> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Kristyne McDaniel > Sent: Saturday, August 30, 2008 6:10 PM > To: 'ProFox Email List' > Subject: RE: [OT] Who the fuck is Sarah Palin? (and who the hell > cares!) > > Pete, > > > Really? Hardly ever hear Rs make that assessment of him! We > > think he is > > nearly the most liberal R we have. > > That's because you judge with your gut instead of looking at his > record. > McCain is one of the most conservative senators in congress, and has > been > for his entire tenure. The 'maverick' reputation is not about being > liberal. > It had to do with opposing republican choices that were more stupid > than > usual and with mouthing off instead of keeping quiet when the stupid > choices > were made. > > He is still has a 100% pro life record, is extremely hawkish on > defense, > against most social programs, and far right on most other choices. Look > at > his record instead of listening to your 'gut' so you can see where he > really > stands.
I think it's clever how you assume the equilibrium point between left and right is to the left of McCain. However, most of us in the hinterland consider Obama quite far left. * Support for abortion through the 3rd trimester * Support for gay rights * Desire to dismantle the military, cut missile defense, and unilaterally reduce missile counts * Support for meeting with terrorists to talk over differences * Support for gun bans * Support for a global voluntary UN "love offering" of something like 6% of GDP or whatever it was he advocated in the so-called "Global Poverty Act" I think Obama is WAY more left than McCain is RIGHT. And a lot less experienced. I would argue that Palin actually has more executive experience already than any of the three senators in the race, and has done a lot more in a small amount of time than many governors do in a whole term or two. Anyway my main point is that McCain is left, not right, of center in most of his views. You cannot possible consider McCain/Feingold conservative, or McCain/Kennedy conservative, or his embrace of Global Warming, or his lack of support for Bush's tax cuts, or lack of support for drilling in ANWR, "right wing". Palin is very conservative, more to the right than McCain for sure, but she's also got his streak of bucking HER party and going after corruption and wasteful spending. I actually like that about both of them, but in her case it's far more impressive actually. The conservative position on most social issues is let the states decide but liberals over the last 30/40 years have made that impossible by using the federal judiciary to make everything a federal issue. I do however appreciate your point that ridiculing her is unwise and unfair. I can see lots of Hillary folks not liking her, but if the energy, corruption and country-above-party issues are at all important, I can see socially liberal men and women appreciating her experience over Obama's and voting for Mccain even if on social issues they disagree. - Bob > > Kristyne McDaniel > http://www.kristynemcdaniel.com/blog > http://www.mcstyles.com/ > > Whether you think you can, or you think you can't.... you are right. > -- Henry Ford _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
