The Third Democrat
Posted May 24th, 2008 by Da King
The pollsters and media talking heads tell us the Democrats have a huge advantage in the fall elections, an advantage extending to the 2008 presidential race. I'll up the ante by declaring it to be a 100% certainty that a Democrat will be elected president this year. I guarantee it. Either one of the two liberal Democrats will win (Barack Obama (D-ILL) or Hillary Clinton (D-NYY)), or the Blue Dog Democrat will win (John McCain (R-INO). All the Conservative Republicans have already been eliminated, and it was Republican primary voters who eliminated them (which is a perfect illustration of the confusion within the Republican party these days). McCain the Blue Dog impersonated a Conservative Republican for awhile to get the Republican nomination, but his true nature is slowly leaking out now that he is focusing on winning the general election. McCain has come out in favor of comprehensive immigration reform (a catchphrase for amnesty for illegals), said recently he would consider a windfall profits tax on oil companies, and alluded to the oil companies "obscene profits" (which are about 25% of the profits the government makes on a gallon of gas, which the government does absolutely nothing to earn, speaking of obscene). In the past, McCain has come out against drilling for oil in ANWR, and he also embraces global warming alarmism by endorsing the economically disastrous cap and trade system for carbon dioxide. Here's an excerpt from a january 2008 McCain interview with Weekly Standard's Mike Goldfarb:
Goldfarb: Some people are perplexed by your rhetoric on global warming. Is this one of those ‘no surrender’ issues, or is there room for discussion?
McCain: There’s always room for discussion. But I don’t know how any conservative can not support cap and trade. We did it with acid rain. The Europeans are putting it into effect. It’s a capitalist process that encourages green technologies. If we’re wrong, all we’ve done is adopt green technologies, in an effort to give our kids a greener planet.
As far as ANWR is concerned, I don’t want to drill in the Grand Canyon, and I don’t want to drill in the Everglades. This is one of the most pristine and beautiful parts of the world.
That's a Democrat talking, not a Republican.
In the past, McCain partnered with Russ Feingold (D-WI) to pass campaign finance reform, which restricted political speech. McCain was part of the infamous "Gang of 14" who betrayed his own party on judicial appointments.
As you can see, McCain holds Democratic views on many issues.
The New York Times used to love John McCain for his "maverick" positions against the Republican Party, but now, John McCain is referred to in the Times and throughout liberaldom as a "Bush third term". They want you to believe there is no difference between George W. Bush and John S. McSame, I mean McCain. Of course that is a total lie, like so much of what the liberal media says regarding politics, but hey, if the media didn't lie, Democrats couldn't stay in power. The media runs sort of an equal opportunity program for the politically challenged, logic deficient Dems. It's an issue of fairness. It's what any Marxist worth his salt would do.
Democrats point to McCain's position of 'let's not destroy the Iraqi government by pulling out too soon' as proof that he is a Bush clone. McCain DID vote for the Iraq war, as did the majority of Democrats, and McCain DOES want to see the Iraqi government stand on it's own before we withdraw, unlike the majority of Democrats who wanted to pull out the second the political winds shifted against the war (but please don't question their patriotism, they all HONESTLY reversed positions the second it was politically advantageous to do so), but McCain was HIGHLY CRITICAL OF THE BUSH IRAQ POLICY for four years. McCain was the one who wanted the surge long before there was a surge, so he was hardly a Bush clone. McCain was also right about that, if it matters to anyone (it doesn't to the NY Times). Also, if it matters to anyone, Iraq keeps moving slowly in the right direction (the NY Times doesn't care about that either, and Democrats get downright testy if you mention it).
The other way Democrats try to equate McCain with Bush is because McCain doesn't want to reverse the Bush tax cuts. The Dems don't want you to think about it beyond that. The Dems want you to condemn those Bush "tax cuts for the rich", they want you to focus on that soundbyte, even though those tax cuts lifted the country out of a recession, and even though reversing them in this shaky economic atmosphere would be STUPID, unless, of course, bringing about a full-blown recession is the goal. Then it makes perfect sense. Put me down as being AGAINST implementing the largest federal tax increase in U.S. history at this particular point in time. You don't raise taxes in a recessionary cycle.
McCain has a history of fiscal conservatism, which you can't say about Bush, under whose watch federal spending increased greatly, with only a small percentage of that due to the war. McCain will attempt to reduce federal government spending. In that, he IS Conservative, but when you add all his positions in total, he fits the Blue Dog Democrat mold. The Blue Dogs are fiscally conservative too. Too bad they are an endangered species within their own party, because the Dems could sure use more of that. The majority of Dems lust after every dollar for themselves, because money is power, er, I mean, because they are benevolent and compassionate.
