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Video: Sure I’d sign my immigration bill as president, says McCain

posted at 1:23 pm on January 27, 2008 by Allahpundit
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Consider this a footnote to Maverick’s appearance on H&C last weekend, when he reminded a jittery GOP base looking for reasons to take a second look at him that no, in fact, he hasn’t changed his position on immigration. This returns us to the old debate about whether it’s better to pander unconvincingly or to stick to your guns as a show of resolve. Maverick wants it both ways: Damn right he’d sign that bill, although of course it’s paramount that we secure our borders first. Square that circle if you can. He’s heard the voice of the people! — and he’ll happily ignore it if given the chance.

Which he may get, and he knows it.

This would have been the perfect peg for famously tough interviewer Tim Russert to bring up Juan Hernandez. Think he did?


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not just no but HELL NO he didn’t bring up Juan (The Let my people go ((into your country)) Shill.).
Tim seemed hard on McAmnisty with some of the questions, but I just couldn’t shake the feeling his hand was on McCain’s Knee under that desk during the interview *SHUDDER*

-Wasteland Man.

WastelandMan on January 27, 2008 at 1:27 PM

Damn right he’d sign that bill, although of course it’s paramount that we secure our borders first. Square that circle if you can.

Mobius strip. At least he acknowledges, sort of, that his bill wasn’t enforcement-first oriented.

Spirit of 1776 on January 27, 2008 at 1:28 PM

Returning to your home country, getting back in line, a substantial fine, Not being elegible for citizenship for ten years and learning english is not Amnesty.

THE CHOSEN ONE on January 27, 2008 at 1:29 PM

This would have been the perfect peg for famously tough interviewer Tim Russert to bring up Juan Hernandez. Think he did?

I have no sound. What is the answer?

ninjapirate on January 27, 2008 at 1:32 PM

Russert gave McCain more of a free pass than he did Hillary. Another example that the media loves McCain because he is the most liberal among the GOP candidates.

McCain – “I come from a border state and I know how to enforce the borders.” Oh really!? Then why hasn’t it been done? Why is Arizona one of the major crossing zones for illegals? Why do more illegals perish in the Arizona desert after being illegally dumped off by the ‘coyotes’? He’s saying what is politically expedient.. not what he will actually do. He’s almost sounding Clintonian.

Luckedout on January 27, 2008 at 1:33 PM

ninjapirate on January 27, 2008 at 1:32 PM

the question, being asked, implies a no.

lorien1973 on January 27, 2008 at 1:34 PM

is not Amnesty.

Z visa. 24 hr check.

Spirit of 1776 on January 27, 2008 at 1:34 PM

Read my lips, Juan. You will not be president on my watch.

tickleddragon on January 27, 2008 at 1:36 PM

I was able to watch this whole interview this morning, not only has he NOT changed his stance on immigration, but John McCain insisted that he has NOT changed his mind on the Bush Tax Cuts either.

The man has a real problem with admitting when he’s been wrong.

joncoltonis on January 27, 2008 at 1:37 PM

he is a flip flopper extrodinaire. I will write in Romney before I will vote for McCain.

ctmom on January 27, 2008 at 1:38 PM

Ha, what a hack.

Rode Werk on January 27, 2008 at 1:39 PM

Everyone someone embeds a RedLasso video, a kitty dies.

Baphomet on January 27, 2008 at 1:39 PM

*Every time someone (…)

Baphomet on January 27, 2008 at 1:40 PM

This is not a race thing this is a numbers thing. If we allow 20 million people to become legal and stay everybody knows it will turn into 40 million, just like in 1986. Then when we give them citizenship they get to bring in family members, so let’s call the number 100 million added to our current 300 million in 10-20 years. You think we have problems now with our social programs, just wait and see what adding 1/4 more people to our population does. Even if you count their contributions they are the lowest educated and therefore are putting less into the system than they take out. Oh and don’t forget that now that they are citizens they won’t want to do the jobs Americans don’t want too do, right? So we need to bring in more unskilled labor and start the whole process again. Where does it end, just because you like the guy mowing your lawn doesn’t mean he deserves to be here.

sls3000 on January 27, 2008 at 1:40 PM

I do not believe him.

