CSM: Although he does go against abortion (I'm personally against it in every case except for rape and incest), his policy actually is against banning same sex marriage, even though he wants to define marriage as between a man and a woman (See
This). This is a distinct separation from President Bush, and a distinct moderate Republican stance.
Lurch: He actually has vocally criticised not only Bush but the entire Republican party on the fiscal issue:
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| Originally Posted by John McCain I am a Republican. I'm loyal to the party of Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt. And I believe that my party, in some ways, has strayed from those principles, particularly on the issue of fiscal discipline. |
This also shows his general dissatisfaction on the Republican party as it currently is. He is a moderate Republican, and George Bush is a evangelical, conservative Republican. In basic ideology they are different. You accuse me of not paying attention. I disagree.
On Foreign Policy, I'm going to use Iran as an example, due to it being one of the if not the greatest foreign policy problems besides Iraq that we currently have. His policy on Iraq is that he would leave military action on the table, but would consult congressional leaders beforehand. Take that with a grain of salt, but at least he's willing to consult members of Congress before making a decision to go to Iran and fight (See [url=http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/issues/issues.iran.html]this[/quote]).
The point about the pastors you make is somewhat irrelevant as we have to look at what he himself believes to figure out what he himself believes, as we do with every candidate (Which is why I personally am sick and tired of the Jeremiah Wright controversy). Here's a quote showing his moderate beliefs on religion (Read: Not Religious Right):
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| Originally Posted by John McCain I believe in evolution. But I also believe, when I hike the Grand Canyon and see it at sunset, that the hand of God is there also. |
Bomby: Did India have a theological warfare going on that could tear apart a country? Did India have a dictator who was maleficent to the people? Did India have numerous bombings and attacks on their own people? We cannot draw a correlation between the two situations.