A gentleman from Texas

Ripped For Being Out of Touch, He Chose Just The Right Touch
Wednesday, November 05
By Neil Cavuto, FOXnews.com

He was classy.
Magnanimous.
A gentleman.
Ripped for being out of touch, he chose just the right touch.
A man who critics say only mangled his words.
Conjured just the right ones.
I'm not talking about John McCain yesterday.
I'm talking about President Bush today.

McCain gave a classy speech.
The President made a classy gesture.
Offering only good words for the man who repudiated his run of the White House.
But going one better - - inviting Barack and Michelle Obama to the White House.
To see the place, and talk about the place, and the pressures of the place, in private.

These were not empty words. The President took care months ago to put a transition team in place so that a smooth transfer of power could take place.
President Bush wasn't so lucky when he was coming in.
Maybe things were different then. A lot of ill will then. Lots of hurtful words then.
He wasn't even running this year but it seemed everyone, including his own party's nominee, was running against him all year.

If he minded, he didn't show it.
"Does it all bug you?," I asked.
"Nah," he said, shrugging his shoulders and adding simply "I understand."
A man at peace with a nation seemingly at war.with him. Some for good reason, others apparently lacking reason.
He took nothing personally, always handling himself with dignity.
Not by what he said, but precisely what he did not.

I've read that the President is as kind to the elevator operator at the White House as he is to a visiting head of state to the White House.
I've seen it myself. Every time I've interviewed with him he sticks around and personally shakes the hands of each member of my crew, and then hangs out for pictures. Lots of pictures.
I know, little things. But to me, big things. That bespeak of a man far bigger than the petty things I see in the press.
Or hear in a harsh campaign year.
That ended today, with a quite gesture today.
From a President who'd be in his right to wag a finger.
But instead, simply offered his hand.

My comment: A truly great man who has been falsely maligned by those who should thank him for protecting them from terrorists for the past seven years. God help this country for the next four years. Read More......

McCain's response to Obama's "bitter" comment

A Message from John McCain's Campaign Manager, Rick Davis
National Federation of Republican Women
Political Briefing: Week of April 14, 2008

We've all said things that we've regretted. Sometimes they result from a mere slip of the tongue and sometimes they reveal deeply held beliefs that you'd rather not communicate to the world.

A few days ago, at a San Francisco fundraiser, Barack Obama described Americans who live in small towns or other areas that have experienced a loss of jobs as "bitter" people, adding that it didn't surprise him that they, "..cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren't like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations."

These words are revealing on a number of levels, and expose the out-of-touch beliefs to which John McCain offers stark contrast. Today, John McCain offered a different account of small town America:

"During the Great Depression, with many millions of Americans out of work and the country suffering the worst economic crisis in our history, there rose from small towns, rural communities, inner cities, a generation of Americans who fought to save the world from despotism and mass murder, and came home to build the wealthiest, strongest and most generous nation on earth.

They suffered the worst during the Depression, but it did not shake their faith in, and fidelity to, America. They did not turn to their religious faith and cultural traditions out of resentment and a feeling of powerlessness to affect the course of government or pursue prosperity. On the contrary, their faith had given generations of their families' purpose and meaning, as it does today."

These hard working men and women aren't "bitter". They love their country, their faith, their family and their traditions. They are the heart and soul of this country, the foundation of our strength and the primary authors of its essential goodness - Barack Obama should get to know them.

If Barack Obama is the Democrat nominee in the general election, the American people will have a clear choice between two different visions - Senator Obama's liberal, elitist philosophy and John McCain's faith in the small town values that continue to make America great. John McCain will not forget them or write them off. Neither should Barack Obama.

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NFRW endorses McCain

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:March 15, 2008
CONTACT: Lisa Ziriax 703-548-9688 or lziriax@nfrw.org

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Federation of Republican Women (NFRW) unanimously endorsed Senator John McCain for president during its spring board of directors meeting on March 15.

More than 300 Republican women leaders from across the nation attended the meeting, held in the Washington, D.C., area March 14-15.

In addition to unanimously approving a resolution endorsing McCain, board members heard from a diverse line-up of Republican officials and leaders regarding the upcoming elections, including House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH); U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao; Jo Ann Davidson, co-chairman of the Republican National Committee; and, Judy Black, Women for McCain.

“We are energized and enthusiastic about Senator McCain,” NFRW President Shirley Sadler said. “Our members are committed to his presidential campaign and are working at the grassroots in every state to turn out voters to the polls for him and our other Republican candidates in November.”

Founded in 1938, the NFRW is one of the largest women’s political organizations in the country with more than 1,800 local clubs in all 50 states and in the U.S. territories. The grassroots organization recruits and elects Republican candidates, advocates the Party’s philosophy and initiatives, and empowers women in the political process.

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NATIONAL FEDERATION OF REPUBLICAN WOMEN

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The Base is Wrong about the Gang of 14 (Interesting perspective)

American Thinker, January 30, 2008 by Richard Baehr

When conservatives lay out their long list of apostasies committed by John McCain, one of them is always his role in the Gang of 14, the 7 Democrats and 7 Republicans in the Senate who agreed to a judicial compromise in 2005. To put it plainly, the critics of the deal are flat out wrong. Continued...

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NFRW: Senate Immigration Bill (S 1348)

Visit these websites frequently to stay informed on this bill:

• Official White House Information on Immigration Bill
  
• Up-to-date news on Immigration Bill
  
• Information on the status of the Immigration Bill (Search S 1348)

U.S. Senate switchboard: 202-224-3121
Direct lines to Oregon Senators
Senator Wyden (D): 202-224-5244
Senator Smith (R): 202-224-3753

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McCain on Iraq

Austin Bay writes, “And Senator McCain continues to soldier. Thank you, Senator.”

McCain at ABC News: “The judgment of history should be the approval we seek,” the GOP presidential hopeful said, “not the temporary favor of the latest public opinion poll.”
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McCain asserted that if U.S. troops withdraw prematurely, the Iraqi government will collapse, drawing in Iraq’s neighbors — Egypt, Iran, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Syria and Turkey.

“This uncertain swirl of events could cause the region to explode and foreclose the opportunity for millions of Muslims and their children to achieve freedom,” McCain said.

“We could face a terrible choice: Watch the region burn, the price of oil escalate dramatically and our economy decline, watch the terrorists establish new base camps or send American troops back to Iraq, with the odds against our success much worse than they are today,” McCain concluded.

He added that “the potential for genocide and ethnic cleansing in Iraq is even worse” than in Rwanda if troops leave too soon, “and the potential consequence of allowing terrorists sanctuary in Iraq is another 9/11 — or worse.”

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