Any federal politician is going to want to keep some federal authority. Again, specifically, what policy positions did he take that you consider "un-conservative"?
Such as?
It's absolutely nuts to me that straight-up science denial would be considered a part of "conservatism".
Yes, he did want Lieberman. But rather than indicate his lack of conservatism, I consider that to be a sign that he was, in fact, quite conservative. He knew that his conservative credentials were good enough that he didn't need a far-right VP candidate to get him the presidency - rather, he needed a moderate in order to pick up independents and moderate Democrats. McCain/Palin was a very unbalanced ticket. You had conservative McCain and VERY conservative Palin. They weren't going to lose any Republican votes, but they didn't pick up nearly as many votes in the middle, which is where the race is won.
To be honest I have not done much research into his policies and all that. I was far too young to vote in 2008, and what I know about McCain is what I've heard from others and read. And that's not much, but from what I heard, I got the impression he was not that conservative. Like I said, he was probably a moderate conservative, rather than right wing type conservative, like some might say I am. It really depends on your definition.
That seems reasonable. But there have come to be two dimensions of conservatism which must be considered. On the one hand, there is what you might call "traditional" conservatism, with the characteristics I listed earlier--some of which were on your own list. Then there are social-conservative or religious issues which have more lately come to prominence; The response to LGBTs, for instance, and a more extreme stance on abortion that right-wing Evangelicals favor. Even global warming, when characterized as an atheist hoax, and opposition to health care reform--remember, Obamacare was modeled after a health care plan conceived by a Republican governor.
Yes, like I've said before, I'm kind of anti establishment, because they aren't doing much to help.
Help restore the country. You'll see more when I post in the other thread soon about how America is failing.
You see the danger of propaganda? Trump and his sycophants labelled McCain as "not a true conservative" because he was critical of Trump. And apparently you took them at their word and bought into it. Hook, line, and sinker. I'm glad we were able to open your mind a bit on this issue - it's important to ask questions and do your own research when someone tells you what you should think rather than just accepting it blindly.
Actually, I didn't know Trump said that. McCain wasn't the conservative I am. Really, I don't know of many that are.
You're never going to find many people who match your political views exactly, no matter what they are. Obama wasn't the liberal that I am, neither was Hillary, nor is Biden. That doesn't mean they aren't politically liberal.
I'm aware. Given his statements about not being politically aware in 2008 though, it seemed reasonable to assume that this latest round of McCain criticism had more influence on his opinions.
You don't know me, so I fail to see how you think I'm better than John McCain.
While I appreciate your high opinion of me, I don't like to compare myself to others. We all have strengths and weaknesses, and no one is better than anyone else.
With the Trump era, it really is the D's who are the conservatives anymore. Trump R's are radicals. I'm serious about this.
What do think the Dems are conserving? And yes, some might call my views radical. I don't know. What does radical mean to you?
