Conservative Face-Off-- McCain Versus CPAC
FOX News has the livestream of the broadcast HERE.
Former Virginia Governor and Senator George Allen introduces Senator McCain.
The crowd seems respectful enough to Senator Allen, anyway.
Oops. Senator Allen introduced Senator Coburn (R-OK) who will introduce John McCain. He sure is giving a long-winded introduction.
--I still think Ann Coulter should have introduced him.
So Senator McCain has from February to November to run his campaign against the Democrats.
Do you suppose anyone will stick around to see Huckabee on Saturday at 9:00 AM?
McCain gets a nice round of applause as he comes on stage.
This may take some time to get used to.
Republican presidential hopeful, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., left, talks with Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., soon after their charter plane landed at Washington Dulles International Airport Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2008. (AP Photo)
Michelle Malkin and Bryan from HotAir are in the audience.
Romney gets applause- Huckabee gets boos.
McCain says he knows he has the responsibility to unite the Republican Party.
That will be a large task.
He says he will support the Bush tax cuts (now).
Wow. He talks about standing his ground on immigration plan- Boos.
Says he will secure the borders first(?)
The senator says he will work to reduce the size of government and will not expand entitlement programs. Says he will make the Bush tax cuts permanent- applause.
He won't let democratic Congress raise taxes and choke economy.
"I know about the sufferings of war more than any other candidate... I will not allow a withdrawal from Iraq. I will tell Iran that we will not allow their threats to Israel... I will stay on offense in the war."
CPAC has a blog post page- Cool.
Check it out to see what others are saying.
** Suzie passed on the reports that McCain had supporters bussed in(?)
Mary Katharine Ham liveblogged the McCain talk.
posted by Gateway Pundit at 2/07/2008 03:13:00 PM
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Whether one had supported McCain or Romney or Giuliani,or Huckabee, or John P. Wintergreen ,there is something messed up with a selection system whereby the candidate for President is chosen nine months before the election.
This also points out fallacy of the "change is good" mantra. Years before, if there was a clearcut candidate, said candidate usually did not appear until June or so. The selection system has changed to encourage early choice, which to me is not a good thing.
I agree with Gringo, the election process is ridiculous. People start campaigning 2 full years before the election begins. And I don't buy a word of this "vetting process", to see which candidate is the most masochistic and can endure "a trial by fire".
We're not electing a Survivor team, we're electing a set of ideas as embodied in a person.
The campaign should be 60 days long and consist of a limited series of debates. Period.
But then the media whores would be denied their 24 month gossip-fest riddlied with pontification and sneering. These guys are no better than the paprazzi chasing Britney -- they just think they are.
I hope and pray that our party starts seeing nine months from now and just not the present. I was first a Thompson supporter, then a a Romney guy, and now I'll support McCain. Party must trump the person! Otherwise, we might be saying thank you Mr/Mrs President to a socialist this fall
MCCAIN SUPPORTERS BUSSED IN????
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1966565/posts
So where does this leave states like mine who have not had their primary yet (ours is March 4th)? It simply means that approx. half the nation gets to choose who we will have to vote for. Texas has 140 delegates. Now, those of us who first supported Thompson, and then Romney, are left with a Republican snake and Elmer Gantry.
How fair is this system? In two words: it's not.
We are now faced with supporting a man who cannot stop the Obama juggernaut, or not voting for a president. McCain will not change to become more of a core conservative. And in case no one noticed, McCain supporters are slamming hard talk radio. Do you think that might have anything to do with McCain's support of the Fairness Doctrine?
McCain is the tiger who is covered in mud and is trying to deny his stripes. When the rains come, and they will, we will see his stripes again.
Expect him to take a turn if he is elected. It will be hard left.
McCain is a liar. I didn't believe one word he said, today.
He strongly opposed tax cuts, strongly opposed the First Amendment, strongly opposes the "rule of law", lies about border security, and the proof is his willingness to label the entire base of the Party he claims to prefer, as "racists".
Nobody can call me a "racist" and expect me to vote for him.
Since the Republican Party has chosen to tell me to shut up and go away, then good riddance. My voter registration card will be changed accordingly. To all of you unprincipled fools who want to follow the liar McCain, kiss my bippy. GOT IT?
BTW, for all those who still think that mccain and his liberal pals can unite the Republican Party, please note: The total # of democrats voting in all primaries, so far, is over 25 million. The total # of folks voting in Republican primaries is 12.5 million. Can you say President Barack?
In case it's not obvious, the rinos have already buried the Republican Party, and are demanding a larger shovel.
More of MCCAIN's dirty politics
http://gretawire.foxnews.com/2008/02/07/this-is-a-giant-waste-of/
While looking for the commercial in D.C., I found this one. McCain on stabbing his Huckabee buddy in the back as he will conservatives....
Check this youtube video commercial out named
"WEB AD TRUST HUCKABEE"
http://youtube.com/watch?v=xadOKIuaKLw&feature=user
Not sure which one disgust me more.
9 months ahead of time, whatever. That doesn't bother me.
2 years ahead of time doesn't bother me.
What bothers me, is that we don't even get a pure popular vote on candidates for the primary. There's something wrong with things when not only does the popular vote not choose the President, but it doesn't even choose the candidates for President.
I too agree that the lead time for chosing a candidate to run for President is just ridiculous...
The only upside is that its uncovered all the faux conservatives who are also Republicans...
Note the words of George Neumayr: Having accepted the concept of the "Big Tent" a long time ago, the GOP can't excommunicate anyone from the party. It was a dumb idea and the GOP has paid the price for it in endless philosophical drift and inept presidential nominees. John McCain differs in degree, not kind, from the last three GOP presidential candidates.
Bush Sr., Dole, Bush Jr., McCain: Where's the substantive difference? They are all intellectually lame Republicans, with little to no interest in conservative political and moral philosophy.
An electorate fed a diet of Big Tent gruel and PC platitudes for well over a decade was bound to settle on McCain. While the Dems had the good sense to insist on litmus tests -- which is why they never get saddled with philosophically irregular liberal nominees -- the Republicans threw open the doors to the Schwarzeneggers, chipping away at their platform with each passing year.
Will the folly of a McCain candidacy bring the Big Tent crashing down? One certainly hopes so, but it is not likely to happen, if only because many of his critics are proponents of "inclusive" conservatism. (there is more)
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