[Mr. Silverback]

LOL. McCain admitted he made a mistake in judgment. Simple as that.

JD probably said something similar about the Abramoff connections. What you're basically saying is that if two guys do something unwise but legal and are smeared by Dems, we should treat one as a criminal and the other as a hero of conservatism.

Wrong answer.

And BTW, just so we're clear, when i said I wondered if you'd be talking about JD and Abramoff in six years, that was a comment about you, not JD. I have no reason to believe he did anything wrong, but I have reason to believe (because you proved it) that you have a double standard.

McCain must be defeated at all costs.

Translation: Let's play checkers. Chess is for morans.

[kabar]

JD probably said something similar about the Abramoff connections. What you're basically saying is that if two guys do something unwise but legal and are smeared by Dems, we should treat one as a criminal and the other as a hero of conservatism. Wrong answer.

This has nothing to do with the Dems at this point. McCain and his dirty tricksters have already started attacking Hayworth, including his association with Abramoff. And you are making some assumptions about what JD probably said about his connection with Abramoff. We do know what McCain said about the Keating affair.

And BTW, just so we're clear, when i said I wondered if you'd be talking about JD and Abramoff in six years, that was a comment about you, not JD. I have no reason to believe he did anything wrong, but I have reason to believe (because you proved it) that you have a double standard.

I have no double standard. People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones. McCain's attack dogs are already out and promising a scorched earth policy against Hayworth.

John McCain turns up heat on J.D. Hayworth--McCain is attempting, with a series of hardball tactics, to cut Hayworth down before his campaign even gets off the ground. He’s mounted a concerted effort during the past month to push Hayworth off the airwaves, run an ad targeting Hayworth on his own radio station and warned him through emissaries that going through with a bid to unseat McCain would be a serious mistake.

One source familiar with the McCain campaign said the offensive was only a preview of things to come, adding, “I wouldn’t want to be on the receiving end of this.”

The McCain effort to shoot down Hayworth has also taken place behind the scenes, according to several sources, with McCain allies warning Hayworth against a campaign. “I know some party folks have come to J.D. and said, ‘This is not good for you,’” said one person familiar with the effort.

Translation: Let's play checkers. Chess is for morans [sic].

You are the one playing checkers. This is a battle for the soul of the GOP. We need to get rid of the self-described maverick who wants to reach across the aisle and blur the distinctions between parties. Any short term benefit of reelecting this jerk will outweigh the long term damage he will do to the party and its brand. I heard the same arguments as to why we should support Specter.