re: #62 goddamnedfrank
John McCain would have appeased the racists is not a very compelling argument.
That rests on the assumption that the primary reason for the emergence of the Tea Party was Barack Obama’s race, which I would contest sharply. His race motivated a good bit of the animosity directed at him, but it did not cause that animosity to become organized. The organization arose in response to the presidents ideology and policy plans.
So, massive abortion restrictions and DOMA as a constitutional amendment. Meanwhile the uninsured would remain fucked. Screw that.
I seriously doubt McCain would have pushed for massive abortion restrictions or if he could have gotten any such restrictions past the Senate.