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Why unite with McCain? He never united with us

Posted on 02/24/2008 10:37:58 AM PST by WyCoKsRepublican

Senator John McRINO aka John McCain is seeking the conservative base to unite with him. Many of us haven't forgotten that he never united with us. Whether it be on his kneepads courting Ted Kennedy or spearheading the ramming of amnesty down our throats, we haven't forgotten. This election offers little or no choice. In the words of Billy Preston "Nothing from Nothing Leaves Nothing."


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1 posted on 02/24/2008 10:37:59 AM PST by WyCoKsRepublican
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To: WyCoKsRepublican

The “Democratic” alternative is socialism, that’s why.


2 posted on 02/24/2008 10:38:57 AM PST by yldstrk (My heros have always been cowboys--Reagan and Bush)
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To: WyCoKsRepublican

LOL Tell us what you think!


3 posted on 02/24/2008 10:39:59 AM PST by wastoute
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To: yldstrk
The “Democratic” alternative is socialism

So is the McCain alternative.

4 posted on 02/24/2008 10:40:56 AM PST by Ingtar (Haley Barbour 2012, Because he has experience in Disaster Recovery. - ejonesie22)
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To: WyCoKsRepublican

is this breaking news!!!!!!?

there is a place for this, ya know


5 posted on 02/24/2008 10:41:48 AM PST by malia (Thompson is still my first choice!!! Oh, well- I will vote Republican and only Republican)
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To: WyCoKsRepublican

Constitution Party.


6 posted on 02/24/2008 10:43:34 AM PST by AfterManyASummer
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To: WyCoKsRepublican
The REAL Juan MxCain...

"I hope at some point we can just calm down a little bit and see>>> if <<< there are areas we can agree on for the good of the party and the good of the country," McCain said. "I think they've made their case against me pretty eloquently."

Golly Juan, ya think?

McCain/Kennedy
McCain/Feingold
McCain/Lieberman
No on Bush Tax cuts
Consideration of VP for John Kerry
Keating 5
Global Warming
NY Times endorsement
LA Times Endorsement
Opposed federal gay marriage (before realizing the consequences)
Pro choice(before realizing the consequences)


McCain’s the candidate of amnesty for illegal aliens.
McCain supports embryonic stem-cell research.
McCain has said “I would not support repeal of Roe vs. Wade”.
McCain opposed the Bush tax cuts, and refuses to sign the “No New Taxes” pledge.
McCain supports legislation that would increase taxes on energy.
McCain was the ring-leader of the Senate “Gang of 14”, which kept the then Senate Republican leadership from ending the ability of Democrats to filibuster Bush’s judicial nominees.
McCain supports legislation to grant due-process rights to terrorists.
McCain sponsored the inept legislation which restricts free-speech rights of those involved in the political process, (the McCain/Feingold bill)
McCain called evangelical-conservatives an “evil influence” on the Republican Party.
McCain - member of the Keating 5 that caused a bipartisan scandal during the S&L meltdown.
McCain had a recall election ran against him by the conservatives in Arizona.
McCain blocked the investigation into whether Viet Nam and the Soviets were still holding over 600 of our missing POWs in 1990.


(Credit to the two FReepers that put this together, I don't recall which but they know who they are and they don't drink the kool-aid.)




A detailed history of his voting JUST on amnesty…

2007: Voted on Senate floor in favor of motion to invoke cloture on S. 1639, a bill to reward illegal aliens with amnesty Sen. McCain voted in favor of a second motion to invoke cloture on S. 1639 (whose main sponsor was Sen. Edward Kennedy), a bill to reward up to 6 million illegal aliens with amnesty. The motion to invoke cloture would have limited further debate on the bill and moved it to a final vote. A vote for cloture was effectively a vote in favor of passing the amnesty-guestworker bill. The motion to invoke cloture failed by a vote of 46 to 53.

2007: Voted on Senate floor in favor of amnesty for illegal aliens Sen. McCain voted in favor of a motion to invoke cloture on S. 1639 (whose main sponsor was Sen. Edward Kennedy), a bill to reward illegal aliens with amnesty. The motion to invoke cloture was a move to initiate debate on the proposal and limit further discussion of amendments to a previously-agreed upon set of proposals -- thus a vote against cloture was effectively a vote in favor of killing the amnesty-guestworker bill. The motion to invoke cloture passed by a vote of 64 to 35.

