Melanie Morgan - The Problem With John McCain
Our good friend Melanie Morgan has an article up at Human Events today:
The Problem With John McCain
By Melanie Morgan
Many of my fellow talk-show hosts and conservative friends such as Ann Coulter, Michelle Malkin, Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity and Mark Levin are deeply disturbed by the possibility that Senator John McCain may become the next presidential nominee of the Republican Party. Our dislike of Senator McCain’s positions is real and visceral.
Just a few of their comments are enough to illustrate the depth of our feelings toward McCain:
Levin: “… I have to say that I fear a McCain candidacy. He would be an exceedingly poor choice as the Republican nominee for president.”
Malkin: “He is an expert at filibustering and he is an expert at crooked talk. He talks a smooth game about how, of course, he supports our immigration laws but at the same time John McCain’s embrace of his immigration advisor Juan Hernandez is giving conservatives heartburn. Hernandez had served as a Mexican cabinet official under Vicente Fox where he worked diligently to do nothing but undermine sovereignty and our laws.”
Coulter: “Republicans who vote for McCain are trying to be cute, like the Democrats were four years ago by voting for the ‘pragmatic’ candidate, Vietnam vet John Kerry. This will turn out to be precisely as clever a gambit as nominating Kerry was, the brilliance of which was revealed on Election Day 2004.”
You get the idea.
We conservatives will find it exceedingly difficult to motor to the polls if McCain is the nominee. We appreciate his valor, service and honor as the only Presidential candidate who served in the U.S. military. He fought valiantly for the United States in Vietnam, an unpopular war, and stayed strong under brutal attack by our enemies. Sen. McCain is a true wartime hero whom we will never forget. But that does not entitle Sen. McCain to our trust or support in his run for the presidency.
But, as we learned with former Sen. Bob Dole, the American people want more than a war hero to lead our country. We need somebody who is level-headed on the big issues: immigration, the war against radical Muslim jihadists, (which goes far beyond the “surge”) the economy, taxation, threats of government-run health care, and the man made issue of global warming.
Did I mention immigration?
Sen. McCain’s personality may be his biggest problem. He is too quick to play bipartisan polka with liberals like Sen. Ted Kennedy when he should be holding the line for common sense conservatism. Instead of slapping the backs of those who nod with approval as illegal aliens flood over our borders, Sen. McCain should have been building walls to keep the intruders out.
Immigration is the foremost reason why conservatives part company with John McCain. McCain’s campaign partnership with a former spokesman for Mexico’s president sends a clear message that a President McCain would welcome anybody who busts into our country illegally instead of sending them home. It is a scary, dangerous position. McCain-style open-border policies would allow terrorists, already known to cross our porous borders, to walk in without challenge.
Immigration, of course, isn’t the only McCain position that fires up conservatives. McCain-Feingold restricted First Amendment rights. Then there was the McCain-Kennedy education fiasco. As a conservative, I flinch anytime I hear of a new piece of legislation that begins with the name McCain.
The American people have very little tolerance for bad immigration policy. I learned this firsthand from my personal experience as “The Mother of the Recall,” a nick-name I earned from movement conservatives for my role in initiating the recall of then-Gov. Gray Davis of California.
Voters rallied around Republican-led efforts to throw Davis out of office. One of the biggest motivators was his support for driver’s licenses for illegal aliens.
We got rid of Davis, but then came time for choosing from 28 other candidates on the ballot. The GOP loved state Sen. Tom McClintock, the principled conservative with a proven track record of reform, but instead chose Arnold Schwarzenegger because of their concerns about McClintock’s ‘electability.’
What did California get for the big ‘win’? A 14 billion dollar deficit, his advocacy for business-crippling regulations backed by the phony junk science of man-made climate change, and bad policy on, you guessed it, illegal immigration.
Is it a coincidence that Arnold Schwarzenkennedy endorses John McCain?
A close friend of mine coined the expression “Open a vein before you vote McCain.” He says it, of course, with the greatest affection for the good Senator - and the staggering fear of him carrying the GOP mantle into November’s campaign.
Conservatives oppose McCain because of the long-term damage done to the party by his defining it as a pro-amnesty, environmental extremist, high tax, high regulation, and liberal judge party. As conservatives we can not endorse this.