Amnesty only provides hope for travel visa over-stays, etc

McCain wants a humane approach?

Many of the nonviolent illegals also commit identity theft, Social Security number fraud, document fraud, etc.

The victims (read: USA citizens) are the ones who foot the bill.

I am not voting McCain.

ColtsFan on January 27, 2008 at 1:40 PM

Given McAmnesty’s horrific tone last year ON BEHALF of his amnesty bill, and given his newfound “religion” about rewarding no one and securing the borders first…

I’d say McCain is in no position to accuse ANYONE ELSE EVER of flip-flopping on any issue.

Is it crass Pandering now, or a real conversion to Law and Order realism???

Given McCain’s record on so many core conservative domestic issues, whaddya think, sparky???

Always Right on January 27, 2008 at 1:40 PM

He’s too old!!! McCain is considering running as Hillary’s V.P. Didn’t he consider that with John Kerry?

DfDeportation on January 27, 2008 at 1:44 PM

JUAN just cancelled an interview on FNC………….running scared?

loaner on January 27, 2008 at 1:44 PM

This would have been the perfect peg for famously tough interviewer Tim Russert to bring up Juan Hernandez. Think he did?

He’s not going to do anything that he perceives as hurting McVain, since that’s who the liberal press is rooting for, simple as that.

thirteen28 on January 27, 2008 at 1:45 PM

Well, this is unusual. A HotAir post excerpting a McCain comment on immigration and giving it an unfavorable spin! Wow! Never thought I’d see it! Next thing you know, some commenter’s going to pipe up with his extremely important statement of non-intention to vote for McCain if he’s nominated!

CK MacLeod on January 27, 2008 at 1:45 PM

McCain is trying to buy votes from non-Americans. Amnesty is about two things, corporate servitude, and changing the demographics of the vote.

Rode Werk on January 27, 2008 at 1:45 PM

McShysters “humane” approach means the floodgates of illegals crashing our borders the minute his shamnesty bill is passed.

csdeven on January 27, 2008 at 1:46 PM

CK MacLeod on January 27, 2008 at 1:45 PM

Wow…that’s uncanny. A smarta$$ on a HA thread.

tickleddragon on January 27, 2008 at 1:48 PM

He is lying about his position on the tax cuts, he never once mentioned anything about spending. Russert should have pressed him more on that. And he is lying about Romney’s statements on time tables in Iraq. The last acts of a desperate man?

Go Mitt!

ctmom on January 27, 2008 at 1:48 PM

Senador Juan McShamnesty, ladies and gentlemen: Part of the immigration problem, not part of the solution.

ReubenJCogburn on January 27, 2008 at 1:49 PM

McCain and the media really believe that conservative Republicans will “hold their noses and vote for McCain”. I am one conservative Republican who will prove them wrong. I will vote for a democrap for the frst time in my life to ensure McShamnesty is not elected President if he somehow gets the nomination. I am voting for Romney in Fl on Tuesday. Come on Florida lets stop this McCain nomination!!!!

Signed a former Fredhead.

jwp1964 on January 27, 2008 at 1:50 PM

I wonder when they will post the NEW Rasmuessen poll that shows them tied. I’ll say probably wednesday am.

THE CHOSEN ONE on January 27, 2008 at 1:51 PM

a substantial fine,

what was it 5k over 8 years yeah thats really substantial.

it was what it was shamnesty and McLame knows it

Mojack420 on January 27, 2008 at 1:55 PM

McCain and the media really believe that conservative Republicans will “hold their noses and vote for McCain”. I am one conservative Republican who will prove them wrong. I will vote for a democrap for the frst time in my life to ensure McShamnesty is not elected President if he somehow gets the nomination. I am voting for Romney in Fl on Tuesday. Come on Florida lets stop this McCain nomination!!!!

