Reprinted from: http://azamatterofact.blogspot.com/2007/11/mccain-on-iraq-and-democracy.html
Excerpt from Blogger/Media session on the bus in New Hampshire on Saturday, November 10th.
Azamatterofact:
In a recent blogger call you described long term US troop presence in places like Korea and Europe without the protests associated with our presence in Iraq. IS there a historical model or are we facing a new paradigm with respect to Iraq?
Senator McCain:
It depends to a great extent on what kind of government emerges in Iraq. The Kuwaitis because of their gratitude for us driving out Saddam Hussein, we not only have a troop presence their, we probably would have one hell of a time running the war in Iraq without the enormous support we receive from them. We have a base in Turkey for forty or fifty years. The Saudis found out that their society didn’t want Americans there, that there was a rejectionist [element]. Some people say that it triggered Bin Laden. I think that there are other things that triggered Bin Laden but he certainly used that. So I think a lot of it depends on society. Iraq has generally been a secular society. They haven’t been religious extremists so I could see us in bases that are not in bases that are not in direct conflict, in bases that would not encounter a lot of people. But that is up to the future Iraqi government in my view. If I had to guess I would say we probably be out given some of the circumstances that exist today. It wouldn’t surprise me if we stayed in some kind of support role.
Again I remind you, this is a very rich country, just as Kuwait is so that they could pay for this so we wouldn’t have the backlash amongst the American public because [the Iraqis] would be paying for it just as the other countries have.
Follow up by Marc Santora, NY Times:
Do you feel we might be lengthening the time we will be in Iraq with our new efforts such as building grassroots efforts with the Sunnis?
McCain:
The reason we are seeing these local political power structures is because of the failures of the central government. I still hold out some hope that the Malichi government and the Sunnis in the government will start acting effectively and we will be able see them do the things that central governments…I don’t see local governments entering into a revenue sharing agreement. I don’t see how you do that. I don’t see how you do that. I am still hopeful that we will see some progress in that direction. And in the other area, that is not unrelated is the rule of law. We have too many Sunnis in prison and nothing has been done about there cases. We’ve got to move forward. We can’t keep, I think it is what, 20,000 people in prison indefinitely. Don’t hold me to that number but I think it is right. The rule of law is really not where we want it to be.
Follow up by David Brooks, NY Times:
Have the events of the last few years made you re-think democracy promotion such as Palestine and Pakistan?
McCain:
I still hold to the belief that we are all endowed with certain inalienable and I think our Founding Fathers didn’t differentiate or delineate which part of the world you live in or what your religious beliefs are but we certainly have found out that in some parts of the world it is much more difficult than others.
When people talk about that failure of democracy in the Middle East I think the Turks are doing pretty well. I mean everybody kind of ignores them in this equation. We all knew what it took to bring them into that state but… So I think the lesson that has to be relearned every time is that it is not holding up your finger with the ink on it, it is rule of law, rule of law. It’s rule of law and until you get that you can have all the elections you want. Hamas was elected. A lot of people said “watch out if you have this election” but where’s the rule of law in Gaza? There is none. It is the law of the gun. It’s the law of who has the most thugs on their side so I have the unshakeable belief that all people have certain inalienable rights but also that Real Politiks has to enter into this both from a national security interest and a pragmatic side how hard it is to bring about these institutions which really are the fundamental issues of democracy. And the next time we here about some election in some other country and people hold up their fingers with the ink on them let’s not cheer and shout. Remember the time when Bush came to give the speech to the joint session and all my Republican colleagues were standing around, you know there is ink on our finger (holds up his hand and fakes a smile).
(Laughter.)
Monday, November 12, 2007
Saturday, November 10, 2007
Bloggers for McCain
The following is from a group of bloggers who support John McCain and are working to help spread his message throughout the blogger community. Led by Brad Marston, Patrick Bell and Katherine Morrison; these bloggers know how well John McCain's unique blend of Straight Talk and Experience suit the blogosphere and are leading the charge to make sure others do as well. From time to time these bloggers and others will make guest posts here on JohnMcCain.com and I encourage everyone to visit their sites regularly.
Senator John McCain and his campaign are taking a very different road to the Whitehouse from the path that he appeared to be on a year ago. Similarly, we have all taken different paths to the point where we find ourselves, dedicated supporters of John McCain for President. We include; a life long Republican living in Massachusetts and converted Romney supporter because "McCain kept Straight Talking and I kept listening"; a grad student who met McCain face-to-face on the campaign stump and immediately realized this was the right man for the job; and a New Hampshire independent who had intended to follow the campaigns but remain independent until time to vote.
