More from Maverick McCain on the greatness of Bush and all his works

Via David Neiwert's Orcinus blog, here's more on Maverick McCain's "moderate" positions from Bush's Troubles Weigh Heavily as Republicans Meet by Adam Nagourney New York Times 03/12/06. He writes about the Republican hoe-down in the Peabody Hotel in Memphis this past weekend:

... Senator John McCain of Arizona ... urged Republicans to rally around Mr. Bush in a difficult time and to focus on the midterm elections ahead.

"We must keep our presidential ambitions a distant second to standing with the president of the United States," Mr. McCain said. ...

Mr. McCain went so far as to condemn the collapse of the port deal, saying that Congress had served Mr. Bush poorly by not permitting a 45-day review of security concerns, though he did not mention that the deal was sunk by fellow Republicans.

"The president deserved better," Mr. McCain said.

Mr. McCain praised the president for his failed effort to rewrite the Social Security system, said he supported the decision to go into Iraq and blistered at critics who suggested the White House had fabricated evidence of unconventional weapons in Iraq to justify the invasion.

"Anybody who says the president of the United States is lying about weapons of mass destruction is lying," Mr. McCain said. (my emphasis)

Yep, that's the great Maverick in all his glory.

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