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Paying Tribute to Goldwater & Udall, McCain Touts Bi-Partisanship
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ABC News’ Jan Simmonds reports: On the front steps of the Yavapai County courthouse in Prescott, Ariz., where Barry Goldwater announced his run for president in 1964, John McCain talked bi-partisanship today while paying tribute to Goldwater and Mo Udall, the Arizona political legend from across the aisle.
Calling Goldwater a "conservative icon and authentic maverick" and Udall a "man of uncommon decency, with firm liberal principles," McCain vowed to follow the lessons they taught him.
"Udall and Barry Goldwater taught me to believe that we are Americans first and partisans second, and I want to be a president that honors their faith in us," McCain said to the hundreds who came out to greet him in a park outside the courthouse.
McCain, known for his maverick ways in Washington, promised to bring a more conciliatory tone to Washington, so that while differences will still be heard, so will compromise.
"We have our disagreements, we Americans," McCain said. "We contend regularly and enthusiastically over many questions: over the size and purposes of our government; over the social responsibilities we accept in accord with the dictates of our conscience; over our role in the world and how to defend our security interests and values in places where they are threatened. These are important questions; worth arguing about. We should contend over them with one another."
But when the arguments have been fully debated, the country and its politicians in Washington must unite against their common enemies, McCain went on to say.
"Let us exercise our responsibilities as free people," the Arizona senator said. "But let us remember, we are not enemies. We are compatriots defending ourselves from a real enemy. We have nothing to fear from each other... It should remain an argument among friends; each of us struggling to hear our conscience, and heed its demands; each of us, despite our differences, united in our great cause, and respectful of the goodness in each other."
As Goldwater’s successor in the Senate, McCain has chosen this site to end all his Senate campaigns, but today he used it for the final stop of a week-long tour in which he focused on his biography, using it as a launching pad to boost his chances of winning the White House in November.
April 5, 2008 in Hunter, Duncan | Permalink | User Comments (3)
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How can it be considered "bi-partisanship", when your not even a Republican??? The only reason John is a RINO, is because he knows the Democratic party would NEVER nominate him for the presidency. He could give two cents for what the party actually represents. He's just an opportunist, just like the other two canidates. Not one statesmen, and honor bound leader in the bunch. Just more empty promises, with empty policy positions. Well, if this is what you want to vote for, don't even try to complain. You had a choice, you are just responsible for your decison, as they are. When all you care about is voting for the winner, your usually the first loser. If Chavez and Castro were your two choices in our "democracy", would you fell like you "won" anything? Precisley.
Posted by: hey | Apr 5, 2008 3:21:03 PM
I WAS there! McCain is such a regular guy. I got some great photos.
Posted by: mark | Apr 5, 2008 8:00:14 PM
Hmmm... Were he alive today, who would Mr. Goldwater endorse?
Oh yeah. Barry Goldwater, Jr., said his dad would endorse Ron Paul. He called him the only "true conservative" in the race, and I think he'd probably know better than anyone who's most in line with his dad's politics.
Sorry Mr. McCain. You're no Goldwater, so stop pretending.
Posted by: gb8898 | Apr 7, 2008 5:05:46 PM
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