Just what could Conservatives expect to get from a McCain Administration? Based on McCain's record for the last 8 years, we could expect to get tough talk on foreign policy and spending with no real action on any issue.
Do people forget the Democrats trying to get McCain to flip partys in Jan 2006? Forget that Dems wanted McCain as their VP candidate in 2004?
How quickly the supposed Conservatives for McCain forget McCains political record. From Tax-cuts to the War to Judges McCains whole strategy has been to be as Liberal as possible and stay in the GOP.
Politically there is very little difference between Hillary and McCain. You get minor variations on this and that issue, like abortion, but over all McCain and Clinton share the same political philosophical outlook
McCain has done nothing for the Conservative movement in 8 years. While talking a good game on spending, he has done nothing. This is particularly galling considering all the issues CFR, Judges, Immigration Anti Torture Amendment-Gang of 14 etc etc etc issues which McCain was more then willing to throw his weight behind an issues to get legislation passed.
McCain has actively worked against the Conservatives on Social issues, on the WOT, on Iraq, on Gitmo, against Rummy, on Immigration and on Judges, on Global Warming etc etc etc etc etc. McCain has far more in common with Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama then he does with any Conservative.
Funny how the Talking Heads miss this. Out of 49 Republican Senators McCain has been ranked 45th by the American Conservative Union for his voting record!
McCain would be the worse of both worlds. A mislabeled Conservative Administration actively advancing the Democrat Partys agenda while knifing Conservatives in the back daily. You could even count on a McCain Administration appointing Leftist Judges in order to avoid fighting with the Democrats in the US Senate.
Tough on Foreign Policy? You think Mr Close Gitmo and extend the same legal protections US Citizens have to the terrorists McCain is going to have a tough foreign policy? The father of the Baker Commission and the plan to surrender Iraq to Iran and Syria is "strong on Foreign Policy"? Not based on his recored. The wrost thing that a McCain Administration would do is it would fracture the few remaining GOP Congress critters into pro and anti McCain factions. McCain would be the worst of all world politically for the Conservatives.
At least with a Democrat Leftist Administration, as opposed to a McCain Leftist with a GOP Label Administration, the Democrats would get all the political fall out of their disastrous political decisions and the GOP would unite in fighting them. The worst of all possible worlds for Conservatives in 2008 would be McCain getting elected President.
I agree. McCain would do more damage than a democrat, since he would be the face of the party.
And what a face it would be...
Was McPain close to Sandra Day O’Connor? Goldwater voted for her confirmation.
If the election is between Clinton and McCain the problem with not voting is the supreme court vacancies that will open up. Ginberg and Stevens will leave and as much as I dislike McCain, I’d rather he choose their replacements. Even if they amount to two Anthony Kennedy’s it’s preferable to two Ginsbergs. In fact there are numerous spots throughout the federal judiciary in which McCain appointments are preferable.
The GOP may suffer for a few years as a result of McCain but America has a short memory. Those judicial appointments, though, will last decades.
A John Mc Cain Presidency is one thing you won’t have to worry about.
If John Mc Cain gets the Republican nomination, there will be a Democrat President, either obama or hillary.