2007: Voted on Senate floor against reducing amnesties for illegal aliens Sen. McCain voted in favor of a motion to invoke cloture on the substitute amendment (SA 1150) to S. 1348, a bill to reward illegal aliens with amnesty. The motion to invoke cloture would have ended debate on the proposal and limited further discussion of amendments to a previously-agreed upon set of proposals -- thus a vote in favor of cloture was effectively a vote in favor of the amnesty-guestworker bill. The motion to invoke cloture failed by a vote of 45 to 50.

2007: Voted on Senate floor in favor of amendment to create a disincentive to apply for amnesty Sen. McCain voted in favor of the Cornyn Amendment (SA 1250) to S. 1348 to discourage applicants from applying for amnesty by eliminating the provisions protecting the confidentiality of the information contained in amnesty applications and, instead, requires the sharing of application-related information upon the request of a law enforcement agency, intelligence, or national security agency, or DHS component when requested in connection with a duly-authorized investigation of a civil violation. The Cornyn Amendment passed by a vote of 57 to 39.

2007: Voted on Senate floor against amendment to bar certain criminals from amnesty Sen. McCain voted against the Cornyn Amendment (SA 1184) to S. 1385 (whose main sponsor was Sen. Harry Reid) to bar criminal aliens from receiving amnesty. Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff has estimated that 15% of illegal aliens are criminals. The Cornyn Amendment failed by a vote of 46 to 51.

2007: Voted against amendment to strip amnesty provisions from S. 1348 in 2007 Sen. McCain voted against the Vitter Amendment to strip the amnesty provisions from S. 1348 (whose main sponsor was Sen. Harry Reid). The Vitter Amendment failed by a vote of 29 to 66.

2007: Cosponsoring S. 774 to reward illegal aliens with amnesty S. 774 (whose main sponsor is Sen. Dick Durbin) would reward illegal aliens under the age of 21 who have been physically present in the country for five years and are in 7th grade or above with amnesty. An estimated 500,000 to 600,000 illegal aliens would qualify for this amnesty.

2007: Cosponsoring S. 340 to grant amnesty to illegal aliens (AgJOBS) Sen. McCain is a cosponsor of S. 340 (whose main sponsor is Sen. Dianne Feinstein) to encourage more illegal immigration by rewarding certain illegal aliens who work in agriculture with amnesty.

2006: Voted on Senate floor in favor of S. 2611 to reward illegal aliens with amnesty Sen. McCain voted in favor of final passage of S. 2611 (whose main sponsor was Sen. Arlen Specter) which includes an amnesty (both immediate and deferred) for 10.2 million illegal aliens (6.7 million illegal alien workers and 3.5 million illegal alien spouses and/children). S. 2611 passed by a vote of 62 to 36.

2006: Voted in favor of amnesty for illegal aliens Sen. McCain voted in favor of a motion to invoke cloture on S. 2611 (whose main sponsor was Sen. Arlen Specter) which includes an amnesty (both immediate and deferred) for 10.2 million illegal aliens (6.7 million illegal alien workers and 3.5 million illegal alien spouses and/children). The motion to invoke cloture passed by a vote of 73 to 25.

2006: Voted against amendment to reward 2 million illegal aliens with amnesty Sen. McCain voted against the Feinstein Amendment to S. 2611 (whose main sponsor was Sen. Arlen Specter) to create an "orange card" that would allow an estimated two million illegal aliens to pay a fine, and after 6-8 years, adjust to Lawful Permanent Resident status. The Feinstein Amendment failed by a vote of 37 to 61 .

2006: Voted against amendment to kill amnesty provisions Sen. McCain voted against the Vitter amendment (SA 3963) to S. 2611 (whose main sponsor was Sen. Arlen Specter) to remove provisions authorizing the “earned legalization” and “agricultural worker” amnesty schemes that would grant amnesty to an estimated 16 million illegal aliens and their families (according to a May, 2006 study by the Heritage Foundation’s Robert Rector). The Vitter amendment failed by a vote of 33 to 66.

