One of the reasons McCain is in trouble with Dobson is, despite being pro-life & anti-gay marriage, McCain would not support constitutional amendments. The reasons are:
1. McCain, like Reagan, is concerned about the unintended consequences of ammending the constitution and opposes it on principle.
2. McCain is a strong federalists. He believes the federal government has a limited jurisdiction, and everything else falls to the states. Dobson wants to handle marriage and abortion issues at the federal level, McCain wants to handle them at the state level.
3. McCain is an orignal intent guy. That is part of what he says he wants judges that will enforce the laws and not make new ones.
I’ve followed McCain for a quarter century. I don’t agree with everything he does (immagration particularly.) When it comes to the constitution though, he has been consistently solid. If he was judged on that issue alone, he would be far to the right of most conservatives.
“When it comes to the constitution though, he has been consistently solid. If he was judged on that issue alone, he would be far to the right of most conservatives.”
Yet he doesn’t believ in American soverignty or free speech. Veeeery interesting
Campaign Fiance Reform. Just one example of where your words do not match McCain record. Yet again we are being told ignore everything McCain has done for the last 10 years and trust the McCainiac Cult of Personality slogans.
Sorry but McCain has to actually DO something for us in the next 9 months not just TALK about what a great guy he is. He spent 8 years being the Obstructer in Chief of the Conservative agenda. That record is not going to disappear just because a bunch of McCainacs sing hymns of praise about him.
Conservatives know his record, we are not fooled by the words. Not going to work. He needs to match some deeds to his words in the next 9 months before we are ever going to trust him