Posted on 02/08/2008 8:47:18 PM PST by No Dems 2004
Sen. Thad Cochran has shifted his support to Sen. John McCain for president. Cochran made the announcement in a statement Thursday after his first choice, former Massachusetts governor, Mitt Romney, dropped out of the Republican race.
Mississippi's other senator, Roger Wicker, a Republican, had endorsed former Tennessee senator, Fred Thompson, who has also withdrawn from the race. Wicker has not announced his support for another candidate.
GOP Cong. Chip Pickering endorsed McCain last year. Cong. Bennie Thompson, a Democrat, has endorsed fellow Democrat, Barack Obama for president.
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I think conservatives are simply going to have to realize that Senator McCain has learned from his mistakes. After all, most here rallied around Romney, in spite of his very chequered past.
I’ve been wondering how many FBI files McCain has.....or how many “chits” he’s calling in.....
More likely you’ll get the “I’d rather pour gasoline on myself and let Hillary light the match” crowd.
Given that he was out supporting Bush's amnesty plan just a few months ago, what evidence is there to back that statement up?
Isn’t Cochran a huge porker? He’s just kissing ass since McCain won.
Beside does it matter if I support ..... or he supports ....
Do you support him>
Bookmarking for the first “global warming” legislation these “conservatives” pass, telling us the gov can control the weather and the earths temperature, lol.
Good grief.
An endorsement doesn’t take away the fact that he’s been giving conservatives the finger for years.
You mean another pseudo conservative posing as the real thing trying to give us the used car salesman scam.
This title will cause MASS CARDIAC ARREST here on FR. This looks to be another 400 post thread with all the no-vote promises written in blood, etc., etc., etc.
“Given that he was out supporting Bush’s amnesty plan just a few months ago, what evidence is there to back that statement up?”
Very simply that he has backed away from that plan and has now become the biggest promoter of border security running. He knows that support in Congress isn’t there for complete deportation. I think his stance makes sense - secure the border and make sure we don’t just get to this problem again very soon.
This is exactly the problem of the Republicans.
They compromise.
Why not stand up for something? Simply saying I’ll support it or him, even though it is not the best thing.(Amnesty, Feingold, etc.)
Congress is filled with followers, compromise, unity. We need Leadership, not Kumbaya.
You’re joking , right ?
If conservatives compromise now just think of how liberal our next nominee will be.
All professional GOP politicians are going to endorse the Republican presidential candidate. That need not be the case for us amateurs.
A foot soldier in the Reagan Revolution must surely be our solution!
Oops! Wrong Cochran.
I’m more conservative-er than you are. I’m the conservative-est!
The real question is will McCain sign Senator Jeff Sessions amnesty pledge and get Session’s endorsement. It was my impression that any Sessions endorsement would be predicated on signing that pledge.
Fallacious arguments: Appeals to Authority.
If Thad Cochran were to publicly announce, bright and early tomorrow morning, that John Edwards was "a loyal, traditional conservative," would that be enough for you... or: would you, instead, insist upon judging the latter on his record? And just what sort of "conservative" is it, precisely, that attempts to violently cram another 30,000,000+ illegal aliens down our collective throats -- America's borders and national security be damned -- anyway? Hmmm?
Just five days ago Thad Cochran said this of McCain: Link"The thought of his being president sends a cold chill down my spine," Sen. Thad Cochran/a> (R-Miss.), also a senior member of the Appropriations panel, told the Boston Globe recently. "He is erratic. He is hotheaded. He loses his temper and he worries me."
” secure the border “
Then legalize the 20 million foreigners already in who have total disdain for the law AND give them social security.Of course Songbird will sing the same tune,” oh it`s not amnesty, no no.They have to pay don`t you see. So it`s not.”
Then another 20 million sneak in and the open borders crowd will simply bleat the same platitudes and you`ll
buy the snake oil all over again.
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