Signed a former Fredhead.

jwp1964 on January 27, 2008 at 1:50 PM

I agree.

I have heard so many arguments on “electability” or “pragmatically, you should support a RHINO”, etc.

There are secondary issues, matters of opinion that we all disagree on. Then there are essential issues, like not rewarding lawlessness by providing a “path to USA citizenship.”

ColtsFan on January 27, 2008 at 1:55 PM

They just posted a TIE!

loaner on January 27, 2008 at 1:55 PM

A HotAir post excerpting a McCain comment on immigration and giving it an unfavorable spin!

Yeah, imagine: A right-wing blog objecting to McCain’s intentions to enact amnesty. What’s next? A post attacking Democrats for wanting to withdraw from Iraq?

Allahpundit on January 27, 2008 at 1:57 PM

Allahpundit on January 27, 2008 at 1:57 PM

LOL!! You tell’em Allah!

tickleddragon on January 27, 2008 at 1:58 PM

But, who will secure the border first? Romney?

Dash on January 27, 2008 at 1:58 PM

George Soros who is a major factor in dimocratic positions especially on open borders owns McCain.

Google: George Soros John McCain

volsense on January 27, 2008 at 1:58 PM

……..He’s almost sounding Clintonian.

Luckedout on January 27, 2008 at 1:33 PM

Almost?

iurockhead on January 27, 2008 at 2:01 PM

I wonder when they will post the NEW Rasmuessen poll that shows them tied. I’ll say probably wednesday am.
THE CHOSEN ONE on January 27, 2008 at 1:51 PM

They’re tied nationally, but Romney is up by six in Florida. The national tie actually represents some slippage by McCain, who was up five only a few days ago.

Slublog on January 27, 2008 at 2:02 PM

Wrong. McCain has a ten point lead on Romnee nationally. The poll up now was taken before McCain got the Crist endorsement and that death blow over his Iraq Timetable comments have evened the Florida Polls as of today into a tie. Romnee is actually running THIRD nationally behind Huckamania. Stop throwing bad statistics around. The stakes are too high.

THE CHOSEN ONE on January 27, 2008 at 2:05 PM

John McCain is a George Soros lap dog.

Google: George Soros John McCain

volsense on January 27, 2008 at 2:07 PM

The poll up now was taken before McCain got the Crist endorsement and that death blow over his Iraq Timetable comments have evened the Florida Polls as of today into a tie. Romnee is actually running THIRD nationally behind Huckamania. Stop throwing bad statistics around. The stakes are too high.

You mentioned Rasmussen. Here’s today’s poll – a tie.

Here’s Florida’s poll – Romney by six.

Slublog on January 27, 2008 at 2:07 PM

Ann Coulter expresses my sentiments about John McCain exactly:

“John McCain is Bob Dole minus the charm, conservatism and youth. Like McCain, pollsters assured us that Dole was the most “electable” Republican. Unlike McCain, Dole didn’t lie all the time while claiming to engage in Straight Talk.

Of course, I might lie constantly too, if I were seeking the Republican presidential nomination after enthusiastically promoting amnesty for illegal aliens, Social Security credit for illegal aliens, criminal trials for terrorists, stem-cell research on human embryos, crackpot global warming legislation and free speech-crushing campaign-finance laws.”
ANN COULTER

Ex-tex on January 27, 2008 at 2:08 PM

The Manchurian Amnesty ???

apologies to all Manchurians

snaggletoothie on January 27, 2008 at 2:09 PM

They are all terrible, but McCain is a joke. What the hell did Bush do to the republican party? Is this really the best we have running for president???

muyoso on January 27, 2008 at 2:09 PM

Amnesty is only the beginning of the mischief that this sick puppy has planned for our immigration policy.

