Look what the GOP did to those like J.C. Watts and others? Used.
JetBoy on March 29, 2007 at 9:08 AM

In a perfect world, my ideal GOP team is Fred Thompson/Jim DeMint of SC with J.C. Watts VP.

Or Michael Steele of Maryland and Senator Sessions of Alabama.

he can go suck his mccain feingold measure.

me: Good bye!

He flat out denies it, and asked, “Why would it be over 6 years later for this to come out? Come on…”

Rightwingsparkle on March 29, 2007 at 3:03 PM

Your loyalty is admirable, RWS.

Perhaps had your candidate of choice shown the same loyalty to the Republican party (that helped him attain the stature to where he can be taken seriously as a presidential candidate in the first place) that you have shown towards him, then maybe I’d consider him worthy of my vote.

But he didn’t … so I don’t.

He’s going to have to do a lot more than talk about his honorable military service to win some of us back in the primary.

New Hampshire didn’t do a lot for McCain in 2000, did it?

You guys read all the negative on McCain. Take a look at one interview that proves to me the kind of man McCain is.

McCain only talks about his POW time if asked. But it’s important to understand where he comes from. Just watch it. That is all I ask.

Here it is.

Also, 6 days ago ARG had new poll numbers from Iowa and New Hampshire.(emphasis mine)This poll does include Thompson and to be fair, McCain had just visited. But it is telling that McCain can garner the numbers by just showing them who he is. This is why I say you guys underestimate him.

“In Iowa, ARG now has McCain and Rudy tied at 29%, with Thompson at 12% and Romney at 10%. 11% of likely caucus goers — a notoriously tough universe to sample — said they were undecided. McCain leads Giuliani 39%-30% among Independents in the Hawkeye State.

In New Hampshire, ARG has McCain at 23% to Rudy’s 19%. Romney gets 17%, Newt 11% and Thompson 10%. 15% of likely Granite State primary voters are undecided. Among Indepdenents there — the folks who powered the maverick to victory in the 2000 New Hampshire primary — McCain’s lead over Rudy grows to 33%-22%.“

Well, the problem thirteen28 is that, like or not, the frontrunners we have are the frontrunners we have. And my main concern is that so many seem to put McCain bashing before the real goal of beating Hillary.(and she will get the nomination folks. That is and always has been a given)

I hope I am wrong. I hope you can all say to me “ha ha told ya so” and Hillary doesn’t get the nomination. But I’d bet all the tea in China on her right now.

I’m not as convinced as you are regarding Hillary. She may yet get the nomination, but it hasn’t been (and won’t be) the cakewalk that everybody predicted for her.

As for the “real goal” mine at the present is to see McVain knocked out of the race. As Hugh Hewitt said, he’s been a good American, but a bad senator and a terrible Republican. By far, McVain has been openly hostile towards the Republican party and key consituencies thereof than any of the other candidates. So while I’m hardly thrilled (to put it mildly) with Rudy or Romney, I’d take either one of them over McVain any day of the week and twice on Sunday. As slub said, it’s not that we underestimate him – it’s that we know him all too well.

And while I have my doubts about Rudy being able to make it through the primaries, he certainly seems to be kicking McVain’s a$$ at the moment. But if he made it to the general, I think he could certainly kick Hillary’s butt, as her negatives are significantly higher than his.

Hopefully, Fred jumps in and makes all of this moot. He’ll have his imperfections as well, but his bandwagon seems much more promising than any of the others I’ve seen.

If I was looking for a religious conservative I suppose I would have to go with Mitt. But, believe it or not, religion is not my top priority for President. McCain is certainly no religious conservative. But he is a leader. He understands the enemy we face more than any of the candidates because he has LITERALLY faced and fought such an enemy and they did not break him. They made him stronger. Strong enough to fight this horrible infected monster that threatens us today.

I have known politicans all my life. We all know how they are. They are, for the most part, egotistical power hungry men and McCain is that too, but he is more. He went through the fire and he survived and lived a life dedicated to public service. He raised his children to love this country enough to join the service in time of war. That says more to me about his love for this country than any campaign finance reform bill and any immigration stance.

He said recently that he’d rather lose this election than lose this war. He wasn’t changing his mind about the war just to get elected. The war is not popular even among Republicans. McCain could have made a different stance and been the “maverick” once again. But he understands the fight and he understands how important it is.

McCain may love the limelight, but he loves this country more.

Of that, I am sure.

I also think that it is very mistaken to be skeptical about John McCain’s efforts to patch things up with religious conservatives. There was a spat back in 2000, but John McCain’s books on courage and character reflect a man who should have support from religious conservatives.

Well, I am a religious conservative, and I am skeptical. His speech in 2000 was passionate and I think it represents what John McCain really believes about us. His rhetoric now is political posturing, and I don’t appreciate it.

As for the books, I read “Faith of My Fathers.” Very good book, but I base my lack of support for his political ambitions on his political actions, not his honorable service.