Pandering "Maverick" George W. McCain.

[Harry Hope]

John McCain was also at CPAC last week, although his experience was a
little different from Romney's.

Let's face it - the Republican presidential nominee shouldn't really
have to spend his first day on the job brown-nosing a bunch of
self-hating pricks in bowties, but that's the modern conservative
movement for you.

"Maverick" McCain did his best though.

Let's take a look at some of the greatest hits from his CPAC speech:
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/02/john_mccains_cpac_speech.html

"I have, in many ways important to all of us, maintained the record of
a conservative."

"I am proud to be a conservative.

"If a few of my positions have raised your concern that I have
forgotten my political heritage, I want to assure you that I have
not."

"My record in public office taken as a whole is the record of a
mainstream conservative."

"If I am so fortunate as to be the Republican nominee for President, I
will offer Americans, in what will be a very challenging and spirited
contest, a clearly conservative approach to governing."

"I will stand on my convictions, my conservative convictions."

"I promise you, I intend to contest these issues on conservative
grounds."

"I will seek the counsel of my fellow conservatives."

Oh, and let's not forget...

"I intend to win the war."

So there you have it folks - McCain's strategy for the upcoming
election is pretty clear.

By EarlG
Democratic Underground
http://www.democraticunderground.com/

Harry