"McCain Gestapo"? Huh? Are you guys posting on the same forum I am?
I've been on FR for a decade, and if there's ONE thing consistant about this forum, is that McCain is less popular on freerepublic.com than moldy spam. McCain has been consistantly bashed here whether it's 1998 or 2008 (unlike Huckabee who USED to be beloved by freepers until he got in the way of Fred Thompson's path to the white house)
I don't know where all these mystical "McCain gestapo who police their hero" and "McCain cheerleaders" supposedly are. Virtually every freeper I've met who "supports" McCain is holding their nose and only doing so because they can't stand the thought of Obama winning. There is a tiny, tiny element on FR who actually love everything McCain does, but they are less numerous than Ron Paul posters. Even Ultra RINO Rudy Giuliani had more "fans" here than McCain ever did.
Although you probably did not mean to do so, your post reveals the key to understanding the two competing views on McCain on this site.
Those who plan to vote for McCain, come hell or high water it seems, always compare the act of voting for him to "holding their noses." What's the big deal about that? Holding a nose, even with both hands, is child's play.
Those who plan to vote against him, on the other hand, compare the act of voting for him to a week-long root canal operation. They know the danger that McCain's statism and paternalism really represents. The nose-holders don't understand this point.