GOP Censures McCain
Publisher's note: I have many friends that do not agree with me on this subject; however, I have written about it ad nauseum. I understand the reasons for the REC's and those that have simply registered as republicans across America to always support a GOP candidate; however, the party of conservatives has let the rank and file down, and John McCain is a perfect example of just how badly.
I don't live in Arizona and I've never even visited there; however, I have to believe that the Republican Party of AZ has been holding back some really good people since, "we need John/Jane to run because he/she can get elected." Every time I hear that phrase, I want to hurl. No matter how bad a candidate might be, if he or she has an R after their name and "can get elected," that's good enough for the party bosses in the back rooms across America. God only knows, we have a few in Florida.
And that is why I believe the GOP is getting their butts handed to them. Quality doesn't matter anymore, only electability. It's one of the main reasons that I resigned from my REC.
Fox News: PHOENIX – The Arizona Republican Party formally censured Sen. John McCain on Saturday, citing a voting record they say is insufficiently conservative.
The resolution to censure McCain was approved by a voice-vote during a meeting of state committee members in Tempe, state party spokesman Tim Sifert said. It needed signatures from at least 20 percent of state committee members to reach the floor for debate.
Sifert said no further action was expected.
McCain spokesman Brian Rogers declined to comment on the censure.
McCain isn't up for re-election until 2016, when will turn 80. He announced in October that he was considering running for a sixth term.
According to the resolution, the 2008 Republican presidential nominee has campaigned as a conservative but has lent his support to issues "associated with liberal Democrats," such as immigration reform and to funding the law sometimes known as Obamacare.
Several Republican county committees recently censured McCain.