[bill1952]

I understand your point of view.
McCain can be confusing.

So, I have to view McCain through the prism of what he actually has done in regards to judges, and this judge, Ruth Ginsburg, late of the ACLU, is one that received his YES vote in the Senate to confirm.

[hunter112]

Now that it's about 90% certain that McPain is going to face Obama in November, I sure hope he doesn't take his landslide as some sort of OK for proposing a liberal agenda...

We NEED a strong conservative Republican Congress. If McCainiac is heavily favored in the polls leading up to Election Day, how do we possibly convince people to vote GOP instead of Rat down-ballot?

[Free ThinkerNY]

http://www.mailbucket.org/politickr-mccain-6260565.html

My Friends,

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There may be at least two vacancies on the United States Supreme Court during the next presidential term. As president, I will ensure that only those judges who strictly interpret the Constitution of the United States are appointed. I will nominate judges who understand that their role is to faithfully apply the law as written, not impose their will through judicial fiat.

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My friends, the future of our country and of the Supreme Court is at stake in this election. If either Senator Clinton or Senator Obama is elected - both voted against confirming Chief Justice Roberts and Justice Alito - they will appoint activist judges. They will appoint judges who legislate from the bench.

I’m sure I don’t have to remind you how important even one vote on the Supreme Court can be. Issues concerning states’ rights, abortion, affirmative action, the Second Amendment and religious freedom have all been decided by a very slim 5-4 margin.

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Sincerely,

John McCain

[horse_doc]

Ruth Ginsburg, late of the ACLU, is one that received his YES vote in the Senate to confirm.

Look, I dislike McCain as much as the next guy - but this is bogus.

The Ginsburg vote was taken back when the President's choice was almost always approved, as long as the applicant was qualified on paper. This was before the Dems started their eternal scorched-earth Judiciary hearings in the Senate. It seems like an eternity ago, I know.

You may hate Buzzy Ginsburg, but this is the way it is supposed to work. Bill Clinton won the election. She was qualified. He picked her. The way to not have her, was to win the Presidential election. McCain's vote to confirm her is the way it is supposed to work - the bloodbath should take place in the Presidential election, not in the Judiciary hearings.

You want to blame someone, blame me - I voted for Perot, and helped make the fiasco of the Clinton years possible.