I know it will take almost an act of GOD to keep McCain from being the GOP presidential candidate, but thought I would give one last effort on my own to try and convince anyone that he would be a very bad GOP nominee and president for the US. While I do believe Romney is the best president for the US, I now believe that even Huckabee would be a better option.
Here are just a few examples that I would hope you would pass around:
First, during the 2000 primaries; McCain said in the same day, that Roe v. Wade shouldn’t be overturned and later said he was misquoted.
Second, also during the 2000 primaries; he called the confedrate flag "a symbol of racism and slavery" and the following day called it "symbol of heritage".
McCain was also a member of the Keating Five – five senators that tried to prevent an investigation of savings and loan bailouts. Keating was a political supporter of McCain. In addition to Keating, McCain also took contributions from Global Crossing, Worldcom, Arthur Anderson and Enron.
Even though an author of McCain/Feingold, McCain violated it himself by sharing phone numbers with the reform institute; a violation of cooperation between PACs and tax exempt non-profits.
To this day, McCain has not said he would now veto his immigration bill that was defeated by the people; only that he would secure the borders before trying to reform illegal immigration again.
Also, of note was McCain’s actions during the gang of fourteen; where McCain threatened to block all of Bush’s judicial appointees unless GW appointed a McCain supporter to the Federal Election Comminsion.
McCain is also known to support a 50 cent gas tax, supposedly to help support research for alternative fuels; yet will not support drilling in ANWR.
Finally, McCain is quoted to have said, "I hate the gooks, I will hate them as long as I live".
How any republican can trust him, I do not know. Also, I believe just these few statements, most taken from Savage’s political zoo; show him easily beatable by the democrats with actions and statements such as above and the current notion that McCain can win the presidency will look at lot different in 9 months. Please pass this on if you think it can help prevent a McCain candicacy and presidency, neither; which I think would be good for the GOP or the country.