Comments on: John McCain & Conservatives (Part 1)

By: Fresh Bilge » Opportunists

Fresh Bilge » Opportunists — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 01:00:53 +0000

[...] contributor at Gay Patriot supports Romney. Another supports McCain, and he has imparted some interesting information. I am pleased that he is reaching out to the right. I was delighted to read that not only has he won [...]

By: Crow

Crow — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 23:34:23 +0000

I’m pretty sure a President McCain would be a lot like Bush, except without the tax cuts. Do we really want another eight years of this fluff?

By: SteveHM

SteveHM — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 22:32:06 +0000

McCain has his flaws, but enough conservative moxie on spending cuts and the war on terror (which he understands better than anyone; i.e., early support for the surge), that he's won me over. Romney now sounds like a conservative, but he's the father of Masschusetts' mandate-laden state-controlled health care system. I rely on a candidates' record, not his poll-tested positions of the moment. While I don't consider gay rights as the be-all and end-all, it's still a big factor for me that Romney would continue pushing for an anti-gay federal marriage amendment. McCain would not (see this CNN.com report, as noted at the Independent Gay Forum site.

By: Geena the transgirl

Geena the transgirl — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 22:02:29 +0000

“Can anyone name the states that Kerry lost where either Clinton or Obama will win?”

Obama vs Romney:
Romney loses Ohio, Georgia, Iowa, New Mexico, maybe Florida or Virginia, even Colorado
Clinton vs Romney:
Romney loses Iowa, New Mexico, Colorado, likely Ohio, maybe Florida or Virginia.

Romney will lose 35 states if he can’t poll over 45%

By: XWL

XWL — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 20:28:14 +0000

I think both Romney and McCain would make fine candidates who would do well in the general election in November (can anyone name the states that Kerry lost where either Clinton or Obama will win?).

I’m still not going to vote for either one of them on Tuesday here in California.

I’m voting Fred Thompson, as a way to affirm the ideas he ran on. Federalism, small government, and strength at home and abroad are great ideas, ideas that Romney and McCain should embrace more fully. Maybe if enough folks vote Thompson on Tuesday, the signal will be sent.

If he got 5% while out of the campaign, that would send a message.

I just don’t get the sense that there’s a lot of separation between Romney and McCain when you really get down to it, they are very different men, but I think they’d have very similar administrations and lead this country in similar ways.

Rather than choosing, I’d rather just send a more clear message as to the direction I’d hope they steer towards as the campaign moves forward.

I don’t care which one wins on Tuesday, so long as they feel the need to adopt more of Fred’s philosophy (picking Fred as VP would be a good start) after they are inaugurated next January.

By: Draybee

Draybee — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 20:23:52 +0000

“I have been told that if I want to avoid lines when I vote early today, I should get the one location in LA County (the largest in the nation) that I should arrive before noon.”

What are you trying to say here? Do you even read your postings before you publish them to the site? A little proofreading is a wonderful thing.

[Thanks for the headsup. I normally do proofread my pieces before I post them, but in this case, I had to rush off, having decided at the last minute to go to a special event at my synagogue. Thanks for alerting me to the mistake. Since fixed. --Dan]