And You Like This Guy So Much

revel wrote:

I don't know about all politicians, but McCain is nothing more than a political prostitute to gain the backing of all Bush's political backers.

Bull!

As everyone who has been here long knows, I am on the left side of liberal. It is rare that I agree with mystery man.

But here, revel, you are way off base.

McCain has shown singular courage and consistant integrity on several issues.

- He is one of the most influential voices affecting our policy on the use of torture.
- He supports immigration policy that makes the radical assumption that immigrants are human being.
- He strongly opposed the Swift Boat attack ads on Kerry.

McCains supportive words for Bush are part of his character-- which is one of integrity

I disagree with McCain on many issues, but I deeply respect him and I am glad to have his voice in the public debate. I would certainly trust him in the White House.

I wish there were more Democrats with his consistant character.

These obscene partisan attacks from Democrats are bad for the party and the Country.

Do you think you can disagree with someone by offering a progressive alternative without comparing them to a prostitute?

Good-government advocacy groups working on lobbying reform say their longtime ally Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) has played a smaller leadership role on the issue than they had expected.

McCain's lower-than-hoped-for profile on the sensitive subject coincides with what prominent lobbyists describe as a quiet effort by his political team to court inside-the-Beltway donors and fundraisers in preparation for a possible 2008 presidential run.

Bush could bypass new torture ban
Waiver right is reserved
By Charlie Savage, Globe Staff | January 4, 2006

WASHINGTON -- When President Bush last week signed the bill outlawing the torture of detainees, he quietly reserved the right to bypass the law under his powers as commander in chief.

After approving the bill last Friday, Bush issued a ''signing statement" -- an official document in which a president lays out his interpretation of a new law -- declaring that he will view the interrogation limits in the context of his broader powers to protect national security. This means Bush believes he can waive the restrictions, the White House and legal specialists said.

''The executive branch shall construe [the law] in a manner consistent with the constitutional authority of the President . . . as Commander in Chief," Bush wrote, adding that this approach ''will assist in achieving the shared objective of the Congress and the President . . . of protecting the American people from further terrorist attacks."

BVT--

Sometimes, people agree with one another's political ideas. McCain agrees with most of Bush's.

BVT--

Sometimes, people agree with one another's political ideas. McCain agrees with most of Bush's.

The executive branch shall construe Title X in Division A of the Act, relating to detainees, in a manner consistent with the constitutional authority of the President to supervise the unitary executive branch and as Commander in Chief and consistent with the constitutional limitations on the judicial power, which will assist in achieving the shared objective of the Congress and the President, evidenced in Title X, of protecting the American people from further terrorist attacks.

I have great respect for McCain of the past. The politician does not sit well with me.

I still prefer Guiliani.

He's being coy, DTOM. Have you heard anything about his decision?

Guliani is a hack. A joke who had 15 minutes of glory after 9/11 and then left the spotlight.

If he jumps back in, he will quickly go back to being a joke. Do you remember what was happening with his ex before 9/11 distracted everyone? They will if the spotlight goes back to him.

If I were a Democrat, I wouldn't mind running against him at all.

Lash, I said "bascially said."

Quote:

The executive branch shall construe Title X in Division A of the Act, relating to detainees, in a manner consistent with the constitutional authority of the President to supervise the unitary executive branch and as Commander in Chief and consistent with the constitutional limitations on the judicial power, which will assist in achieving the shared objective of the Congress and the President, evidenced in Title X, of protecting the American people from further terrorist attacks.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2005/12/20051230-8.html

Explained here

I think it's still a cheap characterization, unworthy of a serious person.

I don't believe you think that was their motive.