via the corner; for those of you unaware of the genesis of the letter, limbaugh has been an extremely outspoken opponent of mccain. [rquoter]Rush, I have not seen you in a long time but I do hear you frequently and I know that you have serious reservations about Senator McCain. Not that many care but I have not been involved in the Republican Primary contest because Elizabeth, a good conservative, is running for reelection in North Carolina where Romney, McCain and Huckabee each enjoy considerable support. I was the Republican Leader from January 1985 until I left the Senate voluntarily in June 1996. I worked closely with Senator McCain when he came to the Senate in 1987 until I departed. I cannot recall a single instance when he did not support the Party on critical votes. (At my age, I cannot be entirely certain but here are a few key conservative examples) : 1) Consistent pro-life record 2) Strong advocate for strict constructionist judges (We were misled on the Souter nomination) 3) Supported voluntary school prayer 4) Supported Constitutional Amendment for a Balanced Budget (needed two-thirds and lost by one vote — 66-34) 5) Strong advocate for reducing spending and opposing pork barrel "ear marks" which has, I might add, angered some of his colleagues 6) Consistent on defending Second Amendment rights 7) Opposed "Hillary Care" which would have been devastating 8) Probably the Senate's strongest advocate for strong national defense 9) Of course he has cast many votes since I left. I totally disagreed with the McCain-Feingold legislation. On immigration, Senator McCain was not in the Senate when Congress passed President Reagan's immigration legislation which passed overwhelmingly. It granted amnesty to 2.7 million illegals. It was not much different than the 2007 McCain, Kennedy, Bush effort. I disagree with his votes against the Bush tax cuts but I believe his pledge to make them permanent and I do not agree that Governor Romney ever suggested a timetable for troop withdrawals in Iraq. McCain is a friend and I proudly wore his P.O.W. bracelet bearing his name while he was still a guest at the "Hanoi Hilton." I believe our major candidates are mainstream conservatives and that our nominee will address our concerns by keeping taxes low, reducing corporate taxes, protecting and assisting the vulnerable, strengthening our traditional values, and above all, keeping America strong militarily, whatever the cost. Whoever wins the Republican nomination will need your enthusiastic support. Two terms for the Clintons are enough. Gob Bless America, BOB DOLE[/rquoter]
That looks like bull**** to me. I'd figure Bob Dole would write letters that don't look like a chain email.
I would be shocked if Rush does not ultimately play ball with McCain. He seems to be a GOP tool and follows their talking points daily. I wouldn't even be surprised if part of Rush's game is to criticize McCain to make him look like some sort of independent or actual maverick type which might help him overcome the negative coat tails of the soon departing President Bush. After all to pretend that Romney has always been a died in the wool ultra-conservative is ridiculous. I bet his record is more liberal than McCain's.
it is. the talkies hate for mccain is genuine though. he obviously looks down on them and they dont like anyone who doesn't kowtow to them.
