McCain refuses to defuse rumors about pro-choice VP pick
John McCain is on the Laura Ingraham radio show right now. She asked him right off the bat about the pro-choice VP rumors. He refused to dispel the rumors and said it was “one of the hardest decisions” in his life.
Geez. Why so hard to commit to picking someone who shares his pro-life views?
Ingraham asked whether there were some criteria (i.e., supporting life) that were non-negotiable. He repeated that he didn’t want to talk about the process. She said “she spoke for a lot of people” who urged him not to abandon life. Indeed. But I’m not sure he’s listening.
Repeated his talking point: “I have a pro-life record and our administration will have pro-life policies.”
And then they moved on…to China, Clarence Thomas, joking about kite-surfing, ANWR (no change in his drilling opposition).
And no immigration questions. Wonder if that was a condition of the interview.
Related…Check out the winning answer so far in my McCain/Liebs poll: “We’re Screwed ‘08.”
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Just as I will move on…If he is that stupid…
Help, I’ve just been thrown down into the street and I hear the
StraightDouble Talk Express bus coming!!!McCain is making his whole campaign harder than it has to be. Against the lieds of Obama he should have a commanding lead in the polls. Every time he seems to take a step forward, he tries to take another leap backwards.
“lieds” should be likes.
This guy has a lot of ‘hardest decisions in life’ moments, my friends.
He’s staying on his message, at least.
I’d love to think McCain is just being subtle, trying to make it look like he’s more center-left than his administration really will be, but…
I just can’t make myself think it.
Mew
Although i plan on biting my lip and voting for McCain, he will lose my vote if he chooses a pro-baby killer VP pick
Politics first, values dead last
I heard someone say he was floating the Joe rumors so as to make a anti life more acceptable.
Has he sent Juan Hernandez packing yet?
(Bill Grant them Amnesty coming in for McAmnesty brownie points is 5…..4……3…..2)
On August 20th, 2008 at 11:29 am, Hadenough said:
This guy has a lot of ‘hardest decisions in life’ moments, my friends
Probably. Laura has been pretty clear that amensty is not an option (though I am still way more hawkish than her on this issue). Mcamensty knows it is a sore spot with many conservatives and wants to stay away from it. He knows he stuck his thumb in our eye with the “comprehesive immigration reform” proposal and siding with that POS kennedy. My bet, we will hear very little from either candidate in any forum discussing immigration issues (unless of course they are pandering to la raza behind closed doors). Even many democrats are sick of illegal immigration and want it stopped. Sad, because I believe it is the biggest issue facing us today. It is a cancer spreading across our country. Yet the candidates for the highest office in the land refuse to talk more about it and listen to the people. Sure, they represent the people.
Sometimes the easy decision is the best. But, McCain is NOT a conservative and he wants so hard to demonstrate that he is a MAVERICK and NOT a conservative.
He is obviously not as liberal as Obama. But he clearly doesn’t understand the US Constitution and the principles upon which America was founded. I can identify no clear governing philosophy. And that makes him unacceptable to me. I am done with the LOTE argument.
He’s making voting for him one of the hardest decisions of my life.
Maybe, just maybe, he’s refused to dispel the rumors becaue that keeps people talking about him and not NoBamma.
It IS about advertising.
Maybe because it’s not the sole consideration. He indicated as much in the Ingraham interview. There are a host of strategic, operational and tactical questions involved in choosing a running mate. Views on abortion are but one of them.
McCain himself isn’t a single-issue absolutist, and his pattern and practice is to do what he believes is right even when a lot of people around him say it’s wrong (which is the long-hand definition of “leadership”). So why should anyone expect him to adopt an absolutist, single-issue criterion when choosing his VP candidate — unless they’re single-issue absolutists themselves?
I don’t understand how anyone who says they are conservative can vote for that clown mccain.
how many times does he have to stick it to conservatism for you to get the message??
What percentage of voters are single issue and wont vote for any candidate that doesn’t pledge to send in the Marines and close all abortion clinics? To do anything first you must be elected.
I totally agree with seamonkey. I was barely going to be able to drag myself to the polls and pull the lever for McCain. But if he chooses a pro abortion VP, I WILL NOT vote for the top of the ticket. I’m really sick of this crap. RNC are you listening????
In a nation of 300 million people this asshat is the best we can do? I weep for the republic.
