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p> NOW WAIT A MOMENT br> Re: Jeffrey Lord's McCain's Conservative Moment : /p> p>Jeffrey Lord can't tell the difference between Hillary Clinton and Ron Paul? Well, Jeffrey, why don't you do an experiment. Put the drunken sailor John McCain's voting record up against Ron Paul's. Who exactly has the voted for the most spending? Who is the one voting for government entitlement programs? If you do an experiment like that you will find out who exactly these drunken sailors are in Congress. You also will then find out there isn't much difference between Hillary Clinton and John McCain. Both of whom are drunk on socialist spending. No, Ron Paul is not the problem. My dream would be if the other Republicans followed Dr. No's voting habits and just vote no on a lot of this nonsense. You may disagree with Ron Paul's foreign policy, but he is the last person you should blame for out of control government spending and boondoggles br> -- Sean Conness br> The Colony, Texas /p>

As I recall, John McCain voted against tax cuts. A conservative would loudly eschew earmarks and at the same time, would vote for cuts in the income tax rates. A true conservative would not practice class warfare, calling those cuts: "Tax cuts for the rich." A true conservative would never support McCain-Feingold which promoted censorship and stifled political speech. A true conservative would understand that an immigration bill containing amnesty is not good for the country and does not promote smaller government. Shall I continue? Except for his stance on earmarks, McCain would never be considered a conservative under any circumstance.

I am tired of reading about John McCain. I wish all of you would quit trying to shove him down our throats with pious writing about his tiny flashes of conservatism. Very clearly and often, he showed us who he is: A self-serving gasbag with delusions of grandeur who saw a president in the mirror every morning as he shaved. He did not walk the walk and finally is getting his just rewards with a dose of humility thrown in for good measure!

You need some new candidates about whom to write? Try Duncan Hunter, Mitt Romney (and not his church), Mike Huckabee and Rudy Giuliani -- not necessarily in that order. These are all interesting, vital conservatives who may someday actually lead our great country.

p>John who?

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