In 2000, McCain tried to push through something called the Latino and Immigrant Fairness Act (LIFA). This scheme was designed to not only give amnesty but to immediately allow all the relatives of these illegals to flood into the US and be given instant citizenship:

“am disappointed that members of my party refused to include LIFA in this bill. As a consequence, hundreds of thousands of hard-working, tax-paying members of our society will be denied the amnesty, parity, and family-unification protections of UFA. I will continue to work for passage of the Latino and Immigrant Fairness Act and trust that, next year, we can pass it on the Senate floor.”

McCain couldn’t get any Republicans to go along with this. He says he’s never been for amnesty? He is whining here that the mean Republicans are denying illegal aliens amnesty. How does he get away with this?

Buddahpundit on January 27, 2008 at 2:11 PM

But, who will secure the border first? Romney?

Dash on January 27, 2008 at 1:58 PM

My guess?

Nobody.

BallisticBob on January 27, 2008 at 2:12 PM

President McCain would sign the “shamnesty bill”. Big surprise!! In Phoenix we have a talk host refers to him as LETTUCE MC STAIN, for his $50.00 to pick lettuce comment. I would vote for HILL before Mc Shamnesty.

pueblo1032 on January 27, 2008 at 2:15 PM

Yeah, imagine: A right-wing blog objecting to McCain’s intentions to enact amnesty. What’s next? A post attacking Democrats for wanting to withdraw from Iraq?

Allahpundit on January 27, 2008 at 1:57 PM

Well, some sites might find both approaches a bit predictable, and at least wait until something new on the subject had come up.

The obvious import of McCain’s statement was his rueful acknowledgment that the bill he sponsored, supported, and pushed at great cost to himself will never come back again. At the same time, he’s never claimed to support anything other than the approach that most of the commenters here choose to equate with “amnesty.” So there’s virtually zero new information here. You might as well put up a new post every time Barack Obama reminds his supporters that he opposed the invasion of Iraq.

Reflexive McCain-bashing devoid of content is boring and begins to suggest an agenda rather than an honest attempt to advance the political discussion. It’s almost amusing to think that y’all were once ridiculing Hugh Hewitt for being an annoyingly predictable Romney shill.

CK MacLeod on January 27, 2008 at 2:15 PM

There are several good posts at the National Review online examining the crooked misleading statements McCain made concerning Romney yesterday about time tables. As for McCain saying he would have signed that horrible amnesty bill last year no surprise there I just hope folks who care about illegal immigration as a issue and the economy derail THE CROOKED TALK EXPRESS in Flordia.

PTN 39 on January 27, 2008 at 2:15 PM

But, who will secure the border first? Romney?
Dash on January 27, 2008 at 1:58 PM

My guess?

Nobody.

BallisticBob on January 27, 2008 at 2:12 PM

I agree.

Redhead Infidel on January 27, 2008 at 2:16 PM

But, who will secure the border first? Romney?

Dash on January 27, 2008 at 1:58 PM

The answer is simple- the candidate LEAST liked by Murdoch, FOXnews, the WSJ, and any other PRO-ILLEGAL CINO publications IS THE CANDIDATE MOST LIKELY TO BUILD THE FENCE. Right now- that’d be Romney.

Ex-tex on January 27, 2008 at 2:17 PM

Slublog on January 27, 2008 at 2:07 PM

What a polite smack of The Pompous One – but a smack nonetheless.

Redhead Infidel on January 27, 2008 at 2:19 PM

Slublog on January 27, 2008 at 2:07 PM

Nice try to insert some independant Florida poll bought by Romeny. If there is any doubt just go to the Fox’s political home page and you’ll see Romnee down ten percent and in THIRD place. Some of us vet our information.

THE CHOSEN ONE on January 27, 2008 at 2:20 PM

Nice try to insert some independant Florida poll bought by Romeny. If there is any doubt just go to the Fox’s political home page and you’ll see Romnee down ten percent and in THIRD place. Some of us vet our information.

