Wednesday, March 29th, 2006...6:40 am
Because Some of You Still Think He’s One of Us
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Senator John Sidney McCain III, Straight Talking, Bipartisan, Moderate and friend to “liberal” members of the media everywhere:
“Neither party should be defined by pandering to the outer reaches of American politics and the agents of intolerance, whether they be Louis Farrakhan or Al Sharpton on the left, or Pat Robertson or Jerry Falwell on the right.” - As quoted in 2000 in National Review, Seattle Post-Intelligencer and several other publications in February of 2000.
Now:
“While Sen. McCain and Liberty University Chancellor Jerry Falwell have had their share of political differences through the years, the two men share a common respect for each other and have become good friends in their efforts to preserve what they see as common values.” - Quote from Liberty University press release, March 28, announcing McCain’s commencement speech this year.
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March 29th, 2006 at 7:32 am
There are only two reasons to support a McCain Presidential bid.
1. You really love the Bush policy on Iraq, and you want to see the war continue for at least another four years.
2. If he runs and loses, he may be annoyed enough to announce he is retiring from the Senate, and Janet Napolitano is term limited that same year… and even if he doesn’t retire, by that time he will be as ‘yesterday’ as a “Frampton comes alive” poster, and she’ll take him straight up.
March 29th, 2006 at 8:20 am
I am waiting eagerly for not just McCain’s visit to Liberty, but later his visit to Bob Jones University in Greenville, South Carolina.
South Carolina has traditionally been the “gateway to the south” in the Presidential primaries. He lost his bid for the Presidency there before…and it was because of Christian conservatives and the links of Bush to Bob Jones.
March 29th, 2006 at 8:30 am
or you support him cause he brought us some sembelance of campaign finance reform- though it is debatable how effective it has been but at least he tried.
and he is the only sane one up there pushing for real immigration reform.
alongside, i might add, the President.
Its kind of weird to be arrayed against some members of your own party and allied with the President and about a 14 of the GOP Senate.
March 29th, 2006 at 8:53 am
I see immigration, Tom, as a bit of a cross-cutting social issue, as political scientists call it. It is not as simple as those in Washington who are making policy see. The real split I see right now is between traditional, pro-business Republicans in this state who want and need the labor and those in the party who wish to demonize the people coming across the border and who are here illegal.
You should have heard how uncomfortable Jon Kyl sounded on NPR yesterday…explaining his half-plan…tough tough enforcement and guest worker plan. Playing Solomon in politics only tends to make both sides…unhappy. I would bet that many Republican business types in this state are giving money to any Democrat who is not pro-enforcement against employers.
March 29th, 2006 at 11:18 am
hey eli - Frampton rules and is timeless. Can’t argue with the rest of what you said.
March 29th, 2006 at 11:32 am
phx kid, Frampton’s music may be timeless (maybe), but alas, his hair is not. Saw a poster of him for a show he was doing in Vegas not long ago. I didn’t even recognize him.
March 29th, 2006 at 1:56 pm
Yet another exhibit in the case of “Why John McCain should NOT be president”….
Ignoring, for the moment, the extremist positions of Falwell and his ilk, McCain is so desperate to get into the White House he is kissing up to the ones who savaged him in 2000.
Don’t like desperately ambitious politicians. And that’s why I probably won’t vote for Hillary Clinton come the 2008 primary season.
March 29th, 2006 at 9:40 pm
OK, Phx kid, fine.
How about as ‘yesterday’ as the Beatles, singing ‘Yesterday.’
And I know Frampton is still performing (most of the old performers can get at least a gig in Vegas) but heck, that poster with the shirt off was a ’70’s classic. Sort of like that old poster of Farrah Fawcett with all the hair that most teenage boys had in their room (Yeah, I had one of those too.)
April 2nd, 2006 at 8:49 am
I just saw McCain on Meet the Press (Sunday 2nd of April). Russert pretty much nailed him on the “flip-flop” he has made on the Liberty University trip. By the way, he said it is just like visiting any liberal University like the New School in NYC. He doesn’t necessarily agree with everything they profess (smile).
Oh…he also said nationally that he does not favor same sex marriage or benefits by saying that he supports the current petition drive for the Amendment here in Arizona.
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