McCain’s Speech
Frankly, I loved John McCain’s speech to CPAC. That doesn’t mean I’ll swoon and give my everlasting devotion to Sen. McCain. It does mean, though, that I’ll listen to what he has to say. Here’s something that I loved from his speech:
Senator Clinton and Senator Obama want to increase the size of the federal government.
I intend to reduce it. I will not sign a bill with earmarks in it, any earmarks in it. I will fight for the line item veto, and I will not permit any expansion whatsoever of the entitlement programs that are bankrupting us. On the contrary, I intend to reform those programs so that government is no longer in that habit of making promises to Americans it does not have the means to keep.
That should be music to a conservative’s ears. Here’s the next paragraph:
Senator Clinton and Senator Obama will raise your taxes.
I intend to cut them. I will start by making the Bush tax cuts permanent. I will cut corporate tax rates from 35 to 25% to keep industries and jobs in this country. I will end the Alternate Minimum Tax. And I won’t let a Democratic Congress raise your taxes and choke the growth of our economy.
There aren’t many movement conservative that wouldn’t like those policy initiatives. Here’s something that Sen. McCain said that I agree with him on:
All I ask of any American, conservative, moderate, independent, or enlightened Democrat, is to judge my record as a whole, and accept that I am not in the habit of making promises to my country that I do not intend to keep. I hope I have proven that in my life even to my critics.
I’ve talked extensively with conservatives about Sen. McCain’s beliefs. I’ve vehemently objected to a number of those beliefs, starting with BCRA, followed by McCain-Kennedy and McCain-Lieberman. That said, you’ve never heard me say that I didn’t take Sen. McCain at his word.
As I said at the beginning of this post, I’m not swooning after just one speech. I’m persuaded mostly by actions. At this point, I’ll need alot more persuading.
Technorati Tags: CPAC, John McCain, Conservatism, Immigration, BCRA
Cross-posted at LetFreedomRingBlog
February 8th, 2008 at 10:55 am
Talk is sooo horribly cheap. McAmnesty has spoken with his actions too many times to listen to his “talk” and think he means it…
February 8th, 2008 at 11:00 am
As a side note, I was in Burger King yesterday and everyone their was speaking Spanish (at least 30 people). Every single person except me. All I could think of was McAmnesty and how were already Tijuana North and how much worse it’s going to get.
These arent immagrants that want to be Americans they are Mexicans that want to stay Mexican while living in the USA.
February 9th, 2008 at 12:23 am
Try going to the Walmart up on Palm Ave and I-8 its like shopping in Tijuan, including the crowding in ahead of you and saving places in line for the for the rest of the clan and 20 questions for the cashiere.
February 10th, 2008 at 6:51 pm
As I dont get to vote I’m not sure how much my opinion counts but I think McCain will be a better President than most are giving him credit for.Political reality means he is the best shot we have…the alternative…frightening.
February 10th, 2008 at 8:45 pm
Your quite right thud, and the people you see standing around here now sniveling and feeling sorry for themselves will have no one but themselves to blame four years from now if we end up with either a marxist or a loon for President.
February 11th, 2008 at 5:59 pm
Now, if he had only said that he would keep American industries and jobs in this country for CITIZENS! And not amnesty “citizens”, either.
I guess I will hold my nose and vote for the pathetic illegitimate anyway, but he is only the symptom, not the disease.