Here is the release:
I don’t always agree with John McCain, but I have always admired him. He suffered and fought for his country and prevailed. Perhaps that’s why I’ve been sickened by the attacks on him by some Washington-based conservatives this week. One went so far as to say that McCain is more liberal than Hillary Clinton.
It makes you wonder if some of the more cynical have decided a new Clinton or Obama administration would mean better fundraising, higher rating points and more books sold.
Perhaps I’m just too old-fashioned for the modern media based conservative movement. I always knew one thing about Ronald Reagan and Barry Goldwater, which is that the country came before person, principal came before party and philosophy came before personal profit.
The selection of candidates this year provides no clear choice for conservatives. If you believe the primary job of the president is to be the spiritual leader for the Country, then Mike Huckabee deserves your consideration. If you feel America needs a successful businessman to manage the economy, then Mitt Romney would seem to have the resume.
I cannot question any conservatives vote in this very unique and volatile election. I do question the credibility of the talking heads that have chosen to attempt to destroy McCain rather than simply oppose him.
In this time of war and generation of terrorism I still believe that Job One for a President is Commander and Chief. Can there be a clearer choice for Commander and Chief than John McCain? I’ll be casting my conservative vote against the terrorists, in favor of a strong national defense and for the future Commander and Chief John McCain.
-Lloyd C. Daugherty
Chairman ,
Tennessee Conservative Union
February 4th, 2008 at 12:01 pm
Is this the whole TN Conservative Union or just the chairman?
February 4th, 2008 at 12:08 pm
Yes. The official release is on the letterhead of the TCU.
February 4th, 2008 at 12:08 pm
“I’ll be casting my conservative vote against the terrorists”
Wow, I did not know they were on the ballot.
February 4th, 2008 at 12:16 pm
McCain reminds me more and more of John Kerry with this constant Vietnam talk. It’s no wonder that the swift boat veterans will now go after him. A world class mud fight is about to begin.
February 4th, 2008 at 12:17 pm
McCain the candidate of choice?
http://dyn.politico.com/printstory.cfm?uuid=E24E7E52-3048-5C12-00D66009FF11D39E
February 4th, 2008 at 12:19 pm
Just give up, Mitt…
http://www.political-buzz.com/
February 4th, 2008 at 12:27 pm
McCain is soooo liberal. Unions are endorsing him.
February 4th, 2008 at 12:35 pm
Supports federal funding of embryonic stem cell research
Q: Would you expand federal funding of embryonic stem cell research?
A: I believe that we need to fund this. This is a tough issue for those of us in the pro-life community. I would remind you that these stem cells are either going to be discarded or perpetually frozen. We need to do what we can to relieve human suffering. It’s a tough issue. I support federal funding.
Source: 2007 GOP primary debate, at Reagan library, hosted by MSNBC May 3, 2007
February 4th, 2008 at 12:38 pm
There’s more where that came from ARON, you spam like you just learned how to run a computer
February 4th, 2008 at 12:38 pm
“party and philosophy came before personal profit.”
Not for McCain. We all know about his wife’s multi-million dollar bonus.
February 4th, 2008 at 12:41 pm
What a great endorsement for McCain:
I don’t always agree with him
There are some other good choices
YOU should vote for somebody else if you are looking for something else
I’m going to reluctantly vote for McCain based on 1 issue.
He might as well have said McCain doesn’t suck as much as most people think.
February 4th, 2008 at 5:29 pm
From Andrew McCarthy’s endorsement of Romney:
With today’s announcement, McCarthy said, “Governor Mitt Romney embodies the American ideal: success through talent, hard work and faith. He’s a committed conservative. As president, I believe he’ll bring out the best of America, which means Americans, not government. He’ll unite us, not divide us with class-warfare rhetoric that scorns the American dream of self-reliance and value creation – as if it were somehow different from patriotism rather than the engine of patriotism. Mitt understands how the economy works because he’s worked in it, not just regulated it from Washington down to the last light-bulb. He understands we’re in a global war that demands not just a strategy for Iraq but a strategy for repelling jihadism. He’ll push to give our agents the tools they need to gather the intelligence vital to protecting American lives. And he can be trusted to appoint solid judges who will interpret the law – not re-invent it in a way that narrows fundamental rights like political speech while expanding the lawfare rights of terrorists.”
I hope that doesn’t make you sick, too…
February 4th, 2008 at 11:23 pm
Has John McCain ever drawn a paycheck that didn’t read ‘Unites State Treasury’ across the top of it?
February 5th, 2008 at 12:55 pm
Excepting pro-life and pro defense issues, John McCain is not conservative. The endorsement by an organization that proclaims itself a union of conservatives is an indication of how irrelevant that organization is.
February 5th, 2008 at 3:50 pm
Let us look at McCain’s conservative credentials:
-IMMIGRATION: he wrote the bill granting amnesty to illegal immigrants
-SOCIAL SECURITY: he voted to give your social security money to illegal immigrants
-TAXES: he voted against the Bush tax cuts multiple times
-ENERGY TAX: wrote a bill imposing a massive tax on gas
-PROFESSIONAL ETHICS: ringleader of the infamous Keating 5 ethical scandal which cost US tax payers $160 billion (Google it)
-PERSONAL ETHICS: McCain cheated on his first wife after she had a severe accident that left her partially disabled. He then divorced her and married his multi-millionaire mistress, whose daddy bought McCain a spot in the Congress