We all have our different reasons for supporting John McCain as do the other signatories to this post. One is his stance on Iraq and the wider war against radical Islamic extremism. McCain advocated the surge when it was politically unpopular to do so and the surge is working. Another is his long fight against pork-barrel spending and the corruption and attendant mistrust of government that it breeds. As a Senator, John McCain has shown his ability to reach across the aisle and generate support for proposals to address important problems that face this nation. Sometimes, it is not about politics. Sometimes it is about standing firm for first principles and leadership.
We feel it is natural to be bloggers supporting John McCain because of the support he has shown in reaching out to the blogger community. McCain understands the new media world, and whether it is spending time answering questions with bloggers on the Straight Talk Express or his frequent Blogger-Only conference calls, McCain takes the time and reaches out because "he gets it." Our goal is to increase the presence and impact of the McCain2008 e-campaign and invite you to contact the McCain Campaign, the three of us and the other signatories of this post with your comments, suggestions, and ideas for collaboration.
It would take wiser minds than ours to foresee both the challenges and opportunities that this great nation will face in the coming years. However, it takes no great wisdom to know that John McCain is unique in offering the "Courageous Service, Experienced Leadership and Bold Solutions" for America’s future. To this, we heartily agree, and invite you to join us on the "digital" Straight Talk Express.
Authors:
Brad Marston, AZaMatteroFact, Straight Talkin’ Bloggers for McCain
Patrick Bell, Blogs4McCain,
Katherine Morrison, NH4McCain, McCain States
Co-signers:
Brian Hofman, Contributor to Blogs4McCain.com
"You set the standard for what the modern day politician should be. Good luck to you, future President McCain!"
Jake Crider, Partisan American
"I support John McCain because he recognizes the most important issues of the day, and is more than willing to take them on."
Ethan Demme, My McCain Blog
"Bully For You John McCain!"
Stephen R. Maloney, Campaign2008VictoryA
"I believe Senator John McCain is one of the finest -- and bravest -- men this country has ever produced."
Austin Cassidy, McCainTalk
"America needs a leader like John McCain."
Steve Nizer, The Liberal Republican
"John McCain is uniquely qualified to lead America. I am honored to stand with him".
Sheridan B Folger, MadIrishmanInc.
"Another Strong Veteran for McCain."
Patrick Hickey, With Both Hands
"As an American who understands service, John McCain speaks from the heart on issues important to voters."
Tony GOPrano, PoliticaMafioso
Matt M., New Jersey for McCain
"New Jersey and John McCain...Perfect Together"
Reprint from http://www.johnmccain.com/Blog/
Senator John McCain and his campaign are taking a very different road to the Whitehouse from the path that he appeared to be on a year ago. Similarly, we have all taken different paths to the point where we find ourselves, dedicated supporters of John McCain for President. We include; a life long Republican living in Massachusetts and converted Romney supporter because "McCain kept Straight Talking and I kept listening"; a grad student who met McCain face-to-face on the campaign stump and immediately realized this was the right man for the job; and a New Hampshire independent who had intended to follow the campaigns but remain independent until time to vote.
We all have our different reasons for supporting John McCain as do the other signatories to this post. One is his stance on Iraq and the wider war against radical Islamic extremism. McCain advocated the surge when it was politically unpopular to do so and the surge is working. Another is his long fight against pork-barrel spending and the corruption and attendant mistrust of government that it breeds. As a Senator, John McCain has shown his ability to reach across the aisle and generate support for proposals to address important problems that face this nation. Sometimes, it is not about politics. Sometimes it is about standing firm for first principles and leadership.
We feel it is natural to be bloggers supporting John McCain because of the support he has shown in reaching out to the blogger community. McCain understands the new media world, and whether it is spending time answering questions with bloggers on the Straight Talk Express or his frequent Blogger-Only conference calls, McCain takes the time and reaches out because "he gets it." Our goal is to increase the presence and impact of the McCain2008 e-campaign and invite you to contact the McCain Campaign, the three of us and the other signatories of this post with your comments, suggestions, and ideas for collaboration.
