There's only one "positive" thing I can say about McCain's record: It's no worse than Romney's. |
Posted on 02/01/2008 6:14:27 AM PST by callisto
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| There's only one "positive" thing I can say about McCain's record: It's no worse than Romney's. |
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Reagan Challenged His Party from the Right. McCain Challenges His Party from the Left (Mark Levin)
Bump for what you said Meek.
Yeah, I noticed not one word about taxes, and how the “border security was never enforced.” Which we should note, it’s the president’s job to enforce the laws.
But keep on dreaming about a Ronald Reagan that never existed.
And Reagan never treated any constituent like this when asked about immigration policy:
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1073039/dont_ask_mccain/
You are just making excuse for Reagan when his actions don’t live up to your fantasy Reagan.
It’s simple, you don’t like McCain because he isn’t conservative enough, but because he stood up to Bush, he stood up to the Big Spenders in the GOP, he stood up the the businessmen on immigration. You don’t want a leader, you want somebody to ready you bedtime stories.
uh-huh...being a liberal means you're not conservative enough in my book. You must have just registered last year thinking you would actually convince this site of McCain's great point of view, when we've been tracking it for quite some time now.
but because he stood up to Bush, he stood up to the Big Spenders in the GOP,
How exactly? He apparently failed at doing so. He gives 2 different explanations as to why he opposes tax cuts and each time he sounds like Hillary Clinton.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1962803/posts
"I disagreed when we had tax cuts without spending restraint," the Arizona senator said. (2008)
In 2001, McCain said the tax cuts favored the wealthy at the expense of the middle class. In 2003, he said there should be no tax cuts until the Iraq war costs were known.
he stood up the the businessmen on immigration.
That's the funniest thing I've heard since Gore claimed he invented the internet. McCain Kennedy was a gift to businesses who were complicit in hiring illegals.
http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=24369&page=5 The Senate bill, S. 1348, by McCain, Kennedy and Harry Reid included many loopholes and perpetually renewable Z visas for illegal aliens. The “background check” on an illegal had to be done in one business day, or else the government had to issue the amnesty visa. Flimsy “evidence” like a buddy’s “affidavit” would satisfy McCain in order to qualify someone for a Z visa. His bill gave illegals in-state tuition.
McCain’s bill allowed amnestees to renew a 4-year Z visa if they merely “attempt to gain an understanding of the English language.” That means “taking” (not passing) the naturalization test (whose standards of English acquisition are woefully inadequate). It also accepted getting “on a waiting list for English classes” (not taking or passing the course). Bottom line, amnestied aliens would remain deficient in English.
What about paying a “very heavy price?” McCain’s bill imposed just $1,000 as the penalty. There were up to $2,000 in various fees, but hardly enough to be regarded as much of a fine. Plus, the $1,000 didn’t have to be paid until after the meaningless “triggers” took effect. S. 1348 didn’t require payment of any back taxes; its last-ditch revision, S. 1639, added a tax requirement for getting a green card.
McCain rejects an attrition-through-enforcement strategy. He ultimately wants both mass legalization of illegal aliens and increases in legal immigration. He’d agree to deporting a couple million criminal aliens, but insists on letting the rest of the illegal population stay on.
In short, McCain has one of the worst grades of any Republican Senator concerning immigration. His overall career and recent Americans for Better Immigration grades are both Ds. On amnesty, he earns F. His congressional record on immigration ABI calls “abysmal.”
Uh, yeah ....right. The Heritage Foundation white paper on McCain Kennedy says otherwise on that ridiculous assertion of yours. If anything, McCain was more than likely in businesses pockets who were dealing with illegals.
You don’t want a leader, you want somebody to ready you bedtime stories.
Look, noobs, I want a conservative in the whitehouse who won't shutout the conservative base and sellout the GOP the way McCain has been doing consistently for the past 8 years. The nonsense of being the media darling in lieu taking the high ground is not leadership, its being an opportunist in power.
I find it hard to believe you are accusing McCain being responsible for all the GOP’s problems.
Was it McCain’s fault the GOP increased spending?
Was it McCain’s fault the President didn’t start the surge well before the 2006 election.
Was it McCain’s fault the various GOP congressmen started associating with crooked lobbyists?
McCain has always been conservative and will always be conservative, It’s the Republican party that’s lost it’s way.
And I find it hard to believe McCain won't take responsibility for all the nonsense legislation his name is attached to. BTW, McCain Kennedy came on the heels of the 2006 elections...don't make it seem like he and Bush were not in on it together.
Was it McCain’s fault the GOP increased spending?
No, but refusing to cut taxes because it benefits the wealthy is socialist economics 101...and McCain has ben reading too much Marxist economics in that area.
Was it McCain’s fault the various GOP congressmen started associating with crooked lobbyists?
Why don't you ask the Keating five that question
McCain has always been conservative and will always be conservative, It’s the Republican party that’s lost it’s way.
None of his past actions have shown that. He tries to play both sides like a fiddle...horribly. If you're so pro-life, you would be disappointed by his stand on funding embryonic stem cell research. If you're so pro-business, you'd be disappointed by his comment that it's better to "serve the gov't than manage for profit"
Howdy!
Been puttin’ in LOTS of hours, paying bills and all that.
My sweet wife is as sweet as ever, too!
Good to see you again and I’m always glad when I can
check out FR and hopefully contribute what little I can.
I look forward to the fight and SURELY HOPE the BEST
man (Romney) wins !! (My first pick was Thompson, so I
hold out hope for a Romney-Thompson ticket).
I will surely be sick if McLame gets the nod. :(
bumpers !!!
bumpers !!
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