# John McCain: partisan shill playing loveycuddles with Bush. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [March 22, 2005, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-mccain-partisan-shill-playing-loveycuddles-with-bush/295754 "2005-03-22T18:59:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2005, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-mccain-partisan-shill-playing-loveycuddles-with-bush/295754/21 "2005-03-23T00:00:46Z")
> [@JohnBckWLD](#): > > There’s nothing respectable (or moderate) about supporting draconian laws that attempt to prohibit the use tobacco . … When did McCain try to ban tobacco? I don’t recall him proposing that. ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Amazing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@Captain\_Amazing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Amazing)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2005, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-mccain-partisan-shill-playing-loveycuddles-with-bush/295754/22 "2005-03-23T06:40:45Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > IOW, he’s espoused numerous positions in recent years that distinguished him from the GOP mainstream. In a leftward direction. And we’re not talking about trivial issues here. Maybe, but he’s got a lifetime rating of 83 (out of 100) from the American Conservative Union, 72% for 2004, 75 for 2003, 78 for 2002, 68 for 2001, and 81 for 2000. The low rating for 2001 was largely due to campaign finance bills, which he supported and the ACU opposed. On the other hand, according to Americans for Democratic Action, while I couldn’t find McCain’s rating for 2004, he has a rating of 35% for 2003, 20 for 2002, 40 for 2001 (again, probably due to campaign finance), and 5 for 2000. McCain has positioned himself against the party and the conservative movement on a few big issues, but he’s still a conservative Republican. ---
**Author:** ![FinnAgain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/finnagain/32/12500_2.png) [@FinnAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinnAgain)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2005, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-mccain-partisan-shill-playing-loveycuddles-with-bush/295754/23 "2005-03-23T07:28:54Z")
> [@SPOOFE](#): > > So essentially, anyone that disagrees with your view on politics doesn’t have a mind. > You know it’s that attitude that caused your boy to lose last year, right? Luckily enough, _Kerry never said that_. And evidently a lot of mindless people voted based on what people other than the candidates were saying. Talk about shirking your responsibility as a citizen! ---
**Author:** ![sleestak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/919ad9/32.png) [@sleestak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sleestak)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2005, 7:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-mccain-partisan-shill-playing-loveycuddles-with-bush/295754/24 "2005-03-23T07:45:18Z")
> [@Chance the Gardener](#): > > McCain’s picking up the far-right habit of referring to the Democratic Party as the “Democrat” Party. It’s a bad sign that he’s picking up on this derogatory term. BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA !!! BWHAHAHAHAAA!!! …Derogatory term…BWAHAHHAHAHAHAHAAAA! :::whew::: Slee ---
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2005, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-mccain-partisan-shill-playing-loveycuddles-with-bush/295754/25 "2005-03-23T15:08:01Z")
Much as I hate the McCain Feingold Act, I admit looking forward to voting towards & beholding the 2008 election of President John McCain so I can watch all the liberals & moderates who vote for him crap bricks when he is revealed as a conservative Republican. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-mccain-partisan-shill-playing-loveycuddles-with-bush/295754.md?page=1)