John McCain: Old Habits Are Hard To Break

John McCain is having trouble breaking a lifelong habit, siding with Democrats and attacking Republicans. Fresh from his assault on the North Carolina Republican Party, he has found a new Republican target. Today he is directing his fire at the Bush Administration. No, not for food shortages, gasoline prices, the devalued dollar, record breaking debt, out of control federal spending, a bungled war, or the ongoing invasion from Mexico. He has decided to dredge up Katrina.

Bryan Fischer of the Idaho Values Alliance points out other ways that McCain's habits of a lifetime are undermining his own candidacy:

• Poor Sen. McCain. Hamstrung by his own campaign finance "reform" law, he has been reduced to what the Wall Street Journal calls "creative abuse" to find a way around its limitations. By restricting individuals to a maximum donation of $2,300, McCain's misbegotten law is now biting him in the fanny. McCain is worming his way around his own law by directing donations to various party funds, which then in turn can be directed toward his own campaign efforts. For instance, donors to "McCain Victory '08" can write checks for up to $70,000. Voters will be forgiven for failing to see much "reform" here. Individuals should be allowed to give as much as they want to the candidates of their choice, as long as such donations are a matter of public record. If a candidate thinks a donation from certain individuals or in certain amounts might create political problems for him, he is always free to reject the proffered donation. (Potomac Watch - WSJ.com
  
  
• John McCain apparently has forgotten that you win elections by inspiring your own base, and has long forgotten Ronald Reagan's 11th Commandment. By attacking the Republican Party of North Carolina for being "out of touch with reality," he has exposed his own ineffectiveness as a leader - the North Carolina GOP is ignoring him - and the possibility that he in fact may be the one who is out of touch with reality. If being a "maverick" is a good thing, McCain should be celebrating the independent, I'll-think-for-myself attitude of Republicans in the Tar Heel State. Sadly, the choice for many Republicans in November will be choosing between a candidate who is wrong 50% of the time and one who is wrong 100% of the time. (McCain says N.C. Republicans out of touch over ad Markets News Reuters)