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p>You will eat your words when Romney wins tonight. br> -- Jared Aller /p> p> I guess it's safe to say you have a love for McCain. Like most media, you seem to loathe Romney and I don't see a reason why except maybe jealousy. He is the one that will actually "change" Washington politics for the better and do good for the working people of this country. McCain is a liberal at heart and that is the one thing the U.S.A. doesn't need. br> -- Mark /p>

I am glad to hear McCain is peaking.

There are two things McCain is proud of -- his family's tradition in the U.S. Navy and his Republican heritage. McCain is a core conservative. He is religious, pro life, wants small government, is strong on national defense, adamant that Federal the budget should be balanced, keen of ethics, and utterly truthful.

McCain has a generous dose of idealism. His refusal to vote the Bush tax cut was consistent with his non-compromising idealism. He insisted that spending also be reduced. McCain intends to eliminate earmarks, a prime source of excessive spending and in some cases payback for campaign funding.

McCain will not compromise his core beliefs -- not for public office, not to befriend those who call him a maverick, not to make partial deals harmful to the public interest.

McCain's willingness to work with Democrats stems from his recognition that sometimes progress can be made no other way. The gang of 14 was a classic example of this. McCain did not yield on his desire that Samuel Alito was nominated for Supreme Court justice and he got it done without ratcheting up partisan bitterness.

p>There has been a lot of unjustified poison spread about McCain which stems from a misunderstanding of him. For instance, he is the opposite of a maverick. Rush Limbaugh savages McCain for the non-combative methods that McCain is noted for. Rush's style is combat with Democrats, and McCain does not fit the pattern. br> --

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