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2005-01-24 Home Front: Politix

RINO John McCain Goes After Rummy Over Defense Intel Story

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Posted by Captain America 2005-01-24 00:00:00 AM|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I am so damned tired of McCain - from his belittling of POW/MIA activists years ago and his sucking up with Kerry prior to the election, to this kind of crap - time to show him the door and force him to do a Jeffords if he cannot walk the line.

Posted by OldSpook 2005-01-24 2:18:17 AM|| 2005-01-24 2:18:17 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 McCain continues to disappoint.

Posted by 2b 2005-01-24 8:13:27 AM|| 2005-01-24 8:13:27 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 I really can't agree, OS.
Yes, he is a grandstander, and of course the MSM play right into it when it can hurt the GOP. Yes, he sometimes votes based on ego or something rather than what we elect him for. Still, his record is usually good, unlike Arlan S.P.E.C.T.R.E.

The majority party is going to have flakes on both sides (and in the middle). The Democrats, in their heyday, had communists (OK, they still have those) to liberals (lots of those) to conservatives (those are gone) to racist Dixiecrats (Byrd is about the only one of those left). Sometimes there were desertions and even breakaway movements. Yet, the coalition survived for decades and was able to get legislation through. The lost tribes were welcomed back every time without (much) penalty.

Let's say we get rid of McCain, and S.P.E.C.T.R.E., and Chafee, and perhaps Snowe. We are now down to 51 seats. Maybe Hagel should go, too, as he is an another Daschle (talks conservative at home, talks and votes liberal in DC). Now we're at 50. Perhaps, in several years, they will be replaced by real Republicans, but in the meantime our agenda are stalled.

While I would prefer it that we had 55 (heck, 100) people who agreed with Me on every issue, we have to take what we can get.

Posted by jackal 2005-01-24 10:05:20 AM|| [http://home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html] 2005-01-24 10:05:20 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 id be happy to take McCain, even if most my fellow dems find him way to conservative. Thats why i part company often with so many of my fellow dems.

Posted by Liberalhawk 2005-01-24 10:11:39 AM|| 2005-01-24 10:11:39 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 McCain is unacceptable because of his hatred of free speech.

And, no, I'm not overstating it. His attitude and statements make it clear he cannot stand being criticized and will gleefully criminalize lese majeste.

Posted by Robert Crawford 2005-01-24 10:36:58 AM|| [http://www.kloognome.com/] 2005-01-24 10:36:58 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 McCain sounds liberal, but votes conservative. I'll take him over Hillary or Lieberman - who sound conservative, but vote liberal - any day.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2005-01-24 1:58:04 PM|| [http://timurileng.blogspot.com] 2005-01-24 1:58:04 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 IIUC Lieberman and McCain are good friends. Both sound moderate, both are moderate.

Posted by Liberalhawk 2005-01-24 2:49:53 PM|| 2005-01-24 2:49:53 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 I am so damned tired of McCain - from his belittling of POW/MIA activists years ago and his sucking up with Kerry prior to the election, to this kind of crap - time to show him the door and force him to do a Jeffords if he cannot walk the line.

Posted by OldSpook 2005-01-24 2:18:17 AM|| 2005-01-24 2:18:17 AM|| Front Page Top

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Posted by OldSpook 2005-01-24 2:18:17 AM|| 2005-01-24 2:18:17 AM|| Front Page Top

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