Since we are on the same side here, I must comment that if I was trying to be dishonest I would not have posted his words and my words.
And make no mistake, we are on the same side, whether you or McCain want us or not.
Nevertheless, one cannot square what McCain actually said in the snippets you posted, with the way you characterized it. And one cannot read the entire interview, without realizing the selectivity of the quotes you posted and then mischaracterized.
And make no mistake, we are on the same side, whether you or McCain want us or not.
Sure, we're on the same side -- and I want my side to be intellectually respectable. Taking quotes out of context and scurrilously mischaracterizing them is one of the things that is killing the conservative movement right now. Nobody who's not already drinking the kool-aid is going to agree with what you said. You can't get to those insults from the text of the interview.
If you want to challenge what McCain said, that's great. But you've got to do it honestly.