John McCain Needs To GO AWAY!!!

[007]

I am SICK TO TEARS of hearing about this LIBERAL McCain thinking he wants to be president, and that people think he can get the republican nomination. NO, NO, NO!!! McCain is a stinking LIBERAL in CONSERVATIVE clothing. He is NOT, nor will he EVER be, the republican nominee for president.

McCain... take it from a hard line conservative, GO AWAY, YOU ARE NOT GOING TO BE THE REPUBLICAN NOMINEE FOR PRESIDENT... WE DON'T WANT YOU, YOU STINKING LIBERAL!!!

 

[Avatar4321]

He wont. he is too full of himself.

 

[CharlestonChad]

If he does, he will be the president. People want a liberal in power, but they do not want to feel guilty, so they elect repubes that vote liberal.

 

[JeffWartman]

If it's McCain and Romney in the primary, McCain doesn't have much of a chance to get the nomination. Further, McCain really doesn't have much of a chance at all among a field of conservatives vying for the GOP nomination.

However, if Rudy Giuliani runs, McCain's chances improve. Rudy is so much more liberal than McCain, it will make McCain look a bit more attractive to conservative primary voters.

 

[CivilLiberty]

If it's McCain and Romney in the primary, McCain doesn't have much of a chance to get the nomination. Further, McCain really doesn't have much of a chance at all among a field of conservatives vying for the GOP nomination.

However, if Rudy Giuliani runs, McCain's chances improve. Rudy is so much more liberal than McCain, it will make McCain look a bit more attractive to conservative primary voters.

I don't really think the guy that shut down free expression in NYC as particularly liberal.

Despite the "fame" he managed for himself in the wake of 9/11, he has a snowball's chance in hell to make a nomination, at least until he is elected Gov. of NY. - then a run is a "real" thing.

McCain is a possible nom, I suppose, but his voting record and overall view point is a bit disjointed (not that that stopped Bush...)

My *fear* is that the enormous mismanagement by Bush and co. will open the door for a Dem like Hillary, and that is really frightening.

CL

 

[Redhots]

I am SICK TO TEARS of hearing about this LIBERAL McCain thinking he wants to be president, and that people think he can get the republican nomination. NO, NO, NO!!! McCain is a stinking LIBERAL in CONSERVATIVE clothing. He is NOT, nor will he EVER be, the republican nominee for president.

McCain... take it from a hard line conservative, GO AWAY, YOU ARE NOT GOING TO BE THE REPUBLICAN NOMINEE FOR PRESIDENT... WE DON'T WANT YOU, YOU STINKING LIBERAL!!!

Yeah, but facts like those didn't stop you guys from giving us 6 years of Bush.

***edit: used to be "8 years of bush" got a little ahead of myself ***

 

[Avatar4321]

If it's McCain and Romney in the primary, McCain doesn't have much of a chance to get the nomination. Further, McCain really doesn't have much of a chance at all among a field of conservatives vying for the GOP nomination.

However, if Rudy Giuliani runs, McCain's chances improve. Rudy is so much more liberal than McCain, it will make McCain look a bit more attractive to conservative primary voters.

im guessing there are going to be atleast 7 or so candidate on each side by the way we look at it.

 

[jillian]

If he does, he will be the president. People want a liberal in power, but they do not want to feel guilty, so they elect repubes that vote liberal.

McCain doesn't come close to voting "liberal". And since he cozied up to the extreme right, it's unlikely he'd get any crossover or true social moderates. (That's not to say I don't think he can win if he gets the nod). But according to this he's a moderate conservative based on his voting record. I think the problem is people are so used to extremists that they've forgotten what moderate is.