I heard his interview and he did say that he was going to have a pro-life administration. At this point giving the Democrats any clue beyond that would be helping them. They have to be apoplectic about the Zogby poll this morning. Hill and Bill are wagging their fingers at the Party this morning saying,”I told you so!”
Should be a fun convention to watch the Democrats self destruct.
Anybody considered it might be a McCain/Hernandez ticket?
well how many issues must mccain be a liberal on for you to get the picture??
mccain feingold
cap and trade
amnesty
ANWR
so-called torture and gitmo
not voting for bush tax cuts
mccain lieberman gun show bill
On the other side: According to sources working within an ad agency that is hired by the Obama campaign, and the analysis of the Tribble Ad Agency on http://www.tribbleagency.com/?p=1747
Barack Obama chooses Kathleen Sebelius for Vice President.
It’s a hard decision because he wants to get elected and still piss off conservatives.
A real balancing act.
I keep seeing people here referring to single issue situations as not meriting disfavor of McCain. But, it isn’t single issue. There’s illegal immigration weakness ( dereliction actually) on his part, the debacle of McCain/ Feingold and his unholy alliance with Lardbucket Kennedy. Not to mention his waffling on the global warming scam. Single issue my butt, pardon me.
There, fixed it for you.
This makes my head hurt. I can’t speculate too much because I’m really afraid that he’s going to tell his conservative base to go to hell with this one.
I saw the kite surfer vid, why didnt the dipstick just let go of the rope after his first faceplant into the beach? stupid surfer.
He’s just doing this to build suspense. Right…right?
“Do you hear the people sing?
Singing the songs of angry men.
It’s the music of a people
who will not sit idly by again.
We’re tired of our choice
We want real leadership
No more will we tolerate
the likes of you.”
(I’m no poet nor songwriter, but I’ve had the original song stuck in my head for a week…)
I’m actually starting to think he is that freaking stupid. There are a lot of Die Hard Conservatives filling the graves lately.
Where is my country going? This blog is one of the few places that feels like home.
Until Obama’s pick is known, I perfectly understand McCain’s reluctance to commit on whether or not he’ll pick a pro-life VP. And to this point, there’s one thing we know for certain: Obama is adamantly pro-choice and will select nominees to the Court that reflect this preference, whether his VP agrees or not. McCain is pro-life and whether his VP is of a like mind or not is of little consequence, as long as it’s McCain who selects future Court nominees.
On August 20th, 2008 at 11:35 am, John Ansell said:
Despite the propaganda you have been fed here Juan Hernandez is a nobody. Additionally you have been offered some ideas for actually doing something to work toward stricter immigration policies which you don’t seem the slightest bit interested in.
So by all means whine about Amnesty and help to elect an open borders advocate. That ought to show ‘em.
I’m generalizing here but most people are fairly consistent in their ideologies. A person who supports abortion is far more likely to be Liberal on other positions than a pro-life candidate so picking an abortion supporter for VP is going to be a larger problem for Conservatives than simply the abortion issue. For example where do Lieberman and Ridge stand on illegal immigration, taxes both personal and corporate, trade, etc? A Liberal is a Liberal through and through.
On August 20th, 2008 at 11:47 am, right4life said:
I don’t understand how anyone who regards themselves as conservative could not vote for McCain considering that you not helping to prevent an Obama presidency.
If McCain, who has already poked his finger in the eye of Conservatives countless times, selects Lieberman then how can we count on him to be in any less Liberal than Obama? I mean really? What, other than rhetoric, has he done to show us he will govern more Conservatively?
“It’s the Judges, stupid.”
I can’t trust McCain or his Veep to pick Supreme Court justices any better than Obama if they are not pro-life in walk as well as talk.
Hate it when people revert back to mindless talking points, eh? In his case he is telling the truth.
you are unable to demonstrate that mccain would be that different than obama. he’s supported a variety of liberal causes, and done the country more harm than obama has…mccain-feingold, for example.
he’ll pick judges like souter.
I have voted for pro-choice and pro-life candidates.
The pro-life movement is not scared that McCain will pick a pro-choice VP, causing the republicans in 2008 to lose.
The pro-life movement is frightened to death that McCain will pick a pro-choice VP and the GOP in 2008 will win.
Then the pro-life movement will be marginalized.
The democrats are allowing a pro-life speaker at their convention. They might even pick a pro-life VP in Evan Bayh. Therefore, it might do the GOP some good to actually look like the big tent and not be seen as intolerant.