Allow me to quote your original comment:

I wonder when they will post the NEW Rasmuessen poll that shows them tied. I’ll say probably wednesday am.
THE CHOSEN ONE on January 27, 2008 at 1:51 PM

If you’ll notice, the links I provided were to the pollster you sarcastically wondered whether Hot Air would link.

Slublog on January 27, 2008 at 2:22 PM

I’ve said it before, I’ll say it many times until November when I carry it out. I’m not going to vote for McCain no matter who the Democrat is. You could literally run Lennin and Stalin on the Democratic ticket, and I wouldn’t vote for McCain.

Snake307 on January 27, 2008 at 2:25 PM

I’ve said it before, I’ll say it many times until November when I carry it out. I’m not going to vote for McCain no matter who the Democrat is. You could literally run Lennin and Stalin on the Democratic ticket, and I wouldn’t vote for McCain.

Snake307 on January 27, 2008 at 2:25 PM

Good for you Snake307 – an oak tree is a nut which stood its ground.

If you’ll notice, the links I provided were to the pollster you sarcastically wondered whether Hot Air would link.

Slublog on January 27, 2008 at 2:22 PM

Slublog, don’t overwhelm TCO with facts.

Entelechy on January 27, 2008 at 2:28 PM

muyoso on January 27, 2008 at 2:09 PM

We had good men running, no recognition from the MSM of course and the so called Republican Party…remember Tancredo, Hunter and Thompson. Looks like Romney is the last best hope.

oldernslower on January 27, 2008 at 2:30 PM

Fox news dude. Please don’t tell me that now after labeling every endorsement Mac get’s as a Shamnesty pundit, that you folks would possibly say that Fox News Polls are slanted? It is getting thick in here.

THE CHOSEN ONE on January 27, 2008 at 2:30 PM

“Returning to your home country, getting back in line, a substantial fine, Not being elegible for citizenship for ten years and learning english is not Amnesty.”

THE CHOSEN ONE on January 27, 2008 at 1:29 PM

This would be fine if they would do these things. If they’ve been living here for a substantial amount of time and were told to do all that, they would just sneak back across the
border again…Learn English? The anchor babies learn English, then they join gangs.
The vast majority of the desperate people who come across the border illegally don’t want to assimilate, they just want to live in a compassionate system and earn money!! They are not to blame–their gov’t and our gov’t are!!!

Please tell me where you live, The Chosen One. I’ll wager it’s not in S. Cal but if you do, you have no children in the public schools or had to go to the DMV, the hospital or drive on the highways and bi-ways, etc.

As far as McCain is concerned, he can pick lettuce in Yuma. He would be doing more for the country by doing that than being ’senator’. Teddy and Rove can join him.

Christine on January 27, 2008 at 2:36 PM

Read it and WEEP, CHEER!

Vacancy rate up in Tucson!
http://www.azstarnet.com/allheadlines/222353.php

Smackdown of SHAMEFUL, BIASED AZ POL!
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/opinions/articles/0126satlets4-261.html

loaner on January 27, 2008 at 2:37 PM

Okay pal, that soldier story is getting way, way old. That’s about point zero, zero, zero, zero, zero, zero one percent of one percent of the illegal immigrant population. Get over it. My responce after listening to this is something the Huckster might say. “Proof is in the puddin.”

oakpack on January 27, 2008 at 2:37 PM

McCain’s campaign donor list must be a veritable who’s-who of law breaking employers who don’t want to be prosecuted. All nicely listed in one place to make knowing where to start prosecutioning easy for the Justice Department if Romney can win the nomination and the general election.

MB4 on January 27, 2008 at 2:40 PM

I “vote” up/down on these articles every time one appears in the Phoenix and Tucson newspaper websites. It would overwhelm the pro/con debate if all here opposed to amnesty and CROOKED politicians would register and “vote”

loaner on January 27, 2008 at 2:46 PM

That’s just the problem, he can’t win a general election. He’ll try to buy it, just like Iowa when the Huckster came in their with a $1.23 and beat him like a drum.

