Kevin_Kennedy
Defend Liberty
- Aug 27, 2008
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Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) sounded an alarm about some of the Republicans joining him in Congress next year, warning that they could affect the consensus on the war in Afghanistan and might pose challenges to free trade agreements and the defense budget.
"Rand Paul, he's already talked about withdrawals, cuts in defense," said McCain. "I worry a lot about rise of protectionism and isolationism in the Republican Party."
Weigel : John McCain Worries About Defense Cuts, "Protectionism and Isolationism" in GOP
Well the so-called "free trade" agreements are never free trade agreements so McCain doesn't need to worry about any protectionists other than himself. As for isolationism, that's simply a smear word used to deride those who don't support endless wars that don't make any sense. He then wants to talk about cutting earmarks as if that alone is going to balance the budget. I've got news for McCain, it's not possible to balance the budget unless you look at our foreign policy. Earmarks are not even close to the biggest problem regarding our debt.