6 May 2008
I Do Not Trust McCain
Posted by Joy Bischoff under: Presidential Election 2008 .
Illegal immigration is one of the key reasons I cannot support John McCain. I expect him to pander to the Mexican vote as we close in on November. It will too late for Republicans to abandon him since there will be no other choice. I strongly doubt the senator will stick to his new position to close the borders. He is an internationalist and is not going to stand in the way of open borders.
I have said I don’t want to make this site an anti-McCain site and I will support those who feel they want to back Senator McCain. I do want to point out my issues with him so that at least those who do support him will hold his feet to the fire.
McCain woos Hispanics and launches Spanish web site
The Arizona senator’s campaign launched a Spanish language Web site to mark the Mexican Cinco de Mayo festival and McCain told reporters that “everything about our Hispanic voters is tailor-made to the Republican message.”
“I am confident that I will do very well,” he said. “I know their patriotism, I know the respect for the family, the advocacy for pro-life, I know the small business aspect of our Hispanic voters.”
Hispanic support for the Republican Party has ebbed in recent months, following a bruising battle over illegal immigration.
Republican lawmakers sank a comprehensive immigration bill last June that would have created a path to citizenship for many of the 12 million mostly Hispanic illegal immigrants living in the shadows in the United States.
McCain’s support for a broad immigration overhaul that would also have put some illegal workers on a path toward U.S. citizenship angered many conservatives in his party. He later said Congress should focus on border security first.
A report by the Pew Hispanic Center in December found that 57 percent of Hispanic registered voters called themselves Democrats, while just 23 percent considered themselves Republicans.
That was a 34-point gap in partisan affiliation, compared with 21 points in July 2006.
The Hispanic vote may prove crucial in November’s election against the Democratic candidate, either Sen. Barack Obama or Sen. Hillary Clinton, particularly in battleground states such as California, Florida and Colorado with large Latino populations.
5 Comments so far...
Benjamin Says:
6 May 2008 at 11:21 am.
The last paragraph is so true. The Hispanic vote will prove crucial in November so I don’t think McCain will wait until he is in office to sell us out. I think he will do it in October to vie for that voting block.
Concerned American Says:
6 May 2008 at 11:58 am.
He wants an international government formed that would take precedent over the constitution of every country involved. There is no way he can hold to his agenda and protect the borders. He doesn’t want them protected. I can’t vote for a man who would promise to uphold the constitution when I know he wants to betray it into the hands of the internationalists. Can’t do it.
avatar Says:
6 May 2008 at 2:14 pm.
I wouldn’t pay too much attention to campaign rhetoric. I suspect all of the candidates are likely to pursue the same policy with respect to illegal immigration: condemn it, say the system is “broken” and promise “fixes,” then leave things much the same as they were. My cynical two cents. The trend I’ve seen all my adult life has been one aimed at devaluing the American worker by exporting jobs and importing workers. The policy favors business and wealthy capitalists, i.e., those who live on capital that grows, but works against workers who depend on their wages to survive, i.e., most Americans.
McCain is actually more of his own man than the other candidates, considered a bit of a maverick in the Republican Party, and in my opionion more likely to do something about illegal border crossings and illegal immigration _if_ he decides it makes sense. The Clintons have proven themselves to be firmly in the pockets of certain big business interests–I wouldn’t look for any changes there. Obama seems more likely to act on his convictions than Clinton, but assuming he wins, he’ll emerge beholden to the same interests. Hard to say.
Jesse Says:
6 May 2008 at 3:18 pm.
The McCain Kennedy bill shows that McCain is more in the camp of the internationalists than most politicians are. He is fully committed to the North American Union. He is only called a maverick because he goes his own way regarding Republican ideals. He joins the Democrats more than any other Republican senators except 3.
Hawk Says:
6 May 2008 at 5:24 pm.
I expect McCain to keep his promises. We need to give him a chance but you are right that we need to keep an eye on things and hold his feet to the fire.
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