Does MMFA have a record for exactly what day Mr Mcaing cast that particular vote ?I have become very wary of the veracity of these pundits and their truthfullness.

It was in May of 2001:

American taxpayers will receive refund checks of up to $600 this year as part of the ten-year, $1.35 trillion compromise tax cut plan just approved by Congress and now awaiting President Bush's signature. Bush has stated he will sign the bill after Congress returns from the Memorial Day recess on June 5.

Meeting in a rare weekend, pre-holiday session, Congress on Saturday gave its final approval to the deepest tax cuts since 1981. The compromise bill reduces all income tax rates by three percentage points by 2006.

The compromise bill was approve on Saturday by votes of 240-154 in the House and 58-33 in the Senate.

In the House, the bill won the votes of 211 Republicans, 28 Democrats and one independent. One independent and 153 Democrats voted against it.

In the Senate, 12 Democrats voted for the bill, as did 45 Republicans and newly independent Sen. Jeffords of Vermont. Republican Senators McCain of Arizona and Chaffee of Rhode Island joined 31 Democrats in voting against the bill.  Source:  http://usgovinfo.about.com/library/weekly/aa052701a.htm

From someone who has devoted himself to a lifetime of journalism and graduated magna cum laude from Duke, i would expect a more complete report and not rely on MMFA to fish out the whole story.

A republican candidate whose publicly trying to distence himself from an unpopular president, while his staff conferrences almost daily with the White House. Having the media carrying your water even as they sometimes have to admit that he's wrong. Honerable even as actions indicate questionable ethics.

Now appartently a protector of the envirenment, who has no credibilty as a historic protector of said envirenment.

Why am I supposed to be unused to seeing this? The same reality disconnect the GOP's being running for 30 years plus. 

I have never heard him say anything about the environment until his visit to the Seattle area today. Amazing. He must have seen Al Gore's movie in the airplane ride last night !!!!!

John "I Will Say Anything To Get Elected" McCain... When are people going to wisen up and see what a fraud this guy is?

Nov 11, 2008.

Exzcept for the 28% ( or whatever the zombie population is by then) who have really enjoyed the past 8 years.

Oh yeah, and the Charlie Brown impersonators who are going to try to kick that football once again, because they're pretty sure this  is a new, Maverick Lucy Van Pelt.

I'm still confused whether it's 28% or 28 people who still support Bush. 28% seems kind of high...  ;>)

I live in New Orleans, the deep, deep south, and I don't hear such vile and stupid ideas.

I'm temporarily living in Metairie (if you want to call it living) until my house in New Orleans is rebuilt and I hear some of that kind of talk. Sadly, racism still abounds in some parts.

HARWOOD: We have seen the two parties become increasingly polarized over time. We've got a liberal party and a conservative party.

 

This is a theme which I have noticed lately.  The definition of "liberal" as defined by the republican far right, merely means that opposition to far right policies is "liberal"  The middle ground, what used to be called moderate is completely missing.

 

The other thing that is amazing is that the conservatives get carte blanche by identifying themselves as conservatives, when in fact their policies and ideas are reactionary in nature 

what policies in particular do you consider reactionary.  just throwing out labels does little to advance discourse.

If you have to ask....

So this was right after he got thrown under his own bus by the just elected Bush Political Rototiller Machine .

Bush Political Rototiller Machine?

I think John McCain took that piece of equipment off of Bush's hands...got a good price on it, too.  ;>)

You know, its hard for Grampy McMaverick to use his old gardening tools anymore.

Well Sands,  I would say conservatism means to keep things the way they are and perhaps make changes very gradually.  Reactionary thinking is trying to go back to a previous time.  So maybe appointing supreme court Justices who wish to break precedent(Roe Vs. Wade) is one example. 

Tax policy which favors the very rich at the expense of the middle class is another.

 

International policies such as the bush doctrine and occupation of Iraq also qualify.  

 

The freedom of Information act has been a target of this administration since it transferred control to a less independent body.

The concern for wildlife and the environment is a another area where the Bush Administration seems to be going backwards.  

 

i thought strict conservatism was the strict interpretation of the constitution with no concern for possible intent by the framers of the document ?

of course under the stewardship of tis president, George W Bush , there was no concern for the entire document.