Blogs For McCain

Now can we please dispense with this nonsense that the base will never accept Rudy?
In the Republican primary question, Giuliani (27 percent) edges McCain (25 percent) for the leader spot, with the only other candidate to receive double-digit support being former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich (14 percent).
If there were only two choices, [...]

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Gerry Daly points to an interesting new RT Strategies/Cook Political Report poll showing that, despite Rudi Giuliani being inarguably less…

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With everything going on this week, one story that has not gained that much attention is John McCain saying he would accept an invitation to Bob Jones University:
U.S. Sen. John McCain riled Bob Jones University leaders in South Carolina’s nasty 2000 GOP presidential primary by criticizing the Christian fundamentalist school - known for its ban [...]

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-The Washington Post gives the administration an absurd pass on staying the course. -John McCain and…

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Folks — not only did that Cook/RT Stratigies Poll released yesterday show a 12 point Rudy lead in the primary, but they provided FULL crosstabs, so we can have some sense of where Rudy and McCain’s support is coming from. Just as I’ve suspected for months, Rudy’s supporters are right in the mainstream of the [...]

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Look, mom a concern troll, Isn’t it cute? I think this needs to be explained. It seems that Bill Beutler, late of Hotline is concerned about…

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I’ve always looked at pork busting as a distraction and this article by Winslow T. Wheeler only reinforces my view. No one in Congress has done…

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Open Thread Posted by Matthew Sheffield on August 30, 2006 - 10:34. Starter topic: Mark Tapscott thinks John McCain doesn’t have a chance for the GOP…

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The Matrix has you: Federal election regulators refused to ease limits on political advertising Tuesday, blocking an effort to let interest groups run…

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Rumors On The Internets: Everyone But Security Council Members Flat Broke CBS News reports, “George Bush spends 58% of US Budget on Whiskey and some…

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Rumors On The Internets: Everyone But Security Council Members Flat Broke CBS News reports, “George Bush spends 58% of US Budget on Whiskey and some…

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John Hawkins over at Right Wing News has put together a piece titled “The Conservative Case Against Rudy Giuliani“.  It’s an interesting read.
I don’t agree that staving off the downfall of Western civilization depends on overturning Roe v. Wade, so I’ll skip over the stuff about abortion.  If that is your single issue, more power [...]

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The Arizona Republic ponders the effect of Senator McCain’s age and the 2008 election:
Sen. John McCain marks his 70th birthday today, a factor that he and his supporters hope won’t discourage many happy returns when the nation picks a new president.
Election Night returns, that is.
Forget a birthday party. This is about the Republican Party and [...]

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Yesterday Blog P.I. surveyed the leftosphere’s reaction to former Dean web guru Nicco Mele’s defection to the John McCain camp, taking exception to…

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Free Republic, the right-side of the right-side of the blogosphere, is hosting an online poll asking members which Republican they’d vote for if the 2008 field narrowed to just Rudy, Romney, and McCain.  The results would be astonishing if it weren’t for the latest GOP Bloggers straw poll, which illuminates the outcome considerably. 
The choices of Freepers [...]

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Senator McCain will be meeting with Tory leaders :
John McCain, the popular Republican senator and likely US presidential contender, has agreed in principle to speak at the Conservatives’ annual conference in October, underlining the restoration of the party’s international credibility.
Securing Mr McCain as the star turn in Bournemouth would be a coup for David Cameron, [...]

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“Republican Sen. John McCain says he would consider speaking at Bob Jones University, a school he criticized during the 2000 presidential campaign for…

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Last Wednesday at Hotline’s On Call blog, Marc Ambinder and Shira Toeplitz dropped a bombshell on the Democratic netroots the likes unseen since…

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This badly:
(Columbia-AP) August 28, 2006 - Arizona Senator John McCain says he would consider accepting an invitation to speak at Bob Jones University in Greenville.
McCain criticized leaders at the fundamentalist college in 2000 during a nasty Republican presidential primary that he lost to George W. Bush.
McCain criticized Bush’s decision to speak at the school, known [...]

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Well, the results are in w/r/t the latest edition of the GOP Bloggers 2008 straw poll.  With over nine thousand votes cast from self-selected online Republicans and conservatives, Rudy Giuliani is now the clear frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination.  The good mayor has surpassed both George Allen and Newt Gingrich to attain the highest net postive [...]

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Apologies to James Garner…Who is the balding stranger there? Maverick is the name. Riding the trail to you know where Tweety’s his companion…

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The Washington Post ran a very good article on Senator John McCain’s 2008 presidential race.  Definitely worth the somewhat lengthy read. Technorati…

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As the days go by, Iowa looms larger. What is currently the most important 2008 buzzword? Ethanol:
Over a dozen potential presidential candidates have poured into Iowa this month and most made a point to mention their support of ethanol and the state’s other energy projects. Republican Newt Gingrich, the former Speaker of the U.S. House, told [...]

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SMR: Lee Bandy reports that John McCain would carefully consider a visit to Bob Jones University — an institution he said was “racist and cruel” when…

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SMR: Lee Bandy reports that John McCain would carefully consider a visit to Bob Jones University — an institution he said was “racist and cruel” when…

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Republican Sen. John McCain says he would consider speaking at Bob Jones University, a school he criticized during the 2000 presidential campaign for…

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In 2000, John McCain excoriated George W. Bush for kicking off his campaign in South Carolina at Bob…

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America Still Pretty Sure It Meant to Board the Straight Talk Local John “The Artist Formerly Known As Maverick” McCain got a nice big kiss from the…

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Is there anywhere left in the Middle East, or Asia Minor, where it is safe to be connected with any part of western culture? Bombs in Africa, the…

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This past week our English I Pre-AP class wrote narrative autobiographical essays. Within class we…

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