I see your point and do not disagree. The problem is that many at this conservative forum have accused McCain of promoting himself as a "hero."
If conservatives will accuse him of that which he has not done, we can rest assured that the rats and old media will nail him to the wall. IMHO, talk radio, columnists, etc should brag about the service to country of the McCain generations.
McCain has consistently decided his run for the Presidency, since 2000, is more important than his fealty to conservative principles as his history shows.
In other words, this whole show is about him, not about what is best for the GOP, not about what is best for the country, but simply what will get him the Presidency.
He is a cold, calculating politician, period.
He is not a leader or a statesman.
As proof, I offer his history:
1. Gang of Fourteen (Kept some of President Bush’s best judges from being presented for a vote) See
here and
here 2.
McCain-Fiengold (Assault on Free Speech and Pro-Life
3.
McCain-Kennedy (
Amnesty for criminal Illegal Aliens)
4.
McCain-Lieberman (50 cents a gallon tax)
5. Total support for global warming scam, including the
Carbon Cap-and-Trade system. See Here 6.
Support for embryonic stem cell research (Murder of unborn babies).
7. Wants to moderate or soften the Pro-Life plank of the GOP Platform. See
Here and
Here and
Here. 8.
Wants to close Gitmo and give Terrorists access to our legal system. 9.
F grade from Gun-Owners of America. 10.
C grade from NRA. 11. 65% score from American Conservative Union in 2006
12.
Wants to bail out sub-prime losers (many of which are either illegal aliens or lied on thier applications) with US tax money.
13.
Voted against President Bush’s tax cuts (
called them tax-cuts for the rich)
14. Flirted with the idea of crossing over to the Dems in 2004.
15.
Wants to implement a socialist Health Care proposal that includes providing tax-coffer monies (your tax dollars) to the states to provide Health Care Insurance for those who either refuse to pay for it, or are unable to afford it (mostly illegal aliens). 16. Divorced his wife after he got back from Vietnam. The same woman who remained true to him and raised his kids while he was imprisoned.
17. Refuses to drill in ANWR.
See here and
here 18.
Agrees with Democrats that our Foreign Policy has been arrogant and we need to be more humble. 19.
Thinks and states that Pharmaceutical companies are evil 20.
Has accepted funding from Soros and Teresa Heinz-Kerry for his institute 21.
John McCain's Top 10 Class-Warfare Arguments Against Tax Cuts 22.
"I think the Democrat Party is a fine and I have no problems with it, in their views and philosophy" 23.
Strongly against Same Sex Marriage Ban Constitutional Amendment 24.
Voted for Pro-Abortion Bill and
Here.
25. Voted against bill that would impose sanctions against foreign governments and companies that invest more than $20 million in Iran's energy sector until the president certified to Congress that Iran had dismantled its weapons of mass destruction
Here and
Here 26.
Voted against repealing the death tax. 27. McCain-Edwards-Kennedy
(Many Democrat inspired bad rules included in this monstrosity)