McCain's habits in the political forum

McCain delivered a speech that energized the conservative base. He layed it down nicely regarding the Iraq War in such a way I almost found myself willing to support him.

Almost.

McCain was also critical of those that jumped on the "slip a noose around Imus' neck" bandwagon. In fact, McCain even said he'd be willing to go on Imus' show in the future - ooops, too late, NBC cancelled it over his less than considerate (and yes, downright despicable) remarks regarding the Rutgers Women's Basketball team. Those crying girls at Rutgers did the worst thing they could if they wanted to lash out at Imus, because like other shock jocks, all this will do is put his name out there for more people to recognize, which will lead to a more widely syndicated show with a larger audience. Look out Howard Stearn, here comes Don Imus!

Granted, had a conservative host said something like "look at those nappy-hoes", he'd have gotten a lot more than what Imus receieved. Could you imagine if Rush or Hannity had said this? Whew, the upheaval would have been a lot worse.

Back to McCain. He's been a consistent pro-lifer, and right now he's acting conservative, sort of. But that comment so long ago that "We've wasted a lot of our precious treasure, which are American lives, over there," continues to burn in my brain. And he doesn't sit well with me on other issues, like the fact that he's on board with the Global Warming Lies issue (click here for a fascinating article on Global Warning by a publisher I am aquainted with), opposes tax cuts, and has a habit of breaking ranks for the sake of breaking ranks.

Maverick? or Jackass?

Don't get me wrong. I am not totally in agreement with all things Republican, either. And McCain is a lot more appealing than Rudy (who should just change over to the Democratic Party now, since his only conservative viewpoint is regarding the war on terror), and more consistent than Mitt Romney.

I have other reasons for my reservations about McCain, as well. He has this thing about big government regulation, and a certain anger against free-marketers. But one thing is for sure, if Duncan Hunter or Tom Tancredo don't step up and start making gains in the Republican race for presidential nomination, McCain is a lot more appealing than Rudy.