It’s always somewhat amusing to read the McCain bashing posts on this site. He gets blasted for not being conservative enough, YET:
- He is more socially conservative than Romney or Giuliani
- And more fiscally conservative than Huckabee!
Looks like the most across-the-board conservative candidate we have!
He gets branded a “Maverick” which some people like & some don’t. Funny he gets that title in spite of the fact that he’s worked so hard to eliminate corrupt spending practices in Washington, Government “perks” and “Business-as-usual”. He’s probably one of the LEAST corrupt politicians out there! (How sad it is that the ones w/ integrity are the “mavericks”!).
So let me ask all you wise FReepers out there - how could one be a total hard-line conservative in Washington and actually get any work done?? Much as we might dislike it, there has to be a “meeting of the minds” in order to accomplish anything. That’s what “statesmanship” is all about!
Fortunately we have McCain as our candidate who can work with members of another party & still try to uphold the really important Conservative values (Pro-life, strong defense, 2nd amendment, etc.). McCain never surrenders on those issues! It’s BRILLIANT if he can protect those values and STILL get Independents & Democrats to vote for him!
After the Republican primaries, the Democrats will stop voting for him.