Ironically, at the end of Schwarzenkennedy’s first administration, the California State GOP is broke. In debt. And with no future viability for perhaps decades to come.
John McCain may very well do the same for the Grand Old Party if he is our next nominee.
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While walking down the street one day a US senator is tragically hit by a truck and dies.
His soul arrives in heaven and is met by St. Peter at the entrance.
“Welcome to heaven,” says St. Peter. “Before you settle in, it seems there is a problem. We seldom see a high official around these parts, you see, so we’re not sure what to do with you.”
“No problem, just let me in,” says the man.
“Well, I’d like to, but I have orders from higher up. What we’ll do is have you spend one day in hell and one in heaven. Then you can choose where to spend eternity.”
“Really, I’ve made up my mind. I want to be in heaven,” says the senator.
“I’m sorry, but we have our rules.”
And with that, St. Peter escorts him to the elevator and he goes down, down, down to hell. The doors open and he finds himself in the middle of a green golf course. In the distance is a clubhouse and standing in front of it are all his friends and other politicians who had worked with him.
Everyone is very happy and in evening dress. They run to greet him, Shake his hand, and reminisce about the good times they had while getting Rich at the expense of the people.
They play a friendly game of golf and then dine on lobster, caviar and champagne.
Also present is the devil, who really is a very friendly guy who has a good time dancing and telling jokes. They are having such a good time that before he realizes it, it is time to go.
Everyone gives him a hearty farewell and waves while the elevator rises…
The elevator goes up, up, up and the door reopens on heaven where St. Peter is waiting for him.
“Now it’s time to visit heaven.”
So, 24 hours pass with the senator joining a group of contented souls moving from cloud to cloud, playing the harp and singing. They have a good time and, before he realizes it, the 24 hours have gone by and St. Peter returns.
“Well, then, you’ve spent a day in hell and another in heaven. Now choose your eternity.”
The senator reflects for a minute, then he answers: “Well, I would never have said it before, I mean heaven has been delightful, but I think I would be better off in hell.”
So St. Peter escorts him to the elevator and he goes down, down, down to hell.
Now the doors of the elevator open and he’s in the middle of a barren land covered with waste and garbage.
He sees all his friends, dressed in rags, picking up the trash and putting it in black bags as more trash falls from above.
The devil comes over to him and puts his arm around his shoulder. “I don’t understand,” stammers the senator. “Yesterday I was here and there was a golf course and clubhouse, and we ate lobster and caviar, drank champagne, and danced and had a great time. Now there’s just a wasteland full of garbage and my friends look miserable. What happened?”
The devil looks at him, smiles and says, “Yesterday we were campaigning. Today you voted.”
Think about that when you pull the lever…
February 4th, 2008 at 2:08 pmRomney is getting desperate…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1Hn2tTVjRo
See…that’s video proof right there…
February 4th, 2008 at 2:42 pmThat’s pretty week Sam. In fact that’s the weekest I’ve seen. Especially considering McCain has admitted that his plan was AMNESTY. Of course there’s also the endorsement of Juan “Mexicans First” Hernandez, one of his top advisers, that actually lists his permanent residence as being Mexico City on his own website.
One can sit back and talk all day long about the negatives of John McCain, about how much he resembles a modern incarnation of the Manchurian Candidate, about how wrong he’ll not only be for our nation but especially for our party. The problem is, fanatics like sam will never listen. In their righteous indignation to history and fact, they will continue to march forward screaming at the top of their lungs and showing that they really do believe the illusionist made the Eiffel Tower disappear and that they really did walk through the great wall of China.
Personally, I prefer to do my own research, to base my own opinion on fact and evidence as opposed to a sales pitch from nothing more than a used car salesman.
For a little snippet of information on the true blue root of John McCain’s philosophy, go here: http://www.reforminstitute.org/
I’m sure Sen. McCain and his buddy Sen. John Kerry (the Vietnam veteran) will be glad you did.
The rest of us, we’ll sit back and watch for the rumble that brings down McCain’s house of cards.