VoteMatch Question & Answer
(Click on question for explanation and background) Based on these stances:
(Click on topic for excerpt & citation)
Opposes topic 1:
Abortion is a woman's right
(2 points on Social scale) Prosecute abortion doctors, not women who get them: Opposes topic 1
Overturn Roe v. Wade, but keep incest & rape exceptions: Opposes topic 1
Wants Roe vs. Wade made irrelevant, but would not repeal it: Favors topic 1
Opposes partial-birth abortions & public financing: Opposes topic 1
Rated 0% by NARAL, indicating a pro-life voting record: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Expand embryonic stem cell research: Favors topic 1
YES on Unknown roll call for 1999-148: Opposes topic 1
YES on banning partial birth abortions: Strongly Opposes topic 1
YES on maintaining ban on Military Base Abortions: Opposes topic 1
YES on banning partial birth abortions except for maternal life: Strongly Opposes topic 1
YES on criminal penalty for harming unborn fetus during other crime: Opposes topic 1
NO on $100M to reduce teen pregnancy by education & contraceptives: Opposes topic 1
Favors topic 2:
Require companies to hire more women & minorities
(2 points on Economic scale) Inter-racial dating ban is idiotic and cruel: Favors topic 2
Affirmative action OK for specific programs, but no quotas: Favors topic 2
YES on banning affirmative action hiring with federal funds: Strongly Opposes topic 2
NO on prohibiting job discrimination by sexual orientation: Strongly Opposes topic 2
NO on ending special funding for minority & women-owned business: Strongly Favors topic 2
NO on prohibiting same-sex basic training: Favors topic 2
YES on setting aside 10% of highway funds for minorities & women: Favors topic 2
Opposes topic 3:
Sexual orientation protected by civil rights laws
(2 points on Social scale) Accepts gays in military under current policy: Favors topic 3
Keep “Don’t ask, don’t tell” policy - it works: Favors topic 3
Would be “comfortable” with a gay president: Favors topic 3
1st Amend. not a shield for hate groups: Neutral on topic 3
YES on prohibiting same-sex marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3
NO on prohibiting job discrimination by sexual orientation: Strongly Opposes topic 3
NO on expanding hate crimes to include sexual orientation: Opposes topic 3
NO on adding sexual orientation to definition of hate crimes: Strongly Opposes topic 3
NO on constitutional ban of same-sex marriage: Strongly Favors topic 3
Favors topic 4:
Teach family values in public schools
(2 points on Social scale) Support evangelism but don’t pander to evangelical leaders: Opposes topic 4
Faith bridges unbridgeable gaps in humanity: Neutral on topic 4
Ten Commandments would bring virtue to our schools: Strongly Favors topic 4
Allow, but not mandate, school prayer: Favors topic 4
Supports anti-flag desecration amendment: Favors topic 4
Rated 83% by the Christian Coalition: a pro-family voting record: Strongly Favors topic 4
YES on requiring schools to allow voluntary prayer: Favors topic 4
YES on $75M for abstinence education: Strongly Favors topic 4
YES on killing restrictions on violent videos to minors: Opposes topic 4
YES on declaring that memorial prayers and religious symbols at sch: Favors topic 4
YES on recommending Constitutional ban on flag desecration: Favors topic 4
Favors topic 5:
More federal funding for health coverage
(2 points on Economic scale) Matching funds for seniors citizens’ prescription drugs: Favors topic 5
Expand health insurance to 11 million uninsured children: Strongly Favors topic 5
Allow paying extra for choice of doctors & care: Favors topic 5
More tax-deductible health costs; limits on malpractice: Favors topic 5
Tax credits for those without employee health insurance: Strongly Favors topic 5
$350 billion for prescriptions for poor seniors: Favors topic 5
Rated 25% by APHA, indicating a anti-public health voting record: Strongly Opposes topic 5
NO on medical savings acounts: Opposes topic 5
NO on Medicare means-testing: Favors topic 5
YES on limiting self-employment health deduction: Opposes topic 5
NO on including prescription drugs under Medicare: Opposes topic 5
