[antimedia] antimedia: Here's something that....

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Here's something that....
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   ....[1]I agree with wholeheartedly.

     I compromised for George W. Bush in 2004, despite the fact that he
     did not veto McCain-Feingold, and despite him adopting global
     warming rhetoric. At the time, I thought "immigration reform" was
     possible without amnesty. And I've always thought the stem-cell
     compromise he decided on - while not perfect and still inhumane -
     was the best we could hope for without causing a huge fight we
     couldn't win. Moreover, on each of these issues, I believe the
     President was doing what he thought was right, and only on
     immigration reform do I question his motives.
     John McCain has been a leader in opposition to my position in all
     these issues but stem-cell research, and there he has waffled,
     avoided discussion, and dissembled. I think everything he does is
     driven by ego, and I most certainly question his motives. I do not
     think I will be able to sacrifice my principles enough to pull the
     lever for McCain, only to see his support for the troops undermined
     by his plans to give terrorists open borders and Constitutional
     rights, which they can in turn use to escape justice and harm
     American civilians inside the the United States. If we are going to
     neuter the sacrifice of our brave soldiers, sailors, airmen, and
     Marines, by allowing the enemy to avoid the fight overseas and
     evade capture here, we might as well take the Democratic approach
     and bring them home to die along with the rest of us.
     And for that, we could just as well elect the real Democrat. The
     Hobson's Choice from here to the Republican convention will turn
     into Catch-22 in November, and I'd just as soon take the part my
     namesake took when he left the Whig party. If it's good enough for
     Abraham Lincoln, it's good enough for me.

   I won't sit out the election like Chris. I'll vote for someone. But it
   won't be John McCain. A vote for McCain is a vote for Hillary Clinton
   or Barack Obama. They're peas from the same pod.
   All the people trying to argue that McCain is a Republican are either
   lying or blind. Oh, he's a Republican in name, but his beliefs are not
   Republican.
   In the '80's he [2]stabbed the Vietnam POWs, his own brothers, in the
   back by working with John Kerry to close the books on the missing men.
   In 2004 he stabbed his own Navy brothers in the back by calling the
   Swift Vets [3]"dishonest and dishonorable" without even bothering to
   see if they were telling the truth. He birthed and nurtured
   McCain-Feingold, the greatest assault on political free speech since
   this country was founded.
   Last year he supported [4]"shamnesty", an odious attempt to make a
   complete mockery of our immigration laws. Now he lies about having
   "learned his lesson" while taking advice from a Mexican national
   [5]who supports wide open borders.
   Before that he was a leader of [6]"the gang of fourteen", the group of
   Senators who ensured that conservative justices would not be approved
   for the bench [7]for the remainder of Bush's administration.
   McCain is a hypocrite, a liar and a backstabber. His ego and temper
   are legendary. He would make an awful President.
   My vote is not for sale. Not to the Republicans. Not to the Democrats.
   Not to anyone. I will select someone who best represents my values
   even if I have to write someone in. That someone would never be John
   McCain.
   Tags: [8]John McCain [9]election [10]shamnesty [11]backstabber

References

   1. http://www.theblackrepublican.net/archives/004025.html
   2. http://www.usvetdsp.com/jan07/ker_keating.htm
   3. http://www.lincolnvscadillac.com/printthread.php?t=2289
   4. http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=59567
   5. http://michellemalkin.com/2008/01/25/john-mccains-open-borders-outreach-director-the-next-dhs-secretary/
   6. http://www.freecongress.org/commentaries/2005/2005-old/050530.asp
   7. http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2004/may/04051907.html
   8. http://technorati.com/tag/John%20McCain
   9. http://technorati.com/tag/election
  10. http://technorati.com/tag/shamnesty
  11. http://technorati.com/tag/backstabber