McCain Urges Court to Put Nader on Ballot

[Rose Siding]

WASHINGTON - Sen. John McCain (news, bio, voting record), R-Ariz., urged the Florida Supreme Court (news - web sites) to allow Ralph Nader (news - web sites) on the state ballot after it hears an appeal Friday by the independent presidential candidate.


A state judge rejected Nader's efforts to be on the ballot as the candidate of the Reform Party, which the judge said is no longer a legitimate national party under state law. The state supreme court said it will issue a ruling shortly after hearing the appeal.


"I believe it would be a mistake to let a set of inequitable ballot rules keep a legitimate presidential candidate off the ballot," McCain said in a statement released Thursday night by The Reform Institute, a political and educational organization he chairs.


"These obstacles discourage public participation in elections by denying voters the right to vote for their preferred candidate. Keeping Nader off the ballot in the hope that his voters will be forced to support another candidate is patently unfair to those Floridians who, for whatever reason, have decided he's their man," McCain said.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040917/ap_on_el_pr/nader

[joeybee12]

1. I've always said you can't trust ANY Republican...

...Nice of Johnny Boy to prove my point.

I only wonder how he had the time to urge the FL Supremes to do this---did he come up from air once or twice?

[Isere]

5. Amen!

Let that be the last word.

[swag]

2. Like most Republicans, McCain has forgotten that there are three

branches of government, and that he ain't in the one called "Judicial."

Fuck John McCain.
And fuck Ralph Nader, American Fraud.

[Not Me]

3. And if the 'thugs don't like the judges decision, they are Activist Judges

Of course if the rule in Nader's favour, then--nevermind...

[krkaufman]

18. And he *certainly* has nothing to do with Florida. n/t

[zbdent]

4. Uh, first thing, doesn't this fly in the face of his support of W?

(Of course, the freeptards understand, but this would confuse the true majority, the uninformed swing voters)

Second, Nader is not really banished from the ballot. Remember, if a person wants to vote for somebody, they can always write the person's name in the area marked (wait for it)

WRITE-IN CANDIDATE!

[Surf Cowboy]

6. McCain is worth less than the deposit I left at the American Standard

this morning.

"I believe it would be a mistake to let a set of inequitable ballot rules keep a legitimate presidential candidate off the ballot,"

Yeah, those laws sure do screw up your chances of stealing elections...

My condolences.

Asshole.

[krkaufman]

19. I suppose it would have been too obvious...

... to have James Baker saying it is now OK to *change* the rules.

[The_Casual_Observer]

7. Nader simply isn't a legitimate candidate

And McCain simply isn't a legitimate human being. McCain is constantly taking a wise ass position at every turn. I have never trusted him since he got wrapped up with Keating.

Thereis no logic in Nader being on the ballot other than to disrupt a Kerry victory. He has no party affiliation, no platform, doesn't campaign, and has no identifiable base of support.

[peacetalksforall]

8. I have never understood the praise bestowed on McCain - he's

either their boomerang operative (you throw out the praise and it comes back to hit you in the head) or he's psychotic or a saint.

He is a major flip-flopper to use that term. Anyone who allows destroyers to smear him the way rovians did and then grabs and hugs them is unrealistic in a psychologically depraved way or is one saintly forgiving person. Normally, people don't forgive someone that easily unless the person apologizes and changes behavior and admits to a mistake.

He has never done, said, proved anything that deserves my trust for more than a minute when it comes to politics.

[seasat]

9. Why doesn't McCain decry Republican support for Nader?

If he was being honest, he would also decry Republicans gathering signatures for Nader and fund raising for Nader. It's obvious that the only reason they want him on the ballot is to dilute support among Kerry. They are now trying to convince Democrats that Kerry has no chance to beat Bush and are counting on some to switch their support to Nader.

[otohara]

10. McCain Has No Business

excuse me, but what state does McCain represent? Why Florida Mr. McCain, why speak up now?

[trueblew]

11. MCCAIN

Doesn't is seem like he has battered wife syndrome? He keeps trying to please the people who made most of America question where or not he is an American hero.

[yardwork]

17. Very good analogy

[dansolo]

27. They trot him out like Powell

because of their supposed broad appeal. I don't know which one I feel more sorry for.

[henslee]

12. Butt out, pal. This ain't your turf.

[Mz Pip]

13. There already

is one Republican candidate supported and funded by the Republican Party on the Florida ballot. No need to have 2.

MzPip
:dem:

[drdtroit]

14. John McCain

Joining the long list of Repukes who are assuring their place in history as standard bearers for the ultimately failed fourth reich.

[progressivebydesign]

15. Nice that Bush now has TWO poodles...

Blair and McCain. I would never stoop so low as to insinuate anything further, of course.. but I'd LOVE to know the psychology of why a man would play lap dog to someone that brutilized him and his family in the last election. How does McCain's wife and daughter feel about this?

[2Design]

16. Obviously BushCo has blackmailed this veteran bad -

he has sold his soul - I expect he and his wife need benefits a lot - so he is beholden to bush to retain job and benefits or BushCo will do to him what he did to burkett
http://www.veteransforpeace.org/what_do_you_say_032203.htm

[Spirochete]

20. An asshole from Arizona

thinks he should be able to tell the courts in Florida how to rule? Sound familiar, like some asshole from Texas might have tried to do that a few years ago...

[PROGRESSIVE1]

21. This should settle any doubts that any Duer's had about McCain.

McCain is the enemy.

[Frances]

22. The Rule of Law

I remember very well what a Republican said to me when I complained about the Florida 2000 fiasco.

She quoted Baker and the other Repubs who said we must go by The Rule of Law. We must obey the letter of the law, not the will of the people as the Florida Supreme Court interpreted the Florida constitution.

Repubs always expect the law to bend to their will, but never to the people's will.

[napi21]

23. Anybody know what the Fla law is that makes the Reform Party

no longer a ligitimate National Party recognized in that state?

Just curious about how a once legit party looses that status.

[GalleryGod]

24. F*cki'n Asswipe! Mr. Meglamania Weighs-in again!

Somebody make this Has-Been go away!

[saracat]

25. All the DUer's who keep saying McCain is an honorable man would do well to

remember this. McCain is a ratbastard who would sell his own mother for a photo op! Obviously his days of heroism are behind him. Remember how he backtracked on his friendship with Kerry a few weeks ago? It was all leading to this. He has betrayed a fellow vet and his country for a sniveling coward.

[happynewyear]

26. what a sick hypocritical liar!

:wtf: damn hypocritical psychopathic liar!

GO CHENEY YOURSELF MCCAIN! DO IT NOW!

:dem: :kick: