Comments on: Only McCain… (II) http://www.theamericanconservative.com/larison/2008/11/01/only-mccain-ii/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=only-mccain-ii n. the principle of good order<br /><br /> "Observe the strange inversion of all order and sense! Dignity debased; how vilely is the function of a consul prostituted!" ~The Craftsman Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:25:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: BarryHatesLogins http://www.theamericanconservative.com/larison/2008/11/01/only-mccain-ii/comment-page-1/#comment-16905 BarryHatesLogins Mon, 03 Nov 2008 19:30:04 +0000 http://www.amconmag.com/larison/2008/11/01/only-mccain-ii/#comment-16905 Pacific Moderate, it took a Supreme Court b*stard of a decision to put Bush in the White House, a decision which the SC wouldn't even acknowledge as a decision. And that was *after* Jeb Bush purged 10's of thousands of voters from the Florida, with a concentration on blacks. It took two layers of corruption for Bush to get into the White House. I recall pundits reassuring us that this would mean that Bush would have to govern from the center. Even before 9/11, Bush gave half the country the finger, and did almost as he pleased. Pacific Moderate, it took a Supreme Court b*stard of a decision to put Bush in the White House, a decision which the SC wouldn’t even acknowledge as a decision. And that was *after* Jeb Bush purged 10′s of thousands of voters from the Florida, with a concentration on blacks. It took two layers of corruption for Bush to get into the White House.
I recall pundits reassuring us that this would mean that Bush would have to govern from the center.

Even before 9/11, Bush gave half the country the finger, and did almost as he pleased.

]]> By: Daniel Larison http://www.theamericanconservative.com/larison/2008/11/01/only-mccain-ii/comment-page-1/#comment-16764 Daniel Larison Sun, 02 Nov 2008 00:56:55 +0000 http://www.amconmag.com/larison/2008/11/01/only-mccain-ii/#comment-16764 Of course, McCain won't be President, but I think he is temperamentally and politically inclined to cooperate with the Democratic majority. He craves media approval, and he takes great satisfaction in the persona of being independent-minded even when he isn't very independent-minded. He would trade almost his entire agenda to get another round of gushing op-eds praising his courage and integrity. Just imagine how excited all of his former admirers will be to write "the return of John McCain, maverick" stories the entire first year. Of course, McCain won’t be President, but I think he is temperamentally and politically inclined to cooperate with the Democratic majority. He craves media approval, and he takes great satisfaction in the persona of being independent-minded even when he isn’t very independent-minded. He would trade almost his entire agenda to get another round of gushing op-eds praising his courage and integrity. Just imagine how excited all of his former admirers will be to write “the return of John McCain, maverick” stories the entire first year.

]]> By: Pacific moderate http://www.theamericanconservative.com/larison/2008/11/01/only-mccain-ii/comment-page-1/#comment-16741 Pacific moderate Sat, 01 Nov 2008 22:31:53 +0000 http://www.amconmag.com/larison/2008/11/01/only-mccain-ii/#comment-16741 In 2000 the other size was actually a majority by half-a-million votes! In 2000 the other size was actually a majority by half-a-million votes!

]]> By: Indya http://www.theamericanconservative.com/larison/2008/11/01/only-mccain-ii/comment-page-1/#comment-16731 Indya Sat, 01 Nov 2008 20:51:23 +0000 http://www.amconmag.com/larison/2008/11/01/only-mccain-ii/#comment-16731 In 2000 and 2004, President Bush was elected in a highly divided country, with two photo finish elections. He didn't care about the other side, which was a substantial minority - a minority that was only a minority by a razor-thin margin. That didn't stop him from enacting whatever his agenda was and continuing his campaign to his base. If the Democrats do not get 60 in the Senate and McCain wins, we will see 4 more years of obstructionist politics that do not care about governance and workable legislation. That is not the kind of change we need, but that is exactly what a McCain presidency will bring. In 2000 and 2004, President Bush was elected in a highly divided country, with two photo finish elections. He didn’t care about the other side, which was a substantial minority – a minority that was only a minority by a razor-thin margin. That didn’t stop him from enacting whatever his agenda was and continuing his campaign to his base. If the Democrats do not get 60 in the Senate and McCain wins, we will see 4 more years of obstructionist politics that do not care about governance and workable legislation. That is not the kind of change we need, but that is exactly what a McCain presidency will bring.

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