Posted on 07/15/2007 5:48:54 PM PDT by Eric Blair 2084
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McCain and Stem Cell Research Round-up
SEN. JOHN McCAIN: THE ULTIMATE "RHINESTONE HERO"
SEN. JOHN McCAIN: THE ULTIMATE "RHINESTONE HERO" Part II
U.S. Sen. John McCain is no War Hero
John McCain: The Manchurian Candidat
McCain Is Booed by Labor Activists
McCain Rides to Kerry's Rescue: "John Kerry is Not Weak on Defense" (Today Show alert)
John McCain SCREAMS AT 9/11 FSA MEMBERS FOR OPPOSING HIS BILL TO GIVE AMNESTY FOR ILLEGALS
A number of articles on McCain. (some the same as above)
McCain Seeks to Change California Primary
McCain/Soros by Rabbi Areyh Spero
Soros' "Reform" (an article about Soros‘ instrumental hand in McCain/Feingold)
Not Child‘s Play [McCain/Schumer bill could effect FR?]
McCain's Letter (McCain aligns with Global Enviro activists)
The Turning Point on Global Warming (McCain and Lieberman Op-Ed Alert)
Climate bill sets stage for debate (Sens. McCain, Obama, and Lieberman join forces)
McCain: Global warming is fact, must be addressed [hurl alert]
McCain Looked into Caucusing with Democrats
McCain Still Disliked by Fiscal Conservatives (Club For Growth)
John McCain Goes Left for Money
McCain, Obama Make Deal on Financing
Sens. Snowe, Collins to head Maine exploratory committee for McCain
Double Talk Express. McCain in his own words. VIDEO
More YOUTUBE - McCain On Abortion (UH OH! YouTube Has a Video of Him in 1999)
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
Amen, and PTL!
I believe the McCain implosion is very sad, because it was completely needless.
John McCain had been a very good conservative Senator (not flawless, mind you, but mostly on our side) for years. Then he decided his path to the Presidency was through the media and running not only to the left of GWB, but against the core conservatives of the party.
He lost.
Then he decided that the next time, he would win by hugging GWB. He had the creds with independents and moderates, but felt he could win back the base by siding with the President. Unfortunately for him, he chose to do so when the President was deciding to kiss off the base.
I never was on the side of the most ardent of immigration restrictionists. But I never sided with the open-borders crowd. When push came to shove, I may not have liked the attitude or approach of some of the immigration-opponents, but I felt they were right in their prescriptions. Bad time for McCain to dig in his heels against us.
McCain was the wrong candidate at the wrong time. He’s been a mostly good Senator, with an unfortunate habit of wanting to be loved by the New York Times.
While I don’t support him, I do like the way he’s been raising h#ll in the Senate lately.
The ‘Gang of 14’ and the Shamnesty deal finished John McCain for good.
It’s hard to sell a defective product to Americans once the problems are made public.So ends the McCain bid for the White House.
That’s a fair point I think, but I also think that with the electorate as split as it has been the past few elections, it takes some Independents...and yes, even a few Dems to capture the WH.
I don't disagree, but to me, its selling your side.
The dems simply believe, that pro gun control, pro abortion, pro gay, and pro tax hikes, make candidates more electable, (which in some areas is definatly true), but they seem to believe its most areas, and when they lose, they blame it on not explaining it well enough (or they curse the voters).
Reagan ran a hard right wing campaign that has not been seen since then, Bush (sr), Dole, and Bush (43) have not dared run that kind of campaign, simply put, the chips will fall where they may, but not every part of the country is the same, and you do not need to follow a strategy that the guys who oppose you want you to.
Keep in mind, that according to Carville and Clinton, they both don't think they would have won in 92 or 96 without Perot.
I think the only freeper I know who is a McCainiac is Norman Bates.
See, this is why the information superhighway known as the internet is great. It gives everyone a Readers Digest version of events and facts that we would otherwise be clueless about because nobody could possibly know everything. That's why they call it political discourse.
I was in college 5 miles away from the Capital at the time. I had never heard of the Keating affair. (probably too busy playing foosball and beer pong). Now I know. Thanks.
To be fair, McCain was probably the least guilty of the 5, and Bush’s brother was certainly more involved in a scandal at another S&L.
Alright, now I’m going to have to research this whole Keating thing for myself.
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