Mavericks

Oh my, I think I need a Tums®.

It looks like Scott Brown’s mentor in the Senate is going to be none other than John McCain. While McCain did a pretty good job of trying to obstruct the agenda of the Democrats last year, it’s doubtful he’s going to be content being an obstructionist forever. He loves being a maverick and jumping across the aisle. He can’t help himself.

Michelle Malkin just warned us not to trust his recent shift to the right.

With all due respect to McCain’s past noble war service, it’s time to head to the pasture. As the Supreme Court ruled on Thursday, he was wrong on the constitutionality of the free-speech-stifling McCain-Feingold campaign finance regulations. He was wrong to side with the junk-science global warming activists in pushing onerous carbon caps on America. He was on the wrong side of every Chicken Little-driven bailout. He was wrong in opposing enhanced CIA interrogation methods that have saved countless American lives and averted jihadi plots. And he was spectacularly wrong in teaming with the open-borders lobby to push a dangerous illegal alien amnesty.

Tea Party activists are rightly outraged by Sarah Palin’s decision to campaign for McCain, whose entrenched incumbency and progressive views are anathema to the movement. At least she has an excuse: She’s caught between a loyalty rock and a partisan hard place. The conservative base has no such obligations – and it is imperative that they get in the game (as they did in Massachusetts) before it’s too late. The movement to restore limited government in Washington has come too far, against all odds, to succumb to McCain Regression Syndrome now.

I can’t help but like Scott Brown. Let’s hope he puts common sense above bipartisanship and being a maverick.

Speaking of McCain, conservative JD Hayworth has announced his intention to challenge John McCain for his Arizona Senate seat.

“I think we all respect John. I think his place in history is secure. But after close to a quarter-century in Washington, it’s time for him to come home.”

I couldn’t agree more.

Addendum: If the Democrats choose to go this route, maybe we have nothing to worry about. Even maverick-y senators probably won’t get on board with turning even farther to the left.

More here and here.

Reihl World View linked – thanks!

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