What's really comical here is how Barack Obama is the candidate being presented as the guy who can work across the aisle for bipartisan change, when Obama's record is down-the-line liberal on every single issue. Never has a politician's rhetoric and image been so removed from his actions and record as has Barack Obama's. There is, however, no truth to the rumor that William Ayers (D-WU) will be Obama's VP pick. That is just a rumor, and I don't want any of you to repeat it. I shouldn't even have mentioned it, the thing about former Weather Underground terrorist bomber William Ayers being Obama's friend. I just shouldn't say anything about it, so I won't. Nor should I mention Obama's racist Reverend Jeremiah Wright. That's just wrong too. Let's just pretend Obama didn't hang out at that church for 20 years. That's the ticket. I'm sorry.
But anyway….
If you want someone who will reach out to the other side, John McCain's your man, not Barack Obama, or Hillary either. I say this though I'm not a McCain fan. The one thing I know for sure is that whoever wins the presidency in the fall, I won't like him/her.
May 24th, 2008 at 12:14 pm
[...] The Assumption of Inferiority wrote an interesting post today onHere's a quick excerptNever has a politician's rhetoric and image been so removed from his actions and record as has Barack Obama's….Of course that is a total lie, like so much of what the liberal media says regarding politics, but hey, if the media didn't lie, Democrats couldn't stay in power…. [...]
May 24th, 2008 at 3:53 pm
Sometimes a politician is like an umpire or journalist. If every side dislikes him he's doing all right.
May 25th, 2008 at 11:56 am
Adequate job of ripping McCain, King. I couldn't find much you said about him that I disagree with, especially when you said no matter who wins in November it will be a Democrat. McCain has passed so far across the line that he doesn't even qualify to be called a RINO, but he still has that R behind his name and that makes me prefer him to either of the other two.
Great job of finishing with more truths about the anointed one, Barry Obama. Anointed by some group in 2004 so he could deliver the keynote speech at the Dem convention and then anointed by the media at their first opportunity. He has been given pass after pass by the media for his gaffes, and aren't there a lot of them lately, and in general is surely their fair haired boy, if one of his race can be that.
It is something the way he talks about his ability to cross he aisle and he has a nearly perfect liberal voting record. So far left in his voting that he is rated number 1 in the Senate. I guess it is that rating that caused Hillary to stop trying to outleft him earlier this year.
McCain has crossed the partisan line on lots of abortive attempted legislation like the Amnesty Bill of 2006 with Ted Kennedy, and the earlier McCain-Feingold Act that did no good for anybody, except the 527s that are just getting started for this year.
You mention that he is in favor of amnesty since he insists that there must be COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION REFORM and like all the other politicians that worry about the Hispanic vote, thinks that amnesty has to be part of it. This reasoning is the main reason I will be holding my nose when I vote for him.
Again, nice finish to the article as you keep the Obama problems before us so gently. LOL
May 25th, 2008 at 3:11 pm
What I would like to know is…..if McCain is really a Democrat in a 71 year old Republican body…..how did he get chosen as the GOP candidate? Why would Republicans choose a Democrat, posing in a 71 year old Republican body, to represent their political party in the presidential election?
For the life of me, I can't figure out how that could have happened.
May 25th, 2008 at 4:16 pm
Roy,
I wasn't trying to rip McCain exactly, though I guess I did do that. What I was really trying to dispel was this campaign tactic the liberals are trying to pawn off on the public that McCain is the same as Bush. He isn't.
Speaking of Obama's gaffes, of which there are many, many, have you seen Malkin's column listing a lot of them ? It's pretty funny, but could become pretty sad pretty fast if Obama becomes president (of all 57-58 states).
May 25th, 2008 at 4:21 pm
It's simple, Rev. the Conservative Republican nominees split the vote and Huckabee got the evangelicals, allowing McCain to capture the moderate, independent, and crossover vote and cruise to victory.
May 25th, 2008 at 4:26 pm
larry,
Well, I've always liked Congress best when they're not in session and therefore not screwing things up, but it would be nice if a politician I actually supported would win the presidency once in a while. This 'lesser of two evils' choice is wearing thin.
May 26th, 2008 at 7:27 am
So McCain wasn't voted in as the nominee by conservatives…..at all?
Does he….or does he not…..represent the Republican party? If conservative Republicans didn't select him….are you telling me that "independent…crossover…and moderate" voters put McCain where he is?
May 27th, 2008 at 2:43 am
I'm sure McCain got a few Conservative votes, but not very many. Conservatives don't like him. That's hardly been a secret. I'm not breaking any news here.
May 27th, 2008 at 10:52 am
So…..conservatives didn't select McCain. Conservatives make up the GOP. So….the GOP didn't select McCain.
The conservatives in America, didn't vote for McCain….."only a few"….and yet…..he is the GOP candidate.
