Well, this quote from McCain is already making it's way around the blogsphere, and it seems for good reason.
"I believe my party has gone astray...I think the Democratic Party is a fine party, and I have no problems with it, in their views and their philosophy."Now, there is an important caveat that some conservative bloggers seem to be leaving out of that quote. And it's important to look at what it was he was speaking on in particular.
"I believe my party has gone astray," McCain said yesterday, singling out GOP stands on environmental issues and racial set-asides.Now let's be honest, those are two very different quotes so I can't figure out why some conservative bloggers aren't using their brains enough on this one. Or maybe they just genuinely want any ammo on McCain that they can get. I mean, I happen to agree with him about the environmental question anyway. So what would possibly lead someone like John Hawkins of Right Wing News to write
"I think the Democratic Party is a fine party, and I have no problems with it, in their views and their philosophy," he said.
"If John McCain is the Republican Party's nominee, we will essentially have two Democrats running for the presidency."Really? Because when I think McCain, I think Democrat! Or not...Seriously. This is absurd. Is McCain too willing to badmouth his party for a little good press? Absolutely. But to argue that McCain getting the nomination would amount to two Democrats running? The man has one of the most conservative voting records in government, with the exception of his very un-Republican immigration talk.
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I agree that this may be unfair quoting, but to say that John McCain has one of the most conservative voting records in the Senate is misleading. Let us not forget that he voted against the Bush Tax cuts, was the author of McCain-Feingold and was the principal sponsor of the failed immigration (amnesty) bill. He is not a left wing liberal, but he is not a conservative on many issues.
I think this again proves the point I keep making - the problem with the GOP field right now is it is easier to find reasons NOT to vote for them than reasons TO vote for them.
Honestly, I don't like John McCain as a candidate, even though I respect him highly as a man. His views do not match the base of his party. McCain-Feingold and the Immigration Bill prove this.
That being said, I agree with Ward's basic point. If you want to hang a man, at least take the time to hang him for what he actually said. Not for an abbreviated quote taken out of context.
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