Novak: McCain Privately Said Alito Was 'Too Conservative'

Union-Leader:

As John McCain neared his momentous primary election victory in Florida after a ferocious campaign questioning his conservative credentials, right-wingers buzzed over word that he had privately suggested that Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito was too conservative. In response, Sen. McCain recalled saying no such thing and added Alito was a "magnificent" choice. In fact, multiple sources confirm his negative comments about Alito nine months ago.

McCain, as the "straight talk" candidate, says things off the cuff that he sometimes cannot remember exactly. Elements of the Republican Party's right wing, uncomfortable with McCain as their prospective presidential nominee, surfaced the Alito comments long after the fact for two contrasting motives. One was a desperate effort to keep McCain from winning in Florida. The other was to get the party's potential nominee on record about key issues before he is nominated.

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Comments

[dax49]

11:46 PM on 01/31/2008

now the republicans have novak eating their own for them, cool !!

[VOTER]

07:48 PM on 01/31/2008

The GOP are really in trouble.

They can't stand Mormon Mittens, Senator McWar

and Huck the Huckster.

Expect a presidential "signing statement" soon which

will attempt to keep their lord and master, The KIller

Chimp, in the White House.

[sheraz]

10:21 AM on 01/31/2008

http://www.usvetdsp.com/nov07/mccain_deceit.htm

Betrayal, deceit, corruption and John McCain
By Ted Sampley
U.S. Veteran Dispatch
November 14, 2007

Last week, Sen. John McCain launched on fellow Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani criticizing the former New York City mayor because Bernie Kerik, police commissioner under Giuliani, was indicted and accused of fraudulent dealings.

"A president's judgment matters and Rudy Giuliani has repeatedly placed personal loyalty over regard for the facts," declared McCain, suggesting that Giuliani's support of Kerik showed a serious lapse in judgment."

Guiliani endorsed McCain. Go figure.

[TWOSHORT]

09:52 AM on 01/31/2008

The end of mankind [MC CAIN]

[sheraz]

09:46 AM on 01/31/2008

McMeanie is a liar.

If you really want to know about he operates, read this. The story not just about his wife's drug use and theft of drugs.

http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/10/18/drugs/

"His MO is this: Get the story out -- even if it's a negative story. Get it out first, with the spin you want, with the details you want and without the details you don't want.

McCain did it with the Keating Five, and with the story of the failure of his first marriage (Cindy is his second wife). So what you recall after the humble, honest interview, is not that McCain did favors for savings and loan failure Charlie Keating, or that he cheated on his wife, but instead what an upfront, righteous guy he is."