Topic: Quotes
"I am a conservative Republican. I repeat: I am a conservative Republican"
--Sen. John McCain (R-AZ)
Comment - McCain is going to need to brandish his conservative credentials going into the 2008 election because so many Republicans and conservatives are concerned about him. I admit, sometimes I have questioned McCain's dedication to conservatism, when he does something that appears to be liberal, and yet, at the end of the day, his move has led to the conservative cause winning the day.
Two cases in point, one was his Gang of 14 of centrist Senators that allowed a few judges to be filibustered for the Circuit Court of Appeals. It was a tactical retreat, in the end, because after he took one step back, McCain and the GOP took 10 steps forward. Most of the judges were confirmed, and the Supreme Court vacancies were filled by John Roberts and Sam Alito without a whimper from the Democrats. Second case is the so-called "Torture Bill" where McCain, Graham and John Warner stole the Democrats' thunder against rough treatment of detainees, got the American people on their side, and got a bill through that allows us not to be wimpy interrogators. The GOP won.
So, McCain has a record that shows not only is he quite a brilliant Senate strategist, and he makes the independents and even liberals love him (though that's because they think he's a liberal), McCain is a solid conservative Republican and the best hope for us to hold onto the White House, and perhaps the Congress, in 2008.