It would take wiser minds than ours to foresee both the challenges and opportunities that this great nation will face in the coming years. However, it takes no great wisdom to know that John McCain is unique in offering the "Courageous Service, Experienced Leadership and Bold Solutions" for America’s future. To this, we heartily agree, and invite you to join us on the "digital" Straight Talk Express.
Authors:
Brad Marston, AZaMatteroFact, Straight Talkin’ Bloggers for McCain
Patrick Bell, Blogs4McCain,
Katherine Morrison, NH4McCain, McCain States
Co-signers:
Brian Hofman, Contributor to Blogs4McCain.com
"You set the standard for what the modern day politician should be. Good luck to you, future President McCain!"
Jake Crider, Partisan American
"I support John McCain because he recognizes the most important issues of the day, and is more than willing to take them on."
Ethan Demme, My McCain Blog
"Bully For You John McCain!"
Stephen R. Maloney, Campaign2008VictoryA
"I believe Senator John McCain is one of the finest -- and bravest -- men this country has ever produced."
Austin Cassidy, McCainTalk
"America needs a leader like John McCain."
Steve Nizer, The Liberal Republican
"John McCain is uniquely qualified to lead America. I am honored to stand with him".
Sheridan B Folger, MadIrishmanInc.
"Another Strong Veteran for McCain."
Patrick Hickey, With Both Hands
"As an American who understands service, John McCain speaks from the heart on issues important to voters."
Tony GOPrano, PoliticaMafioso
Matt M., New Jersey for McCain
"New Jersey and John McCain...Perfect Together"
Reprint from http://www.johnmccain.com/Blog/
Friday, November 9, 2007
John McCain - Alive and Kicking
It gets tiring being right all the time...or at least most of the time. I was right back in July, the "DARK DAYS" of the McCain Campaign when I posted McCain...Down but not out. I don't mean to say "I told you so, but...bullshit. Yes I do. I told you so.
It is great getting news over the internet but there is a drawback as well. It is in many ways a sounding board and a manipulated sounding board as well. All too often it is like minded people visiting like minded sites and any news or opinion gets amplified like ripples in a pond. Hence the McCain is Dead storyline that reverberated back in mid-summer. It was wrong then and seems foolishly so now. There are a myriad of reasons for the McCain Comeback.
1) He was never really the front runner. He had the highest name recognition among Republican Candidates.
2) He was never really gone.
3) People are just now starting to focus on the election campaigns and as they do McCain gains.
4) Over the summer and early fall many people were saying "If I thought McCain could win, I would vote for him. Now that he is showing he can, those are McCain voters.
I don't believe in polls. I don't know who is first in the nation or in Iowa. I believe in trends and as we used to say on Wall Street "The trend is your friend." The trend is definitely the friend of John McCain.
So here are my predictions...which will probably come back to bite me...but if I am wrong? (There is always a first time so Bite Me.)
Iowa...Romney wins by paying $1000 to each caucus voter.
2nd...Huckabee or McCain.
Thompson? Stick a fork in him. He's done.
New Hampshire...McCain
South Carolina...McCain (Why? Because of the number of military and retired military and helped by the endorsement of Brownback a southern conservative...McCain takes over the Brownback campaing team.
Don't believe me...?
Click these links.
Saturday, November 3, 2007
Why Do I Know That Barack Obama Lost His American Flag Lapel Pin?
Reprint from BroadSideoftheBarn.com - http://broadsideofthebarn.blogspot.com/2007/11/why-do-i-know-that-barack-obama-lost.html
This is my question to the media. Why do I know that Barack Obama lost his American flag lapel pin? What could possibly be the reason for airing this piece of trivia? I’ve seen seven candidates speak in New Hampshire. Every one of them has discussed health care, but I have seen no reporting on the content of the candidate’s health care plans on the major news networks. Yet at least twice Senator Obama’s lapel pin has been discussed. What in the world are news organizations thinking?
The three cable news networks are terribly disappointing. They love espousing their slogans, ‘The most trusted name in news,’ or ‘Fair and balanced’ and then run they one commentary show after the next. Certainly there is a place for shows like these hosted by Lou Dobbs, Bill O’Rielly, and Chris Matthews. All I ask is that they call a spade a spade. These aren’t news shows these are opinion shows that use news clips and selective reporting to prove their points. Where has objective reporting gone? I’m certain there are good reporters out there; where are they and why aren’t they allowed to report on issues and content? I know that if I go to a campaign event up here in New Hampshire and a candidate trips, fumbles their words, or is confronted by a demonstrator it will likely make the news. I also know that no matter how brilliant a speech, how thoughtful a plan, or how insightful a candidate is, that content will never air nationally.
