John McCain has just won the endorsement of two Rebublican Senators — both of whom oppose the escalation plan that he aggressively advocates. CNN reports that Senators Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins, both social liberals from Maine, have agreed to back McCain. Collins said in a statement, “I can think of no better person to lead our nation than John McCain.” Snowe, for her part, said: “He understands the issues facing our nation and has a proven track record of addressing the challenges we face.” Despite those statements of confidence in McCain, both of them have come out against McCain’s signature issue of troop increases in Iraq.
I guess the Maine senate delegation doesn’t think McCain is a traitor, contra the National Review.
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Susan Collins:
“… except on the most important issue of our day — Iraq.” (Re: opposition to escalation.)
Left by Matt Ortega
January 29, 2007 at 4:16pm