Look...if you want an "anything goes" ticket just go for the gold.
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Posted on 08/19/2008 12:31:41 PM PDT by LdSentinal
As speculation grows around who John McCain will select as his vice presidential running mate next week, Republican National Committee officials said Tuesday that McCain is no longer considering former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge.
Several sources at the RNC told FOX News that in the last 36 hours, senior McCain advisers and aides have told RNC officials that McCain “got the message” last week that choosing a running mate who supports abortion rights would not be helpful.
GOP pundits had been vocal in urging the presumptive presidential nominee not to pick a running mate who supports abortion rights. Ridge, the first homeland security secretary, was said to be on McCain’s short list, and the only candidate who explicitly supports abortion rights.
The National Review reported Monday that the McCain campaign has been calling key state Republican officials around the country in recent days to weigh the consequences of picking a candidate who backs abortion rights. The conservative magazine interpreted that as a sign that the McCain campaign is seriously considering Ridge or another abortion rights defender.
“I think it’s a hard sell and I don’t see much upside to Tom Ridge except for John McCain likes him a lot,” National Review Editor Rich Lowry told Fox News Tuesday.
“I don’t think he’s going to be a big benefit in Pennsylvania and even if he is, I think the downside is the rest of the country among conservatives are going to be upset about this, just at the moment they’re beginning to work up being excited about John McCain. ”
Conservative commentator David Limbaugh went even further Tuesday, labeling a McCain-Ridge ticket “political suicide.”
(Excerpt) Read more at elections.foxnews.com ...
The abortion argument is won by changing people’s hearts — one by one — and people’s hearts are changing, thank God.
So conservatives badmouthing McCain's ideas is a good thing, it can push him in the "right" direction. Some on FR need to keep that in mind.
Look...if you want an "anything goes" ticket just go for the gold.
Ya ya ya. I was just thinking of telling someone else that...Sheesh.
OK, I'll check it out. :)
What has McCain really said about choosing a pro-abortion (isn’t that what choice means?) VP?
I think we’re all just a little too ready to let the MSM mess with our minds.
Sarah does not have that much experience, but the Obama campaign wouldn’t dare bring that up.
“Why is John McCain even in the Republican Party?”
To annoy you.
“Why is John McCain even in the Republican Party?”
To annoy you.
Do some of you always believe what the media is saying? Putting names out there for VP has been going on for years to throw people off on who is the real pick. Media loves it while knowing full well their ruffling conservative feathers which is what they want.
Uh, before you send that invoice, better check your FR mail... :)
I sincerely believe his mind has been changed or I would not have voted for him. He gave us his answer, which I believe is very sincere. It was a very understandable and moving answer.
Please see my previous post #72. It applies both to Obama AND to Palin.
My husband wants Thune. We watched him defend his ProLife stand as well as his other positions when he ran for Senator and were dazzled.
Haven’t heard much about Thune since then.
Jeez, stop with DH already. He has ZERO chance
“In this day and age, why is abortion the number one concern for so many Republicans?”
Ethics and values are timeless. Where you stand on the fundamental issues of life, liberty, religious expression, etc. determines what perspective you would use to determine all the present day problems like Russia-Georgia.
Discard ethics and values and you’ll be wandering around aimlessly (like Obama this past weekend).
Put down the crack pipe and back away.
FMCDH(BITS)
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