Reply #35: If they really wanted a "unity" ticket, they'd suggest a liberal [View All]

[elperromagico]

to counterbalance the conservative McCain.

Instead, they suggest Lieberman. They don't want a unity ticket; they want a right-of-center ticket. You can get that with two Republicans. You don't need to throw a Democrat, even Lieberman, into the mix.

McCain's rep as a "moderate" irritates the hell out of me. Why is he a moderate? Because he stood up to the religious right? You don't have to be a Fundie to be a conservative - McCain proves that. Because he opposes torture? That's kind of a no-shit position for an ex-POW, isn't it?

Doesn't he vote with Bush about 90% of the time?

What they want is a Republican ticket with a token center-right Democrat on it. Let them peddle that horseshit somewhere else; nobody's buying it here.