kdailey4315 said:
If you look at his voting record you will see that he has voted against Republicans more than voting with them. The only places where I see him to be conservative are his gun laws and views on the military. For a while he was in favor of an open border with Mexico. That is definitely liberal to me.
The open border with Mexico was actually a progression of what Regan started, a North American co prosperity sphere. Loosen up the borders and bootstrap our southern neighbors into a position where they won't want to immigrate to the north. And at the same time encourage industry and management to immigrate to Mexico, export knowhow. It may have actually worked out if people were willing to give it a chance. It was no sooner partially implemented and people starting chipping away at the process, both Republicans and Democrats..
One of Americas strengths has always been market share and a very large consumer market. America is a sizable percentage of many countries GNP. Three hundred and sixty million people under one moderately functional government, A government that wields a very large hammer in world affairs, both politically and economically.
Conservative doesn't necessarily mean non progressive, it means they tend to stick to tried and proved formulas.
The European union is in the process of doing what Regan envisioned for North America. They now outnumber the US in population and GDP.
I really can't see how a static America or a shrinking America is going to keep it's place in world events.
McCain tends to represent the majority in his views, the views of the people who elected him, not the views of his party. He is also politician enough to get things done, even when he is moving against the flow (party lines). Pragmatic pops to mind as a one word definition.
We are in a war and people expect things to proceed as usual, the economy not to be affected and to not have to sacrifice anything in the process.
The neo body politic reminds me of the old saying about mushrooms, keep them in the dark and feed them manure. People are complaining about the amount and quality of the manure, while the house burns down.
hard heads here! One of the things Obama has said repeatedly is that unlike the recent Republican administration and Congress, he has and will increase funding for Veterans benefits so that they can get the medical care they need and that they were promised. 
