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The Myth That McCain Wasn't Conservative Enough
Pajamas Media ^ | November 11, 2008 | John Avalon

Posted on 11/11/2008 9:49:17 AM PST by AJKauf

After a losing presidential campaign, the candidate quickly (and often cruelly) is painted as an object lesson in what not to do — but that should not happen in 2008.

In order to truly revive itself, the GOP should be more like the real John McCain in the future, and less like the conservative cast of the past decade: George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, and Tom Delay. And it certainly should not look to the likes of Mitt Romney or Sarah Palin to lead a restoration.

You do the math: America has a moderate majority — 50% of Americans are centrists, compared to 20% who are liberal and 30% who call themselves conservative. ,,,

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TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2008; 2010; 2012; gop; issues; mccain; myth; palin; rinoauthor; yeahright
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To: Blogger

There is absolutely nothing else to say to this. Bullseye! McCAin was our CHOSEN RINO!


21 posted on 11/11/2008 10:00:38 AM PST by 70th Division (I love my country but fear my government!)
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To: AJKauf
You left off the Barf Alert !!
22 posted on 11/11/2008 10:01:14 AM PST by editor-surveyor (Obama - not just an empty suit - - A Suit Bomb invading the White House)
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To: pissant

Delusional Profundus Moderitis. This could have been written by any number of McCain FReepers. Maybe it was.


23 posted on 11/11/2008 10:01:21 AM PST by TADSLOS (McCain Courted Socialism and Brought Us Marxism Instead)
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To: AJKauf
50% of Americans are centrists, compared to 20% who are liberal and 30% who call themselves conservative.

This is false.

Since the beginning of the Battleground Poll, question D3 has consistently been answered by respondents in excess of 60% that they are conservative. And liberal gets under 20%, and the much vaunted and loved "moderate" comes in a whopping 2% if memory serves me right.

24 posted on 11/11/2008 10:01:30 AM PST by Phantom Lord (Fall on to your knees for the Phantom Lord)
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To: Cyber Liberty; Slip18; dittomom
In order to truly revive itself, the GOP should be more like the real John McCain in the future...

I kinda figgered you'd get a kick outta this one.

25 posted on 11/11/2008 10:02:00 AM PST by uglybiker (1f u c4n r34d th1s u r34lly n33d 2 g3t l41d)
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To: AJKauf

Its no myth.


26 posted on 11/11/2008 10:02:13 AM PST by Reagan Man ("In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem.")
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To: AJKauf

That has got to be some of the dumbest crap ever.


27 posted on 11/11/2008 10:02:37 AM PST by advance_copy (Stand for life or nothing at all)
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To: AJKauf
Seperated at birth?

....

28 posted on 11/11/2008 10:02:52 AM PST by raybbr (You think it's bad now - wait till the anchor babies start to vote!)
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To: AJKauf

I voted for Sarah and what’s his name...


29 posted on 11/11/2008 10:02:58 AM PST by Issaquahking (This is the kind of person our forefathers wanted to run the country!!! Go Sarah Go!!!)
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To: AJKauf
McCain was plenty conservative enough.

And with a mission for tax and spending cuts, his economic plan would have helped us a lot.

30 posted on 11/11/2008 10:03:40 AM PST by what's up
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To: albie

EXACTLY! What a Loser he was!


31 posted on 11/11/2008 10:04:06 AM PST by CARepublicans
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To: AJKauf

He’s right...this election wasn’t about McCain...it was about blaming the party in power...it always happens...

The good news is that OB will be Carter...1 term.


32 posted on 11/11/2008 10:04:23 AM PST by HappyinAZ
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To: Dahoser

Here’s his obviously self-written bio on Wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Avlon

Have you ever read such a puff piece love letter to one’s self?

Put him on the list.


33 posted on 11/11/2008 10:04:34 AM PST by NVDave
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To: ArrogantBustard
"They're savaging Sarah. If they hate her, it means she's a good candidate for us."

Bingo - - Reality statement of the day !!!!

34 posted on 11/11/2008 10:05:10 AM PST by editor-surveyor (Obama - not just an empty suit - - A Suit Bomb invading the White House)
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To: AJKauf

Give me a break!


35 posted on 11/11/2008 10:05:11 AM PST by demshateGod (the GOP is dead to me)
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To: AJKauf

I heard this guy yesterday on Lou Dobbs radio program. The guy is real clown, the bad thing was Dobbs was buying hook, line and sinker.


36 posted on 11/11/2008 10:06:53 AM PST by ladtx ( "Never miss a good chance to shut up." - - Will Rogers)
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To: AJKauf

People need to consider that McCain lost, in large part, to the public’s abdication of personal responsibility to government. Blacks, Hispanics and their enablers in liberal circles went for the guy who promised a hand out from the people who actually work hard to get ahead. Combine that with the constant baraage of neagtivity from the TV and newspapers and the financial market crash and it’s amazing that McCain got as close as he did.

The landscape has changed. Starting with LBJ and continued onward the democrats have created a core base of people that ensures them opportunities to control Congress and the Senate as well as the WH.


37 posted on 11/11/2008 10:07:07 AM PST by misterrob (Smooth talkers win at singles bars and in politics .. often with similar outcomes for the listener)
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To: Blogger

As far as I’m concerned, McCain lost hay chance he ever had when he instituted the “Gang of 16” in 2005. I know he said it was to get things done in the Senate, but it was primarily to undermine the President. He was all pi$$ed off in losing to bust in his first attempt at the Oval Office. He spent too much of his time sabotageing the President and not supporting him. McCain was a brave war hero, but he is a spineless cry-baby in politics.


38 posted on 11/11/2008 10:07:33 AM PST by noname07718 (Freedom is never more than one generation from extinction-Ronald Reagan 1993)
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To: AJKauf

I’m not interested in how the party positions itself, or how it builds the party brand.

There are principles that matter to me. I will support the candidate that comes closest to representing those principles. Someone who is positioning himself is someone who doesn’t really have any principles. I’m in no mood.


39 posted on 11/11/2008 10:07:50 AM PST by marron
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To: AJKauf

Fricktard....


40 posted on 11/11/2008 10:08:28 AM PST by freebilly
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