2006: Voted against procedural move to reward illegal aliens with amnesty Sen. McCain voted against cloture on SA 3424, a "compromise amnesty" proposal by Sens. Hagel (R-NE) and Martinez (R-FL). The purpose of voting against allowing a final vote on this proposal varied from Senator to Senator, with many of them favoring the proposal but not willing to bring it up without a lot of votes on amendments. At the least, those voting against cloture were insisting on a chance for opponents of the bill to make their case with amendments. The Hagel-Martinez proposal would reward illegal aliens with amnesty. S. 2611 includes an amnesty (both immediate and deferred) for 10.2 million illegal aliens (6.7 million illegal alien workers and 3.5 million illegal alien spouses and/children). The cloture motion failed by a vote of 38 to 60.

2005-2006: Cosponsored S. 2075 to reward illegal aliens with amnesty S. 2075 (whose main sponsor was Sen. Dick Durbin) would reward illegal aliens under the age of 21 who have been physically present in the country for five years and are in 7th grade or above with amnesty. An estimated 500,000 to 600,000 illegal aliens would qualify for this amnesty. The bill died in the Judiciary Committee.

2005-2006: Cosponsored S. 1033 to reward illegal aliens with amnesty Sen. McCain was a cosponsor of S. 1033 to reward virtually all illegal aliens (except those with criminal records or terrorist connections) with amnesty. This could potentially reward 9 million illegal aliens with amnesty. This bill died in the Judiciary Committee.

2005: Voted in favor of amnesty for agricultural workers Sen. McCain voted to invoke cloture, a procedural move requiring 60 votes to limit debate and ensure a vote on the AgJOBS amnesty amendment for up to 3 million illegal aliens, introduced by Sen. Larry Craig (R-ID), to the Iraq supplemental spending bill. The Senate voted 53 to 45 not to invoke cloture, effectively keeping the amnesty off of the final bill.

2005-2006: Cosponsored S. 359 to grant amnesty to illegal aliens Sen. McCain was a cosponsor of S. 359 to encourage more illegal immigration by rewarding certain illegal aliens who work in agriculture with amnesty.

2003-2004: Cosponsored S. 1645 to grant amnesty to illegal aliens Sen. McCain cosponsored S. 1645 (whose main sponsor was Sen. Larry Craig) to encourage more illegal immigration by rewarding certain illegal aliens who work in agriculture with amnesty. This bill died in the Judiciary Committee.

2003-2004: Cosponsored S. 1545 to reward illegal aliens with amnesty S. 1545 would have rewarded illegal aliens under the age of 21 who have been physically present in the country for five years and are in 7th grade or above with amnesty. An estimated 500,000 to 600,000 illegal aliens would have qualified for this amnesty.

2003-2004: Cosponsored S. 1461 to encourage reward illegal aliens with amnesty Sen. McCain cosponsored S. 1461, to create a legalization process for almost all illegal aliens who will then be eligible for green cards after 6 years. Amnesty has been shown to increase rates of illegal immigration. The bill did not come to a vote.

2000: Voted against an illegal immigration amnesty. Sen. McCain voted against including an amnesty for illegal aliens from Central America in the Senate H-1B bill (S.2045). This not necessarily a vote against the amnesty, but rather a vote against including it in the H-1B legislation. The move to attach the amnesty failed 43-55.

1997: Voted for an amnesty to illegal aliens from Nicaragua and Cuba. Sen. McCain voted for a procedural move that helped allow the Mack Amendment to be included in S.1156 (the District of Columbia Appropriations bill). This amendment granted amnesty to illegal aliens from Nicaragua and Cuba and is expected to add close to one million people to U.S. population. 96 N/A N/A

1990: Voted for a bill that included an amnesty. Sen. McCain supported S.358 (whose main sponsor was Sen. Edward Kennedy), which provided an amnesty for up to 165,000 spouses and minor children of illegal aliens who were granted amnesty in 1986. Ultimately, the 1990 bill passed 81-17.



So. There it is.

Juan MxCain.

Between Juan, Billary and Obama (because that is all the MSM will allow) we as a nation are finished. Better get ready for it.

I do not mean “plastic and duct tape” either.

When those 35 million new amnesty welfare and socialist voters hit the booths in 2010 we are going to get b-slapped. And when they vote in 2012, we are history as a nation.

7 posted on 02/24/2008 10:43:50 AM PST by TLI ( ITINERIS IMPENDEO VALHALLA)
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To: yldstrk

The reality is Obama probably won’t be able to do most of the stuff he says and he knows it. It will be a bad 4 years and then it will be over. Let’s hope the gun control part won’t be too bad and can be undone like Brady and the taxrates can come back down easily. Rather than hold my nose and vote, I will hold my nose and vote for someone better in 4 years.


