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John McCain was on NBC News’ Meet The Press again this weekend and continued his strong tradition of presenting himself as someone I would vote for. An excerpt from the transcript:

MR. RUSSERT: … Congress voted for a $388 billion spending bill. They passed it 65-to-30 in the Senate. You said it’s a big, fat turkey.

SEN. McCAIN: … It’s outrageous. The system is broken. We need to fix it. We’ve got to have some kind of way of challenging these earmarks. …

MR. RUSSERT: Senator, Republicans control the Senate.

SEN. McCAIN: Yes.

MR. RUSSERT: Republicans control the House.

SEN. McCAIN: Yes, sir.

MR. RUSSERT: Republicans control the White House.

SEN. McCAIN: Yes, sir.

MR. RUSSERT: It’s a Republican problem.

SEN. McCAIN: It certainly is, and we’re going to have to fix it. …

They go on to discuss the absurdity of voting for bills that spend the taxpayers’ money without reading the bills. Indeed.

Then, later that day, I happened to be catching up on some NOW which included a piece on abuse of Indian tribes by lobbyists. There was Sentor McCain, again. From his opening statement:

I want Mr. Abramoff and Mr. Scanlon to know that their failure to cooperate in the face of compulsory process will not be tolderated and their attempt to slow roll this Committee will not be brooked. Once the Chairman has ruled on their outstanding objections, I will urge the Committee to pursue contempt, if their compliance with the subpoenas is not immediately forthcoming. The time for games has ended.

Some weeks ago I also noticed him being praised in this HRC quarterly, of all things, for speaking out against the “Federal Marriage Amendment”.

All of this from an immensely popular Republican. I find this encouraging and keep it in mind when my less rational friends are — with straight faces — comparing the entirety of the Republican party to Nazis.