There are numerous important issues to report on in this race, and the only thing that consistently gets airtime is the race itself and daily poll numbers. The press is acting as an odds maker and forgotten that their job is to report. Please media, deliver your viewers some substance. I don’t care if retired men prefer one candidate, and soccer moms prefer another. Try telling us about the candidate’s record and platform. Don’t leave us with only C-SPAN as a reliable news source. Last I checked we’re preparing to vote in 2008, not gamble on a horserace.
This is my question to the media. Why do I know that Barack Obama lost his American flag lapel pin? What could possibly be the reason for airing this piece of trivia? I’ve seen seven candidates speak in New Hampshire. Every one of them has discussed health care, but I have seen no reporting on the content of the candidate’s health care plans on the major news networks. Yet at least twice Senator Obama’s lapel pin has been discussed. What in the world are news organizations thinking?
The three cable news networks are terribly disappointing. They love espousing their slogans, ‘The most trusted name in news,’ or ‘Fair and balanced’ and then run they one commentary show after the next. Certainly there is a place for shows like these hosted by Lou Dobbs, Bill O’Rielly, and Chris Matthews. All I ask is that they call a spade a spade. These aren’t news shows these are opinion shows that use news clips and selective reporting to prove their points. Where has objective reporting gone? I’m certain there are good reporters out there; where are they and why aren’t they allowed to report on issues and content? I know that if I go to a campaign event up here in New Hampshire and a candidate trips, fumbles their words, or is confronted by a demonstrator it will likely make the news. I also know that no matter how brilliant a speech, how thoughtful a plan, or how insightful a candidate is, that content will never air nationally.
There are numerous important issues to report on in this race, and the only thing that consistently gets airtime is the race itself and daily poll numbers. The press is acting as an odds maker and forgotten that their job is to report. Please media, deliver your viewers some substance. I don’t care if retired men prefer one candidate, and soccer moms prefer another. Try telling us about the candidate’s record and platform. Don’t leave us with only C-SPAN as a reliable news source. Last I checked we’re preparing to vote in 2008, not gamble on a horserace.
McCain Related Articles
Reprint from McCain States - http://www.mccainstates.blogspot.com/
Associated Press: McCain On A Mission Of Redemption, Flying Closer To Alone
By Calvin Woodward
http://www.postbulletin.com/newsmanager/templates/localnews_story.asp?a=314089&z=16
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Time’s Real Clear Politics Blog: Head To Head In Florida
By Tom Bevan
http://time-blog.com/real_clear_politics/2007/11/head_to_head_in_florida.html
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Associated Press: Did Romney Up Taxes Or Close Loopholes?
By Steve LeBlanc
BOSTON -- Mitt Romney's Harvard MBA and gold-plated resume convinced many business leaders he would follow in the tradition of corporate-friendly Republicans when he was elected governor of Massachusetts in 2002.
Within three years, some had a vastly different opinion, after Romney's efforts raised the tax bill on businesses by $300 million as part of a multifaceted plan to eliminate a state budget deficit estimated from $2.5 billion to $3 billion.
Romney, who is now running for president declaring he never raised taxes as governor, says he merely closed "loopholes" in the tax code. Business leaders see things differently.
"These certainly were tax increases and a new source of revenue for the commonwealth," said Brian Gilmore, executive vice president of Associated Industries of Massachusetts, the state's largest business lobbying group.
"His indicating that he balanced a budget without raising taxes is misleading at best," Gilmore added. "We respectfully disagree."
Romney spokesman Eric Fehrnstrom said the loophole closings were more about tax enforcement than tax increases.
"In cases where companies were using aggressive accounting to escape their tax liability in a way that was never intended by the law, we closed those loopholes," he said.
Nonetheless, Romney's tax loophole fervor was so infectious, it caught the attention of the Legislature's most liberal lawmakers, who ended up offering to help him hunt down more gaps in the tax laws.
They pushed Romney to roll back tax breaks approved in the 1990s to benefit defense and mutual fund companies like Raytheon and Fidelity _ a suggestion he rejected.
"There's going to be a lot of debate over the definition of what is a loophole and what is a break and what is a tax," Romney said during his first year in office.
