(Post from my other blog: www.thinktoomuch.wordpress.com)
Soon, we will be posting an explanation of my endorsement of Bob Barr (with a banner to your right), for President. Until then, chew on this article:
From: http://westernstandard.blogs.com/shotgun/2008/08/pennsylvania-go.html
Monday, August 25, 2008
Pennsylvania GOP afraid of Bob Barr? And John McCain is a bit of a hypocrite
Here’s an excerpt from a Bob Barr press release (I’ve highlighted McCain quotes):
“Bob Barr’s presidential campaign has recently learned of an action by the McCain campaign and the Pennsylvania Republican Party to have Barr removed from the state’s ballot, this despite McCain’s promise in the 2000 election that he would, “never consider, ever consider, allowing a supporter of [his] to challenge [his opponent]’s right to be on the ballot in all 50 states.”
In 2000, McCain told reporters, ”Let’s not have the kind of Stalinist politics that the state of New York, the Republican Party, has been practicing.”
“This move by the McCain campaign completely contradicts everything John McCain stood for in 2000 when his competitors were trying to keep him off the ballot,” says Barr. “McCain has become a part of the same corrupted machine he spoke vehemently against only eight years ago.”
“This is America, where people have a right to run for office and a right to compete for the chance to lead the people of this nation,” Barr continues. “I look forward to the chance to compete fairly against Senator McCain for votes in Pennsylvania and every other state.“
And here’s Barr on the lawsuit and McCain’s two-facedness:
Posted by P.M. Jaworski on August 25, 2008 in International Politics | Permalink
Clearly, after failing to get the Republican nomination running as the “Maverick”, McCain has decided to embrace the policies, tactics, and financial backers used by George W. In my opinion, whatever honor John McCain once had, he’s sold off to help get him the Republican nomination.
-Dan Cheek