You want to be on board with the neocon crowd, you’ve got to help row George W. Bush’s boat full time, no breaks. Take your hands off the oars for a second or pause to utter a discouraging word and you’re dog meat.
Anyone who doubts this should ponder the contempt neocons hold for Sen. John McCain.
That would be the same McCain who ran against Bush for the Republican presidential nomination in 2000, earning himself a chance to experience the pain of Bush and his “brain,” Karl Rove’s anything-to-win dirty tricks. It’s also the same McCain who on occasion has waxed less than enthusiastic about some of Bush’s many foul-ups and fiascoes.
But it’s the same McCain who stood by Bush throughout the just ended campaign year. The same McCain who praised Bush to the skies at the Republican convention and who stumped for Bush numerous times.
You might think such a show of Republican loyalty and being big about it toward Bush would earn McCain some redemption points with hard-right neoconservatives, but you’d be wrong.
Exhibit A is the following post from the ClubforGrowth blog:
“Famous Republicans
“Here’s an impressive list of famous Republicans.
“Word of Caution: Wikipedia, the creator of this list, is a good source of information, but it shouldn’t be taken as gospel (i.e. They list you as a Republican if you donate money to John McCain).”
Sllllaappp!
Sad to say, McCain is being treated to a lesson learned the hard way by Nelson Rockefeller, George Romney and some other moderates : You can come along for the ride, but keep to the back of the bus, boy. The driver’s seat is reserved for hard-line conservatives.
