2008 Woodie Awards
McCain rocks the vote
Charlotte Holman
Issue date: 2/15/08 Section: Forum
As it becomes apparent that Senator John McCain may actually represent the Republican party in the November presidential election, Conservative elites have railed against him in a last ditch effort to "save" the party. I don't understand why. In a 25-year career in Congress, McCain has voted consistently conservative on major items of the Conservative agenda.
McCain has always been pro-military, which comes as no surprise since he himself had an impressive career in the Navy and was a POW in Vietnam for five and a half years. McCain has also not wavered on his pro-life stance and remains tough on government spending.
Yet, outspoken political commentator, author and conservative columnist Ann Coulter says that if McCain wins the Republican nomination and faces Senator Hillary Clinton in November, Coulter will vote for Clinton, a candidate who champions universal health care and promises to pull troops out of Iraq within her first year in office.
Coulter isn't the only Conservative voice lashing out at McCain. She joins Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity and Laura Ingraham who all despise McCain because he's an independent thinking Republican.
Yes, they do exist, but "real" Conservatives hate them because these "mavericks" refuse to roll over for the party agenda if they don't believe it's what is right for the nation -- heaven forbid our leaders actually think for themselves.
While McCain will never budge on his dearest principles like the defense of the nation against terrorism, he is willing to listen and work with the other side to get things done. This aggravates Conservatives who refuse to believe the Democratic Party could ever want what's best for the United States.
These Conservatives would rather the country stagnate in problems like illegal immigration, health care and a recessive economy than compromise with those "crazy liberals" to find ways to improve America for its citizens and the world.
But McCain has been willing time and time again to cross the aisle and co-sponsor legislation he believed in. McCain doesn't vote on party lines; he votes for what he believes will help Americans.
McCain has always been pro-military, which comes as no surprise since he himself had an impressive career in the Navy and was a POW in Vietnam for five and a half years. McCain has also not wavered on his pro-life stance and remains tough on government spending.
Yet, outspoken political commentator, author and conservative columnist Ann Coulter says that if McCain wins the Republican nomination and faces Senator Hillary Clinton in November, Coulter will vote for Clinton, a candidate who champions universal health care and promises to pull troops out of Iraq within her first year in office.
Coulter isn't the only Conservative voice lashing out at McCain. She joins Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity and Laura Ingraham who all despise McCain because he's an independent thinking Republican.
Yes, they do exist, but "real" Conservatives hate them because these "mavericks" refuse to roll over for the party agenda if they don't believe it's what is right for the nation -- heaven forbid our leaders actually think for themselves.
While McCain will never budge on his dearest principles like the defense of the nation against terrorism, he is willing to listen and work with the other side to get things done. This aggravates Conservatives who refuse to believe the Democratic Party could ever want what's best for the United States.
These Conservatives would rather the country stagnate in problems like illegal immigration, health care and a recessive economy than compromise with those "crazy liberals" to find ways to improve America for its citizens and the world.
But McCain has been willing time and time again to cross the aisle and co-sponsor legislation he believed in. McCain doesn't vote on party lines; he votes for what he believes will help Americans.
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