Reuters: McCain calls for 'common sense conservatism'

[Eugene]

McCain calls for 'common sense conservatism'

By John Whitesides, Political Correspondent
Reuters
Thursday, November 16, 2006; 7:24 PM

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Arizona Sen. John McCain, taking the first step
toward a 2008 White House bid, said on Thursday a return to principles
of "common sense conservatism" could lead Republicans back to power after
last week's election drubbing.

"We lost our principles and our majority. And there is no way to recover our
majority without recovering our principles first," McCain told the Federalist
Society, a conservative legal group, in the first of two speeches kicking off
his expected presidential campaign.

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In speeches to the Federalist Society and the conservative political action
group GOPAC, McCain laid out a framework for a presidential bid based on
support for limited government and the reform of what he described as the
party's big spending ways.

He said last week's Republican loss of power in Congress was punishment from
voters angered the party had strayed too far from the conservative principles
of leaders like former President Ronald Reagan.

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Full article: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/16/AR2006111601286.html

[NRaleighLiberal]

1. ...kind of an oxymoron, isn't it....

[Ishoutandscream2]

14. Yep, the two don't go together

[no_hypocrisy]

2. Sounds like he's trying out themes for his 2008 campaign. And

common sense conservatism is theme-and-variation of compassionate conservatism that GWB used for his campaign in 2000.

[HaggardsMethDealer]

3. Another meaningless phrase...

Can toss it on the scrap heap of other meaningless phrases like "compassionate conservative" and "trickle down economics..."

McCain needs to marry Joe Biden so they can make out every morning in front of TV cameras...couple of narcissists.

Was that McCain I saw eating with a SALAD FORK?!!! What a MAVERICK!!!

[sendero]

4. As soon as I see him practice some..

... as opposed to talking about it, I may be impressed. All I see right now is someone who makes a lot of noise about doing the right thing, and then does the wrong thing. Kinda like Arlen Specter.

[TheFarseer]

5. They've co-opted a few ideas as 'conservatism'

Like, a balanced budget is 'conservative' Not spending boatloads of money you don't have is 'conservative' Democrats even play along, calling themselves 'fiscally conservative' Whatever they are doing with the budget is not common sense and whether it's fiscally conservative or liberal, I don't like it. Don't let them get away with anything that is "good" like a balanced budget getting labeled "conservative"

[City Lights]

6. Nice try, john.

You're one of the chimp's rubber-stamp enablers. Where was your "common sense conservatism" during chimpy's reign?

[riona]

7. I wish more Americans

could see through this guy - or at least take the time to look at his voting record.

[Ravy]

8. Were they serving Jumbo Shrimp at that meeting??? (nt)

[No Exit]

9. Internet Poster Calls for McCain to STFU

Please, please, can't this man ever STFU?? Must he be in front of cameras and microphones 24/7? The 2008 presidential blood-feud has barely begun, and I've already been sick of seeing/hearing McCain for years!

[seafan]

10. Go home, John. It's over for you. This man is deluded if he thinks

he will ever be in the WH legitimately, after he's licked *'s feet all these years, did not fight back against *'s vicious personal attacks in the 2000 primaries, and recently capitulated to *'s wish to torture prisoners.

He is a has-been. The air of delusion with this guy is scary. And the media beats that "maverick, straight-shooter, straight-talkin'" rhetoric to the point of projectile vomiting.

To put it politely, John needs to retire. Spare us all, John. Just give it up.




McCain calls for 'common sense conservatism' Washington Post, November 16, 2006

The one-time maverick campaigned for Bush in 2004, appeared at the Rev. Jerry Falwell's Liberty University earlier this year and has been one of the biggest supporters of the Iraq war in Congress.

[No Exit]

12. May that picture follow him everywhere on the campaign trail

just as "The Kiss" float followed Phony Joe in Connecticut.

You're right: this galloping PHONY needs to retire.

Here's to the Next Big Thing: McCain Fatigue!

[Zorra]

11. There is a word for people that genuinely have principles:

"Democrats".

[More Than A Feeling]

13. I'm shocked that an elitist like McCain could bring himself to utter the word

"common" in self-reference.

[otohara]

15. Ha, Ha, Ha, - Dr. Dobson

is laughing his ass off right now. Yer toast with the base McCain.

[sniffa]

16. why hasn't he committed suicide yet?

i thought he was the engineer of the straight-taLk express.. the truth teLLer.. the maverick.

he's such a Liar.

[JaneQPublic]

17. That phrase will soon be as big a joke as "compassionate conservatism." (nt)