John McCain the real deal? He's not principled enough to be called that.

John McCain is a Big Government guy, if there is a problem undoubtedly he will find a way for "big" government to intervene. I dont buy his honesty, look at the way he "spins" the war, and he "spins" his amnesty position. He won't even come out and call it amnesty, if he were honest he would do that.

I can't buy McCain, and it looks like if he gets the nom the country will have to choose between a Neo-Con/Neo-Lib ticket in John McCain and Joe Lieberman or again a Neo-Con/Extreme Liberal ticket in Hillary Clinton and (prob) Bill Richardson.

What a choice we will have.

That is a fair assessment that I reluctantly share. I say reluctantly because it would be hypocritical to disparage his integrity when so many mock Congressman Paul for his.

Senator McCain however, largely represents the ideology that Dr. Paul is trying to abolish.

I admire Sen. McCain and wish him well in all things except his bid for the White House.

I am a veteran, have always voted since Reagan, and was undeclared to any Party but now Republican to vote for Dr. Paul in a 2/5 state.

I think Dr. Paul will do better than anticipated in both Iowa and New Hampshire.

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You know what really did it for me?
The war. I think it is time to peacefully end our empire and rebuild and protect this nation.

He's consistent all right. Any time the establishment needed a swing vote to shaft the American worker he was their go to guy. Why admire a man who's great flash of integrity was to side with 12 million illegal aliens against his own party, the law of the land, and 80% of native born Americans?

Integrity? Please.

First off, let me say that I think McCain has much more integrity than guys like Romney and Guliani who will clearly say and do anything that they think will get them elected. Both have spent their entire campaigns making excuses for past transgressions that should kill any candidate.

But McCain? The same guy who turned 180-degrees the minute after George W Bush stopped trashing him in the previous election? That's putting your party ahead of country.

The same guy claiming that the "troops want to succeed" when every documented fact suggests otherwise?

That's not integrity. That's politics as usual.

The list of candidates with integrity starts and stops with Ron Paul. John Edwards and perhaps Barack Obama would qualify.

But every other candidate in the race tells you exactly what their focus groups tell them to say.

Ron Paul has no dirt, no skeletons in the closet. He didn't have to remake himself for a presidential run.

And that is the definition of integrity.

And as you noted in the article, "integrity" is overwhelmingly important in this election, especially after GWB.

That is why all you "pundits" and "mainstream media" are going to be shocked when you find out that the Ron Paul revolution is for real.

Please step out from the trees and see the forest.

McCain/Leiberman is the ticket for 2008. Northerner/Southerner, Liberal/Conservative, Easterner/Westerner. They are independent thinkers and can put aside party factions that are dividing America to conqueror it for material gain.

McCain, a war hero? Yes, if you consider someone who murdered civilians from the comfort of an air-conditioned cockpit a war hero. He's lucky the North Vietnamese didn't execute him for war crimes.

You are a petty person and a disgrace to America.

I agree--he's everybody's second choice, AND he still runs strongs in general election polls.

That's why I think he still has a good chance to gain the nomination, by being picked in a brokered convention--which seems a likelihood given the splintered Republican field.

John McCain is disgrace as a human being.
He commits adultury on his first wife while his present wife and he are having an affair.

What a terrible example pure weakness both he and his wife have

He deserted his first wife when she was in an horrific car accident during his time at being a pow, so he comes home to a women who is four in shorter because of the accident and has gotten fatter.

So in a crises will he desert America---he already has, what a creep guy!

get this stuff out in the media or he will be president! I have read so many negatives, he was bottom of his class in school and flying. He was cowardly and accepted favors from the vietnamese. And this wife thing! Geeez! Get out it out there for all to read. Before it's too late!!