Living human embryos, run for cover! These guys wil damn you to useless, unethical embryonic stem cell research.

I like to see the liberals sticking together. May God bless them in all their endeavors.

McCain/Danforth 2008

Two questions for the right wingers who dominate this blog:

One: what are the current delegate totals for the Republican Presidential candidates? (I ask this because I remember seeing a lot of posts a few weeks ago from the usual right wing suspects complaining that the corporate media was not giving Cheney/Bush’s boy (Romney) credit for his rather temporary lead in delegate counts.)

Two: (a more serious question, sincerely asked) Why do right wing radio pundits, such as Laura, Rush, Sean, Savage, Beck, O’Reilly, etc., bemoan McCain’s involvement in the McCain-Feingold legislation? Is it because they are against any Republican politician working with a Democratic politician on any issue(in this case, campaign finance reform), their animus against Feingold(a strong Democratic left-leaning partisan), or principled opposition to campaign finance reform? Or all of the above? I would just like to understand this particular polemic.

So, my rightwing friends on this blog, if you would rather not comment on question number one, please do comment on question number two. I would appreciate it. And oh, Wake up, America!

Shouldn’t Mr. Danforth be endorsing somebody in the Democratic primary?

Oh, Lizz is back. Got to answer her questions.

1. You can always see the delegate totals here:

http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/primaries/results/scorecard/#R

Right now, it’s McCain 97, Romney 74, Huck-a-Cluck 29, Paul 6, Rudy 2

2. Partially it is pricipled opposition to “campaign finance reform”, and partially because they just don’t like McCain.

5 said “Partially it is pricipled opposition to “campaign finance reform”, and partially because they just don’t like McCain.”

And that’s exactly why this conservative likes McCain and not the “Republican Party.” If the Grand Old Party is only about using their big bucks to place their puppet in as president to make them bigger bucks, then I’ll vote for someone with firm, intangible values regardless of party. Values that reinforce:

A stronger America, with security and prosperity for all;
one that exercises moral leadership to guide worldwide concensus,
instead of heavy-handed empire-building

One whose politicians may stay focused on domestic and world events,
without being distracted from their jobs by continuously raising money and campaigning.

We need real leadership, not perpetual bureaucracy.

It’s about America… We the People.

And that’s why I’m for McCain.

I’m Ryan A, and I approve this message.

Kudos, Ryan A.! At long last, a true American conservative: one who doesn’t try to wrap up waterboarding and torture in our flag. Romney says: let’s double Gitmo! What would Jesus do or say about that? Only about 25% of the American people are still slumbering in the CheneyBush bed. We are waking up, America!

Change has a way of sticking it to those who rely on things staying the same.

Conventional wisdom during the debate over “campaign finance reform” was that dollar limits on campaign contributions would help Democrats and hurt Republicans because Republicans had more money and could donate more to their candidates than Democrats could to theirs. But in the current realignment, many wealthy suburbanites have been switching from Republican to Democrat, while many poor rural evangelicals have been switching from Democrat to Republican. Now Democrats raise more money than Republicans.

Dont be surprised if Democrats start tinkering with campaign finance laws to allow more money in politics. Or if Mike Huckabee is followed by other economic populist evangelicals in the Republican Party.

“Two: (a more serious question, sincerely asked) Why do right wing radio pundits, such as Laura, Rush, Sean, Savage, Beck, O’Reilly, etc., bemoan McCain’s involvement in the McCain-Feingold legislation? Is it because they are against any Republican politician working with a Democratic politician on any issue(in this case, campaign finance reform), their animus against Feingold(a strong Democratic left-leaning partisan), or principled opposition to campaign finance reform? Or all of the above? I would just like to understand this particular polemic.”

There is a reason why McCain-Feingold is also called the “Incumbant protection act”. It places a limit on free speech. Advocacy groups are not allowed to run ads detailing a candidates position on an issue.
He also has McCain-Kennedy, which thankfully failed to pass, which granted amnesty to illegal aliens. His new position is no better, secure the border, then grant amnesty.
Then there is MCain-Leiberman Global warming bill which will wreck the US economy and do nothing to other countries.
He was behind the “Gang of 14″ cabal that derailed the confirmation of qualified judges.

Thank you for your response, Si Vis. Since you apparently dislike incumbency, would you join with me in throwing out the incumbent Congressman Todd Akin, Republican-Plaza Frontenac? Not that his incumbency has been a total waste of time…he did sponsor a bill to protect the Pledge of Allegiance. Very innovative and cutting-edge legislation, no doubt! What’s next–a bill to protect apple pie and mother-hood? What a joke! He is the premier lap-dog for the US Chamber of Commerce and consistently votes against average folks. Wake up, America!