According to the latest Rasmussen Reports, John McCain, the once mighty frontrunner, is tied for 3rd place in the latest national Presidential Preference poll. The results are as follows:
Rudolph Guiliani – 24%
Fred Thompson – 24%
Mitt Romney – 11%
John McCain – 11%
Other poll show similar results. Why has the former “front runner” fallen? Here are some thoughts:
1. He looks like a grinch.
2. He’s running as a “Democrat” for the Republican nomimation.
3. The Amnesty Bill, aka Leave No Illegal Behind.
I think its due to Numbers 2 and especially 3 even though NBC’s Tim ‘Russert’ Potato could not explain why McCain is falling fast. Its time that these Rino candidates realize that you can not go around advocating tax increases; supporting global warming; making the illegals – legal; limiting free speech; endorsing the Al Qaeda Bill of Rights; and blasting your own party at every chance .
I respect Senator McCain for his war record. I do not support many of his policies. After all, his recent record is kind of “Hillaryesque” minus the skirt and the baggage. Bye Bye Senator McCain – your run for President was fun, but its over with!
June 14th, 2007 at 5:11 pm
sniff sniff.
June 14th, 2007 at 5:56 pm
Think waay back in the dim mists of time, all the way back to 2004. Kerry seriously considered McCain as a running mate. Obviously McCain didn’t do that, but the fact that Kerry would find McCain acceptable might say something about Sen. McCain.
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2004/04/06/for_kerry_aides_mccain_would_fit_bill_as_running_mate/
John McCain isn’t the political force he was in recent history.
June 14th, 2007 at 6:05 pm
He could have been a strong candidate given his pro-life record and military background – if he did not waffle on the tax issue and came out against the Amnesty Bill.
June 14th, 2007 at 6:44 pm
Fred Thompson is a neocon globalist not unlike McCain.
Although Fred Thompson is tougher than McCain and Giuliani on border enforcement, which isn’t saying much seeing how they line up with Barack Obama, he had a rather lackluster record on immigration while in the Senate. As one commentator notes: “Overall, Americans for Better Immigration gives [Thompson] a career grade of C; on chain migration, C; visa lottery, C-; reducing unnecessary visas, F; on reducing asylum fraud, C-; on reducing amnesties, D; and on interior enforcement, C+. Although he was tough on border control, he was lacking in almost every other area.”
Fred Thompson also supports affirmative action, and ideologically worships free trade, regardless how much it harms America. Historically, conservatives have opposed free trade, but Thompson, like others, has been “neoconned” into backing it.
He furthermore is a “fellow” at the American Enterprise Institute, one of the largest (and most sinister) neocon think-tanks, which demonstrates where his true loyalty lies. If you did not receive the Burkean memo, the transformation of the Middle East to liberal democracy is Jacobin, not conservative. There is not a single thing conservative about the membership of AEI. They are neocon / neoliberal globalists.
Why are neoncons backing Thompson? Ideally, being ex-Trotskyites themselves, neocons would prefer a liberal candidate, like McCain, Giuliani or Romney. But they see that conservatives deplore these candidates, and now are going to try to peddle Fred Thompson, who is just socially conservative enough and just tough enough on the borders, even if it is feigned, to woo naive GOP voters. But let’s hope this nefarious neocon plot fails.
Let’s pray that the more real conservatives learn about Fred Thompson, the more unacceptable he will appear. Use your BRAIN America, and not fall for sharply dressed, full set of ’sexy’ hair (Romney/Edwards), nor for someone who ‘Acts’ on TV.
A Dean of a College I know was touting a large RUDY sign. I asked him why Rudy, and he said, “Because he’s from MY state…I gotta support the home team!”. This guy has a MASTERS DEGREE and TEACHES! He has no friggin clue. I encourage all of you to not vote on ‘popularity’ but rather on who is the best candidate for the job. Fred Thompson will KEEP US IN IRAQ FOR A LONG LONG TIME according to his Fox News interview. Please research for yourselves America. It should make you puke if you truely knew who some of these people are.
June 14th, 2007 at 6:48 pm
I thought you would have mentioned the Jews somewhere in your last post.
June 14th, 2007 at 10:46 pm
neo-cons are ex-Trotskyites?
June 15th, 2007 at 3:11 am
I j ust can’t bellieve the lack of quality candidates on both sides. Maybe snoopy should run again….
June 15th, 2007 at 7:26 am
Hey MBT, its never too late to through your hat in! MBT vs. Hillary. Now that would be entertaining. ;^)
June 15th, 2007 at 8:41 am
On man, can you imagine the crabbyness once a month when they synch up? And if during a debate … real fireworks, fireworks I’m telling ya.
“Nathan LaHue” or whomever you are, bring your own thoughts next time. Reprinting 2-month old material by Basil Harrington at the Canada Free Press is a real bore and testimony to your shallowness.
June 15th, 2007 at 8:56 am
KungPow – I don’t think my husband or family would approve of another campaign! We just don’t have room for all the secret service…
Although, I would love the chance to take her on and show her the issues that concern a REAL professional woman!
McCain – we won’t even lower our hormones enough to respond to that comment. (Does Hillary still have monthly mood swings – did she ever?)
June 15th, 2007 at 8:57 am
McCain – yes there could be fireworks though – but the Democrats have already outlwed them!
June 15th, 2007 at 9:18 am
“show her the issues that concern a REAL professional woman”
a.) free birth control for everyone
o.k. i’m out of gender specific issues …
b.) oh wait …. no one should be allowed to get mad if i order a very complicated drink at a cafe (or bar) … even if there is a long line
personally i don’t do that, but i know women who do.
i think that’s it
June 15th, 2007 at 1:15 pm
Romney will win nomination. Romney vs. Obama. Obama will win election.
June 15th, 2007 at 3:47 pm
blog-hole, you would get very good betting odds on that curious scenario.
lisab, why can’t everyone order house wine or tap beer and be done with it. Reminds me of the elitist moron who ordered an “albacore” sandwich just in front of me.
June 15th, 2007 at 5:51 pm
Albacore and confrontations with bicyclists. You must live in the SF Bay Area.
June 18th, 2007 at 9:12 am
Lisab,
The neocon movement (if “movement” is the right word) began as hawkish, socially liberal Jewish people. Of course, the belief set that Neo Cons have now attracts many, not just Jewish individuals.