On the stump, Romney boasts that he is the first Republican presidential candidate to sign a no-new tax pledge offered by the conservative Americans for Tax Reform. He did so in January, a day after he concluded his term as governor.
While Romney refused to sign a similar pledge in 2002 _ Fehrnstrom labeled it "political gimmickry" at the time _ today he criticizes GOP rivals like Rudy Giuliani, John McCain and Fred Thompson for not following suit.
He has also tried to winnow the GOP primary fight to a contest between him and Giuliani, in part by noting the former New York mayor sued to kill the presidential line-item veto in 1997 and the Supreme Court eventually found it unconstitutional.
Romney also lambastes Giuliani for threatening to sue former New York Gov. George Pataki, a fellow Republican, when he challenged a $400 million tax on commuters coming to New York City. The state Legislature repealed it in 1999.
Romney, however, speaks much less about his work raising tax revenues from businesses while courting fiscal conservatives and other Republican primary voters.
One of the biggest tax "loopholes" identified by Romney were real estate investment trust subsidiaries created by banks to hold mortgages. Parent banks received dividend income from the trusts and took advantage of deductions to lower their state taxes.
"The biggest loophole closing involved banks that were calling themselves real estate companies in order to avoid bank taxes," Fehrnstrom said. "Those were the types of abuses we stopped. That's called tax enforcement."
Revenue officials said there were between 50 and 60 real estate investment trust subsidiaries in Massachusetts when Romney signed the law in 2003 barring them and retroactively collecting the taxes back to 1999.
The banks sued and eventually reached a settlement with the state to pay about half of the retroactive taxes.
Businesses were also angry at Romney's incremental approach to tighten those laws.
Romney proposed such "loophole" closures over three successive years, but he hit a wall in 2005. Pressure from business leaders forced him to cut in half a proposal for $170 million in tax loophole closures. He also had to abandon a plan to give the state's top revenue officials authority to pursue corporations that lowered their tax bills by transferring profits outside Massachusetts.
"The thing that was irritating about it is that he kept coming back the following year. At that point, I was thinking, 'You already had your shot at the apple,'" said Bill Vernon, state director for the National Federation of Independent Business. "When you continue to do that, it has a negative impact on business."
Estimates of the total revenue increase generated by the business tax loophole closings range from about $300 million, as calculated by the national anti-tax Club For Growth, to $400 million, as calculated by the Associated Industries of Massachusetts.
The efforts to tighten tax laws are part of a larger, more complex history of Romney's tax record.
While governor, he succeeded in pushing a one-year rebate of $275 million in retroactive capital gains taxes, as well as tax credits for investment, manufacturing and research and sales tax holidays.
Romney and lawmakers also approved hundreds of millions in higher fees and fines during his four years in office.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/02/AR2007110200321_pf.html
Associated Press: McCain On A Mission Of Redemption, Flying Closer To Alone
By Calvin Woodward
http://www.postbulletin.com/newsmanager/templates/localnews_story.asp?a=314089&z=16
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Time’s Real Clear Politics Blog: Head To Head In Florida
By Tom Bevan
http://time-blog.com/real_clear_politics/2007/11/head_to_head_in_florida.html
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Associated Press: Did Romney Up Taxes Or Close Loopholes?
By Steve LeBlanc
BOSTON -- Mitt Romney's Harvard MBA and gold-plated resume convinced many business leaders he would follow in the tradition of corporate-friendly Republicans when he was elected governor of Massachusetts in 2002.
Within three years, some had a vastly different opinion, after Romney's efforts raised the tax bill on businesses by $300 million as part of a multifaceted plan to eliminate a state budget deficit estimated from $2.5 billion to $3 billion.
Romney, who is now running for president declaring he never raised taxes as governor, says he merely closed "loopholes" in the tax code. Business leaders see things differently.
"These certainly were tax increases and a new source of revenue for the commonwealth," said Brian Gilmore, executive vice president of Associated Industries of Massachusetts, the state's largest business lobbying group.
"His indicating that he balanced a budget without raising taxes is misleading at best," Gilmore added. "We respectfully disagree."
Romney spokesman Eric Fehrnstrom said the loophole closings were more about tax enforcement than tax increases.
"In cases where companies were using aggressive accounting to escape their tax liability in a way that was never intended by the law, we closed those loopholes," he said.