I'm starting to think there is some real-time revisionism going on here…..or was it the plan of the GOP from the start to lose this election cycle?
And then…..perhaps the GOP can explain the terrible loss in November to the fact….not….that McCain is really a Democrat in GOP clothes? Could that be their rationale?
May 27th, 2008 at 12:30 pm
Do you not understand the difference between Conservative and Republican ? There is one. Conservative and Moderate ? Conservative and Independent ? Social Conservative vs. Fiscal Conservative (like me) ? The Christian Conservatives vs. the Neocons ? How about the 'three-legged stool' of the Republican party ? How about Blue Dogs Dems vs. Liberal Dems, for gosh sakes ? There is even such a thing as a Liberal Republican, if you want to get technical.
Or do you think Republicans are all one big mass of the exact same person carbon copied 40 million times ? Whitey McGunnut the Greedy Racist Jesus Freak CEO (I'm trying to divine YOUR mindset, not mine) ? If so, it would certainly explain your prejudices (partially).
I'll repeat it for you. The hardcore Conservative base did NOT vote for John McCain in the primaries. They don't really like him and they don't really trust him. The Conservatives are dissatisfied with the choice. Didn't you notice all the Conservative media pundits complaining about McCain for the last six months ? Didn't you notice the queasiness at places like CPAC, The Heritage Foundation, or even me and the other Conservative-type thinkers on the blogs ? Every one of us complained about McCain. I STILL complain about McCain. I just did. Why do you think they talk all the time on television about whether or not McCain can energize the Conservative base ? Do you think it's because the base loves him ? This is pretty basic stuff that everyone understands. I can't believe you're even arguing the point.
I think you are the one who wants to do some revision here, since it serves your purpose to put McCain in the exact same mold as Bush. It's part of the Dem gameplan. The problem is, it isn't true. It never was true, and it certainly isn't true just because the Dems want it to be true for this election. Where do you think that whole McCain "maverick" reputation came from over the years ? Are we just going to rewrite history and pretend none of that ever happened now ? McCain has a long history of working across the aisle. McCain has a long history of crossing his own party. That's why McCain has that crossover appeal. It's been all over the news. Maybe you've heard about that too. The facts are the facts. You can't refute any of what I wrote, because every bit of it is true.
"or was it the plan of the GOP from the start to lose this election cycle?"
Yep. You've outed them. The GOP wants to lose, just so they can say McCain was really a Democrat, because that would……um……heck if I know. It's YOUR conspiracy theory. It doesn't make any sense to me. I'm still operating on the assumption that the GOP wants to win the election.
Don't make me explain this again. Thank you.
May 27th, 2008 at 4:44 pm
The conservative movement is dying with George W. Bush. Good riddance. Blaming McCain, you know, because he is too liberal….is being done in the hopes of resurrecting an already dead movement in the next general election cycle.
Good luck with that.
The conservative movement that started with Gingrich's Contract On America…..is dead. It ain't coming back. The GOP clearly permitted McCain to step in as the nominee because the mood of the country has moved to the left. The thinking:conservatives will sit out a few years and come roaring back with the same old defecation policies….have another go at it and so forth.
Contrary to popular superstition…..the dead are dead and can't come back to life.
This isn't just another election. This is an historic, pivotal change election. I'm guessing you are still not convinced of that.
May 28th, 2008 at 5:54 am
Your celebration over the death of Conservatism is extremely shortsighted, but whatever. It's your opinion and you're entitled to it. The political winds change like the, well, wind. Anyone following politics knows that. The Dems will gain more power, screw things up as they have for decades and decades, and then the winds will shift back. Tax and spend is not an effective long term governing policy. Over the long term, it's the road to destruction. Anyone who can add and subtract should know that. Resources are not limitless. We can't have everything we want right now just because we want it. That's the attitude of a child, and the attitude of liberal Democrats. They're whiny children who want their binky.
But enough of that. Let's take a new tack.
What is it that you like about Obama ? Would it be the goodies you think he'll give you for free ? Or what ?
May 28th, 2008 at 7:45 am
I'm a regular reader of the Reverends blog, King, and think I have some insight:
The Reverend likes the fact that Obama spearheaded the Illinois legislatures movement against invading Iraq, that anyone who opposes Obama is racist and that Keith Olbermann says Obama's really neat.
May 29th, 2008 at 4:11 am
You know, larry, I actually agree with Obama that going into Iraq was a bad idea (but not a criminal, immoral, fascist idea like the Rev raves on about), but I don't think that one thing qualifies Obama to be president. Somehow, it takes more than one antiwar speech to convince me.
But I guess that makes me a racist, not to mention The Worst Person In The World.
Darn. This gets confusing. I can't wait for the spiffy new Obama Free Speech Flowchart to clear things up.