[SoConPubbie]

But in one sense, he is the true conservative in values -- he has fought for campaign finance reform -- getting big money out of politics.

You lost me in the first paragraph.

Either you are ignorant, mis-informed, or just plain lying.

His campaign finance reform bill, McCain-Fiengold, was about shutting down Pro-Life groups and groups like the NRA by limiting thier free-speech activities during the 60 days leading up to an election.

This was not a conservative bill, even Fred Thompson (one of the original sponsors of the bill), stated last year that the bill as enacted was a failure and needed to be repealed and replace with simple 24 hour reporting.

Don't pass off this monstrosity as something that is conservative.

And claiming that somehow McCain is a conservative is like putting lip-stick on a pig!

[topher]

In American History, the Federal Reserve Act of 1913 is a very sore point with conservatives.

How the robber barons influenced politicans is a sore point with me.

I welcome McCain-Feingold Campaign not as a conservative bill, but hopefully something to help see who pull whose strings.

The bill also changed the rules for politics.

One must learn to adapt (aka Clint Eastwood in Heartbreak Ridge) or be overwhelmed...

Also there is a lesson about Ronald Reagan, Charleton Heston, and David Souter.

In the case of the first two, they converted from being Democrats to being Republicans and conservatives.

In the case of Souter, he became a bad justice, but he was alienated by the conservatives that he embraced the liberals.

My point about Souter is that we should burn the bridges of people like him, but perhaps try to bring him back to the fold -- like a lost lamb or a lost sheep. He might even be a black sheep that might need to be converted to a white sheep.

Nothing is gained unless we try.

Unless you prefer Hillary or Obama...