The Real John McCain- You'll See Him in Florida.

The Straight Talk Express will be veering hard left tomorrow. Conveniently, John McCain has not mentioned much about his amnesty bill unless absolutely pressed by the other candidates in recent debates. Even then he downplayed his support of the Z Visa which allows illegal aliens to stay in America indefinitely. It has been a carefully orchestrated strategy to get past SC without having to deal with an amnesty issue that most South Carolinians decry. Tomorrow, after the SC Primary, we'll see a decidedly more pro-amnesty McCain as the attention turns toward Florida.

From NakedPolitics.com:

"A source working with the John McCain campaign says U.S. Sen. Mel Martinez is set to appear with him in Miami-Dade on Monday, swinging crucial Hispanic support to his fellow senator who suffered with him in trying to push an immigration reform bill that was despised and decried by many on the right as "amnesty."
Updated full story is here.

Putting aside the strange-sounding hatred of an otherwise noble-sounding word, the "amnesty" attack won't have good legs in Miami-Dade where 70 percent of Republicans are Hispanic, and many are concerned with the tenor of the debate over immigration.

A Martinez endorsement could help pull Hispanic supporters away from Rudy Giuliani because the senator, though he's from Orlando, is revered by many abuelas. Consider this: Martinez got almost 10 -- that's right TEN -- times as many votes as opponent Bill McCollum (now the state's AG and a Giuliani supporter) in their 2004 primary. Martinez helped drive Miami-Dade's otherwise low turnout up to 37.5 percent.

Martinez has refused to say whom he will endorse. And Melissa Shuffield, a Miamian who has worked for both senators in their offices and on the campaign trail, wouldn't comment.

Gov. Charlie Crist, meantime, has been asking advice from others on the campaign trail over whether he should endorse McCain, who was an early-and-often Crist supporter. Crist also has close ties to Martinez, whose election he strongly backed in 2004. It's more likely that Crist sits this one out." (end quote)

These two gentleman have been coy concerning their support, but I expect them to be hitching onto McCain's tour bus soon.

McCain has largely received a free pass from the media concerning his stance on illegal immigration, largely touting his supposed "Maverick" status in the Senate. The spin continues to be that he has strong support among independents and can bring Democrats from the other side of the aisle. The truth is that John McCain is a foil for the Republican party and a poor steward of conservative ideals. I don't understand why people don't seem to recall that John Kerry wanted McCain as a running mate in 2004. The only REAL reason McCain turned down the job was to keep his 2008 hopes alive.

Bottom line- if you are a conservative, John McCain cannot be counted on to uphold these (your) principles. His record shows that he will sell out the party and call it "collaboration". If you want to preserve the birthright of your children and maintain the United States of America as a sovereign nation, John McCain is not your candidate. We need a President who is not willing to hand over the keys to our borders. McCain is far too eager to do so.