YES on funding GOP version of Medicare prescription drug benefit: Opposes topic 5
NO on $40 billion per year for limited Medicare prescription drug benefit: Opposes topic 5
YES on increasing Medicaid rebate for producing generics: Favors topic 5
YES on negotiating bulk purchases for Medicare prescription drug: Strongly Favors topic 5
NO on expanding enrollment period for Medicare Part D: Opposes topic 5
Strongly Favors topic 6:
Privatize Social Security
(10 points on Economic scale) More believe in Elvis than in getting Social Security check: Favors topic 6
Option to invest 20% of payroll taxes in private accounts: Strongly Favors topic 6
Allow workers to invest privately: Strongly Favors topic 6
Rated 40% by the ARA, indicating a mixed record on senior issues: Neutral on topic 6
Supports individual savings accounts and work incentives: Favors topic 6
YES on deducting Social Security payments on income taxes: Favors topic 6
YES on allowing Roth IRAs for retirees: Favors topic 6
YES on allowing personal retirement accounts: Favors topic 6
YES on using the Social Security Surplus to fund tax reductions: Favors topic 6
Strongly Favors topic 7:
Parents choose schools via vouchers
(10 points on Social scale) Vouchers & charters will improve our school system: Strongly Favors topic 7
Nationwide test of school vouchers: Strongly Favors topic 7
$5B program for 3-year test of school vouchers: Strongly Favors topic 7
Vouchers for any schools; more charter schools: Strongly Favors topic 7
Support Ed-Flex: more flexibility if more accountable: Favors topic 7
Rated 45% by the NEA, indicating a mixed record on public education: Neutral on topic 7
YES on school vouchers in DC: Strongly Favors topic 7
YES on education savings accounts: Favors topic 7
YES on allowing more flexibility in federal school rules: Strongly Favors topic 7
NO on funding smaller classes instead of private tutors: Favors topic 7
NO on funding student testing instead of private tutors: Favors topic 7
NO on $5B for grants to local educational agencies: Favors topic 7
Strongly Favors topic 8:
Death Penalty
(0 points on Social scale) Pro-death penalty; more prisons; increased penalties: Strongly Favors topic 8
YES on rejecting racial statistics in death penalty appeals: Favors topic 8
YES on limiting death penalty appeals: Favors topic 8
Strongly Favors topic 9:
Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws
(0 points on Social scale) More death penalty; stricter sentencing: Favors topic 9
Rated 29% by CURE, indicating anti-rehabilitation crime votes: Strongly Favors topic 9
YES on mandatory prison terms for crimes involving firearms: Strongly Favors topic 9
YES on more penalties for gun & drug violations: Favors topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10:
Absolute right to gun ownership
(10 points on Social scale) Ban cheap guns; require safety locks; for gun show checks: Opposes topic 10
Voted against Brady Bill & assault weapon ban: Strongly Favors topic 10
Punish criminals who abuse 2nd Amendment rights: Favors topic 10
Repeal existing gun restrictions; penalize criminal use: Strongly Favors topic 10
YES on maintaining current law: guns sold without trigger locks: Strongly Favors topic 10
YES on loosening license & background checks at gun shows: Favors topic 10
NO on background checks at gun shows: Strongly Favors topic 10
YES on banning lawsuits against gun manufacturers for gun violence: Strongly Favors topic 10
YES on prohibiting lawsuits against gun manufacturers: Strongly Favors topic 10
Favors topic 11:
Decrease overall taxation of the wealthy
(7 points on Economic scale) Remove charitable deduction; it only benefits rich: Opposes topic 11
Middle-class tax cut: expand 15% tax bracket: Opposes topic 11
Tax cuts should go to middle- & lower-income people: Opposes topic 11
Cut marriage tax, inheritance tax, & earnings test: Strongly Favors topic 11
Taxes should be flatter, lower, and simpler: Strongly Favors topic 11
Rated 72% by NTU, indicating "Satisfactory" on tax votes: Neutral on topic 11
Implement socially fair, broad-based tax cuts: Opposes topic 11
YES on Internet sales tax moratorium: Favors topic 11
YES on Unknown roll call for 1998-55: Strongly Favors topic 11
