The Case Against John McCain

Today, Vanity Fair reports that another finance co-chair, former New Jersey congressman Jim Courter, is also resigning:

McCain finance co-chair and former New Jersey congressman Jim Courter, chief executive of telecom corporation IDT, is resigning from the campaign after the FCC slapped IDT with a $1.3 million fine last week for failing to disclose information about its contracts in Haiti. IDT is being investigated by several federal agencies after a former employee filed a lawsuit alleging that the company engaged in corrupt practices in order to obtain favorable contracts in the country.

We've already talked about McCain's efforts to mislead the audience about his on-again, off-again support/opposition to comprehensive immigration reform. But after his speech, McCain opened the floor to about 15 minutes of Q&A. A young woman asked whether the Republican senator would support the Dream Act (Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act), which gives undocumented young people a chance to earn U.S. citizenship by going to college or enlisting in the military.

McCain didn't hesitate to endorse the legislation.

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The audio in the latter portion of the clip is from a conference call McCain held with right-wing bloggers in October, in which he vowed opposition to the Dream Act ?- in addition to opposition to the same comprehensive immigration proposal he now claims to support.

When the National Review asked McCain about the Dream Act, McCain said, "I would have voted against it. I have said a thousand times, I have heard the message from the American people."

The man is just shamelessly dishonest. McCain co-sponsored the Dream Act, then refused to vote for it, then promised to oppose it, then promised to support it. And just to add a little irony to the whole situation, McCain then concluded, "I do ask for your trust."

McCain cannot remember what pieces of legislation he supports; or, he's a liar.

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We've already talked about McCain's efforts to mislead the audience about his on-again, off-again support/opposition to comprehensive immigration reform. But after his speech, McCain opened the floor to about 15 minutes of Q&A. A young woman asked whether the Republican senator would support the Dream Act (Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act), which gives undocumented young people a chance to earn U.S. citizenship by going to college or enlisting in the military.

McCain didn't hesitate to endorse the legislation.

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The audio in the latter portion of the clip is from a conference call McCain held with right-wing bloggers in October, in which he vowed opposition to the Dream Act ?- in addition to opposition to the same comprehensive immigration proposal he now claims to support.

When the National Review asked McCain about the Dream Act, McCain said, "I would have voted against it. I have said a thousand times, I have heard the message from the American people."

The man is just shamelessly dishonest. McCain co-sponsored the Dream Act, then refused to vote for it, then promised to oppose it, then promised to support it. And just to add a little irony to the whole situation, McCain then concluded, "I do ask for your trust."

http://www.thecarpetbaggerreport.com/archives/16199.html

When is a single Conservative going to take McCain to task for lying and flipping on many, many issues?

Cycloptichorn

Obama has no guts to admit he is wrong. What kind of leader is that?

woiyo wrote:

Obama has no guts to admit he is wrong. What kind of leader is that?

Can you say "proportional"? Have that one explained to you too, Woiyo.

McCain Now Playing Catch-Up On Afghanistan

Is everybody missing this? That McCain is now trying to catch up to Obama on Afghanistan? In fact, he's now adopting Obama's position.

Obama has been saying for almost a year that more troops are needed in Afghanistan. McCain has said that wasn't the case, that Iraq was the central battleground in the war on terror. Moreover, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs says that we need more troops in Afghanistan but we none are available unless we pull substantial numbers out of Iraq -- which McCain is ruling out.

So let's all say it out loud: McCain is now copying Obama's position on Afghanistan.

And with troops that he doesn't have since he's against pulling any out of Iraq.

McC is not a sleazeball, he's a republican!

Bush is the most hated man in the world.

mm seems to come up with the most ridiculous questions on a2k; "did you poll everyone on earth?" He really wants an answer to that stupid q?