Just when McCain has begun tasting the fruits of his efforts to repair relations with religious conservatives, The Wall Street Journal has him dissing Sam Alito. He’s the Supreme Court justice that wrote James Dobson a thank you note after his 2006 confirmation:
Then there is the issue of judicial nominations, a top priority with conservatives. Nothing would improve Mr. McCain’s standing with conservatives more than a forthright restatement of his previously stated view that “one of our greatest problems in America today is justices that legislate from the bench.” Mr. McCain bruised his standing with conservatives on the issue when in 2005 he became a key player in the so-called gang of 14, which derailed an effort to end Democratic filibusters of Bush judicial nominees. More recently, Mr. McCain has told conservatives he would be happy to appoint the likes of Chief Justice John Roberts to the Supreme Court. But he indicated he might draw the line on a Samuel Alito, because “he wore his conservatism on his sleeve.”
Therein lies the problem that many conservatives have with John McCain. It is the nagging feeling that after all of his years of chummily bonding with liberal reporters and garnering favorable media coverage from them that the Arizona senator is embarrassed to be seen as too much of a conservative.
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posted January 29, 2008 at 10:51 am
McCain has a rating of 9. That should predict that he will support the “least of these” when an economic package is written. The current package does not include checks of elderly who live solely on Social Security while those who have other income and use Social Security as a supplement will receive a check. This is neither morally correct (Matt 25) not good economic sense because those living on only Social Security will be more likely to use the money for food and rent (most of the money will stay in the US) while those with more resources will more likely save the money or spend it on luxury items manufactured outside the US.
All candidates should be judged on their “faith-based votes” not just appearances at another church!