Gang of Fourteen to prevent conservative judiciary nominees, McCain-Kennedy Amnesty, McCain—Feingold violation of free speech, votes against Bush’s tax cuts, ACLU trials for terrorists, no waterboarding, close Gitmo, accusing America of torturing terrorists, votes against the Marriage Amendment, Keating Five, said Kerry was “not weak on defense” in 2004, was considered by Kerry to be his running mate in 2004. ACU rating of only 65 last year, pathetic for a Republican.
Also there is the character issue with McCain. He dumped and divorced his first wife and mother of their three children to marry the wealthy Cindy. He is an angry and profane man, recently displayed when he told conservative Senator Cornyn from Texas: “F*ck You!” “Chicken Sh%T! during McCain—Kennedy hearings. OH, he also likes to grandstand in front of the liberal media. That’s just for starters.
While I agree with everything else you say in all fairness the gang of fourteen was so the nominees would get to have a vote. While I would have preferred the nuclear solution it was evident that the repub. leadership did not have the gonads to do it.