Just cut and pasted the entire article (except for your name, tim) and sent it in an email to McCain, asking for his comments !

I like to let these Senators know what's out there on the Blogs about them, too. Make them know that they are not safe from criticism.

McCain is usually a pretty straight-forward guy(I often call him "the lesser of all evils among the Republicans."), and since, as the blog pointed out, he's been so big on campaign finance reform, I would like to see what he has to say about this whole ordeal. He's usually the one apple that is not rotten in the barrel, but we shall see.

McCain comes across as a person with some morals but we must never forget he has opposed very little of the right wing agenda. If you don't oppose it, you must be for it because there is no in between.George Bush tried to come across as a some what reasonable person when he ran the first time and look at what he turned out to be. They are all the same and that similarity is what makes them Republicans.

Make no mistake, John McCain talks out of both sides of his mouth - he is full of it. When it comes down to it, he sides with the right. I lost all respect for him when he sucked up to bush after what they did to him. The thing is, I truly feel he can't stand bush and what he stands for but still he panders to bush and the right. He thinks they will back him for Pres. Yeah, right. I get mad b/c I feel McCain knows better but like Powell...IMO

Well, just what the hell IS this place's "primary" business if its not influencing elections? Sound like ALL they do? Can't they be called to task here....

McCain will be tough to beat and I think Democrats will have to run someone out of the Washington loop in order to beat him. None of the liberals can do it because they set on the fence and go the way the wind blows at the time. Look at Clinton and Kerry. Democrats can't even tell where they stand on anything. The person that can beat McCain is Wesley Clark and you can tell where he stands. He is more moderate and that is what it will take to beat McCain.Try Westpac.com and take a look at him.

You can find Wesley Clarks positions at Wespac Securing America.

I like Wesley Clark. However, I think moderate Democrats like Tom Vilsack or Mark Warner have more political experience which may make them more attractive.

People often say Hillary sits on both sides of the fence, and while I don't think that way, if you do indeed, I urge you to pay attention to her campaign here for re-election in 2006.

Everything McCain does is with an eye to his own political career. As has been pointed out, he sucked up to the Bush campaign last year. I put forward at the time (and still think) that because he lost in the 2000 primaries at the hands of Republican activists, he made a Faustian deal to prove his party credentials by working for Bush (and this Santorum fundraiser pretty much fits in with that), but will than say something 'moderate' when he knows there is a mike on (so independents and the few moderates left in the Republican party will continue to like him).

His voting record is pretty conservative all the way down the line though.

And if he runs, all one need do (assuming he won the nomination) is just play McCain saying one thing, then McCain saying the opposite. McCain the reformer, McCain the big money recipient (take that back all the way to the Keating five if you want). McCain voting for and against all sorts of things in the Senate. McCain changing his position on anything and everything, as it suits his Presidential ambition to do so.

McCain on all sides of every issue.

John McCain is the ONLY Republican I have respect for. He doesn't kiss Georgie's ass. Sometimes, he stands up to him. Also, at times, he agrees with Democrats on some issues. Also, McCain is willing to work with Democrats.

I have a great deal of respect for John McCain. Yet, JOHN KERRY WILL BE OUR NEXT PRESIDENT!

After the limp wristed campaign that Kerry ran last time, why the heck would he even be considered for the next presidential election. There are better options out there. We need a kick butt "give em hell, Harry" campigner who comes of as giving a shit. Someone who will stand up to Republican trashing and tell them where to get off. Who will set the issues, and not just reply to Repub crap. Hooah!

I really hope Mark Warner gets the Democratic nomination for President. He has done a terrific job in Virginia and has a very high approval rating in our reddish state.

There is even a perfect campaign slogan: Mark has already cleaned up after one fiscally irresponsible Republican administration. He can do it again.

If I am totally against anything I am against bad arguments regardless of the people making them. This thread poses a non-sequitor. It is an entirely invalid argument:

Santorum is supported by a shady organization.
McCain supports Santorum.
Therefore, McCain supports the shady organization.

The conclusion does not follow from the premises. Come on, folks. We Americans can do better.

Stand too close to the guy getting the tar and feathers and you will be tarred with the same brush. Too many politicians are turning up with dubious ethics (to put it very mildly). Granted that most of them are Republican. People are starting to suspect that anyone who is linked to an unethical politician is unethical, whether they are or not. Too many self-defined Democrats have voted on the wrong side of issues, especially big money issues and not stood up for their constituents. There are a lot of voters who are feeling betrayed. Politicians need to clean up their acts. They also need to make their cases on issues and not just rely on spin. There needs to be a strong push for election reform so that the perceptions of corruption go away.

Sen. McCain has made a career of starting off on worthy missions only to be shot down and taken prisoner. It all started during the Korean war. The next occasion was the Republican primary when he was shot down by Bush and taken prisoner by Bush and his cabal. Since then he has taken off on several urgent missions but he as yet to make it home. In my day the heroes shot down the enemy and escaped if captured.

Our party has been handed issue after issue to hang on these Republicans and have squandered every one of them. Everywhere you look you see some Democratic candidate setting on some fence claiming to be for everything but not having the guts to make a stand for anything. They are afraid they will make someone mad, well sure you will when you do something. Who's fault is it that our party has not benefited from all these issues? It has to be Dean's, because he is the Chairman. So far he has not been able to bring this party together with one strategy. It's almost like he is running for something. Do we not have anybody that will stand up even if it means making someone mad?

We have a good weapon to kick start the DNC. Tell Dean that you as a voter afre getting mad at the spiineless way the Democrats are acting. Email the Dem politicians who are being jellyfish, and aren't doing the right thing and tell them how fed up you are. Imply you aren't going to vote Dem is that's the way they are going to act. If your politicians are doing a good job tell them you suport them and will stand up for them. If the DNC doesn't care about the true base of the Democrat party, they need to be fired along with the DLC. The voters need to take our party back.

Part of the problem that I can see is this $1000 a plate dinner. Where I live $100 a plate dinners are out of reach for most voters. The Democrats ought to hold $20 a plate dinners in working people's neighborhoods. This is where the true base of the Democrat party is and this is where they need to be.