Well the time has come for me to focus my attention on Senator McCain who is going to be the competition in the general election. Given the likelihood that more Superdelegates will be shifting to Senator Obama in the coming days, I will call him the presumptive nominee from now on. John McCain is in a unique position in that he has quite a few liberal views that I might agree with, but his overall view is decidedly Republican therefore I cannot in good conscience support him. That being said, this is why he proves so enticing to some of the more experienced focused Clinton supporters and some people who simply cannot come to terms with Senator Obama as the next President of the USA. Using the wonderful Google Quote function again, I have selected a few Senator McCain quotes (See Senator Clinton) and provided some satirical insight into his thoughts.
“I think that the people should understand that I will be Hamas’s worst nightmare,” he said late last month in a conference call with conservative bloggers. - 10 May 2008 (New York Times)
What he was really thinking: “Hamas better be scared, don’t they know that my presidency will boost recruitment tenfold as I continue GOP policies and continue to alienate our allies. They are going to go broke simply paying all these people and that is how I will end the War on Terror.”
“To encourage a country with only rhetoric, rather than sound and proven ideas that trust in the strength and courage of free people, is not a promise of hope,” McCain said, alluding to Obama’s speaking skills and campaign theme. - 10 May 2008 (Baltimore Sun)
What he was really thinking: ” My ideas are so proven, I took them right out of President Bush’s book that he slipped to me the other day…pssst….don’t tell anyone.”
“I’m proud of my record on the environment,” McCain said. “I have a long record of involvement in preserving the natural treasures of my state.” - 10 May 2008 (Star Ledger)
What he was really thinking: ” I love the desert,the heat….the nothingness…. I am so glad I helped preserve this.”
“We want to show that the Republican Party is united and energized,” McCain said. - 10 May 2008 (The State)
What he was really thinking: “Too bad some of these far-right people think I am too liberal, oh well…who needs them…. I have Senator Clinton’s supporters. Republican Unity…. Who needs it…”
“I’m ready to talk to the American people about the challenges and issues we face,” McCain said. - 10 May 2008 (Charleston Post Courier)
What he was really thinking: “I came up with this cool phrase called the ‘Straight Talk Express’ except, that damn Clinton and Obama never let me get any TV time!!!!”
“I have a special feeling for this state,” McCain said just before his fundraiser here. - 10 May 2008 (Charleston Post Courier)
What he was really thinking: ” That feeling is so special that I will forget what I said today and say the same thing at my next fundraiser in the hopes of earning as much as the Democrats.”
“I’m not that familiar with the political situation on the ground here,” he said. - 9 May 2008 (thinkprogress.org)
What he was really thinking: “If only they knew how much I don’t know…..wait a minute….what was I just thinking about?”
May 10th, 2008 at 8:12 pm
God bless John McCain, He has always been my favorite republican even when i was naive just hated them all for being uncaring bastards. The maverick, he is called. What an irony that he is a uniter kind of like what Obama strives to be. Both candidates republican and democrat will claim to to be pro bipartisan.
May 10th, 2008 at 9:23 pm
I would have to disagree with you there Tate, first of all, I don’t think John McCain is a uniter and if he is, it is for the wrong things. Secondly man, I really can’t believe it is you saying these things.
My favorite republican is good old Mitt from Mass.
May 11th, 2008 at 5:07 pm
I guess you know I agree with Tate, Crian, but it’s mother’s day and I’m not going to argue with anyone.
Did you know your blog is the only liberal blog I ever visit? Well, of course you didn’t. There’s no way you could have known that. Well, you know it now.
BB often comments on my blog and he’s also a liberal, but he doesn’t run a blog. We do exchange e-mails though, so you’re not the only liberal I’m friends with on the internet, just the only one I visit.
I don’t understand your politics and you probably don’t understand mine, but we can respect one another because we understand that just like you-know-what, everyone has an opinion. Blessings!
