John McCain Watch: Reconciliation With Conservatives
Republican presidential hopeful, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., center, accompanied by former Maryland Gov. Robert Ehrlich, left, and Rep. Wayne Gilchrest, R-Md., speaks at a news conference in Annapolis, Md. Monday, Feb. 11, 2008.
John McCain who has a substantial lead in GOP delegates and who leads by double digits in Maryland and Virginia that hold primary elections tomorrow has begun the reconciliation process with the conservative wing of the Republican Party.
Look at today’s efforts:
- Conservative Pro-Life activist and former President of the Family Research Council Gary Bauer endorsed Senator McCain.
- Conservative former Florida Governor Jeb Bush endorsed McCain.
- Conservative GOP Strategist Ralph Reed and former executive director of the Christian Coalition offered advice and said he would vote for McCain in November should he win the GOP nomination.
Flap agrees with Ralph Reed that McCain’s speech to CPAC is ONLY the beginning of the reconciliation process and that McCain has much to do in order to win over the conservative base of the GOP.
But, after tomorrow’s Potomac wins McCain will edge closer to the magic number of 1,100 plus delegates required to nail down the nomination. This will give McCain more than six full months prior to the September GOP convention in which to mollify the RIGHT.
Will he throw them a Vice President bone?
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coolest asian in the universe
Thanks for the election update.
TC
While I enjoyed reading your post concerning tooth loss, I found that it was a bit disturbing. As a hopeful future dentist, seeing figures like nearly half of adults over 65 in West Virginia have lost all their natural teeth makes me wonder if there will even be any teeth left for me to clean. Your post made me consider the reasons for such high percentages of people who have lost all their teeth. While I agree with you that it could be because of dental IQ and dental treatment plans gone awry, I think that the problem is much deeper. As amazing as new dental treatments are, perhaps the public thinks it is very easy to replace teeth, so maintaining the health of their own teeth is not as high a priority to them. If a person is knowledgeable enough about implants (and rich enough to afford them), they may find it easier to just lose their teeth and get them replaced with long-lasting synthetic ones. As far-fetched as it sounds, I really do consider the possibility that one of the causes of tooth loss can be attributed to the dental world’s constant efforts to make tooth care easier for patients. While meant to help people improve their dental health, new advancements with old treatments like bridges and dentures can have an adverse effect and give people a more nonchalant attitude about losing teeth. The problem that needs to be solved is how to communicate with the public the importance of keeping their own teeth as opposed to not caring and getting them replaced. While people who are a part of the dental world understand, it is difficult for them to explain to patients, the majority of which can barley even manage to brush and floss twice a day. Ultimately, my question is whether dentists will be able to reverse the percentages of tooth loss in the United States, through a new means of communication with patients, or do they simply need to invest more time in tooth replacement research and technology so that they can help maintain their patients’ oral health? While I wish it to be the former, it seems the more lucrative decision is the latter.
Flap
You posted this comment in the wrong thread which is here.
The advances of dentistry have been many over my almost thirty years of practice. Because of these advances many patients have been converted from or prevented from becoming dental cripples to living full and productive lives with a full or partially full dentition.
Your theory of tooth loss is naive at best and uniformed at worst.
I recommend you read more about dentistry at ada.org.
By the way, dentistry is much MORE than filling cavities.