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10 things you should know about John McCain (but probably don't):

1. John McCain voted against establishing a national holiday in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Now he says his position has "evolved," yet he's continued to oppose key civil rights laws.1

2. According to Bloomberg News, McCain is more hawkish than Bush on Iraq, Russia and China. Conservative columnist Pat Buchanan says McCain "will make Cheney look like Gandhi."2

3. His reputation is built on his opposition to torture, but McCain voted against a bill to ban waterboarding, and then applauded President Bush for vetoing that ban.3

4. McCain opposes a woman's right to choose. He said, "I do not support Roe versus Wade. It should be overturned."4

5. The Children's Defense Fund rated McCain as the worst senator in Congress for children. He voted against the children's health care bill last year, then defended Bush's veto of the bill.5

6. He's one of the richest people in a Senate filled with millionaires. The Associated Press reports he and his wife own at least eight homes! Yet McCain says the solution to the housing crisis is for people facing foreclosure to get a "second job" and skip their vacations.6

7. Many of McCain's fellow Republican senators say he's too reckless to be commander in chief. One Republican senator said: "The thought of his being president sends a cold chill down my spine. He's erratic. He's hotheaded. He loses his temper and he worries me."7

8. McCain talks a lot about taking on special interests, but his campaign manager and top advisers are actually lobbyists. The government watchdog group Public Citizen says McCain has 59 lobbyists raising money for his campaign, more than any of the other presidential candidates.8

9. McCain has sought closer ties to the extreme religious right in recent years. The pastor McCain calls his "spiritual guide," Rod Parsley, believes America's founding mission is to destroy Islam, which he calls a "false religion." McCain sought the political support of right-wing preacher John Hagee, who believes Hurricane Katrina was God's punishment for gay rights and called the Catholic Church "the Antichrist" and a "false cult."9

10. He positions himself as pro-environment, but he scored a 0—yes, zero—from the League of Conservation Voters last year.10

7. Many of McCain's fellow Republican senators say he's too reckless to be commander in chief. One Republican senator said: "The thought of his being president sends a cold chill down my spine. He's erratic. He's hotheaded. He loses his temper and he worries me."

This really is a drawback for a Commander-In-Chief. I doubt the Secret Service would have the authority to administer tranquilizers as needed.

Hello Trevor and all else here,

I do Not believe that Senator John McCain would be even as half as bad or even half as horrible as a President as George W. Bush has been. I believe that Senator John McCain is a lot better man than George W. Bush. And I do agree with John McCain position and stance on Roe vs. Wade. I do believe that Roe vs. Wade should be virtually overturned. There were already 17 states that allowed for abortion in various circumstances and for various reasons, before the Roe vs. Wade decision in January of 1973. (1)
And unlike George W. Bush, John McCain supports funding for embryonic stem cell research. Senator John Mccain voted Yes, for funding for stem cell Research. (2)
And I am definitely Planning to vote for Senator John McCain for President, this coming General election.

1. http://www.abortionfacts.com/online_boo ... both_8.asp

And:

http://www.rightgrrl.com/carolyn/roe.html


2. http://www.ontheissues.org/john_mccain.htm

I agree that McCain would be a nightmare for the US. He's always been a hawk. Combine that with his hot-headedness and we could create even more of a disaster in the mid-east.

On a personal note, I found this incident particularly repulsive and a troubling indicator of his character:

In his book The Real McCain, author Cliff Schecter claims that John McCain made extremely ugly remarks about his wife Cindy McCain during a tirade witnessed by three reporters and two aides. "At one point, Cindy playfully twirled McCain's hair and said, 'You're getting a little thin up there,'" Schechter writes. "McCain's face reddened, and he responded, 'At least I don't plaster on the makeup like a trollop, you c**t.' McCain's excuse was that it had been a long day. If elected president of the United States, McCain would have many long days."

http://www.drudge.com/news/106692/autho ... nt-trollop

When a baptist minister recently tried to ask about this incident, McCain just refused to answer.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/05/0 ... 99744.html

Brackite wrote:I believe that Senator John McCain is a lot better man than George W. Bush. And I do agree with John McCain position and stance on Roe vs. Wade. I do believe that Roe vs. Wade should be virtually overturned.

So you think he is a "better man" and you like his position on abortion. Not exactly a persuasive argument.

Beastie,

My hope is that all of McCain's future "long days" will be spent in one of his 8 homes, and out of public life.

Trevor wrote:

Brackite wrote:I believe that Senator John McCain is a lot better man than George W. Bush. And I do agree with John McCain position and stance on Roe vs. Wade. I do believe that Roe vs. Wade should be virtually overturned.

So you think he is a "better man" and you like his position on abortion. Not exactly a persuasive argument.

Yes, I do definitely agree with and very much like Senator John McCain's Position and stance on Roe vs. Wade. Abortion was already legalize in 17 states for various reasons and for various circumstances, before the Roe vs. Wade decision, in January of 1973. (1)
I do believe that Roe vs. Wade decision by the Supreme Court in January of 1973, Violates the tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Here is the tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution:

Amendment #10:

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.


(Bold Emphasis mine.)

Roe vs. Wade took the abortion issue out of the hand of the States, and Forced all the 50 states to legalize abortions up to about the 24th week of Pregnancy. Roe versus Wade was an Unconstitutional decision which clearly Violates the tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, and I definitely do believe that Roe vs Wade should virtually and essentially be overturned.

1. http://www.abortionfacts.com/online_boo ... both_8.asp

About things being unconstitutional or not... that's up to the justices.

That's their role... funny thing that. :)

Yeah, isn't the personal income tax unconstitutional as well?

Brackite wrote:Yes, I do definitely agree with and very much like Senator John McCain's Position and stance on Roe vs. Wade.

No voter is more easily manipulated to vote against his interests than the voter fixated on a single issue.