Bring McCain Home

Four rallies were held over the weekend in Arizona calling for the recall of Senator John McCain. The recall rallies are the result of Senator McCain's incessant liberal leanings. The people are attempting to bring McCain home and replace him with a person who will represent them. McCain no longer fits that bill.

Senator McClain used his bully pulpit as a Senator and former POW to make a run at the Republican nomination for President against George W. Bush. McCain's message of campaign reform was a popular and relevant platform. But his campaign seemed to be focused on the fact that he had been a POW in Vietnam and not his Senate voting record. “W” ran his campaign largely on tax cuts and breaks and bringing the country back to it's more conservative roots after eight years of Bill Clinton's assault on the constitution.

The Republican primary season was ugly. McCain and Bush seemed to be on opposite ends of every issue. Even as it became apparent that “W” would win the nomination, McCain repeatedly took shots at him. For a republican such as myself, it was sickening to watch this proud candidate sink into a pathetic, whining poor loser. To be honest, it's a wonder Bush ever won the election as divided as the Republican's were last August. McCain finally came around to a certain extent, even speaking at the Republican National Convention. He was still stressing his idea of campaign reform.

So now we are eight months past the election and in the seventh month of “W's” presidency. His tax cut measures were passed and signed into law last month, but Senator John McCain did not vote for the measure. In May, McCain sponsored a bill with former Democrat Vice Presidential candidate Joseph Lieberman making it even more difficult for honest Americans to purchase guns. And finally, along with Ted Kennedy, McCain co-sponsored the patients' bill of rights. A measure strongly opposed by the White House and the rank and file Republican members of congress.

Just where is Senator McCain now? One of two possibilities exists. Either McCain has become a liberal-or more likely a Bush hater-or he has his sights set on the White House in 2004 and sees his anti-conservativism and the outrage it conjures up as a way to keep his name in front of the public. If he has become a liberal he needs to be brought home. His constituents voted for McCain on the basis of his conservative views. If he has changed his own personal views, more power to him. However, he no longer represents his constituency and needs to be recalled. If this blowhard just wants to keep his name in front of the public, he needs to get with the Republican agenda and help mold what are probably overly conservative ideas and reign them in so even those in the Republican camp will be comfortable with the party's platform. Something I can't say I am right now.

To the people of Arizona I wish good luck in your fight. At least it will let you know where this guy really stands.