tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post4966080326864065431..comments2023-10-22T09:18:16.885-04:00Comments on Far and Wide: Why McCain?Steve Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04871113039374739208noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-78967957985675992912008-02-07T20:42:00.000-05:002008-02-07T20:42:00.000-05:00I certainly love seeing people like Anne Coulter a...I certainly love seeing people like Anne Coulter and Rush Limbaugh go ballistic over someone who is generally quite conservative, but occasionally bucks his ideology, rather than blindly follows it come hell or high water. I think one of the problems the Republicans have faced is the need to get the Conservative vote out to win, but at the same this group is not large enough on its own to win, so they need to appeal to some moderates.<BR/><BR/>I think though that if Obama wins, some from this group may decide not to show up, but I think their hatred of Clinton is strong enough they will still vote for McCain even if they do it holding up their noses. And since it is pretty much guaranteed the Democrats will control both houses, at least a McCain presidency would get some things done, rather than have deadlock like we have now. And the Democrats controlling both houses would prevent him from going too far to the right. <BR/><BR/>I off course still want the Democrats to win, but at least it looks like the possibility of having a hard right ideologue in the White House is over and good riddance.Monkey Loves to Fighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05122291567543761919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-66235623218970006132008-02-07T19:58:00.000-05:002008-02-07T19:58:00.000-05:00MushroomI've listened to the stumps speechs many t...Mushroom<BR/><BR/>I've listened to the stumps speechs many times, from all the candidates. Pretty surprising, McCain actually speaks to global warming the most, and demonstrates greater passion for that matter. With the Dems, it's just a throw in line, pretty flat. Go figure.Steve Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04871113039374739208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-83731872069695412102008-02-07T17:12:00.000-05:002008-02-07T17:12:00.000-05:00On issues such as climate change, corporate donati...On issues such as climate change, corporate donations, and pork, McCain will be helped by the fact that the Democrats will be in control of both the Senate and the House. They will be sympathetic to him. He will get things done on these progressive issues.<BR/><BR/>Huckabee may whine a bit, but McCain's first choice as a running mate is probably Joe Lieberman. Hawkish on foreign policy, but shares McCain's views on many others.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-54635864048654762292008-02-07T14:39:00.000-05:002008-02-07T14:39:00.000-05:00The "maverick" title has nothing to do with whethe...The "maverick" title has nothing to do with whether or not he is conservative; it has to do with McCain bucking the party on issues like torture, pork, Rumsfeld, global warming, immigration, etc.Justin Sociehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15416278898033377314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-15287117179522054932008-02-07T14:23:00.000-05:002008-02-07T14:23:00.000-05:00The odd thing, though, is that when you look at hi...The odd thing, though, is that when you look at his voting record and his platform, he's actually one of the most conservative politicians in the United States. The "maverick" thing is largely a media creation.That guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12254412890551965391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-16784230326129078592008-02-07T14:19:00.000-05:002008-02-07T14:19:00.000-05:00I like McCain. I want him to win just in case the...I like McCain. I want him to win just in case the Republican's do, however, if you add Romney's vote to Huckabee's it equals McCain's. This isn't over yet.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Social conservatives now go to Huckabee. If Romney had pulled out before Feb 5th we'd have a tie race on the rep. side now too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-81753712568559972312008-02-07T13:26:00.000-05:002008-02-07T13:26:00.000-05:00bclI'm not sure. I mean the guy keeps bringing it...bcl<BR/><BR/>I'm not sure. I mean the guy keeps bringing it up, in closed primaries, to people that don't really care. I don't see the political upside for McCain on global warming with Republicans, and yet he has ran ads and voluntarily speaks at length in all his speeches. On this issue, I think McCain actually gets it.Steve Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04871113039374739208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-34016822372083085442008-02-07T13:23:00.000-05:002008-02-07T13:23:00.000-05:00I like McCain, but I think he will be constrained ...I like McCain, but I think he will be constrained by his party over such issues as climate change.bigcitylibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05081538803991095825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-18315293949590741982008-02-07T12:45:00.000-05:002008-02-07T12:45:00.000-05:00You're abolutely right. McCain will be great for ...You're abolutely right. McCain will be great for the Republican party. Republicans need to start appealing to independents again. The party can't always count on the Democrats putting forward someone like John Kerry who is completely incapable of connecting with the American people.Scipiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10644582679064886712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-88356431169786809442008-02-07T12:19:00.000-05:002008-02-07T12:19:00.000-05:00Romney is suspending his campaign.Romney is suspending his campaign.Steve Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04871113039374739208noreply@blogger.com