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To: microhoogle! who wrote (35485)	9/7/2000 4:21:27 PM
From: Neocon	Respond to of 769667

No, but justify your misgivings. Chris, by the way, is a moderate Democrat........Kristols agenda is to promote himself as a guru in Republican circles. If there is nothing wrong with Dubya, he looks like a jerk for backing McCain.......

To: microhoogle! who wrote (35485)	9/7/2000 4:22:22 PM
From: Mr. Whist	Respond to of 769667

GOP big-wigs must be reading the Drudge Report and how the Michigan McCain people are now supporting Gore 2-1. If McCain is smart, he'll tell Bush and Lott to take a hike and then run against Gore in '04. GOP Seeks Budget Roll (sic) for McCain by ALAN FRAM Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- Eager to use Arizona Sen. John McCain's popularity to their advantage, Senate Republican leaders want the one-time GOP presidential hopeful to play a visible role in the party's year-end budget battle against President Clinton. Ever the maverick, McCain laid out his own requirements Thursday for joining that fray, saying he wants to play such a role -- provided that final spending bills have no pork-barrel projects for lawmakers' home districts. Such items are a longtime staple of the bills, especially in election years, and McCain normally votes against many of the spending measures after distributing long, specific lists of pork to which he objects. ''Obviously, I'd like to help,'' McCain said in an interview. ''But we have to go into it with clean hands. No pork, no legislative riders.'' Riders are provisions attached to spending bills that change the law. They are frequently used for items that are too controversial to survive as separate legislation, like disputes over the environment or abortion rights. Though his bid for the GOP presidential nomination failed this year, McCain remains one of the country's most popular Republicans. He has built an image of an independent, principled voice against wasteful spending and the political influence of special interests. Many Republicans on Capitol Hill say that could make McCain an effective messenger for his party in this fall's end-of-session budget fight, in which Clinton wants to spend roughly $20 billion more than the GOP prefers. Clinton has prevailed in the annual budget face-offs by winning billions in extra spending each year. ''He helps us because he has credibility in the country,'' Sen. Phil Gramm, R-Texas, said of McCain. Should McCain participate, he might also help deflect conservatives' criticism of GOP leaders that is often prompted by the year-end budget fights. Conservatives have long complained that the bargaining results in too much spending -- a charge that might be muffled if McCain blesses the deals that emerge. McCain's role remains unclear. He and Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott, R-Miss., have briefly discussed the idea, and both said they need to talk further. Lott said he envisioned McCain attending some meetings between congressional budget writers and administration officials. ''I want him to see firsthand how irresponsible the administration is in many negotiations,'' Lott said. He also said he wanted McCain's support for the short-term spending measures Congress is sure to pass to keep federal agencies functioning beyond Oct. 1, when the new federal fiscal year begins. Some of the remaining 11 spending bills -- covering dozens of departments and agencies -- are certain to remain unfinished by then, triggering the need for stopgap legislation. Lott and McCain have long had an often nettlesome relationship. McCain has frequently belittled legislative pork for Lott, including $1.5 billion for an amphibious assault ship -- not requested by the Navy -- to be built in the Mississippian's hometown of Pascagoula McCain has also departed from GOP leadership positions by forcing debate on overhauling campaign finance laws and on penalizing the tobacco industry. Lott endorsed George W. Bush during the GOP presidential race. Following surgery last month to remove cancerous growths from his temple and arm, McCain has limited his hours this week as the Senate returned from its August recess. He said he expects to be at full speed next week.

To: microhoogle! who wrote (35485)	9/7/2000 8:06:09 PM
From: kvkkc1	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

You are really showing your ignorance now. Matthews is a card carrying liberal. I can't remember which democrat he worked for, but it was a prominent one. Kristol is moderate at best, more like a conservative democrat. Severin is also very liberal. There are very few conservatives on TV, and when they do appear, they are surrounded by a bunch of liberals. The only exceptions to this rule are The McLaughlin Group, Crossfire and Hannity and Colmes.