George W. Bush calls John McCain a “true conservative:”
WASHINGTON — President Bush broke his silence on the 2008 presidential race on Sunday, giving his imprimatur to Senator John McCain of Arizona as a “true conservative,” who nonetheless has “got some convincing to do” to persuade fellow Republicans of his right-wing bona fides.
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Mr. McCain’s differences with the White House are well known. He did not vote for the president’s 2001 and 2003 tax cuts, a sore point with groups like the conservative Club for Growth. And he disagreed with Mr. Bush on campaign finance reform and the use of harsh interrogation tactics against terrorism suspects. But Mr. Bush defended him.
“I know him well,” Mr. Bush said. “I know his convictions. I know the principles that drive him. And no doubt in my mind he is a true conservative.”
And you’re qualified to make this assessment because ?
February 11th, 2008 at 9:49 am
He’s qualified to make that because Republicans now define being a true Conservative as supporting war, bigger deficits, fewer civil liberties, etc. The Limbaughs and Coulters of the world equate being conservative to agreeing with Bush on everything.
February 11th, 2008 at 10:40 pm
What happened to conservatism?
I am so upset with politics. Why am I majoring in this?