THE CHOSEN ONE on January 27, 2008 at 2:46 PM

What the hell did Bush do to the republican party?
muyoso on January 27, 2008 at 2:09 PM

A political party doesn’t become this disjointed after two terms with a president of that party in power without that president having a hand in it.

Bush has set out to intentionally demoralize conservatives, especially since the 2006 elections after which he no longer needed to pretend he was a Republican. Bush is a JFK Democrat at best.

Buddahpundit on January 27, 2008 at 2:50 PM

TCO keep going your keeping me in stitches…needed a good laugh…tks

oldernslower on January 27, 2008 at 2:51 PM

It’s really going to hurt McCain’s feelings when Romney wins Arizona on the 5th!

joncoltonis on January 27, 2008 at 2:53 PM

It is getting thick in here.

THE CHOSEN ONE on January 27, 2008 at 2:30 PM

If it’s getting “thick in here”, then you’re molasses :)

There comes that moment of reckoning for everyone, and McCain’s is here now. Just look at how desperate and arrogant he looks/acts, lately. He’s almost Mephistophelian.

We need to hold our own and say to Mr. McCain now “I’ll do unto you as you did to me”, because he betrayed us first.

Entelechy on January 27, 2008 at 2:53 PM

Ex-tex, when Coulter is right she is RIGHT!

PattyJ on January 27, 2008 at 2:55 PM

THE VERY REASON WHY I WILL NEVER VOTE FOR JOHN MCSHAMNESTY

This bill is a spit in the face of the American people. John McCain you betray us when you talk about this bill.

msipes on January 27, 2008 at 2:56 PM

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120122372945915473.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

More straigh talk if you can handle it.

THE CHOSEN ONE on January 27, 2008 at 2:57 PM

more mispelled words

THE CHOSEN ONE on January 27, 2008 at 2:58 PM

Beware the Bush/McCain/Crist/Hernandez/Soros/Martinez/RNC cabal.

McCain helped Bush 43 with his reelection, gave his soul for it, all the while despising him for ’stealing’ his term in 2000. It’s payback time. And that’s the nature of politics, all politics. Ideals are just that.

Machiavelli, what a wonderful creature thou were/are.

Entelechy on January 27, 2008 at 2:59 PM

McCain is such a, a, loser. There must be big money in illegal immigration for him not to “get it”.

Nope, I’d still rather be waterboarded than vote for or support John McCain.

Zorro on January 27, 2008 at 3:10 PM

This would have been the perfect peg for famously tough interviewer Tim Russert to bring up Juan Hernandez. Think he did?

Please. The last thing Dims like Russert, and the rest of the MSM, want is to give national t.v. coverage to McCain’s association with that smirky, racist, amnesty-peddling tool Hernandez. That freak is loathed by every real American.

AZCoyote on January 27, 2008 at 3:11 PM

Buddahpundit on January 27, 2008 at 2:50 PM

Which is what McCain would continue.

oakpack on January 27, 2008 at 3:12 PM

It’s hard to think of a more lousy, unworthy, lieing, piece of crap to run the country, except ‘white trash Willy’ of course, than this McCain jerk! Hard to believe he is the same bonafide war hero from Viet Nam. What the hell happened to him? You don’t want this guy and his cohorts, like the Devel Hernandez, anywhere near the White House. What the hell do people see in him? The more he’s on national TV the worse he gets.

countywolf on January 27, 2008 at 3:21 PM

Beware the Bush/McCain/Crist/Hernandez/Soros/Martinez/RNC cabal…

Machiavelli, what a wonderful creature thou were/are.

Entelechy on January 27, 2008 at 2:59 PM

Add Graham and Huckabee to the same cabal.