YES on requiring super-majority for raising taxes: Favors topic 11
YES on Unknown roll call for 1999-230: Favors topic 11
YES on phasing out the estate tax ("death tax"): Favors topic 11
YES on eliminating the 'marriage penalty': Favors topic 11
NO on prioritizing national debt reduction below tax cuts: Opposes topic 11
YES on reducing marriage penalty instead of cutting top tax rates: Opposes topic 11
YES on Unknown roll call for 2001-165: Strongly Favors topic 11
NO on spending $448B of tax cut on education & debt reduction: Favors topic 11
NO on $350 billion in tax breaks over 11 years: Strongly Opposes topic 11
YES on extending the tax cuts on capital gains and dividends: Strongly Favors topic 11
NO on $47B for military by repealing capital gains tax cut: Favors topic 11
YES on permanently repealing the `death tax`: Strongly Favors topic 11
Favors topic 12:
Illegal immigrants earn citizenship
(7 points on Economic scale) Give everyone in the world an opportunity to come to America: Favors topic 12
No more ballot initiatives against immigration: Strongly Favors topic 12
More help for legal immigrants when immigrating & once here: Strongly Favors topic 12
English immersion over bilingual education: Opposes topic 12
YES on limit welfare for immigrants: Strongly Opposes topic 12
YES on visas for skilled workers: Favors topic 12
YES on allowing more foreign workers into the US for farm work: Favors topic 12
YES on allowing illegal aliens to participate in Social Security: Strongly Favors topic 12
YES on giving Guest Workers a path to citizenship: Strongly Favors topic 12
YES on establishing a Guest Worker program: Favors topic 12
Strongly Favors topic 13:
Support & expand free trade
(10 points on Economic scale) Free trade with any country except security risks: Favors topic 13
Free trade is indispensable to our prosperity: Strongly Favors topic 13
NAFTA has had unambiguously positive impact on US: Strongly Favors topic 13
Pro-NAFTA, pro-GATT, pro-MFN, pro-Fast Track: Strongly Favors topic 13
Promote the Andean Free Trade Agreement: Strongly Favors topic 13
Rated 100% by CATO, indicating a pro-free trade voting record: Strongly Favors topic 13
YES on Unknown roll call for 1997-292: Favors topic 13
YES on renewing 'fast track' presidential trade authority: Favors topic 13
YES on permanent normal trade relations with China: Strongly Favors topic 13
YES on expanding trade to the third world: Favors topic 13
NO on removing common goods from national security export rules: Opposes topic 13
YES on granting normal trade relations status to Vietnam: Favors topic 13
YES on extending free trade to Andean nations: Strongly Favors topic 13
YES on establishing free trade between US & Singapore: Favors topic 13
YES on establishing free trade between the US and Chile: Favors topic 13
YES on implementing CAFTA for Central America free-trade: Strongly Favors topic 13
YES on free trade agreement with Oman: Strongly Favors topic 13
Strongly Opposes topic 14:
The Patriot Act harms civil liberties
(10 points on Social scale) YES on reauthorizing the PATRIOT Act: Strongly Opposes topic 14
YES on reauthorizing the PATRIOT Act: Strongly Opposes topic 14
Favors topic 15:
More spending on armed forces
(2 points on Economic scale) Terminate C-130, B-2, and Seawolf; use funds to modernize: Opposes topic 15
Politicians keep unneeded bases open for political purposes: Opposes topic 15
Raise military pay to avoid military draft: Favors topic 15
Supports $48 billion in new spending for anti-terrorism: Favors topic 15
Rated 0% by SANE, indicating a pro-military voting record: Strongly Favors topic 15
Reduce federal government size & scope, including military: Opposes topic 15
NO on 1996 Defense Appropriations: Opposes topic 15
YES on considering deploying NMD, and amending ABM Treaty: Favors topic 15
NO on favoring 36 vetoed military projects: Strongly Opposes topic 15
YES on allowing another round of military base closures: Opposes topic 15
YES on military pay raise of 4.8%: Strongly Favors topic 15
YES on deploying National Missile Defense ASAP: Strongly Favors topic 15
YES on requiring on-budget funding for Iraq, not emergency funding: Opposes topic 15
Favors topic 16:
