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To: American Spirit who wrote (57501)	2/8/2006 1:56:44 AM
From: stockman_scott	Respond to of 361850

Chris Matthews Loves John McCain... By Nora Ephron* huffingtonpost.com Nora Ephron is the author of "Crazy Salad," "Heartburn," "Wallflower at the Orgy," and "Scribble Scribble." She has received Academy Award nominations for Best Original Screenplay for "When Harry Met Sally," "Silkwood," and "Sleepless in Seattle," which she also directed. She lives in New York City with her husband, writer Nicholas Pileggi. ___________________________ a few reader comments on McCain -- from the Huff Post blog posting...* <<...As for McCain: this is one man who will never vote for him. Respect his service, sure. But his politics are whacky right. He never met a war he didn't like: even Clinton's. And for him to kiss and make up with Bush after the shocking slurs Rove threw at him in South Carolina just shows that his ambition outweighs his courage...>> _____________________________ <<... McCain is the corporate politician who presents like the war hero he was in an earlier time. He has the bona fides that most of these pencil pushers in and around The Beltway would long for. And that may be part of the reason he's been generally at odds with the Bush Administration until recently--until they needed him, appealed to party unity and promised him the moon to garner his cooperation. He is also just about the most interesting politican the Republicans have--now that Bush is faltering in the polls and Ahnold is regrouping in California. Lastly, the fascination many men find in McCain is more evidence of the silent crisis men today are facing over their own masculinity--how to feel relevant in an era of changed sex roles. I guess some hitch a ride on McCain's star by hero worshipping the man. I feel sorry for them. Bad choice--just as Reagan was...>> __________________________ <<...I'm another man who wouldn't vote for John McCain. There's certainly a lot to admire about McCain, but I've lost respect for him. His support of Bush seems largely political to me, and will be forever unforgivable. His actions in Vietnam were certainly courageous, but I wouldn't say they were necessarily noble. I think the torture episode may have been driven by something in him that's pretty unbalanced. When the Bush crew said during the primaries that McCain is a little nutty, it was a rare case where I agreed with them. Something's not quite right with him, as likable and honorable as he can be. That letter to Obama is a good example of what I'm talking about -- it was just unbalanced. And for God's sake we have to get an emotionally stable person as the next president...>>

To: American Spirit who wrote (57501)	2/8/2006 3:15:33 AM
From: stockman_scott	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 361850

Warner, N.M. governor try out centrist tone for possible run roanoke.com Warner pointed out at a forum that voters want honesty. He hasn't said if he'll run for president. Wednesday, February 08, 2006 RALEIGH, N.C. -- New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson and former Virginia Gov. Mark Warner got a chance this week to try out some of the political themes that some observers believe could help them win voters in solidly Republican states such as North Carolina should they make runs for the White House in 2008. Richardson and Warner attended the Emerging Issues Forum at North Carolina State University at the behest of former North Carolina Gov. Jim Hunt, himself a moderate Democrat. Richardson described his approach of tax cuts, education and economic development as the "New Progressivism." "Now you're going to hear from a Democrat that is going to say this: Cutting taxes is good, being pro-business is good. Putting more money in people's pockets is good," Richardson said. Warner said voters want honesty -- that people may need to make sacrifices for government to achieve fiscal responsibility. "A little bit of truth can go a long way in the American political process today," Warner said. Their successes in their own states are worth sharing with the nation, some other forum participants said. "Personally, I would like to see Richardson and Warner out there as opposed to the liberal faction of the Democratic Party," said Robert Peltz, 47, a Fayetteville businessman and unaffiliated voter. North Carolina's electoral votes last went to a Democrat in 1976, when Jimmy Carter won office. With the state's population estimated to grow 52 percent by 2030, winning or losing North Carolina will become more important. Warner had been on the pre-presidential circuit for months before he left office in January with the highest job-approval rating of any Virginia governor since pollsters have taken such surveys. Now out of a job, Warner has had more time to talk about how he helped turn a $6 billion budget shortfall into what could be a $1 billion surplus this year with tax cuts and tax increases approved with the help of a Republican-controlled legislature. "I don't think it's big government versus small government," he said. "It's smart government." Warner told forum participants he hasn't decided about a 2008 presidential run, "but I sure as heck believe that there is a wide, sensible center in this country waiting for one party to reclaim." "I think the Democratic Party serves itself and the country if it ends up with candidates and ideas that are competitive in the whole country and not just 16 states," he said. Richardson, a former Clinton administration energy secretary, has also been traveling around the nation as chairman of the Democratic Governors Association with a similar story of bipartisan budgeting success. Richardson pointed to coalition building with the business community, labor and others as reasons for the state's projected half-billion-dollar surplus this year. "Democrats have to be more pro-economic growth. ... We shouldn't be reflexively against cutting taxes," he said. But several participants at the Raleigh forum said the governors -- particularly Warner -- offer alternatives to candidates who may be considered established Washington insiders. "He was able to bring various groups together, which is something that this country needs," Sandy Sands, a legislative lobbyist and former Democratic state lawmaker, said after Warner's speech.