GOP platform backs off pet issues to help McCain

Associated Press ^ | 8/27/2008 | MARTIGA LOHN

[rob777]

MINNEAPOLIS - Republicans are putting John McCain's campaign priorities above some of their pet issues, including drilling for oil in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and denying citizenship to the U.S.-born children of illegal immigrants.

Members of the GOP platform committee voted Wednesday to stick with an energy plank that doesn't mention drilling in the refuge, saying it would only highlight an area where they differ with the Arizona senator. McCain opposes drilling in that protected land, and some committee members said they would rather bring him around on the issue once he's in the White House than widen their disagreement now.

[rob777]

He has not even got elected yet he is already moving the party leftward.

[jagusafr]

How the hell did we end up here? Argh.

Colonel, USAFR

[cripplecreek]

Cowards.

[djsherin]

So this is the guy I “have” to vote for? Is this really where we are as a party and a country?

The GOP can fall in a well and drown at this point. I’m getting fed up with this.

[oneamericanvoice]

How is putting hot button issues on the backburner in order to keep the White House moving the party leftward?

[Navy Patriot]

McCain is bound and determined to lose this election despite fate anointing him the luckiest candidate ever.

[oneamericanvoice]

They aren’t cowards. They realize that all eyes must be on the prize, which is the White House. Then you can take up those fights again.

[cripplecreek]

How is putting hot button issues on the backburner in order to keep the White House moving the party leftward?

If he weren't a liberal they wouldn't have to.

[djsherin]

ping

[cripplecreek]

Yes they’re cowards.

[goldstategop]

No wonder Americans think little of the GOP! Its sold out its conservative principles to get votes from a squishy middle that doesn't exist!

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[cripplecreek]

I don’t expect much from people who lick the boots of angry clinton voters.

[oneamericanvoice]

Your choice is staying home, which is a vote for Obama. McCain isn’t my first choice, but he is correct on the courts and the war. The Party must be unified in the fight to keep the White House, and now is not the time to fight those battles. Once we have the victory, those issues will be brought up again. The country and the party are just fine, in general.

*note: I know you’re all going to pile on now.

[oneamericanvoice]

Not true. Strategy is such a wonderful study.

[cripplecreek]

If a conservative were running they wouldn’t have to cave to liberal pressure like cowards.
Tell yourself what you have to but you know strategy isn’t the word to use here.

[cripplecreek]

If a conservative were running they wouldn’t have to cave to liberal pressure like cowards.
Tell yourself what you have to but you know strategy isn’t the word to use here.

[rabscuttle385]

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[oneamericanvoice]

How is he “bound and determined to lose”? He was great at Saddleback. The Rapid Response team has done their job fantastically.

Have you volunteered?

[djsherin]

My choice isn’t staying home actually. I said nothing about who I’m going to vote for. At this point all I know is that I’m NOT voting for Obama. I haven’t ruled out McCain yet. But he’s not giving me much reason to vote for him.

And a vote for a third party or not voting is NOT a vote for Obama. It helps neither McCain nor Obama. A vote for Obama helps Obama. I’m not planning on doing that.

***Once we have the victory...***

What victory?

The only reason we’re “piling on” is because we (or I at least) disagree with what you’ve said. It doesn’t have to be disrespectful and I hope I haven’t come off that way.

[Nervous Tick]

>> Members of the GOP platform committee voted Wednesday to stick with an energy plank that doesn’t mention drilling in the refuge

Shortsighted and stupid, especially considering the public’s view on drilling.

Then again, just what I have come to expect from the Republican party.