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Most political news has been rather quiet over the Christmas holiday. The primary exception has been the activities of Senator McCain. It seems the Senator has been using the inactivity of the rest of the field to grab a few headlines and a few special interest votes.
In spite of McCain's alleged disagreement with the sodomite group Log Cabin Republicans, he was happy to meet with their leadership and accept their $40,000 contribution to his campaign. McCain's spinmeister Dan Schnur spins it this way, "Like any other prospective donor, a member of the Log Cabin club would probably donate to him on issues that were important to them." But is that really what is going on?
The gay agenda has never been campaign finance reform, banning abortion, a balanced budget, state's rights, a firm hand in foreign affairs, a strong military (though they probably like the senator's support of "don't ask, don't tell") or any other conservative plank. The sodomite lobby has always been for special civil rights status (see last week's article). If they are supporting McCain it is because they have been convinced that he is the one that will get them that status.
John McCain is hard at work trying to convince South Carolina and all conservative voters that he is strongly pro-life. " We need to fill in the gaps," said McCain campaign spokesman Dan Schnur. "One of our challenges over the next several weeks is to establish John McCain's pro-life voting record in the minds of South Carolina voters." It shouldn't be hard for a conservative Republican to present himself as pro-life, but McCain has a problem.
As recently as last summer McCain told a newspaper editorial board that he opposed over-turning Roe vs. Wade "in the short term or even the long term." There are a lot of conservative Republicans that have trouble swallowing the conflict in positions. Any truly pro-life president would have the end of legal abortion near the top of his agenda. One of his primary considerations when selecting people for the judiciary should be their position on Roe vs. Wade. McCain has repeatedly said that he would not consider abortion or the homosexual agenda in appointment of judges or in selection of a running mate. He is not a conservative. He may even be more liberal than GW!
Does anyone else remember the waffling that Clinton did during his campaigns? The people turned a blind eye then, and liberal Republicans are attempting to use the same tactics now, but it won't work for Republicans. The liberal media will make the conflicting positions front page news when a Republican tries it, and rightly so. The traditional Republican has stood for a higher moral standard than the traditional Democrat. Breaking from that higher standard will make news, while a Democrat maintaining a high level of dishonesty and deceit is much too common to be news whether he be from Capitol Hill or the left wing of the White House.
"MSNBC will broadcast two Presidential debates in January from the University of New Hampshire. These January forums, which will include all major candidates, are co-produced by The Union Leader. The 7 p.m. debates [Jan.5 for Democrats and Jan. 6 for Republicans] will also be shown live nationally on C-SPAN. PBS stations in most parts of the country will telecast the forums live or on delayed tape later in the evening." (The Union Leader, 12/20)
Here is the most recently revised list of primary dates (GOP official list). The total number of delegates is 2066; to win outright, a candidate must receive a majority, 1034.
Thanks to the Keyes State Coordinator for Alabama for this list.
(Number of delegates in parentheses.)
| January 15: | Louisiana (28) Caucus |
| January 24: | Iowa (25) Caucus |
| February 1: | New Hampshire (53) Primary |
| February 9: | Delaware (12) Primary |
| February 19: | South Carolina (37) Primary |
| February 22: | Arizona (30), Michigan (58) Primaries |
| February 26: | American Samoa Caucus/Committee (4); Guam (4), Virgin Islands (4) Caucuses |
| February 27: | Puerto Rico (14) Primary |
| February 29: | North Dakota (19) Caucus; Virginia (55) Primary |
| March 7: | California (162), Connecticut (25), Georgia (54), Maine (14), Maryland (31), Massachusetts (37), Missouri (35), New York (101), Ohio (69), Rhode Island (14), Vermont (12) Primaries; Washington (37) Caucus |
| March 10: | Colorado (40), Utah (29) Primaries; Wyoming (22) Convention |
| March 14: | Florida (80), Mississippi (33), Oklahoma (38), Tennessee (37), Texas (124) Primaries |
| March 21: | Illinois (74) Primary |
| April 4: | Kansas (35), Wisconsin (37) Primaries |
| April 25: | Minnesota (34) Caucus; Pennsylvania (80) Primary |
| May 2: | District of Columbia (15), Indiana (55), North Carolina (62) Primaries |
| May 9: | Nebraska (30), West Virginia (18) Primaries |
| May 15: | Kentucky (31) Caucus |
| May 16: | Oregon (24) Primary |
| May 19: | Alaska (23), Hawaii (14) Caucuses |
| May 23: | Arkansas (24), Idaho (28) Primaries Kentucky Primary |
| May 25: | Nevada (17) Caucus |
| June 6: | Alabama (44), Montana (23), New Jersey (54), New Mexico (21), South Dakota (22) Primaries |
| [June 20: California Convention] | |
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