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Plus, why did you support Rudy, since he is a known moderate?
Mary asked me this question, and I've been thinking about it. Apparently, it is a complicated question to answer.
Rudy is not a social conservative, but he is a fiscal and military conservative. Furthermore, he has a proven record of reducing abortions, reducing crime, responding to terrorism, and reducing taxes in a blue state.
McCain, on the other hand, in the last few years, has just gotten in the way of the right of the party. The incident that bothers me is when he blocked Republicans from approving judges with the Gang of 14. But thankfully, we got some good judges anyway.
McCain has not bothered me with all of the following issues, but has made many conservatives angry: immigration, campaign finance, opposing tax cuts, compromising on ideals to "reach across the aisle".
But you are right that McCain's platform is conservative - with opposing Roe v. Wade, supporting the War in Iraq, restoring fiscal responsibility. If you look at Mitt Romney, he hasn't done much for us lately, either. On his watch, Massachusetts had a huge tax hike. So, that's why McCain has my endorsement. And for 70 years old, he has tremendous energy, so I'm not concerned about that.
i'm surprised you see "reaching across the aisle" as a bad thing. to me, democracy entails some compromise, which doesn't mean you aren't committed to meeting your ideal eventually.
ReplyDeletejust realized reaching across the aisle does not bother you in particular..my apologies!
ReplyDeleteMany people do have a problem with it, because they perceive that Democrats are never the ones who reach across the aisle - it's always Republicans who comprimise - and John McCain is good at it. But that is correct, that it doesn't bother me much.
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