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It doesn't matter who he picks for a VP, if he doesn't make
concessions on some of these issues, he's not going to win in
November.
The only chance he has is if he signs a pledge to not sign an amnesty,
a near amnesty, and build a freaking wall.
It is only then will true conservatives rally around him.
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hqIRljRZvoE6xi6uIpLsxix6UejwD8UM1VV80
Main Reasons Conservatives Oppose McCain
By LIBBY QUAID - 1 day ago
WASHINGTON (AP) -- While Republican John McCain is urging his
conservative critics to rally around his presidential campaign, there
is a lot of water under that bridge.
Here are the top 10 reasons some conservatives dislike the Arizona
senator:
1. Campaign finance reform. McCain tried to limit the role of money in
politics with measures that, critics say, stomp on the constitutional
right to free speech.
2. Immigration. McCain has been a vocal supporter of a path to
citizenship for illegal immigrants, although he now says he
understands the border between the U.S. and Mexico must be sealed
first.
3. Tax cuts. McCain twice voted against President Bush's tax cuts,
saying in 2001 they helped the wealthy at the expense of the middle
class and in 2003 that there should be no tax relief until the cost of
the Iraq war was known. But he now wants to extend the tax cuts.
4. Gay Marriage. McCain refuses to support a constitutional amendment
to ban gay marriage.
5. Stem cell research. McCain would relax restrictions on federal
dollars for embryonic stem cell research, which critics consider
tantamount to abortion.
6. Global warming. Among the loudest voices in Congress for aggressive
action against global warming and a frequent critic of the Bush
administration on the issue.
7. "Gang of 14" member. One of seven Republicans and seven Democrats
who averted a Senate showdown over whether filibusters could be used
against Bush judicial nominees.
8. Kerry veep. McCain was approached by the Democratic presidential
nominee in 2004, Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry, about being his
running mate. McCain talked with Kerry but rejected the offer.
9. Works with Democrats. See all of the above.
10. Belligerence. McCain can be acerbic toward his critics, such as
when he labeled televangelists Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson "agents
of intolerance." He reconciled with Falwell in 2006. Conservative
James Dobson, founder of Focus on the Family, said in a statement on
the morning of the Super Tuesday primaries that he would not vote for
McCain, citing among other things his "legendary temper" and that he
"often uses foul and obscene language."
concessions on some of these issues, he's not going to win in
November.
The only chance he has is if he signs a pledge to not sign an amnesty,
a near amnesty, and build a freaking wall.
It is only then will true conservatives rally around him.
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hqIRljRZvoE6xi6uIpLsxix6UejwD8UM1VV80
Main Reasons Conservatives Oppose McCain
By LIBBY QUAID - 1 day ago
WASHINGTON (AP) -- While Republican John McCain is urging his
conservative critics to rally around his presidential campaign, there
is a lot of water under that bridge.
Here are the top 10 reasons some conservatives dislike the Arizona
senator:
1. Campaign finance reform. McCain tried to limit the role of money in
politics with measures that, critics say, stomp on the constitutional
right to free speech.
2. Immigration. McCain has been a vocal supporter of a path to
citizenship for illegal immigrants, although he now says he
understands the border between the U.S. and Mexico must be sealed
first.
3. Tax cuts. McCain twice voted against President Bush's tax cuts,
saying in 2001 they helped the wealthy at the expense of the middle
class and in 2003 that there should be no tax relief until the cost of
the Iraq war was known. But he now wants to extend the tax cuts.
4. Gay Marriage. McCain refuses to support a constitutional amendment
to ban gay marriage.
5. Stem cell research. McCain would relax restrictions on federal
dollars for embryonic stem cell research, which critics consider
tantamount to abortion.
6. Global warming. Among the loudest voices in Congress for aggressive
action against global warming and a frequent critic of the Bush
administration on the issue.
7. "Gang of 14" member. One of seven Republicans and seven Democrats
who averted a Senate showdown over whether filibusters could be used
against Bush judicial nominees.
8. Kerry veep. McCain was approached by the Democratic presidential
nominee in 2004, Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry, about being his
running mate. McCain talked with Kerry but rejected the offer.
9. Works with Democrats. See all of the above.
10. Belligerence. McCain can be acerbic toward his critics, such as
when he labeled televangelists Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson "agents
of intolerance." He reconciled with Falwell in 2006. Conservative
James Dobson, founder of Focus on the Family, said in a statement on
the morning of the Super Tuesday primaries that he would not vote for
McCain, citing among other things his "legendary temper" and that he
"often uses foul and obscene language."