February 4th, 2008 at 3:50 pm“negatives of John McCain, about how much he resembles a modern incarnation of the Manchurian Candidate,”
It’s funny how Erik directly compares McCain to “The Manchurian Candidate”, a novel that is pure fiction and then calls Sam a fanatic for not knowing history and fact vs. a piece of fiction I suppose. Then goes on to call Sam a fanatic! The duplicity of Erik’s argument is amazing to say the least. You ought to right a novel Erik, you seem to have quite the imagination.
“The problem is, fanatics like sam will never listen. In their righteous indignation to history and fact”
February 4th, 2008 at 4:49 pm@ tedders
There is no comparison by myself of McCain and SGT Shaw. Nevermind that the original plot takes place during the wrong war, I don’t ever remember ANYONE named Maj. Marko running around calling McCain an assassin. So, nice try to discredit my arguements but alas, you did nothing more than expose your own Naiveté.
Now the facts of how dangerous Sen. McCain can be:
McCain-Feingold - curbed free speech of private US citizens
McCain-Lieberman - a cap & trade global warming initiative that would have raised energy costs per US household $1800/year even though over 400 scientists have come out against the UN Report and that recent carbon emission testing shows that China and India are producing more green house gasses per capita than the US
The “Gang of 14″ - usurps Presidential power and requirements placed upon the Senate by the US Constitution
Anti-Bush taxcuts - saying they “favored the rich” which makes one believe that McCain is more supportinve of the Democrat game plan of taking from the rich and giving increased government handouts to those that don’t work.
McCain-Kennedy - the “Comprehensive Immigration Plan” that created a new class of temporary visa called the “Z Visa”. The problem is that the visa was actually not temporary because, apparently, the Z visa would be granted without an expiration date meaning those that received it would never have to leave the country.
reforminstitute.org - an organization formed by Sen. McCain and Sen. Kerry that supports open borders, open primaries (dems and indis vote in gop primaries), man-made global warming and elimination of private money being used in elections
February 4th, 2008 at 5:36 pmMore fast facts on Captain Queeg:
McCAIN: WEAK ON SECURING THE BORDER & ENFORCING IMMIGRATION LAWS
2006- Sen. McCain voted against extending the border fence in the Sessions Amendment (2) to H.R. 5441.
2006- Sen. McCain voted to prevent the border fence from being built by voting in favor of the Managers Amendment to S. 2611, the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2006.
2006- Sen. McCain voted to allow illegal aliens to receive Social Security by voting to table the Ensign Amendment to S. 2611, the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2006.
2006- Sen. McCain voted against funding additional immigration investigators by voting against the Sessions Amendment (1) to H.R. 5441.
2005- Sen. McCain voted against providing funding for additional Border Patrol and ICE agents by voting against the Byrd Amendment to H.R. 1268.
McCAIN: THE AMNESTY KING FOR ILLEGAL ALIENS
2007 Sen. McCain was heavily involved in the backroom negotiations of S. 1348 with Sen. Kennedy and Pres. Bush this was an amnesty (permanent residency & path to citizenship) for more than 10 million illegal aliens.
2007 Sen. McCain cast several votes to protect the amnesty in S. 1639 and to move the amnesty toward a vote.
2007- Sen. McCain is a cosponsor of S. 774, the DREAM Act. The bill would grant in-state tuition and amnesty to more than a million illegal aliens under the age of 30.
2007- Sen. McCain is a cosponsor of S. 340, the Agricultural Job Opportunities, Benefits, and Security Act of 2007 (AgJOBS). This bill would grant amnesty to millions of illegal agricultural workers.
2006- Sen. McCain voted in favor of S. 2611, the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2006. This bill would have awarded amnesty to 10.2 million illegal aliens.
2005- Sen. McCain and Sen. Kennedy introduced S.1033, an amnesty for virtually all illegal aliens.
2005- Sen. McCain was a cosponsor of S. 239, the AgJOBS amnesty.
2003- Sen. McCain was a cosponsor of S. 1645, the AgJOBS amnesty.
2003- Sen. McCain was a cosponsor the S. 1461 amnesty for millions of illegal aliens.
February 4th, 2008 at 5:40 pm“There is no comparison by myself of McCain and SGT Shaw”
Uh?