May 11th, 2008 at 6:28 pm
Thanks for stopping by Gayle, well funny thing you should mention that stop by my blog because yours is the only conservative blog that I stop by regularly, sure when I remember too do it, I often try to search out other conservative blogs and sometimes even visit sites from your blogroll but as soon as there is a new story on Dragon Lady’s Den… I am there to read it.
I think we also understand each other’s philosophies to a certain extent but the differences are truly great otherwise it would just be a one-sided world like we have in some countries on this earth.
May 12th, 2008 at 9:09 pm
Hello Crian,
As Gayle’s ‘other’ Liberal friend, I should comment here!
US campaign politics is being driven by unusual forces this time around: there is a powerful backlash to the Bush
administration. McCain has to distance himself from that and attract centrist types: this
upsets the very conservative base. Luckily for him, the democrats have had a long hard fight. But in the process they have attracted many new voters.
It appears certain that Obama will get the Dem nomination: I think most Hillary supporters will move rather comfortably behind him. The truly interesting problem remaining is who picks who for vice president.
May 12th, 2008 at 10:25 pm
Funny thing you should mention Gayle BB, she was just mentioning you the other day. I definitely think this election is quite different to the previous one and you are correct on every one of your assertions, Gayle mentioned you didn’t own a blog, how come?
As far as the VP goes, I think I saw the Daily KOS with a poll on potential candidates and at the the time, a female governor from some state seemed the most likely candidate, the name leaves me at the moment but what do you think?
May 12th, 2008 at 11:23 pm
You may refer to the female governer of Kansas, Kathleen
Sibelius. She is a highly respected Democrat in a conservative GOP state, well-spoken and intelligent. She is, I would think, on Obama’s short list; in the interest of party
unity, he may offer some post to Hillary as well. McCain has everyone guessing: the conservatives want a Romney or Fred Thompson type, the centrists prefer Condi Rice and there is even talk of him picking a hawkish dem like Joe
Lieberman. It will be more critical for him, given his age and support mix, but he has a reputation of being a maverick
and may surprise everyone. No,
I don’t own a blog, nor even considered one. Like Gayle, I generally avoid them (but unlike her, it’s because I’m usually in agreement). I frequent conservative blogs
because I’m intrigued by their
rationale..eg. why they possess that outlook. Have been visiting Gayle intermittantly a couple of years, actually finding my way there from a blogger called ‘Old Soldier’.
Her visitors vary in their conservatism, but she is very reasonable concerning opposing views if they are polite. We ‘agree to disagree’ and share an appreciation of offbeat humor. I am
a retired explosives scientist,
and note you are completing a thesis? What is your field of interest?
May 13th, 2008 at 3:25 pm
You are on the money there BB, Kathleen Sibelius is exactly the person I was talking about, here is the link to the Poll which doesn’t have alot of partcipants but just interesting to think about none the less:
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/5/11/8853/02615/977/513619
Being a former Mass. resident, I would go with Romney for McCain but you make a good point that he is fairly elderly so maybe a younger guy/lady might not be such a bad idea.
I think Hillary as VP would be a good idea but I don’t think she would accept it given the chance that she might run against him if he does get elected.
As far as blogging goes, you are more than welcome to post on here if you like. Just looking back at what you have written on Gayle’s blog and on here. I think it would be fair to say you are quite knowledgable on a few areas.
I do find conservatism interesting in part because I guess I am young and a geek and feel that the principle of conservatism gets in the way of progress, at the same time I understand it as my family is fairly traditional as far as values go. That being said, I would consider myself 90% liberal with the 10% falling into conservative territory when it came to issues of security.
Actually I should have said I completed my thesis, I originally completed my undergrad in accounting but after working for a bit in Boston, I realized I didn’t want to be confined to numbers for the rest of my life that is why I came to do a Masters in Business here in Ireland. I am a computer geek and wrote about the essential requirements in the CPU industry, contrasting AMD and Intel. Some interesting research but that is a topic for another time.