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	<title>The Blog of a Secular Conservative &#187; John McCain</title>
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		<title>Obama Wins</title>
		<link>http://www.secularconservative.net/the-presidency/obama-wins/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 04:52:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janus</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[The Presidency]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2008 Election]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[All indications are that Barack Obama has won the election with more than 350 electoral votes. Republicans will likely retain 41 seats in the Senate, the Democrats will likely get 56, two are complete toss ups, and the polling is still open in Alaska. I&#8217;m taking bets on how long it will take for the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tuesday Morning Quarterbacking</title>
		<link>http://www.secularconservative.net/elections/october-mccain-v-obama/</link>
		<comments>http://www.secularconservative.net/elections/october-mccain-v-obama/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janus</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Elections]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[John, find your center, call out Obama on his economic policy, point out his inexperience, call bullshit on his latest attacks against you, and for the love of god, get back to basics.  Time's ticking.  The election is slipping away from you.  The moment of truth is here.  Put up or shut up.]]></description>
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		<title>RNC Roundup: Thursday</title>
		<link>http://www.secularconservative.net/elections/republican-national-convention-2008-thursday/</link>
		<comments>http://www.secularconservative.net/elections/republican-national-convention-2008-thursday/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:30:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janus</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Elections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2008 Election]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.secularconservative.net/?p=109</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Tonight’s speakers included, among others, Governor Tim Pawlenty of Minnesota, Former Senate Minority Leader Bill Frist, Senator Sam Brownback of Kansas, Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, Tom Ridge, Cindy McCain, and of course, John McCain.]]></description>
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		<title>RNC Roundup: Wednesday</title>
		<link>http://www.secularconservative.net/elections/republican-national-convention-2008-wednesday/</link>
		<comments>http://www.secularconservative.net/elections/republican-national-convention-2008-wednesday/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 03:44:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janus</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Elections]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mitt Romney]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rudy Giuliani]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.secularconservative.net/?p=106</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Tonight was the second night of presentations made at the Republican National Convention.  The speakers included Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Senator Norm Coleman of Minnesota, former presidential hopefuls Mitt Romney, Mike Huckabee, and Rudy Giuliani, Governor Linda Lingle of Hawaii, and the vice presidential nominee, Governor Sarah Palin of Alaska.]]></description>
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		<title>RNC Roundup: Tuesday</title>
		<link>http://www.secularconservative.net/elections/republican-national-convention-2008-tuesday/</link>
		<comments>http://www.secularconservative.net/elections/republican-national-convention-2008-tuesday/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 04:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janus</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Elections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2008 Election]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Fred Thompson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Joe Lieberman]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.secularconservative.net/?p=103</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, the Republican National Convention was convened and the evening activities suspended in deference to the threat posed by Hurricane Gustav to New Orleans.  Today, with the worst of Gustav seemingly behind us, the convention went into full swing.  The major guests of the evening included first lady Laura Bush, a remote appearance by President George H. W. Bush from Washington D.C., former candidate Fred Thompson, and on again off again Democrat Joe Lieberman.]]></description>
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		<title>McCain Picks Sarah Palin</title>
		<link>http://www.secularconservative.net/elections/mccain-picks-govenor-sarah-palin-for-vice-president/</link>
		<comments>http://www.secularconservative.net/elections/mccain-picks-govenor-sarah-palin-for-vice-president/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:30:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janus</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Elections]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Senator John McCain today announced his decision to nominate Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin.  Palin is a first term governor, a former mayor, and a mother of five (including one child with Down Syndrome and one in the military).  She has a reputation as a strong fiscal conservative and a reformer.  She also has a 90% approval rate in her home state, making her a very, very popular figure.

Making Governor Palin McCain’s Vice President pick is a gamble but it’s not an unreasonable gamble.]]></description>
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		<title>Ridiculing Ridicule</title>
		<link>http://www.secularconservative.net/energy-policy/tire-gauge-ridicule/</link>
		<comments>http://www.secularconservative.net/energy-policy/tire-gauge-ridicule/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 21:30:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janus</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Energy Policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2008 Election]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Drilling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Energy Crisis]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[So, as sort of an ongoing example of the level we've sunk to in American politics, the Obama campaign joked that if we allowed off shore drilling, we’d only generate the energy we could save if we properly inflated our tires. Instantly, of course, the McCain camp ridiculed Obama – his plan to energy independence is to give everyone a tire gauge.

The more rational of us rolled our eyes and sighed at the blatant absurdity of mainstream politics.]]></description>
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		<title>Comparing McCain and Obama</title>
		<link>http://www.secularconservative.net/elections/mccain-v-obama-2008-part-4/</link>
		<comments>http://www.secularconservative.net/elections/mccain-v-obama-2008-part-4/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2008 20:15:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janus</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Elections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2008 Election]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John McCain]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.secularconservative.net/elections/mccain-v-obama-2008-part-4/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you have been following my posts for the last couple days, you have seen my discussions on what I look for in a President, what I think of the Republican nominee, John McCain, and what I think of the Democratic nominee, Barack Obama.  I think, especially after what I’ve written about Obama, it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Looking At John McCain</title>
		<link>http://www.secularconservative.net/elections/mccain-v-obama-2008-part-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.secularconservative.net/elections/mccain-v-obama-2008-part-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2008 18:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janus</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Elections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2008 Election]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John McCain]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.secularconservative.net/elections/mccain-v-obama-2008-part-2/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A few days ago I outlined a rough framework for how I approach the question of who to support for President in an attempt to rationalize why I’ve decided to vote for the Republican nominee, John McCain despite the fact that I don’t particularly care for him.  My reason?  I hate him less than I hate his opponent.  This is a look at the rhetoric and voting record of John McCain.]]></description>
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		<title>The Picking of a President</title>
		<link>http://www.secularconservative.net/elections/mccain-v-obama-2008-part-1/</link>
		<comments>http://www.secularconservative.net/elections/mccain-v-obama-2008-part-1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2008 14:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janus</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Elections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John McCain]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.secularconservative.net/elections/mccain-v-obama-2008-part-1/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Well, it seems as though we have finally picked nominees for the two major parties, and I have been discussing politics for two months without touching the most pressing political issue of the day.  I would be remiss if I covered politics and did not talk about the ongoing race for the most influential political office in the country, if not the world.  The real reason I haven’t been very vocal on the subject is fairly simple:  I don’t like either candidate.

As of right now, and baring some sort of unimaginable revelation I’ll be voting for McCain, but that doesn’t mean I like him.  It means I don’t like Obama more.  I’ll get to the nitty gritty analysis of each candidate later, but for now I’ll explain how I’ve come to my decision.]]></description>
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