John McCain A Different Type of Conservative

I read this morning that Ann Coulter would rather support Hillary Clinton than John McCain, and my reaction was ‘that’s fine with me.’ I don’t mind Ann Coulter abandoning the Republican nominee, not because she’s a conservative, but because she is often mean-spirited. One doesn’t have to be Liberal to think her attacks on the 9/11 widows were nasty and unnecessary. This just highlights the fact that protests of late about John McCain aren’t coming from pure conservatives, they’re coming from angry conservatives. They’re coming from many of the radio talk personalities that belittle people with opposing opinions. However, John McCain’s potential nomination is not a sign that Republican are turning away conservative politics, it’s a sign that they are turning away from the bitter partisanship that has fueled political discourse over the last two decades. The remark from Ann Coulter points to the fact that there are people both are the far right and the far left that feed off of this nastiness that has come with the successive presidencies of Bush/Clinton/Bush possibly Clinton again. A vote for John McCain doesn’t betray conservative ideals, it’s a vote for changing the tone in Washington. John McCain’s appeal to Independents stems from the fact that he’s respectful with people who disagree with him, and I think that’s a change that should be welcomed in Washington regardless of ones political leanings.

http://purplepeoplevote.blogspot.com/2008/02/john-mccain-different-type-of.html

Wandering Volunteer in Spartanburg SC

Well a few days after the NH primary I packed by bags and headed down south to Spartanburg to volunteer for the McCain campaign.  Senator McCain had a town hall meeting yesterday and it was packed.  He’s travelling with Senator Coburn and Senator Graham and the three of them fielded questions about spending, Iraq, health care, and child safety. 

The consensus is that the race here is between McCain and Huckabee.  While it will likely be a close race Senator McCain has loyal support among the local veterans who are a significant part of the population here in SC.  So it’s time to head back to the office and make more phone calls, and get ready for Saturday’s exciting race.