Largest Spanish Newspaper In US Gives The Nod To Arizona Senator
The Republican choice is John McCain
"Throughout the political race for the Republican Party’s presidential nomination, John McCain has been the voice of reason and common sense. The Arizona senator has held firm on his convictions while most of the candidates have changed their positions in order to ingratiate themselves with the ultra-conservative wing of the party's base. McCain’s independent character and moderate political views have made him the party's ideal candidate to change the bitter tone that prevails in Washington.
The immigration discussion is a clear example of the difference between McCain and the other republican candidates. The Arizona senator was one of the authors of the immigration reform bill that failed to pass last year. While he has since tempered his enthusiasm for it, he has still mantained the need to find a realistic and humane resolution to the situation of millions of families who have been working in our country for years. His rivals have not hesitated to switch their earlier more reasonable positions for fantasies of mass deportations.
The Arizona senator’s longtime position on immigration would by itself be reason enough to support his candidacy, but there are more reasons why we believe he should win the Republican primary.
McCain is a politician with broad experience and strong convictions that have at times led him to disagree with his party and the White House. We do not agree with all of his positions, such as his support for President Bush’s Iraq policy. However, in comparison to his rivals in his party, he has more pros than cons. We point to his efforts to limit the damaging influence of special interest money in Washington, his zeal on budget issues, and his inclusiveness and moderation on social issues.
Nevertheless, we believe that Senator McCain’s strongest virtue is his ability to build bridges across different sectors without getting mired in ideological constraints. There is no doubt that he would change the rancorous climate in Washington, which would help set decisions made that the country needs and would help the Republican Party expand its base beyond the ultra-conservative extreme. This would be a welcome contrast to the Bush Administration.
The last presidential election revealed a nation divided almost equally between two parties. This senator is the only Republican candidate with the pragmatism needed to work together with a Democratic-controlled Congress. Among the Republican hopefuls, McCain is the best choice for the country."
Just as he made the hispanics of Florida swoon, Manchurian Johnny has won the hearts of spanish speakers the country over. If he does happen to beat Hillary, it behooves us to keep as close an eye on the man as is humanly possible lest he turn our borders into just another turnstile for illegal immigrants.
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