New McCain Ad: I've Learned My Lesson On Illegal Immigration
John McCain has another spot up in New Hampshire, responding to Mitt Romney's ad that attacked him over illegal immigration. The ad has two points — that Romney is being disingenuous, and that McCain himself has learned some lessons on the issue, and won't be bothering grassroots Republicans over it anytime soon:
"Before I can win your vote, I know I have to win your respect," McCain says. "And to do that, you know I'll always be straight with you. And on this issue, I've learned that we've got to restore trust in government, and secure our borders."
Comments (12)
Michael Lafferty wrote on December 30, 2007 7:14 PM:It's rather sad that one candidate who actually deserved the idealized (and largely imagined) Ronald Reagan Republican mantle is Senator McCain, who is clearly out of touch with the broad membership of his party. And, it's too bad. He tried in vain to support a sensible, compromise approach to this issue, bridging the interests represented by such divergent parties as President Bush and Senator Kennedy.
As a Senator from—and longtime resident—of Arizona, he is familiar with the at least three decade old 'immigration issue' and hails from a state which has certainly felt both the good and bad effect. Until Republicans and Democrats can once again sit at the table and find consensus regarding these complex and contentious issues, there is frankly no hope of dealing effectively with it. At all. And, I say that as a law enforcement officer with nearly five years of border experience in Cochise County, in southern Arizona.
His Republican opponents are hopelessly out of touch with their fence building mantra, driven largely by Representative Duncan Hunter, and the entirely simplistic, near-racist screeds of Representative Tancredo. I am no great fan of Senator McCain for many reasons, but he deserves praise for his tireless efforts to actually resolve the issues around illegal immigration.
green heron wrote on December 30, 2007 8:24 PM:Fliiiiiiiiiiiiiip Flop! Fliiiiiiiiiiiip Flop! Fliiiiiiiiip Flop!.........
Daniel wrote on December 30, 2007 9:47 PM:However much I detest Romney, let's admit that his attack ads are based on substance whereas those of McCain are much more personal and ad hominem (just compare them here).
Orwell's Intuition wrote on December 30, 2007 10:20 PM:Apparently the Pandering Express hasn't quite run out of steam.
jollyroger wrote on December 31, 2007 2:30 AM:Withal, it's probably the best cover he can muster for his previous apostasy from the Dobbs Doctrine.
Jan wrote on December 31, 2007 7:07 AM:"I've learned my lesson" =
The Republicans tortured me worse than the North Vietnamese
The article He didn't want the ny times to print well the wash post did...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/30/AR2007123002848_pf.html
enjoy.
How many issues will this man cave on before his base in the Beltway media notices?
Richard L. Adlof wrote on December 31, 2007 11:05 AM:Go after the employers.
Go after the employers.
Go after the employers.
Go after the employers.
Go after the employers.
Go after the employers.
Go after the employers.
Richard L. Adlof wrote on December 31, 2007 11:09 AM:Support unions.
Support unions.
Support unions.
Support unions.
Support unions.
Peter Principle wrote on December 31, 2007 11:47 AM:McCain: "I've learned my lesson on illegal immigrants, and now I want to waterboard them to death."
God, I love that straight talkin' son of a bitch!
nellieh wrote on December 31, 2007 6:14 PM:Now, if he can learn his lesson on the falacy of this goddam war. Is there a wingnut group he won't pander to? Maybe homophobic Phelps. There are only about 6 of them. Just maybe. It is painful to watch a certified and genuine hero grovel.