” how much he resembles a modern incarnation of the Manchurian Candidate,”
That’s a comparison Erik, that’s your comparison, not mine”
Reagan gave amnesty to 2.7 million illegals. Where was your righteous indignation then?
Like it or not, McCain is going to win the Republican nomination, all your rants won’t change that or the fact that politics is compromise, something you’re obviously not very comfortable with. If you feel the need to vote for Hillary or Osama, be my guest. It won’t be the first time or the last time you’re wrong.
” So, nice try to discredit my arguements but alas, you did nothing more than expose your own Naiveté.”
How old are you? You’re exposing your own lack of cognitive ability and reasoning. I didn’t try to “discredit” your rants. There’s nothing to discredit, your arguments, comparing McCain to “The Manchurian Candidate” are nonsense and irrelevant to the fact that McCain is going to win the nomination. You’re trying to create a boogeyman out of McCain by proxy, by comparing him to a fictional fictional character, only someone who is naive would fall for that. Grow up, learn to express your thoughts with lucid well thought out statements, not by calling people who see things differently names.
February 4th, 2008 at 9:31 pm@ tedders
Of course, if you showed any ability to read another’s remarks let alone understand ANYTHING that is being said, this conversation would be much more interesting. But, since you show the same lack of adeptness as McCain in quoting another’s words, this is simply getting tiresome. The best part of it though is that every time you decide to use your keyboard you become my strongest proponent of the fealty of McCain and his ardent supporters.
First tedders, learn how to properly quote someone. While paraphrasing is allowed, incomplete or innaccurate quotes are not. Here is an example of a proper quote:
“Reagan gave amnesty to 2.7 million illegals. Where was your righteous indignation then?”
-Did I ever say that Romney was Reagan or McCain was not? Regardless, if you had a grasp on history you would remember that the amnesty bill Reagan signed had enforcement measures built-in which were put in at his demands and are the only reason he signed that legislation. That legislation was to be the last time amnesty was going to be granted because enforcement as laid out in that bill was to end illegal immigration. Big surprise though, Congress failed to properly fund the enforcement measures and subsequently they have never been acted upon. Why should we trust McCain’s efforts would be any better? After all, he was a “foot soldier” in the Reagan Revolution.
And again:
“How old are you? You’re exposing your own lack of cognitive ability and reasoning. I didn’t try to “discredit” your rants. There’s nothing to discredit, your arguments, comparing McCain to “The Manchurian Candidate” are nonsense and irrelevant to the fact that McCain is going to win the nomination. You’re trying to create a boogeyman out of McCain by proxy, by comparing him to a fictional fictional character, only someone who is naive would fall for that. Grow up, learn to express your thoughts with lucid well thought out statements, not by calling people who see things differently names.”
February 5th, 2008 at 5:54 am-This coming from someone named “tedders”? Someone who hides his/her identity behind a juvenile screen name? This coming from someone who does not wish to discuss the facts, argue the pros/cons of someone whose legislative record of the past 8 years has been solidly pro-democrat? See “tedders” those without substance immediately move towards the tactic of attempting to discredit a person on a personal basis when they have no ability to counter the FACTS, when faced with the reality of the situation they have nothing left to say in support of their own opinion because that reality at which they find themselves confronted with does not support their assumptions and assertions. Even though I have provided facts that McCain is a two-faced backstabber, NEVER have I said that he is a “Manchurian Candidate”; all I say is that someone could make that assumption. And while you may feel that calling someone a “fanatic” is calling them a name, you evidently don’t have a grasp on the English language. My use of the word fanatic is as an adjective, not a noun such as “fool”, “bonehead” or “idiot”. Instead I denote or describe the quality of one’s support for a person/idea more specifically as being too intense and without critical thought. i.e. Someone fanatically supports a politician without knowledge of the politicians record or positions. A segment I would suggest that you belong to as evidenced by your concentration on superfluous, corollary aspects of this discussion as opposed to dealing with the facts that have been presented by myself and Dan(the infidel).
I think you need medication Erik. Seriously, how old are you?
February 5th, 2008 at 5:04 pm@ tedders
“I think you need medication Erik. Seriously, how old are you?”
I REST MY CASE
February 5th, 2008 at 8:40 pm