Quote Originally Posted by CARTEK View Post
I think your are wrong; McCain is more conservative than you give him credit for. He is not Ronald Reagan, but he is more conservative than at least 80 members of the Senate.

If you search all the conservative groups and their scoring, I think you'll find that McCain is probably 5 to 6 times more conservative than BHO or Biden. He will be quite strong in the pro-life area and has consistently supported conservative judges.

McCain and I part ways on immigration and ethics/reform. He is also strong and unapologetic on NAFTA and spending policies.

Supreme Court justices are a slippery slope...it is the justice that usually changes and drifts left after being inserted into his lifetime appointment. Reagan suffered through this as did Eisenhower, Nixon, and GHWBush...it just happens.
National Right to Life gave him a 67 which they define as "mixed" on abortion. Like you said immigration groups have hammered him and rate him very poorly. I really rank immigration highly this year for numerous reasons which is another reason I have a hard time with McCain. I am still annoyed he was against the Bush tax cuts twice before reversing himself and being for them.

I do like that he has said repeatedly that he wants to get rid of waste in Washngton and veto earmarks but there are too many other things I don't like.