The President is Pro-Life. The VP has no say in that.
If the President dies, it is not like the VP the next day can change things.
Sheesh, such hysteria.
A pro-choice VP will not change the pro-life direction of the party any more than a token pro-lifer will alter the dems.
Enough handwringing.
Respectfully,
eric aka the Tygrrrr Express
If you can’t see any difference, then you have a serious mental problem.
You mean the same McCain-Feingold that Fred Thompson voted for?
Do us all a favor. Don’t vote. Ever.
Eric, I understand your statement but allow me to respectfully disagree. Appearing to do something is not what the GOP should be doing, that is what liberals do, they deceive, deceive and then deceive a little more. They skirt around the question, the issue and the answer. They don’t answer directly, but talk in relatives and broad terminology. They belabor a point and the exact meaning of words in a sentence (the definition of is is)to avoid saying how they feel and answering a simple yes or no question.
I have a better idea for McCain if he wants to be a “Mavrick” in the world of politics. Tell it like it is and stick to some principles. There is no need to try to trick voters into voting for him. If he wants an anti-lifer, then say he wants one and why he wants one. He can and would do better at the polls by defining “hope and change” and let the moron who is merely talking about the words go away.
Coming to a town near you if McAmnesty is elected.
– right4life
Estimated cost of Obama’s proposed policy changes over 8 years = 850 billion dollars.
Estimated cost of McCain’s proposed policy changes over 8 years = 7 billion dollars.
That’s a pretty vast difference.
I’ve heard people in the past say ‘John McCain isn’t running like he wants to win.’
Then I saw him on Saturday night, Wow.. he looked good.. My wife wants a McCain yard sign now.. now this VP BS about seriously looking at a pro-defenseless-baby-in-the-womb-killing for a running mate..
why? does he really want to lose?
Is it really so difficult to have convictions and make them strong ones? Is it really that difficult to defend your convictions? To be strong when it comes to what your beliefs are and then defend them?
You have “the Goldne calf” who rarely says anyhthing, but then when he does, it is something that is as stable as sand on glass, and then you have Mccain who refuses to commit to anything and refuses to take a strong stand when it comes to anything that is important to Republicans and Conservatives.
Enough with trying to win over the middle and “undecideds”. You will do that when you make and take a solid stand and let people know EXACTLY who and what you are.
How can either one of these two even consider being President when they cannot make even the simplest decision and stand by that decision.
You mean John “God’s children” McCain?
I am willing to give McCain the benefit of the doubt – innocent until proven guilty.
If McCain picks a conservative, pro-life VP, and can refrain from sticking his finger in my eye at least until November, then I will vote for him. If not, I will write someone else in.
Been listening to Les Miserables #29?
If Obama picks a woman (other than Hillary) as a running mate then he really
is too ignorant to be President. That will tear the Dem party a-p-a-r-t!!!!!
Abort Mccain ..
Why are conservative constituents supposed to change our views to adapt to the politician with an “R”? Why not the politician change and actually represent our conservative views?
When I vote, I will vote FOR a person. I will no longer vote for the lesser of two evils. Einstein said that the definition of insanity was performing the same action over and over, but expecting different results. I have voted for LOTE the last several elections, and where has that gotten conservatives? Time for a different tact… no more politics as usual.
To them, we are not the people of this country… we are just annoyances that they have to put up with… Illegals are the “new” people of this country… and all that matter to Juan McCain and his ilk.
Oh.. and it sure would seem that NO IMMIGRATION QUESTIONS was a condition of the interview. If that’s true, Laura would have done better to refuse to do the interview and broadcast the reason for all to hear.
The Republican Convention Committee announced today that Rudy Giuliani will be the keynote speaker and Joe Lieberman will also speak. I think we can cross both of them off the VP list. My money is still on Mitt.
Wouldn’t that be pandering? Or is pandering suddenly ok when it suits us?
My money is on Eric Cantor.
Donut,
Your point is very valid.
However, I am not advocating that we “trick” the voters, since as you say, that is what liberals try to do.
I am saying we simply ignore the issue altogether and treat the VP’s position on the issue as unimportant, because it is unimportant.
We are the party that cuts taxes and kills terrorists. That has consensus.
Pro-lifers need to accept that there is simply not enough consensus around the movement to win alone. Without the Wall Street Journal Conservatives, the coalition collapses.
