With a recession in the making in 2001, Senator McCain who just lost a bitter political battle against President Bush stated, “I cannot in good conscience support a tax cut in which so many of the benefits go to the most fortunate among us at the expense of middle-class Americans who need tax relief.”
In 2003, Senator McCain again voted against additional tax cuts by President Bush to spur economic growth further. In 2004, the Senator sought to block with Democrats any attempts at repealing the inheritance tax, instead seeking a larger government role in legally confiscating private wealth.
Today McCain defends his anti-tax cut message. Revising history, McCain says that he was one of only two Republicans to vote against the tax cuts because there was not a cut in spending attached to the legislation. Senator McCain's memory fails him. He clearly voted against giving Americans back their money stating that the rich shouldn't receive money back while the middle class receive nothing. Is this the integrity that he lives by?
What about the breathtaking 2002 McCain Feingold bill that McCain is so proud of? Stifling free speech by pointing out another candidate's record is apparently unacceptable to the Senator. Maybe the Senator is fearful of being swift-boated like John Kerry in 2004 as he prepares for another run at the White House. According to a Real Clear Politics article, "McCain has stoutly insisted that the regulation of politics -- and especially his restrictions on the quantity, content and timing of campaign speech -- does not restrict speech."
In contrast, conservative commentator George Will in a 2006 article describes what Senator McCain's said about the First Ammendment:
"I work in Washington and I know that money corrupts. And I and a lot of other people were trying to stop that corruption. Obviously, from what we've been seeing lately, we didn't complete the job. But I would rather have a clean government than one where quote First Amendment rights are being respected that has become corrupt. If I had my choice, I'd rather have the clean government."
Lets see---free speech guaranteeed by the 1st Amendment? Or clean government? Clean government over free speech is apparently Senator McCain's position.
Clean government does have its advantages. Its working well for Putin and the KGB types running Russia. Just ask famed chess player Gary Kasparov jailed for opposition to Putin's policies as Kasparov was preparing a campaign for the Russian presidency. Pol Pot loved clean government-swift, immediate, and clean. The killing fields of Cambodia are testament to clean government instead of free speech.
Mubarak of Egypt, Castro of Cuba, Mussolini of Italy, and most Musim countries can attest to the effective role of clean government. Why have free speech instead of clean government? Chavez, Jintao, and Kim Jong Ill would surely come to the aid of McCain's efforts to have clean government- don't you think? Many an autocrat began rule with democratic institutions only to then erode free speech liberty for safer and cleaner government. Just ask the new Chancellor of Germany in 1933 how democracy helped him create clean government.Concerning climate change, Senator McCain visited America's most northern city in Alaska to investigate global warming with Mrs. Clinton. Upon returning he stated, "We are convinced that the overwhelming scientific evidence indicated that climate change is taking place and human activities play a very large role.'' Of course, a backlash against this frenzied man-made global warming theory is taking shape. Facts may have little to do with the Senator's position, except the fact that he is positioning himself for a White House campaign.
In other matters, didn't the Senator declare in 1999 to the San Francisco Chronicle that abortion is the law of the land and should not be overturned? By 2006 on an ABC interview, McCain stated that Roe v. Wade should be overturned. Another case of the honorable war hero shooting straight with the American people, right?
What about McCain's famous 2005 "Gang of 14" coaltion? This Senator, who stated that Roe v. Wade should never be overturned, also decided to fillibuster with liberals the appointment of conservative judges. On whose side does the Senator land on?
Concerning open border Americans, this stalwart defender of America chose to produce no legislation to shut down the borders. In fact, why did Senator McCain ally himself with patriot Ted Kennedy to craft a bill graning illegal aliens a path to legal citizenship in America? Americans were not for it. They were against it. Yet, McCain still tried to jam this piece of legislation down the throats of all Americans.
Although Senator McCain claims to be defender of the American family, what is his record on family legislation? In 2006, maverick McCain joined Democrats and liberal Republicans in voting against the Federal Marriage Amendment to protect traditional marriage (Wikipedia, McCain, John; 2007).
Of course, the record wouldn't be complete without Senator McCain producing and co-sponsoring legislation in 2002 shutting down gun shows for good across America. Most liberals despise the 2nd Amendment. Apparently, Senator McCain fits very nicely into the Nancy Pelosi-Harry Reid camp? On the other hand, most Republicans look to defend the 2nd Amendment right to bear arms.
We all knew what side McCain fought for against the Communist enemies in the 60's and 70's. Today his war is against the American people. Honor and integrity are how the Senator wants to be described as. But honor requires that he talk and vote the same way.
However McCain's votes and positions betray his conservative past. Mayor Bloomberg at least had the courage to jump ship from the Republican party. Lets hope this former war hero chooses to do the same before he alters the Republican message completely.
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