
McCain's mainstays
Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., announced his Maine leadership team that he hopes will carry him to victory in the Republican caucuses, which begin on Friday.
Maine’s Republican senators, Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe, will be chairwomen, and Snowe’s husband former Gov. John McKernan will be an honorary chairman. State Rep. Josh Tardy will be the campaign’s organizer in chief.
Twenty-two state legislators have endorsed McCain.
"John McCain has the integrity and experience to lead our nation. I have known John for many years from our service together in the House and Senate, and I have always found him to be genuine, straightforward and honest," Snowe said. "Unlike any other candidate, he has a proven track record of addressing the challenges we face."
"John McCain is the right man to lead the Republican Party and to unite our nation," said Collins. "He is a leader with a consistent record of standing up for what is right- not just what's easy. I am proud to say that John McCain has my full support, and I look forward to working with him throughout this campaign."
The others backing McCain include State Reps. James Annis (R-Dover-Foxcroft), Rich Cebra (R-Naples), Kathy Chase (R-Wells), Dean Cray (R-Palmyra), Phil Curtis (R-Madison), Harold Ian Emery (R-Cutler), Stacey Fitts (R-Pittsfield), Ken Fletcher (R-Winslow), Jeff Gifford (R-Lincoln), John McDonough (R-Scarborough), Everett McLeod (R-Lee), H. Sawin Millett (R-Waterford), Gary Moore (R-Standish), Kerri Prescott (R-Topsham), John Robinson (R-Raymond), David Richardson (R-Carmel), Wes Richardson (R-Warren), David Savage (R-Falmouth), Thomas Saviello (U-Wilton), Joseph Tibbetts (R-Columbia) and Windol Weaver (R-York).
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Let us look at McCain’s conservative credentials:
-IMMIGRATION: he wrote the bill granting amnesty to illegal immigrants (co-sponsored by Ted Kennedy)
-SOCIAL SECURITY: he voted to give your social security money to illegal immigrants
-TAXES: he voted against the Bush tax cuts multiple times (he has since flip-flopped and has campaigned as a lifelong tax-cutter)
-RHETORIC: he routinely engages in Democratic class warfare against big companies in America, particularly the “evil” drug companies who research cures to debilitating diseases for a profit
-ECONOMY: as recently as December 2007 he admitted “he does not know the economy very well” and needed to get better at it
-1ST AMENDMENT: he wrote the McCain-Feingold campaign finance bill that was declared to be an unconstitutional infringement of the 1st Amendment (co-sponsored by ultra-liberal Democrat Russ Feingold)
-2ND AMENDMENT: he was called the “worst 2nd amendment candidate” by the president of the NRA
-ENERGY TAX: wrote a bill (co-sponsored by his buddy Lieberman) imposing a massive tax on energy which, according to the Department of Energy, would drastically raise the price of gasoline and put 300,000 Americans out of work
-GLOBAL WARMING: supports radical global warming legislation which involved him voting with every Democrat; think only America is responsible to take action, not other superpowers
-JUDGES: he joined forces with Democrats (Gang of 14) to block the Senate Republican’s attempt to confirm conservative, strict constructionist judges; also said Alito was too conservative for his liking
-WAR ON TERROR: fought with Hillary Clinton to demand that terrorists be given a full American trial
-GAY MARRIAGE: he joined liberals to fight against a federal marriage amendment supporting the institution of traditional marriage
-CHRISTIANS: campaigning in 2000, he famously described Christian leaders as “agents of intolerance”
-PRO-LIFE: he filed an amicus brief against pro-life advocates in Wisconsin
-BI-PARTISANSHIP: he met with leading Democrats in 2004 to discuss the possibility of being John Kerry’s Vice-President; publicly considered leaving the Republican Party in 2001 after he lost the primary
-PROFESSIONAL ETHICS: ringleader of the infamous Keating 5 ethical scandal which cost US tax payers $160 billion (Google it)
-PERSONAL ETHICS: McCain cheated on his first wife after she had a severe accident that left her partially disabled. He then divorced her and married his multi-millionaire mistress, whose daddy bought McCain a spot in the Congress
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DanFebruary 2, 2008 11:18 AM