Therefore, a pro-business, supply side tax cutter, who also wants to hunt down terrorists, should not be ruled out over an abortion issue that is the decision of the top dog anyway.
Respectfully,
eric aka the Tygrrrr Express
So…call me crazy, but, could McCain’s mini bump in the polls be due to conservatives warming up to his more conservative/republican statements as of late? Sure, the Russia crisis helped him, but, I also think his strong showing at the Saddleback forum helped a lot. Why is he so bent on ruining his surge like this? I honestly do not believe there are many Dems unsure at this point. His uptick in the polls is from the right…and it can go down just as quickly. He is reminding me daily why I never liked him in the first place.
I’m really tired of this issue. What it comes down to, and McCain knows this all too well, is that the conservatives have only two choices this election. One, don’t vote, or two, vote for McCain.
It really is that simple. No conservative in his or her right mind would or could ever vote for Obama. McCain’s choice for running mate should not matter to conservatives. It’s a moot point. If he selects a “true” conservative we’ll all feel better, but it will earn him no liberal votes. If he selects another RINO or liberal, he will gain some undecided and liberal votes, which is what he’s attempting to do. (Why else refuse to discuss immigration, and a pro-life running mate?)
He has us between a rock and a hard place, and he knows it. I think he’s banking on the conservative view that Obama is absolutely unacceptable, regardless who Republicans run against him. Knowing that, he believes he will still get the conservative nod, albeit reluctantly, and he really doesn’t have to campaign that hard for our support.
If there was ever a concept as “support by default,” I think this is it.
please provide the source of those numbers
thanks!
who cares? its still a bill limiting freedom of speech, don’t care if reagan voted for it. its wrong.
mccain was the driving force behind it, just as he is behind amnesty and cap and trade..
he’s a LIBERAL
only varying in small degree from obama
mccain has a record of accomplishment alright, liberal accomplishments.
to the detriment of our country, and our freedom.
at least with obama the republicans would feel obligated to oppose him rather than go along with him, as they would with mccain.
C’on Michelle, let’s remember it’s still in God’s hands–I know you are a believer–leave it at that. K?
Ditto. All this speculation is full of sound and fury, signifying nothing. I guess she has bandwith to waste.
– right4life
They were linked on Powerline, some time before Obama became the ‘presumptive’ nominee for the Dems. I wish I could recall the exact topic title. The article compared the likely cost of the measures proposed by Hillary, Obama, and McCain. IIRC, Clinton came in at around $800 billion, Obama at $850 billion, and McCain at $7 billion. Most of the costs associated with the Democratic candidates were related to their proposals for universal healthcare.
McCain thinks he has Republican conservatives over a barrel. He believes we fear Barack Obama so much that we will vote for him no matter what he says or does. He wants the GOP to operate as a ‘big tent’ party, and he’ll compromise with the left to have it.
I’m starting to think that four years of an Obama Nation might be what it takes to stiffen the spines of the GOP leadership. Sure, the constitution will need to be reconstituted after Obama, but a strong anti-Marxist backlash would be a tonic for our Republic.
Never make decisions based on fear.
But make them on baseless speculation… riiiight.
– ptg
I’m quite sure he thinks no such thing. I refuse to allow Democrat majorities in the house and senate and a Democrat in the executive at the same time. It’s a recipe for disaster for the US people. Stiffen the spine of the GOP? 4 years from now, with the FAIR doctrine passed, and our economy not just wilting but in free-fall as a result of massive increases in taxation required by the enactment of ill-conceived universal healthcare, it’ll be a little late.
That’s what an Obama presidency will entail. There’s every sign that the Democratic majorities in congress will be augmented, so there will be little to stand in his way. Look at your history. . .this country has never fared well when one party has held the executive and both wings of the legislative branch.
atheling: I didn’t say I had made a decision, did I? I only said that I was ’starting to think…” You are mighty quick to put words in other folks’ mouths.
Refresher to my posts of 2007…
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ANYONE!!!!!!!!!!!
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Four years of the Obamessiah will be the death of the USA. He will be cyanide, not a tonic, for our Republic.
He refused to dispel the rumors and said it was “one of the hardest decisions” in his life.
Yup, I usually say “at least 2 or 3 steps backward” for each one forward. When you consider things, you realize that all of McCain’s problems getting elected so far have been of his own making.
I’m just afraid of things like his cap and trade which would have costa great deal to consumers and business. so i was really curious about the source of those numbers…
Why not the politician change and actually represent our conservative views?
