Posted on 06/30/2007 4:04:13 PM PDT by izzatzo
June 29, 2007, 1:10 p.m.
McCain’s Courage A rare American politician.
By Tom Coburn
As the American people, elected officials, and commentators reflect on the heated immigration debate that came to a temporary close in the Senate this week many will ask, and have asked, why U.S. Senator John McCain (R., Ariz.) staked out a position that may, in retrospect, be seen as devastating to his presidential ambitions. I hope the American people, at least, step back from the obsessive play-by-play pre-season election analysis and reflect on Senator McCain’s actions for what I believe they were: One of the purest examples of political courage seen in Washington in a very, very long time.
(Excerpt) Read more at realclearpolitics.com ...
It is easy to be courageous when you are CRAZY!!!!
I wouls like to see the voters of Arizona put his courageous butt out of the Senate.
We can hope!
I already ralfed on this on an earlier thread. This reading is just as nauseating. Ack!
Coburn is a stand-up guy.
BARF...
Yeah, it takes a buttload of courage and character to sell out the American people and trash the Constitution. Retire Insane McPain!
“and have asked, why U.S. Senator John McCain (R., Ariz.) staked out a position that may, in retrospect, be seen as devastating to his presidential ambitions.”
Why? Because he’s an idiot. I don’t care how “courageous” he is. We don’t need a courageous idiot in the White House who works against the sovereignty of this nation.
Who the hell still supports this guy????????
Sometimes I wonder if he's getting into Cindy's sterno stash...
“Coburn is a stand up guy”
No doubt, McCain however crossed the line with me, it isn’t political courage to ignore “We the People” time after time and then act surprised when they get “upset” over that.
True Courage would have been out in public declaring a support for the current law (1986 and Duncan Hunter’s 2006 fence act) and then taking the hear from the MSM for doing that, he took the easy pandering way out, said nothing about enforcement and now is trying to have a really Conservative man cover his ass...
No thanks, I’ve seen his act before, won’t work.
I agree with Tom Coburn. McCain's firm stance in opposition to the majority of the American people is far better that the weasel Sam Brownbeck's vote switch when it became apparent that the amnesty bill was going down in flames.
I don't question McCain's courage. I question his judgment. And his judgment on this issue (and others) have show him unfit to be President.
That notwithstanding, I still think he would make a decent Secretary of Defense.
Why? Because he’s an idiot. I don’t care how “courageous” he is. We don’t need a courageous idiot in the White House who works against the sovereignty of this nation.
Who the hell still supports this guy????????”
You people kill me. McCain is probably my least favorite current candidate for President but it doesn’t bother me that Coburn (one of the leaders of the fight against the Senate amnesty legislation)wanted to point out that it took a certain degree of something. Call it courage or nerve or even temerity but to antagonize the very citizens you are asking for votes is certainly out of the ordinary.
Dr. Tom is a very stand-up guy — just cannot figure out this editorial. BTW I made over 10,000 calls for him in 2004.
Getting up in front of his constituents, the voters of America, and the entire world, in front of the media for all to see and say that Americans would not do farm work for 50 dollars an hour is a glimpse into elitist stupidity.
I see how he got the nickname Insane McCain. - He earned it
I would apologize for the redundancy; but, when I do as thorough a search as I know how for previous posting and it doesn’t show up-what the h-—.
Yes, Coburn is one fine Senator for the GOP. I just hate to think that this might portend the McCaininization of one great Senator from the OK state a la Grahamnesty. Hopefully, it is just an honest evaluation without any downtrend in Coburn’s inclinations.
Sorry, I forgot to post the “barf” notice.
No thanks -- we've seen more than enough of the same "courage" in the White House this past month, and we're not buying, in spite of this love letter to a fellow member of the 100 Club.
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