Senator (and presumptive Republican Presidential nominee) McCain is taking his “I’m willing to reach across the aisle” a little too far these last few days. Have you heard about the North Carolina Republican Party running the ad against the Democratic candidates for governor? In the ad, they play clips of Senator Obama’s former pastor Jeremiah Wright ranting his now infamous extremist epithets, then the ad says that the candidates have endorsed Senator Obama, who is “too extreme for North Carolina.” There is nothing in the ad that is in anyway racist towards Senator Obama, yet Senator McCain is imploring the North Carolina Republicans to pull the ad on that basis.
Senator McCain is falling hook-line-and-sinker into the trap that the Democrats have set. They want any criticism of Senator Obama to be perceived as racist, even when no such thing exists. It is a shame that the Republican candidate for President is apparently going to be unwilling to place any campaign ads that are negative of Senator Obama. Does he really think Senator Obama is going to show him the same courtesy?
To their credit, the North Carolina Republicans have refused to pull the ad, citing that the ad reflects North Carolina issues, not national issues. Senator McCain is, in my opinion, overstepping his bounds in asking them to pull the ad. It has nothing to do with him or his campaign. In addition, Rush Limbaugh made a good point on his program yesterday: If Senator McCain is allowed to portray himself as a “maverick” and do things his own way, why is it then wrong for members of his party to do the same thing? He wants to be able to do things any way he likes, but expects others in his party to fall “in line” with what he wants.
Senator McCain has been quick the last few days to protect the Democrats while degrading members of his own party. That’s more than “crossing the aisle.” That’s being a Democrat in Republican clothing. Such is what we conservatives will have to deal with, having a liberal running on the Republican ticket. If he does not wake up soon, though, we’re going to have someone much more liberal living in the White House. He needs to quit playing into the Democrats hands, and be willing to criticize Senator Obama. There is much to criticize.
I hope this election cycle will help teach Republicans to start grooming a true conservative for a Presidential run. Senator McCain is not the answer.
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I for one am tired of the Republicans pulling their punches. That is one of the reasons that we are where we are fiscally in this country. The Bush administration has allowed every liberal program to come down the pike to be passed…and they still are bashed by the libs. It is time for the Republicans to get back to their conservative roots, and run the country in the way we intend when we elect them!
I would think that “reaching across the aisle” should work both ways. Republicans are told they have to do it, but I have never heard that the Democrats have the same responsibility…
I couldn’t agree more. It’s time for the Republicans to stand firm with their convictions!