Dennis Miller on John McCain

First let me say I'm posting from my blackberry, so no links until I edit later.

I happened to be listening to Dennis Miller on the radio on my way to a meeting this morning. He was a Guiliani supporter and was very frank that he's very happy to now support John McCain.

He took a call from a guy not happy about McCain, so he asked "what don't you like about Mccain"

The caller listed three issues: immigration, McCain Feingold, and Gitmo.

Dennis Miller went on then to debunk the callers first two issues, suggesting that the on immigration a moderate view will be more practical, suggesting that McCain Feingold wasn't really that big a deal anyway.

On gitmo he suggested that he'd be asking Senator McCain that same question too. No one seems to support water-boarding, but some are concerned about bringing terror suspects to the US and giving them "rights"

That's it, the only issue left in Dennis Miller's mind. Good now time for McCain to give his straight talk ... Surely he's got the experience since he was in a POW camp.

Dennis Miller endorses McCain

Steven Forbes looking at John McCain

Romney for Senate in Massachusetts

I love this idea and prediction: Mitt Romney to pull out next Wednesday and run against John Kerry

So what is next? If you look at the winner take all states, McCain has a
substantial lead. He will easily win New York (101 delegates), Connecticut (30
delegates), New Jersey (52 delegates) and Arizona (53 delegates). Many of the
other states are proportional in delegate selection and the race between McCain
and Romney is competitive. Therefore, Romney will not be able to pick up big
chunks of delegates to stop McCain.

My prediction is that McCain will be the Republican nominee next Wednesday.
Moreover, Rudy Giuliani will be the Attorney General. What is best right now for
the Republican Party is for the nasty attacks between McCain and Romney to end.
Governor Romney should reevaluate his candidacy before looking foolish. Wouldn’t
his millions be better spent taking on John Kerry and winning? With McCain on
top of the ballot a Republican Presidential candidate will finally have
coattails in the northeast. So if Romney put his millions into beating John
Kerry he could actually win. Furthermore, Romney keeps stating that Washington
is broken. This would not only give him a graceful exit, but also a chance to
fix “broken Washington.” It makes perfect sense. Have McCain beat Hillary and
Romney beat Kerry.What is best right now for the Republican Party is for the
nasty attacks between McCain and Romney to end. Governor Romney should
reevaluate his candidacy before looking foolish. Wouldn’t his millions be better
spent taking on John Kerry and winning?”

http://www.bostonherald.com/blogs/news/lone_republican/index.php/2008/01/30/big-win-for-mccain-romney-for-senate/

Florida results - Multiple Updates

8:00 p.m. McCain 34% and Romney 31%

Looks like it will be close, with early voters factoring in

38% in and Mccain has about 23,000 vote lead so far.

Clinton got dem side nailed, and probably begins to tear into Barack again tomorrow.

Dear Michelle Malkin: Time to reconsider

Found this very well-written letter from Publius Pundit site (extremely strong on international and security issues) to Michelle Malkin (who is beating a war drum against John McCain)

Dear Michelle Malkin,
As a conservative female blogger with a litmus test in the forthcoming U.S. presidential elections, I think we have a lot in common. Ironically, though, our litmus tests drive us to the exact opposite conclusion on Senator John McCain.

I love the man, because his stance on Russia -- my litmus test -- is exactly correct. Boot them out of the G-8 and then do all that is humanly possible to contain their neo-Soviet aggression, which includes sending truckloads of cash to terrorist groups like Hamas and Hezbollah, shiploads of weapons to freaks like Hugo Chavez and, worst of all, nuclear technology to Iran. In general, Russia is seeking to destabilize the Middle East so as to keep oil prices artificially high, since their economy
depends on oil. The Kremlin is trying to do in 2007 with natural resources what
it tried to do in 1967 with nuclear missiles. I presume McCain's stance on other
foreign policy issues will be just as good. I have no reason to think
otherwise.

You hate McCain, because you think his stance on illegal immigration -- your
litmus test -- is exactly incorrect. In the past, he's embraced a very liberal
attitude towards what you call "shamnesty," a legal measure that would allow
illegal immigrants already her to become legal with due paperwork and
penance.From what I can gather, you like Mitt Romney because he's tougher on
immigration (Giuliani i son life support, and also apparently pro-immigrant). It
probably doesn't surprise you to learn that I disdain Romney because he's way,
way too soft on Russia. Indeed, I'm not at all sure he has any clue what is
actually going on behind the new Iron Curtain these days.

Now, I want to be clear in saying I'm completely sympathetic with your position on illegal immigration, and I'm sure that your quite sympathetic to my position on Russia. You've routinely blasted Hugo Chavez, and you're one of the world's leading
champions in the battle against Islamic extremism.

So I'd like to ask you to take another look at Senator McCain.He's promised that, if elected, he'll make establishing border security a priority over "shamnesty," and you say you don't believe him. I understand your concern, because he's been abominably
wishy-washy on this point. But I think you'll have to agree that Romney has been
just as wishy-washy on the subject of America's foreign policy, if not more so.
If you'll excuse me for saying so, I don't think you've done enough to criticize
Romney on this point, and I'm a bit disappointed by that. Frankly, the idea of
him making our Russia policy terrifies me.

The letter continues head to Publius Pundit to read the remainder

McCain Surge in Florida last 24 hours

Zogby/CSpan/Reuters Tracking (Jan 25-27)
McCain 33 (+3 vs. previous day)
Romney 30 (nc)
Giuliani 14 (+1)
Huckabee 11 (-3)
Paul 2 (-1)
Rasmussen (Jan 27)
McCain 31 (+4)
Romney 31 (-2)
Giuliani 16 (-2)
Huckabee 11 (-1)
Paul 4 (+2)
Strategic Vision (Jan 25-27)
John McCain 27
Mitt Romney 26
Rudy Giuliani 17
Mike Huckabee 15
Ron Paul 5
Undecided 10
Suffolk University (Jan 25-27)
McCain 30
Romney 27
Giuliani 13
Huckabee 11
Paul 4
Quinnipiac (Jan 24-27)
McCain 32
Romney 31
Giuliani 14
Huckabee 13
Paul 3

Florida Governor Endorses John McCain