I’m not sure how a candidate representing the party’s stances/views to the party would qualify as “pandering’, Yash.
On August 20th, 2008 at 12:27 pm, right4life said:
The differences between McCain and Obama are clear, stark and incontrovertible.
McCain is for victory in the war against the islamist pigs who want to kill you.
Obama is for surrender/appeasement. He and his party have repeatedly tried to lose the war on islamist terrorism in order to get a political advantage here in the USA. Electing Obama would reward behavior that is simply traitorous.
McCain is a free market capitalist.
Obama has vowed to socialize entire industries and place them under government control. (Which always works so well, never mind that it is theft.) Once entitlement programs are launched, they are nearly impossible to take away and they are the single biggest reason the USA has a 10 trillion dollar debt.
McCain is anti abortion and has a record to prove it.
Obama voted for allowing live born abortion survivors to die.
McCain is a pro-military war hero who has 50 years of service to the USA.
Obama is an America resenting opportunist who has 143 days in the senate and 20+ years in the damn America church.
If you cannot see some major differences here there is something wrong with you.
Wrong. He has promised to make Alito and Roberts his role models for his judicial appointments.
It would be interesting to find out if she was verbotten to bring it up. I agree if that was the dictate, she should have taken a pass. Besides, another outing where McCain appears to be still unaware of the party’s position on the same major issue isn’t helpful in image or in reality.
– purplepeep
And here I thought that changing one’s positions just to please a certain block of voters even though those might not be the candidate’s true beliefs was the very definition of pandering. I mean, that’s how the dictionary describes it. . .but the dictionary must be wrong.
Sorry for my naivete.
What the hell?
You said it! I didn’t put words in your mouth. It’s there in black and white!
Your lame defense is the height of irresponsibility. If you don’t believe in what you’re saying, then don’t say it!
LOL, I guess you’re right, Yash.
There is an ironic sadness in the situation where ya have folks actually saying McCain shouldn’t “pander” to longtime Republican Party positions. It does boggle in a mighty way!
– purplepeep
No argument there! Sorry if my sarcasm in the previous comment was a bit incisive. This whole election cycle is wearing on my nerves a tad.
Ah, well, it only lasts til November! (hopefully, lol)
As I’ve said, a pro-choice pick will cripple his campaign. I would think, perhaps too optimistically, that he would recognize this danger from a sheer strategic viewpoint alone, especially from the overwhelming negative response his campaign has gotten and especially from the Saddleback bounce he’s gotten by strongly expressing the conservative views he does have.
You are a real card, atheling. I never said I had decided not to vote for or support McCain. It just ain’t there in black and white. Don’t get so worked up over one cat’s ruminations, it will give you heartburn.
As for the Republic being ruined by one bad President, all I can say is that you must have very little faith in Americans and/or a weak grasp of our history. Panic and fear are unbecoming on conservatives.
Single Issue voters make me physically ill….
There is no single individual who could ever run for the presidency, let alone the presidency and vice-presidency at the same time, who will be able to make everyone happy on every issue. McCain wasn’t my first choice either, but he beats the crap out of the alternative.
If the right-to-life stance of the VICE PRESIDENTIAL candidate is your single deciding issue, you really need to get out more. There are far more important things going on right now, in the grand scheme. The war on terror, the fragile economic situation, the potential for renewed hostilities with Russia, and many other things that have far more potential to impact our way of life than that.
And you are a lying sack of s***. You just like to say stupid things and when you get called for it you play the victim. Grow up.
Well if you’re any example of the American voter, I have good reason to have little faith. You can’t even make an honest, mature response. In case you haven’t noticed, our universities are filled with marxists who teach impressionable students socialism a la Europe, and we are headed down that same destructive path. But keep your head in the sand and pretend it ain’t happening so you can be right – that’s more important than this country’s survival.
Talk about putting words into one’s mouth. I think you need a dictionary because you make assertions using words you clearly don’t understand.
You’re one of the more dishonest commenters here, apparently. Why don’t you trot over to the Daily Kos and play grown up with those nutjobs? They operate on your level.
“As I’ve said, a pro-choice pick will cripple his campaign.” Wellsy – I believe this is hyperbole. There may be a few voters who will stay home, but as I said in #83, there are far more important things at stake right now. I believe that McCain is truly pro-life, and will appoint judges who are conservative. That’s REALLY all the president can do to impact that issue, anyway. Vote based on the candidates’ ability and desire to place America’s interests first. If you look like it that way, it’s a no-brainer.