Entelechy on January 27, 2008 at 3:36 PM

Rasmussen 1 day poll, not a tracking poll that lags. Mitt up by six. Think what the smears will add to that!

kflynn on January 27, 2008 at 4:05 PM

As a former fredhead, with McCain on the ticket, I will probably vote for Hillary. Like I have said before, If the country is going to hell in a hand-basket, better that a Dem be holding the handle. It’s a matter of the devil I know best.
Pretty sad for the republican electorate.

Jimmybob on January 27, 2008 at 4:08 PM

McCain’s campaign donor list must be a veritable who’s-who of law breaking employers who don’t want to be prosecuted….
MB4 on January 27, 2008 at 2:40 PM

EXACTLY.

I was mulling on this a couple of hours ago; Who is McCain pandering to. Heck, even most of the ‘Independents’, his usual ‘base’ among us ‘Commoners’ do not much like the idea of uncontrolled borders.

Maybe I’m wrong, but I came to the same conclusion; that he must be pandering to to the wealthy who want easy access to their maids, lawn guys, and the cheap, under-the-table labor for their businesses.

Maybe he doesn’t really even expect to win the Presidency; He just figures to bring in a bunch of millions of dollars in campaign funds from the big employers of Illegals to put in his own pocket. He doesn’t have to spend money on ads like the other guys do since the media gives him a ‘free ride’… So all he really has to pay for is the fuel for the (not so)“Straight Talk” bus and some campaign staff.

The rest can go right i

LegendHasIt on January 27, 2008 at 4:24 PM

Don’t know what happened to the last 17 letters.
Supposed to continue:
…n his ’swiss accounts’.

Very windy here now; (about 65mph gusts)…. Maybe those letters just blew away ;-)

LegendHasIt on January 27, 2008 at 4:33 PM

The media will overlook, gloss-over, and generally do everything/anything they can to make sure that Huckabee or McCain gets the Republican nomination. Easy pickings come election time for either Obama or Clinton. Neither one could really stand up during a debate with Obama or Clinton, much less win the election. Their worst nightmare is Romney and the dark horse he might choose as VP running mate.

24K lady on January 27, 2008 at 4:40 PM

LegendHasIt@4:33PM – McCain doesn’t need Swiss accounts. The Mrs. Cindy McCain is the heiress to Hensley & Co., one of the largest distributors of Anheuser-Busch in the country. She can stroke checks right up there with Mitt or Kerry…..still trying to figure out why she’s with him.

24K lady on January 27, 2008 at 4:46 PM

It’s hard to stay away from a winner.

THE CHOSEN ONE on January 27, 2008 at 4:52 PM

24K lady on January 27, 2008 at 4:46 PM

I know. Started to mention that above. Was thinking that maybe he has decided that he wants some of his OWN money, rather than living off of rich wives (His first one had some pretty hefty bank accounts too)… But not quite enough, so he dumped her when she got all those health problems and then headed for Cindy’s deeper pockets.

I don’t know how open handed Cindy has been with him, but her father did not let him have more than a taste; I had heard that he set it up so that McCain couldn’t get his hands on much of the beer money, ever. Don’t know that for a fact, but legend has it ;-) that that is the case.

Coincidentally, while I was in Phoenix, I had a small office / warehouse space that looked out at the side of one of the big Hensey warehouses.

Any way, I figure that Juan wants some cash of his own in case Cindy does dump him.

LegendHasIt on January 27, 2008 at 5:16 PM

It’s hard to stay away from a winner.

THE CHOSEN ONE on January 27, 2008 at 4:52 PM

Gettin’ paid by the word by McShamnesty?

jwp1964 on January 27, 2008 at 5:29 PM

All consider me and him straight when he saves us from the possibility of Mitt “The Hair” Romneey and his cut and run policies.

THE CHOSEN ONE on January 27, 2008 at 5:32 PM

This would have been the perfect peg for famously tough interviewer Tim Russert to bring up Juan Hernandez. Think he did?

AP you sneaky ba$tard!

conservnut on January 27, 2008 at 5:35 PM

All consider me and him straight when he saves us from the possibility of Mitt “The Hair” Romneey and his cut and run policies.

