I want to see the illegal guatemalans marched out of here with varmint guns, along with the illgal mexicans, arabs and everyone else who is breaking our laws.
But McCain prefers surrender to the hordes.
Rudy is sitting back laughing at this two...
Egads!
But clearly AuntB is right, Purse fight... Never saw if McCain had the courage to take Duncan Hunter on by name.
And as for McCain's call for our "compassion" ...I note a distinct lack of compassion for those who came here legally, and the existing Americans who ARE willing to do the jobs that W and McCain lie about.
Of course their willingness is just not at the Wages that the illegals...who have no taxes, mo mortgages and no children with unsubsidized tuition... are able to get by on.
Of course, that is the point of it all from the RINO campaign fund raising standpoint...
All Romney or any other candidate needs to say is “McCain-Feingold...selling out freedom of speech....McCain-Kennedy...selling out national security......’nuff said”
....over and over and over...
....and then ignore McCain’s red herring ad hominems.
The truth about Romney's hypocritical attacks on McCain's CFR:
In addition to the column this week, Romney has criticized McCain on campaign finance while stumping in South Carolina - the state where social conservatives propelled George W. Bush to a 2000 primary victory over McCain, after McCain defeated Bush in the New Hampshire Republican presidential primary.
That prompted skepticism from the political newspaper The Hill, which drew attention to Romney's advocacy for campaign finance reform, calling it an "about-face" on positions he took in 1994 and 2002 on the campaign trail in Massachusetts, according to accounts from the time in The Boston Globe and other newspapers. The conservative pundit Ramesh Ponnuru also weighed in at The National Review Online in a blog posting: "Romney, it turns out, has - surprise, surprise - been on both sides of campaign-finance reform."
In the past, Romney called for limiting the amount candidates could spend to run for federal office, and for imposing a 10 percent tax on campaign contributions for state elections to pay for publicly funded campaigns. He also called for abolishing political action committees and expressed a general distaste for escalated fundraising and spending in politics.
HAHAHAHA!!!
That’s great.
Two Gurlie men!
McCain-Kennedy
McCain-Feingold
McCain should run third party.
Too late!
Here is the latest from the NRO Corner:
re: re: McCain vs. Romney [Kathryn Jean Lopez]Team Romney e-mails a response from campaign spokesman Kevin Madden: “Governor Romney has been very clear that he opposes this immigration agreement, which clearly falls short of the American public’s expectations. It seems that certain candidates who brokered this flawed plan are having a very difficult time grappling with or coming to terms with the political fallout that has ensued in a substantive manner.”
This guy McCain is arguing with every one...
McCain, Cornyn Engage in Heated Exchange
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) hasn’t spent much time in the Capitol this year as he seeks the GOP presidential nomination. But one of his rare appearances this week provided a pretty salty exchange with a fellow Republican.
During a meeting Thursday on immigration legislation, McCain and Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) got into a shouting match when Cornyn started voicing concerns about the number of judicial appeals that illegal immigrants could receive, according to multiple sources — both Democrats and Republicans — who heard firsthand accounts of the exchange from lawmakers who were in the room.
http://blog.washingtonpost.com/capitol-briefing/
“Maybe he can get out his small varmint gun and drive those Guatemalans off his yard.”
This is very good. McCain is about to go over the edge.
Keep calling his office. When he calls us “yahoos” we win.
Oh please. That was a total cheap shot about the Guatemalans who worked on Romney’s landscaping. It’s well documented that the company Romney hired was owned by a LEGAL immigrant. Is it Romney’s responsibility to ask the guy cutting his lawn if he is legal or illegal? One would presume that’s the company’s responsibility, no?
McCain’s an idiot. Maybe he should try to stick to addressing the problems he’s caused himself with McCain-Kennedy.
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