#85
Maybe you’re right, twons, “cripple” is too strong of a word. But it hurts, not helps his chances. I agree, though, that there are far bigger issues at stake,that’s why I would still choose him over Obama. However, although I could handle Lieberman or Ridge, I would still be disappointed. I think a pro-choice pick would just hammer home the perception of apathy for the conservative base. It still won’t prevent me from voting for him, based on all the other issues, but I just don’t see what he would gain besides a few pro-life independents.
Pandering is when politician does something to appease a group that we dont like
Maybe I’m overly cynical, but maybe McCain is only talking about the possibility so when he does choose a pro-life VP he can look at the conservative base and say “See, I listened to you!”
Given the recent actions of Russia and Condi’s knowledge of Russia, I think she would be the perfect pick for McAmnesty right now.
Not to mention the bizarreness of being locked into hysteria when your candidate is looking up in the polls. One of those “go figure?” things.
I agree that folks need to pace their political panic attacks so they last for a couple months more yet. No need to have to have multiple daily breakdowns all the way through to Nov.
I’d rather suffer from panic attacks than be a liar.
I don’t know that the two are mutually exclusive, atheling, but I think it’s wise to avoid both.
Remind me again, why conservatives should support McCan’t?
On August 20th, 2008 at 8:41 pm, Dandapani said:
Because he wont surrender to the islamist scum that attacked us.Because he is a free market capitalist who wont socialize entire industries. Because he wont create gargantuan entitlement programs that will push our national debt over the GDP and render our dollar worthless. Because he wont sell us out to the UN, or the EU, or any other internationalist organization just to be “liked” in europe, which anyone with a brain wouldn’t care about anyway. Because he wont sell out our allies in the middle east to appease the Arabs/Iranians. Because he is a war hero with 50 years of service to the USA. Because he would punch some yapping filthy creep who was saying “God damn America” in the nose. Because his wife doesn’t resent the USA. Because his kids are serving the country. Because he is 3rd generation Navy. Because he doesn’t hang with domestic terrorists who like to have their photo taken stomping on the US flag. Because he wont take your guns away. Because he wont waste your money on parasites. Because he didn’t vote to allow partial birth abortions or abortion survivors die. Because he didn’t take kickbacks from convicted felons. Because he never attended Koran studies in Indonesia. Because it would be a kick in the nuts to George Soros and Kos. Because an Obama presidency would reward the likes of Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi for trying to lose us a war and getting Americans killed.
I could go on here with very little prodding.
It is spelled “McCain” by the way.
Bill:
These people are obtuse.
They are the types who voted for Ross Perot and gave us Bill Clinton for 8 years.
Don’t waste your breath. It’s hopeless. They refuse to see or use reason.
How is his choice difficult? If he picks Joe Lieberman – it’s over; he’ll lose. If he picks Sarah Palin as VP he’d win by a LANDSLIDE.
Not Europe but he’ll gladly sell us out to Mexico. And before you shout out the “but he promised fence/border enforcement first” bunch of bs why don’t do you your homework on how much he has stumped for enforcement here in his home state of Arizona. There are lots of things he *could* have pushed for here without federal aid and gotten the job done just like Sheriff Joe is doing despite organized resistance from the Demotard mayor of Phoenix who is an open borders nut and orgainized resistance from the governor and even federal government themselves. I have never seen McCain even once praise Sheriff Joe for his not coddling illegal aliens and arresting them and deporting them back to Mexico. But I guess that would make McCain look like a total hypocrite when he attends La Raza (The Race) conventions. Actions speak louder than words, and all his actions thus far says he will sell this country to Mexico faster than Bush is already trying to. Obama has already said flat out he will sell us to Mexico, the only difference with McCain is put out a disclaimer saying he wants a fence with enforcement despite as his actions proving otherwise.
but he also accuses the US of ‘torture’ and wants to close gitmo.
I really don’t know where you get this at, with his SPONSORSHIP of cap and trade.
mccain is also for embryonic stem cell research. and would most likely nominate judges like souter, who would support his mccain-feingold bill.
true, but john f’ing kerry is a ‘war hero’ too…..
he voted for ginzberg. and given how many times he has turned his back on conservatives…
uh yeah sure with the mccain/lieberman gun show bill. which would basically shut down gun shows. nice.