Nonetheless, Romney's tax loophole fervor was so infectious, it caught the attention of the Legislature's most liberal lawmakers, who ended up offering to help him hunt down more gaps in the tax laws.
They pushed Romney to roll back tax breaks approved in the 1990s to benefit defense and mutual fund companies like Raytheon and Fidelity _ a suggestion he rejected.
"There's going to be a lot of debate over the definition of what is a loophole and what is a break and what is a tax," Romney said during his first year in office.
On the stump, Romney boasts that he is the first Republican presidential candidate to sign a no-new tax pledge offered by the conservative Americans for Tax Reform. He did so in January, a day after he concluded his term as governor.
While Romney refused to sign a similar pledge in 2002 _ Fehrnstrom labeled it "political gimmickry" at the time _ today he criticizes GOP rivals like Rudy Giuliani, John McCain and Fred Thompson for not following suit.
He has also tried to winnow the GOP primary fight to a contest between him and Giuliani, in part by noting the former New York mayor sued to kill the presidential line-item veto in 1997 and the Supreme Court eventually found it unconstitutional.
Romney also lambastes Giuliani for threatening to sue former New York Gov. George Pataki, a fellow Republican, when he challenged a $400 million tax on commuters coming to New York City. The state Legislature repealed it in 1999.
Romney, however, speaks much less about his work raising tax revenues from businesses while courting fiscal conservatives and other Republican primary voters.
One of the biggest tax "loopholes" identified by Romney were real estate investment trust subsidiaries created by banks to hold mortgages. Parent banks received dividend income from the trusts and took advantage of deductions to lower their state taxes.
"The biggest loophole closing involved banks that were calling themselves real estate companies in order to avoid bank taxes," Fehrnstrom said. "Those were the types of abuses we stopped. That's called tax enforcement."
Revenue officials said there were between 50 and 60 real estate investment trust subsidiaries in Massachusetts when Romney signed the law in 2003 barring them and retroactively collecting the taxes back to 1999.
The banks sued and eventually reached a settlement with the state to pay about half of the retroactive taxes.
Businesses were also angry at Romney's incremental approach to tighten those laws.
Romney proposed such "loophole" closures over three successive years, but he hit a wall in 2005. Pressure from business leaders forced him to cut in half a proposal for $170 million in tax loophole closures. He also had to abandon a plan to give the state's top revenue officials authority to pursue corporations that lowered their tax bills by transferring profits outside Massachusetts.
"The thing that was irritating about it is that he kept coming back the following year. At that point, I was thinking, 'You already had your shot at the apple,'" said Bill Vernon, state director for the National Federation of Independent Business. "When you continue to do that, it has a negative impact on business."
Estimates of the total revenue increase generated by the business tax loophole closings range from about $300 million, as calculated by the national anti-tax Club For Growth, to $400 million, as calculated by the Associated Industries of Massachusetts.
The efforts to tighten tax laws are part of a larger, more complex history of Romney's tax record.
While governor, he succeeded in pushing a one-year rebate of $275 million in retroactive capital gains taxes, as well as tax credits for investment, manufacturing and research and sales tax holidays.
Romney and lawmakers also approved hundreds of millions in higher fees and fines during his four years in office.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/02/AR2007110200321_pf.html
Thursday, November 1, 2007
Why New Hampshire Likes McCain
Senator McCain has an advantage when it comes to New Hampshire. His personality fits the personality of the state. New Hampshirites connect with the state motto, ‘Live Free or Die’. It’s on our license plates and it’s on state welcome signs. Periodically someone complains that it’s a bit harsh for as a greeting to tourists. The typical response is, ‘Too bad that’s our motto; don’t like it don’t come here.’ New Hampshire is a conservative state that has both a libertarian and independent streak. This is part of the reason Senator McCain fits in well up here. It’s a state that prefers a conservative free thinker. The common request of government is stay out of my pocketbook, stay out of my life. It’s also a state supportive of people who serve in uniform. Senator McCain’s service, commitment to eliminating wasteful spending, and strong character all serve him well in this state. While the polls may favor a neighboring Governor at this time, New Hampshire is not a state that can simply be bought through advertising. In the end Senator McCain reflects the character of New Hampshire even better than his locally residing competition. Reprint from Blogs4McCain - http://blogs4mccain.com/2007/10/30/why-new-hampshire-likes-mccain/
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