We at The Thinking Women are fans of John McCain, the moderate Republican senator from Arizona. We have found ourselves frequently discussing him lately. We liked him as a running mate for John Kerry, and, for that matter, we liked him as the Republican presidential candidate in 2000. (And, for that matter, he'd make a great running mate for George W. Bush!)
Which brings up why he is being discussed by us so much now. It turns out that the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth are essentially the same group of people who ran a successful negative ad campaign against John McCain in 2000, enabling George W. Bush to gain the Republican nomination. And so, instead of running for re-election as president, Sen. McCain is running for re-election as senator in Arizona. (If being a war veteran were the main criteria for being president, there's no question his experiences and heroism far outstrips anyone else who has run for the office of president in the last twenty years. )
One of us was led to comment today that if John McCain were president, America wouldn't be in the mess we are today. And we asked (as we seem to do almost weekly), how could the GOP nominate George W. Bush over John McCain?
Which brings us back to the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth. The conservative right appears to, right now, have the power (especially the money) in the Republican Party and they, by hook or crook (heh heh) got their candidate into office. John McCain is too moderate for the Republicans right now. Which is sad, because the country is being denied the Republican who has the true potential to unite a polarized nation.
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