My typical day

[Drac]

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IMO his party loyalty / support of Bush in 2004 came from his belief that it was in the country's best interest to do so, and he put aside his personal political interest to serve that.

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I believe the only reason he backed Bush was because the Republican Party told him he'd never get their help in 2008 unless he did so. Therefore, it was ONLY his personal political interests that led him down that road. I haven't completely written him off as he does a lot of things I really like but it's going to be hard to forget how he caved.

[JayCo]

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"I'm registered as an independent, but I'd be shocked if in 2008 I didn't end up voting McCain both in the Republican primary"

this is gonna be hard for you to do

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I should have been clearer - I'm not registered with the Independent Party (with a capital "I"), I am simply not registered as a Democrat or a Republican. I can therefore choose which primary to vote in for any given presidential election. (On top of the fact that I have major problems with both parties, this is the main reason I'm registered with no party - I can choose which primaries to to vote in where my vote has a small chance of mattering more.)

[MarkL444]

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I would assume people on this board won't consider poker as gambling?

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Ed Miller says it is gambling.

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its only gambling because you cant control what happens. you are taking a risk. do casinos gamble?

[JayCo]

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I believe the only reason he backed Bush was because the Republican Party told him he'd never get their help in 2008 unless he did so. Therefore, it was ONLY his personal political interests that led him down that road.

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Fair enough. Playing devil's advocate though, if he really believed despite his distaste for the Bush 2004 campaign that his party and the country was better off A) more united behind the president who was an odds-on favorite to win the nomination and B) also better off with him as president in 2008 (instead of say, Jeb?), then even personal political ambition can be written of as trying to do what he believed is in the country's best interest.

I do agree with you though that it is disappointing / frustrating to see people of conviction like a McCain often be more or less forced to "go along to get along" in order to remain electable. At least he's still willing to speak out even when it's not particularly well-liked by his party and the administration.

Anybody know where McCain stands on gambling / internet gambling? I haven't seen any evidence of him backing that other jackass.