McCain Says No to New Taxes
February 17th, 2008
Echoing the statement and sentiment of the First George Bush, on the eve of the former President’s endorsement no less, John McCain told ABC’s This Week under no circumstances would he raise taxes. Because of the statement, the endorsement, and the obvious connection between both moderate leaders who spent a great deal of time defending themselves against conservatives, McCain’s statement is somewhat ill timed.
At the Republican National Convention in 1988 George H.W. Bush stated “read my lips, no new taxes”, as president facing massive budget deficits he did the opposite raising the ire of fiscal conservatives. It became a central theme against the President as he was attacked by contender Pat Buchanan and Bill Clinton for the statement and his action. Check out this nifty 1992 campaign commercial from the Clinton camp:
We have no evidence that McCain won’t adhere to his pledge, it just seemed, well, a rather ill timed statement just ahead of the two men appearing together tomorrow in Texas.
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February 18th, 2008 at 2:40 am
John McCain’s standing with the GOP voters:
Dear John,
Any GOP candidate who wants to “consolidate” the party, and who refuses to
use a nationally televised debate v. other GOP’ers to do so, is either:
1. too weak and/or too lame
2. giving lip service to the idea of “consolidating” the Party, and is so
foolish that he actually believes he can win the National Elec. w/o
consolidating it
3. is lying when he says he will out-campaign, out-debate and out-perform
the Dem’s – if you can’t do it in your own camp, you can’t do it against
the opposition.
“Good luck” with your continued attempts to pressure the thinking American
public & smart Republicans into backing you without you doing the actual
work. BTW, I’m not an evangelical, I’m more of a New Age spiritualist who
disagrees w/Huckabee on his family values platform, so you’ve gotta ask
yourself, “Why isn’t she voting for me?”
Maybe you should give me the decency and respect of telling me why I
should vote for you – in a debate v. your only true opponent – Huckabee -
without the Romney static. In my eyes, along with all of my friends – who
were former Rudy & Mitt supporters & who STILL don’t like you & yet
believe Mike won’t make it – you never won any of the debates.
John, if you fail in a Feb 08 GOP Debate, you sure as heck are going to
fail in the Fall. So, you might as well debate now and reach a conclusion
of:
1. You’ve got to improve your debating skills
OR
2. You’ve got to withdraw because you’ll cause the Party to fail in Nov.
Think of it this way: If Huckabee should drop out now because he won’t win
in upcoming primaries, or he won’t win in a Contested RNC, then logically,
you should drop out now because you won’t win in November – against either
Dem candidate. Hillary will out-debate you on substance, and Obama will
out-debate you as a communicator and inspirational speaker.
With regard to your debate style & discussion of substance beyond the
bullet points & national security – the line of “just ask my friend _____,
he’ll tell you how tough I am on ____, ” – As Dr. Phil says, “How’s that
workin’ for ya?”
Not too well for you, John, not too well for either you or the Party.
[And, woe to the "king" who is deluded by the "yes-men" with whom he
surrounds himself.]
Wishing the Great USA All the Best,
Theresa Markham, Esq.
[divorce atty]
Hamburg, NJ
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BTW, in case you think John McCain would, in part, retort with the idea that he’s not asking Huckabee to withdraw, here’s a quote from an actual memo sent to his supporters on Feb. 12, 2008, from Rick Davis, his campaign manager, which, of course, is a blatant lie:
“With only 774 delegates left on the table after tonight, Governor Huckabee cannot win the Republican nomination for president.”
A very loud, public retraction, complete with a copy to all of his supporters, is in order.