I’ll personally go door-to-door to rally votes against McCain. He’s the only one right now who’d get me to volunteer… too bad it’s volunteering against him.

Heh.

McCain…Inspiring people*

*to vote for the other guy

I will be here for you and for all of those angry at McCain and help you through the process of healing, forgiveness, and voting.

Um, what about healing the Constitution? McCain has already shown that he has no respect for, or reason to believe in the Constitution.

Why would you vote for someone who has already shown that their oath to the COnstitution didn’t mean crap, and the only thing they listen to is their own ideas and be damned any rules that get in the way?

I just don’t get this love of McCain. C’mon, Hillary wanted to impose her will on the people as well. Why aren’t you as fond of her as you are of McCain? Because she failed?

I’ll personally go door-to-door to rally votes against McCain. He’s the only one right now who’d get me to volunteer… too bad it’s volunteering against him.

I would rather have a clean government than one where quote First Amendment rights are being respected, that has become corrupt. If I had my choice, I’d rather have the clean government. – John McCain

You may agree with him that his ideals are more important than the Constitution… but I am damn well not going to sit by and hope someone with this mindset gets the Presidency.

Are there any major Republican political figures who have been reliably, consistently pro-life?

Gingrich seems to be slipping under the radar, here.

He’s more consistent on ALL of his views.

And, he has as good a chance of beating the Hilldebeast as McCain does.

I’m not the least bit interested in whether McCain is loyal to conservatives, or to Republicans. I am intensely interested in whether he is loyal to his oath to support the defend the Constitution. And he isn’t. Nobody I know will vote McCain.

Exit question answer. No, not reliably, consistently. And that’s a piece of the puzzle of why they are losing. Bork explains it all.

Freelancer on February 20, 2007 at 8:36 AM

I clicked the link to see what Bork had to say. Most interesting thing: “out of print”. God, will he ever stop whining?

One other tidbit about McCain: He was born in Panama. If he is elected, there will certainly be a Constitutional challenge that he is not a natural born American citizen.

He is a “natural born citizen” as defined by Title 8 of the US Code. Not an issue in any way.

Exit question: Are there any major Republican political figures who have been reliably, consistently pro-life?

None that are running for president.

I’m sure that a lot of folks here will weigh in with their opinions on whether he is or not. For the record I don’t think we should punish the children of military or State Dept personnel born abroad and the Panama Canal Zone was controlled by the US at the time of his birth. But this will be challenged and eventually decided by the Supreme Court. And they are an unpredictable bunch.

On illegal immigration, he wanted to extend social security benefits to people who stole social security numbers. In other words, he wanted to reward identity theft. He also opposed tax cuts, which means he’s for robbing from the legal to give to illegals.

His other problem is McCain-Feingold, McCain-Kennedy, and McCain-Kerry roll off the tongue too easily. He worked with Feingold to limit free speech, Kennedy on the No Child Left Behind disaster, and often praises Kerry and cites their friendship. And let’s not forget the Gang of 14 where McCain organized a cabal against his own party.

He may be loved by the MSM and respected by the other side of the aisle for these traits, but hard-core Republicans vote in the primaries.

I wouldn’t be surprised to see his age and health made issues also. But if he has an undoing it is his habit of equivocating. This is just another example of the “Straight Talk Express” saying what he thinks the audience wants to hear.

Exit question answer. No, not reliably, consistently. And that’s a piece of the puzzle of why they are losing. Bork explains it all.

Gang of 14, in one fell blow, went far to minimize whatever else he may say and do on abortion because it completely limits his ability (and/or will) to put judges on the court who will take that first step of recognizing that Roe v. Wade was, at the very least, a dire misuse of the Constitution.
Anwyn on February 19, 2007 at 9:50 PM

This was one of the biggest mistakes McCain has ever made in his political career, for which I will NEVER vote for him.

I and many others have worked very hard over the years to put Republicans in charge, and when they can finally put conservative judges on the bench, McCain usurps the power of the President and all other Republicans in Congress.

To this day I cannot discern a reason for his incredibly selfish and childish act.

WTF OVER

Obama is going to peak too early. He won’t be able to finish the race. Too much crap is going to come out about him way too far in advance, he won’t be able to recover, Shillary will crucify him, and he will die an early death. McCain, on the other hand, has been in politics most of his life (so it seems) so not much new can come out about him that will further damage his reputation as a RINO.
The only question at this point is whether or not we can hold our collective noses and vote for McCain in order to keep Shrillary out of 1900 Pennsylvania Ave.
pullingmyhairout on February 19, 2007 at 8:55 PM

I’m not sure McCain is going to survive at all. The media previously promoted him, is it because they believe he is a weaker candidate?

The drive-by media will promote him long enough to get him past the primary, and then they will turn on him with a vengeance.

Well, McCain will win the nomination. A Fox News poll recently shown here proved that most Republican voters don’t know about Rudy’s liberal stances. Once they do, their support will dwindle.

Little early to be touting polls isn’t it? What if someone more conservative decides to run?

That is just the way it’s going to be my friends, whether you like it or not.
Rightwingsparkle on February 19, 2007 at 7:33 PM

Friends don’t let friends vote McCain.

You knew I would be here, right? I’ll keep showing up to defend McCain until all of you see that this is the man to beat Hillary.
Rightwingsparkle on February 19, 2007 at 5:14 PM

Then you are wasting your breath with many here. You cannot defend the indefensible.

McCain has shown his petulance, anger, and lack of loyalty to conservatives for too long. I will not lower myself to vote for him after what he did trampling the Constitution, or in his smearing of his colleagues as corrupt. Some might be, but the honorable there did not deserve to be lumped together as with the corrupt by McCain.

His actions in the past have shown pettiness and selfishness, not the traits I would like to see in a leader. He has also shown his propensity to turn on a whim, and attack what should be his base with a viciousness that is surprising.

Watcher,

I will be here for you and for all of those angry at McCain and help you through the process of healing, forgiveness, and voting.

I refuse to vote for him… I just refuse. I’m sorry, but my hatred for Hillary just isn’t going to be enough.

It isn’t just McCain-Feingold that has my dander up about McCain… it’s that “gang of 14″ business, his crusade against so-called torture, siding with Ted Kennedy on illegal immigration, and being squishy on tax cuts. (On top of all that, he’s also really really really old.)

A 17 year record of voting to overturn Roe v Wade does not mean shit if you won’t put the justices on the bench who can actually do that.

That’s it. That’s all it is. Gang of 14, in one fell blow, went far to minimize whatever else he may say and do on abortion because it completely limits his ability (and/or will) to put judges on the court who will take that first step of recognizing that Roe v. Wade was, at the very least, a dire misuse of the Constitution.

Are American voters articulate enough to realize that after the vote, the winner will go back to supporting the same issues they were gung ho for before the campaign for votes?
Yes they are, if the office of POTUS is important, find a better offering than McCain.
I won’t vote for him.