Too late to derail the "Straight Talk" Express?

Thomas Sowell:  McCain's Crooked Talk:

The fact that McCain makes short, blunt statements does not make him a straight-talker.

There are short, blunt lies — and he told a big one on the eve of the Florida primary, when he claimed that Mitt Romney had advocated a timetable for withdrawal from Iraq.

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During Mitt Romney’s ABC News interview that Senator McCain twisted, Governor Romney was asked by the interviewer whether he agreed with President Bush’s veto of congressional legislation setting a timetable for withdrawal, and whether Romney as President would veto similar legislation.

“Of course,” was Romney’s reply. There was no ambiguity.

When confronted with the truth, McCain continued his deceptive "Straight Talk"

McCain stuck to his guns, saying, "of course he said he wanted a timetable" for a withdrawal.

Of course.  It will take an all out effort by conservatives to prevent John McCain from getting the Republican nomination.  We managed to stop him before:

With the momentum of his Florida primary win behind him, going into the “Super Tuesday” primaries, John McCain has now been restored to the position of front runner that the media gave him at the outset.

Other Republicans are jumping on his bandwagon. This may have less to do with McCain’s own qualities than with the prospect of getting Cabinet posts or Supreme Court appointments as rewards for their political support.

It may all look like a done deal. But the McCain-Kennedy bill giving amnesty to illegal aliens looked like a done deal two years ago — until the public realized the truth behind the spin and brought that sell-out to a screeching halt.

Super Tuesday may be the voters’ last chance to bring the so-called “straight talk express” to a screeching halt.  

There's a real possibility many conservatives with long memories will stay home in November if John McCain is the nominee.  He will get some votes from Independents, but will it be enough?  Mitt Romney is the only candidate left who can unite conservatives.  I don't see how a Republican can win without them.

Comments

[c.a. Marks]

Hey Julie! I still read, just via my Google Reader. Hope all is well with you and I think we need to get together sometime, again, but maybe, perhaps with Scott this time! LOL Of course we can wait until AFTER the Giants beat up on the Pats so we can rub it in his face. OK, I'm a big talker, I'm seriously anxious about this silly game, and challenge that Scott threw at my feet.

[mad_cow]

Hey Back at You, I've been keeping up with you, too! I would love to get together, dang it's been a while...It would be fun, maybe we can find a restaurant that serves CROW, for sure one of you will be eating it. Hope it's Scott because since I've backed you up I would feel obligated to share yours. Good for you, though, in accepting the challenge, it will make the game more interesting.

We must definitely make plans after the game. You and CC pick a date and I'm there! Go Giants!!

[Don]

I think it's obvious that McCain is still MSM's choice to become the Republican nominee. Media told everyone he was the front runner, then he fell from grace with voters, but now media has propped him back up on his wobbly pedestal.

As for Romney uniting conservatives: Informed voters who are real conservatives and know another one when they see one, really don't think Romney has a record to stand on and claim to be a real conservative, so how can he unite them?

He may be considered by some to be the most electable and charismatic candidate the Republican Party has to offer at the moment, but the most conservative (in the true sense of the word) candidate is the one ignored or marginalized by both MSM and his own party.

Shame on both MSM and the Republican Party, which abandoned the principles that once distinguished for the other major party and which should be known as the RINO Party now.

[Don]

Hey, you ladies, if Scott isn't available when you two get together, just kidnap me. I can't imagine a more wonderful way to die than by being hugged to death by two beautiful intelligent ladies. :-)

That's my contribution to this weekend's humor.

[mad_cow]

I know Romney is not the perfect candidate, but I do believe he's the only one left who can get conservatives to the polls. Not to say that many of us won't hold our noses and vote for McCain but many others will sit out in disgust. At the very least many conservatives, even those voting for him, might find it hard to aggressively campaign for him and we will need an aggressive campaign to beat Hillary. I can only go on how I feel personally and I know I could actively, aggressively, support Mitt. McCain? I just can't stand the man.

As for the Republican Party, I believe the only way to get it back is by concentrating on Congress. I know many Republicans, myself included, have stopped contributing to the RNC. I send money directly to candidates who are genuinely conservative. It may take a while, but we must do whatever we can.

[mad_cow]

Don, That's so sweet! Beautiful? Intelligent? I've met Ms. c.a. marks and she's definitely that, as for me, not so much! However, I'll accept the compliment as intended and thank you.

Keep reading, I'm really hopeful we can get together. I have to tell you, we really had fun at our meet-ups. (Meet-ups? I doubt that's grammatically, or otherwise, correct, but you get my drift)

[linda s.]

Hey Julie--I thought you might've gone on another road trip! Did you see Clinton and Huckabee on TV today? Bill was a stomach-turner, alot of Bush bashing. Guess he figured people wouldn't say anything negative about that! Did you go see Romney?

Hopefully, I'll be ablr to come if there's another get-together!

[mad_cow]

Linda, I wish it was a road trip! I (may) be moving, really downsizing, so I've been trying to get myself organized. Since that's not something I'm known for it is not going well. The other thing is I keep wanting to back out of the move! I'm in a mess here. So not much blogging, just a lot of running around like a chicken with it's head cut off.

I hope we can get something worked out to get together again. Carol is in Huntsville so if we could find a mid-way point that would be great. We managed to do it a time or two and it was fun. Maybe those of us in the Birmingham area can cook something up, too. I am a homebody and really could use a night (or afternoon) out, away from this MAD HOUSE!

I'm happy to say I missed Clinton and Huckabee. I know McCain was here today, I missed him too, on purpose! I read somewhere that Mitt was going to make a speech here Monday, but I don't know where. Have you heard?

[linda s.]

Oh Julie, sounds like we have something in common! heh Organization is not my strong suite! And I need to be packing for a move! There's plenty of places to meet on 119 between 65 and 31!

Not sure where Romney's going to be. Was McCain at the Sheraton downtown? I was thinking I might try to go see Mitt--depends!

[mad_cow]

The article in the B'ham News just said McCain was downtown. My sister in Knoxville called and said they were showing it on Fox, but I was too lazy to turn on the TV!

There was nothing on Mitt's website about where he'll be, there was just a blurb, I think it was at AL.com, that he would be speaking here. Maybe Scott knows? I'll go over to his blog and ask.

There are a few places between 65 and 119, for sure. Pelham's little version of "The Strip". LOL! I'm a stone's throw from there so let's pick a spot. Maybe we can celebrate Super Tuesday...I'm keeping a positive attitude.