Stricter limits on political campaign funds
(2 points on Economic scale) CFR passes Senate; focus on House, not court challenges: Favors topic 16
Clearer rules about campaign finance; no soft money: Favors topic 16
Cozying up to big donors makes big problems: Favors topic 16
Big money interests fear closing loopholes: Favors topic 16
Limit campaign contributions, not free speech: Favors topic 16
Soft money makes gov’t work for special interests: Favors topic 16
Campaign Finance: ban both labor union & corporate donations: Favors topic 16
Supports multiple restrictions on campaign finance: Strongly Favors topic 16
Supports Shays-Meehan Campaign Finance Reform: Favors topic 16
YES on favoring 1997 McCain-Feingold overhaul of campaign finance: Favors topic 16
YES on banning campaign donations from unions & corporations: Favors topic 16
YES on banning "soft money" contributions and restricting issue ads: Favors topic 16
YES on establishing the Senate Office of Public Integrity: Favors topic 16
YES on allowing some lobbyist gifts to Congress: Strongly Opposes topic 16
Opposes topic 17:
Replace US troops with UN in Iraq
(7 points on Economic scale) Russia: Sanctions until Putin exits Chechnya: Opposes topic 17
IMF’s Russia policies bad, but agency is OK: Favors topic 17
UN is useful but cannot replace US world leadership: Favors topic 17
Pay dues to UN after UN reforms: Opposes topic 17
NO on limiting NATO expansion to only Poland, Hungary & Czech: Favors topic 17
YES on $17.9 billion to IMF: Favors topic 17
YES on cap foreign aid at only $12.7 billion: Opposes topic 17
YES on authorizing air strikes in Kosovo: Neutral topic 17
NO on allowing all necessary force in Kosovo: Neutral topic 17
NO on redeploying troops out of Iraq by July 2007: Strongly Opposes topic 17
Favors topic 18:
Replace coal & oil with alternatives
(2 points on Economic scale) Strength Clean Air & Water Acts; but not Kyoto: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Ethanol bad for environment & bad for consumers: Opposes topic 18
Supports alternative fuels, emission controls, & CWA: Favors topic 18
Make EPA into a Cabinet department: Strongly Favors topic 18
Rated 53% by the LCV, indicating a mixed record on environment: Neutral on topic 18
Supports immediate reductions in greenhouse gases: Strongly Favors topic 18
NO on do not require ethanol in gasoline: Favors topic 18
NO on reducing funds for road-building in National Forests: Opposes topic 18
YES on defunding renewable and solar energy: Strongly Opposes topic 18
YES on preserving budget for ANWR oil drilling: Opposes topic 18
YES on confirming Gale Norton as Secretary of Interior: Opposes topic 18
NO on terminating CAFE standards within 15 months: Strongly Favors topic 18
YES on targeting 100,000 hydrogen-powered vehicles by 2010: Strongly Favors topic 18
YES on removing consideration of drilling ANWR from budget bill: Favors topic 18
NO on reducing oil usage by 40% by 2025 (instead of 5%): Strongly Opposes topic 18
YES on disallowing an oil leasing program in Alaska's AMWR: Strongly Favors topic 18
YES on banning drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: Favors topic 18
Strongly Favors topic 19:
Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it
(0 points on Social scale) Administration is AWOL on the war on drugs: Strongly Favors topic 19
We’re losing drug war - just say no: Strongly Favors topic 19
$1B for detection equipment for more border interdiction: Strongly Favors topic 19
Stricter penalties; stricter enforcement: Strongly Favors topic 19
YES on spending international development funds on drug control: Strongly Favors topic 19
YES on more penalties for gun & drug violations: Favors topic 19
Strongly Favors topic 20:
Allow churches to provide welfare services
(0 points on Social scale) Supports block grants, welfare-to-work, state control: Favors topic 20
Anti-poverty shared by gov’t & faith-based orgs: Strongly Favors topic 20
Pro-block grants; pro-welfare-to-work: Favors topic 20
YES on welfare overhaul: Favors topic 20
YES on allowing state welfare waivers: Favors topic 20
NO on eliminating block grants for food stamps: Favors topic 20
YES on welfare block grants: Favors topic 20

