Sharing sentiments with McCain
I know a lot of people in the Democratic party are blasting McCain for not saying what they want to hear about the Iraq war (I don’t agree with him either). And there are those who believe that he is nothing but a continuation of the Bush administration (I stop short of saying that, but I’ve been watching with an unsatisfied feeling as he makes some turn abouts on previous stances). And I know a lot of Republicans are leary of McCain because they say he isn’t conservative enough (see my post “In which I run across the issue of polarization…again” for more specifics), but I have to recognize his calls for a more international community and his recognition of the climate change issue as an important one. The Washington Times reported today that McCain, in an address that was apparently to give a layout of his international vision for the United States, “said the U.S. can no longer assume the mantle of lone democratic superpower, and is instead now a first among equals that must rely on an emerging ‘league of democracies’ to secure peace and freedom.”
Yes, I’m looking at the words “first among equals” with some skepticism, but his call for more international cooperation (which has been sorely lacking these past eight years) and his previous calls to draft a new treaty to fill in when Kyoto runs out are welcome words coming from the Republican camp as far as I am concerned. I want to feel that (whatever the reality) both major political parties have the country’s best interests at heart…I’ve not felt that from the R’s for a while. Good for John McCain.
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breathingunderwater1
McCain is a radical right wing neocon nut job. He has earned a score of zero from the League of Conservation voters for his complete and utter failure to even bother to show up for any vote on any environmental issue. He has earned another well-earned zero, this time from NARAL, for his votes to overturn Roe v. Wade, an important constitutional right. And, he has publicly stated that he wants to stay in Iraq for 100 years, by which time the U.S. will be bankrupt and there will be no more living Iraqis.
http://misanthropicscott.wordpress.com/2008/03/08/mccain-a-moderate-not-even-close/
As an aside, in researching a post I wrote recently about how Jesus might vote, were he alive and in the U.S. today, I learned something interesting.
Abortion was performed in biblical times.
Abortion was around for about 1500 years before Christ. Jesus was certainly well aware of the procedures, both drug induced and surgical. And yet, he never said a word about it being wrong.
Jesus was actually pro-choice!!
What a concept. Please, everyone on the political right claiming to be following the ways of Jesus at least read my post on the subject. It’s chock-full of scriptural references that point to the political leanings of the main stream view of Jesus. You may not agree with me. But, I hope you’ll have the courage to at least read my viewpoint all the way through. You may find it very enlightening. At the very least, you may want to defend your position on my site.
http://misanthropicscott.wordpress.com/2008/03/23/how-would-jesus-vote/