8 posted on 02/24/2008 10:44:16 AM PST by wastoute
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To: WyCoKsRepublican
Vote Nader/Paul ‘08.
9 posted on 02/24/2008 10:44:19 AM PST by BallyBill (Serial Hit-N-Run poster)
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To: All

Send McCain a message. Vote for Mike Huckabee in the remaining primaries.

Let him know we are supporting the more conservative candidate in the two-man race.

Does anyone think McCain will reach out to conservatives, even a little, if he wins the nomination easily?


10 posted on 02/24/2008 10:45:10 AM PST by Sun (Duncan Hunter:pro-God/life/borders, understands Red China threat, NRA A+rating!)
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To: WyCoKsRepublican

Hell of a time to become a Whino man. Maybe you should think about this country? Conservatives aren’t the majority. We barely got Bush in and he’s only a compassionate conservative. We can only win on 2 or 3 things each cycle. I say we win on Iraq and the WOT and maybe supreme court or abortion. It’s better than losing on everything.


11 posted on 02/24/2008 10:45:21 AM PST by Eyes Unclouded (We won't ever free our guns but be sure we'll let them triggers go....)
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To: malia

Why not. There are countless articles posted everyday lately about why we should forget about our voting rights and just vote McCain.


12 posted on 02/24/2008 10:46:11 AM PST by Racer1
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To: BallyBill

Name for me the cabinet that Osbama will appoint and then name the judges he will appoint..then do the same for McCaine.
We stand a better chance of controling McCaine than Osbama.
I don’t like his record, but I stand more of a chance to influence McCaine and protect our country than with Osbama.
Tough choice, but necessary.


13 posted on 02/24/2008 10:47:42 AM PST by Oldexpat
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To: WyCoKsRepublican
Why unite with McCain?

This is why.


14 posted on 02/24/2008 10:47:47 AM PST by Tribune7 (How is inflicting pain and death on an innocent, helpless human being for profit, moral?)
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To: WyCoKsRepublican

Nothin’ like a vanity on a Sunday afternoon. :)

I’ll tell you why we need to unite behind McInsane. Because either one of the two alternatives are so damn scary, it isn’t funny.

Maybe McCain can hold the line on government spending. He says he can. Let’s see. You can be damn sure if Hitlery or Hussein get elected, government spending will be out of control.

Not to mention their desire to raise the white flag in the War on Terror.


15 posted on 02/24/2008 10:48:08 AM PST by Recovering_Democrat ((I am SO glad to no longer be associated with the party of Dependence on Government!))
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To: WyCoKsRepublican

Zzzzzzzzzz..........


16 posted on 02/24/2008 10:48:25 AM PST by Cinnamon Girl (McCain calls it "radical islamic terrorism," the dems don't refer to it at all)
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To: Ingtar

“The “Democratic” alternative is socialism

So is the McCain alternative.”

I have only four words in response to that...Breyer, Ginsburg, Iran, and Red China. (not to mention Medicare, the Department of Education)

All of the above were brought to you by Democratic Presidents. People act as if we are paying McCain back for crossing us. The problem with teis logic is that, to get to McCain, you must first run the sword through....yourself.

I can’t understand how anyone can go back through teh political history of the last 50-60 years and and truly say to himself that there is no difference.


17 posted on 02/24/2008 10:48:31 AM PST by Brices Crossroads
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To: WyCoKsRepublican

Read the tagline...


18 posted on 02/24/2008 10:50:59 AM PST by TXnMA (Don't vote for McCain. Vote AGAINST the Democrats!!!)
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To: Brices Crossroads

“I can’t understand how anyone can go back through teh {sic}political history of the last 50-60 years and and truly say to himself that there is no difference.”

Not this time!


19 posted on 02/24/2008 10:51:22 AM PST by FReepapalooza (Joshua 3:4 ..."for ye have not passed this way heretofore.")
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To: Brices Crossroads

I’ll settle for going through McCain’s political history for the past 8 years. That is enough that I’ll not support him.


20 posted on 02/24/2008 10:51:53 AM PST by Ingtar (Haley Barbour 2012, Because he has experience in Disaster Recovery. - ejonesie22)
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