Hayworth vs. McCain

[The Hitman]

Ol' J.D. had a very interesting post on RedState today:

http://www.redstate.com/jdhayworth1/2010/02/03/jd-hayworth-why-i-will-challenge-john-mccain-2/

Check out his checklist describing where "John McCain has gone wrong":

"Voted against the tax cuts of 2001 and 2003 (which I helped write), echoing liberal Democratic arguments that they were tax cuts for the rich;

Voted for an $850 billion bailout for banks and car companies, which was loaded with special interest earmarks totaling $150 billion;

Proposed spending $300 billion to buy up every bad mortgage in America, which National Review called a “full bailout for lenders” (McCain said he got the idea from Hillary Clinton!);

Supports a cap and trade scheme that the Wall Street Journal called “an expensive, invasive government bureaucracy” - indeed, McCain once proclaimed, “I don’t know how any conservative cannot support cap and trade;”

Wrote the campaign finance law just struck down by the Supreme Court that denied free speech rights to groups like the National Rifle Association while carving out an exception for media corporations like the New York Times;

Opposes drilling in ANWR;

Opposes the use of the enhanced interrogation techniques that we know prevented at least 4 major terrorist attacks; and

Helped write an amnesty plan that would let illegal aliens qualify for Social Security and Medicare, and which the Heritage Foundation estimates would cost taxpayers “at least $2.6 trillion.”"


Man, if the presidential election was today and McCain got that kind of endorsement he might pull it out. ;-)

I know it's way early (primary is Aug. 24, a political eternity from now), but how do you guys think this will play out? Does anyone else see the Tea Party cannibalizing the GOP Presidential Nominee from just 21 months prior? If so, there's a damn good chance we can pick up Arizona. Do you think this will be another Lieberman situation? They could then just form their own party... :yoiks:

[Bobbieo]

1. Keep in mind the number of Arizonans that favor the Maricopa County Sheriff!

I'm sure not one of them but I think I may be in the minority.

[tucsonlib]

2. You Might Want To Cross-Post This In The Arizona Forum

There's already an OP addressing the sad truth that there is currently no viable Democratic challenger.