Go Read It: "So You Want To Be A McCain Democrat"
"So You Want to Be a McCain Democrat," a must-read for those currently too bitter to vote for Obama/Clinton in the general election.
A little more detail on the Supreme Court, from the Boston Globe op-ed cited above:
The Supremes. The day the next president takes office, five of the nine Supreme Court justices will be over 70. John Paul Stevens will be 88; Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 75; Anthony Kennedy, 71; Stephen Breyer, 70; and, I smile as I write this, Antonin Scalia is 72.
The next president will probably pick one or two of their replacements; maybe more, if he or she is reelected. McCain, who favors the repeal of Roe v. Wade, promises conservative audiences, "We're going to have justices like [John] Roberts and [Samuel] Alito."
People, McCain voted against SCHIP (expanding health insurance that currently covers children).
He's a "flip-flopper", as I seem to recall Dubya's word for it.
Take a look:
And recently, he flip-flopped on whether water-boarding is torture--and this from a U.S. war veteran who was himself subjected to torture as a prisoner of war in North Vietnam.
See for yourself McCain's 180. "Today," NBC, September 22, 2006:
And "The Olbermann Report," February 14, 2008:
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Well, you don't have to worry about ME voting for him.
Posted by: Gunfighter | April 03, 2008 at 01:53 PM
i will continue to think that this logic is the most bizarre thing I've heard in a while and have to believe that it's merely passion talking b/c how can anyone, anyone, anyone vote for john f'ing mccain.
oh, and Joan? she's HILARIOUS.
Posted by: jen | April 03, 2008 at 02:10 PM
What? Senator McFlipFlopper is not John Kerry? Would be less surprising and less nauseating if he himself had not been tortured. I always thought his standing up to Bush on this in the past was principled. Silly me.
Posted by: Glennia | April 03, 2008 at 07:08 PM
"[...] I would just prefer Mr. Bush simply to say 'I'm resigning.'"
Just one of the many, *many* reasons why I am devoted to Keith Olbermann.
Awesome, righteous post, Cyn. *claps*
Posted by: debbie - i obsess | April 04, 2008 at 08:30 AM
Like I've been saying, two words -- Supreme Court. Not supporting SCHIP just makes it even worse.
Posted by: PunditMom | April 06, 2008 at 05:39 AM