Quote Originally Posted by Dave Byrd
Believe it or not, Rebgirl, McCain hasn't "screwed" Rs as much as you think. Or if he has, he's been an equal opportunity screwer to Ds, too.

If you were able to look at what he's done in his history from both L and R sides equally and removing any degree of bias perspective on each side, you'd likely see that McCain has been an admirable straight shooter and someone who's not been afraid to call an ace and ace, no matter which side of the aisle the card was on. I think the more you learn about history and politics and the older you get, you'll begin to see and respect that level of guts. That's the centrism of maturity.

It is easy to tow a party line and blindly fall in with the general direction of a herd of sheeple and say what's expected or agree. Real courage and leadership often means going against the herd--sometimes even your own herd if you think it's misguided--and standing up for truth or justice or something you believe is morally right.
I do respect him. I don't always agree with him but I respect him and his service for our country. With McCain I feel feel he bended to a lot of pressure when he was picked to lead the Republicans to victory. And that's a shame because I believe that there should be a mix of left and right. I mean that's why I'm Libertarian. I'm for gay rights and "drugs" which many on the right aren't for. And I'm certainly not religious and I feel that contradicts a lot with Conservative values.

I'm glad he's standing up for what he believes in but I don't agree with what he's standing up for. Especially now that he is throwing himself at the Conservative base for acceptance.