John McCain is a Moderate Conservative.

http://www.ontheissues.org/John_McCain.htm

 

[theHawk]

Like it or not, McCain is a going to be a front runner for President. He may be too liberal for some, too conservative for others, but one thing he is definately is a good (and as far as we know not corrupt) leader. I have no doubts that Hitlery will be getting the Dem nomination, and if thats the case the Republicans will need a popular and familiar face to even compete since she will draw an enormous amount of women voters. You'd be surprised how many idiots there are in this country that will vote for someone soley based on their gender or race.

 

[Avatar4321]

Like it or not, McCain is a going to be a front runner for President. He may be too liberal for some, too conservative for others, but one thing he is definately is a good (and as far as we know not corrupt) leader. I have no doubts that Hitlery will be getting the Dem nomination, and if thats the case the Republicans will need a popular and familiar face to even compete since she will draw an enormous amount of women voters. You'd be surprised how many idiots there are in this country that will vote for someone soley based on their gender or race.

Trust me he wont be the front runner. He has no chance of getting the nomination and I dont think Hiltlery will either.

 

[dilloduck]

Trust me he wont be the front runner. He has no chance of getting the nomination and I dont think Hiltlery will either.

I'm afraid he might be for the sole reason that the media likes him. I think it's one of those situations where media coverage can have a huge influence on the popularity of a candidate and they tend to go awful easy on old John.

 

[007]

I'm afraid he might be for the sole reason that the media likes him. I think it's one of those situations where media coverage can have a huge influence on the popularity of a candidate and they tend to go awful easy on old John.

I don't know dillo. I'm going to go with avatar on this one because it's still so far off. Anything can happen. What I'm hoping is that others step up that aren't even being talked about now, that can and will become extremely popular.

As far as hitlery goes, she has a LOT of MONEY. But I don't care how much shine that bitch tries to put on herself, she's still just a rotten old turd.

 

[no1tovote4]

So, let's pretend he actually gets the nomination. He ends up running against Obama. Would you vote at all, or would you support McCain?

 

[rtwngAvngr]

So, let's pretend he actually gets the nomination. He ends up running against Obama. Would you vote at all, or would you support McCain?

Already stumping for the sellout, i see. sad.

 

[no1tovote4]

Already stumping for the sellout, i see. sad.

Are you always so intellectually dishonest? I simply asked a hypothetical question.

I don't believe either Giuliani or McCain could get the nomination. It was an excercise in curiosity.

Would you support McCain if he got the nomination?

 

[rtwngAvngr]

Are you always so intellectually dishonest? I simply asked a hypothetical question.

I don't believe either Giuliani or McCain could get the nomination. It was an excercise in curiosity.

Would you support McCain if he got the nomination?

This binary logic is the same type of manipulation you referenced yesterday regarding keeping the optimum conflict level in iraq, human lives be damned.

If you had to choose between America and Israel getting nuked, who would you choose?

 

[The ClayTaurus]

 

[rtwngAvngr]

Yes. By all means let's get whipped up about two candidates who are about a rabbit's crack apart on any issue, while the important issues lay off the table in "extremist land', a place created by idiots in their own mind in which they put scary ideas they don't like to think about.

But of course, I'm just a troll.

 

[theHawk]

So, let's pretend he actually gets the nomination. He ends up running against Obama. Would you vote at all, or would you support McCain?

Practically the same thing. I hope Obama gets the Dem nomination, that would be much more bearable than Hitlery. But again, it poses the same problem for Republicans as Hitlery - there will be many people voting for him just because of his race. No matter who gets the nominations I'd simply vote for whoever is less liberal.

 

[The ClayTaurus]

But of course, I'm just a troll.

Glad you're coming to terms.

You can't complain about your questions being deemed irrelevant in the same post you dismiss other's questions similarly