THE CHOSEN ONE on January 27, 2008 at 5:32 PM

Glad to see you’re sticking to the smear tactics of your boss. Good luck with that. It should really help McLiar on Tuesday.

jwp1964 on January 27, 2008 at 5:35 PM

Didn’t you see Huckmania’s comments about McCain this afternoon. He said Romeny is a flopper on the war and that John McCain has never lied. You wouldn’t doubt the good pastor would you?

THE CHOSEN ONE on January 27, 2008 at 5:38 PM

The ‘Chosen One’ is Juan, Dual Citizen, Hernandez. I just figured it out.
Handiwipes have a miserable life, my friends, so– ‘Have a heart! :-(

Christine on January 27, 2008 at 5:39 PM

Well, this is unusual. A HotAir post excerpting a McCain comment on immigration and giving it an unfavorable spin! Wow! Never thought I’d see it! Next thing you know, some commenter’s going to pipe up with his extremely important statement of non-intention to vote for McCain if he’s nominated!

CK MacLeodCain on January 27, 2008 at 1:45 PM

MCCAIN WAS HERE!

BKennedy on January 27, 2008 at 5:53 PM

If I were run to office, there would be those issues on which on I’m willing to pander and those on which I’d stand on principle. I hope I’d have more sense than McCain in deciding between the two. John McCain’s dedication to the pro-illegal immigrant cause is fascinating like traffic accident. Why would anyone think that the moral ground is to ram an extremely high level of immigration down the throats of your country men when they strongly oppose it? What moral calculus?

McCain’s moral compass is utterly lost and he should not get the Republican nomination.

thuja on January 27, 2008 at 6:01 PM

It’s really going to hurt McCain’s feelings when Romney wins Arizona on the 5th!

joncoltonis on January 27, 2008 at 2:53 PM

Yeah, I just wish the AZ primary could be earlier so the full impact would register on voters in time to do some good..

a capella on January 27, 2008 at 6:09 PM

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Is McAmnesty saying that all we want is to secure the borders with a fence and then it will be okay with us (the general public) for him and his cronies to give the illegals amnesty? That is BS. I want the fence built, all the illegals deported, all the people who employee illegals prosecuted and any new one who makes a move toward crossing our border from the south shot on sight. That’s what I want !

BTW – does that GD whistle that comes out of McAmnesty’s mouth when he talks bug anybody but me. I find it to be as obnoxious as Hillary and her cackle. God, I don’t think I could take four or eight years of either.

Don’t go too far away Fred ! – we still may need you.

Now I’ll go have another Silver Bullet.

OBX Pete on January 27, 2008 at 6:14 PM

It’s hard to stay away from a winner.

THE CHOSEN ONE on January 27, 2008 at 4:52 PM

So you are voting for Hillary then?

McCain has ZERO chance of winning against Bill/Hill:

1) The Democrat machine will just run all his lies/flips and attacks against the base to suppress vote turn out.

2) The Republican base already will stay home or vote Hillary if the choice is between Democrat Hillary or Democrat McCain.

3) The main chunk of his supporters are the same people that vote Democrat – democrat and independents.

4) Conservatives WILL NOT vote for this clown on principals alone. They actually believe that principal means something, and will not make it worthless by voting for someone that will betray it (unlike Democrats/Liberals that just want “to win”).

I could go on forever. McCain has zero chance of winning against Hill/Bill and even less against Obama. If McCain gets the nomination November is set in stone.

Voidseeker on January 27, 2008 at 6:23 PM

Now that the Clintons have driven off a quarter of their support, we may not need your help.

THE CHOSEN ONE on January 27, 2008 at 6:27 PM

We knew that before he said it. What’s news about that?

orlandocajun on January 27, 2008 at 6:36 PM

When will candidates stop talking to people who illegally vote cannot vote and start talking, and caring, about Americans?!?!?

madmonkphotog on January 27, 2008 at 7:43 PM

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