Letters From A Tory Daily views on British politics and the Conservative Party from a centre-right thinker who writes letters on his blog to politicians, journalists and many others.

Dear John McCain,
During the numerous post-election conversations I’ve had with colleagues, friends and family, it has been mentioned on several occasions that your concession speech in the early hours of Wednesday morning (UK time) was received very well.  It was humble in tone yet positive in outlook.  Uou resisted any temptation to distract viewers from Obama’s [...]

“Hey everyone, look who I found, a Republican who knows how to win something!”
McCain is reduced to bringing Schwarzenegger in front of the cameras at the last minute and leaking a story about Obama’s aunt to the media.  I don’t want McCain to win but I still wanted a decent contest.  What a sad demise.

“The polls are all over the map”
- John McCain, who evidently resorted to stating the obvious when discussing the new Reuters-Zogby poll that put Obama’s advantage at five points

The latest Gallup daily tracking poll puts Obama at 50% and Mr McCain at 42%.  The latest CNN poll put Obama ahead by 53% to 45%.
CNN’s poll of debate-watchers last night found 54% said Obama had done the best job, compared with 30% for McCain.  CBS’s poll of undecided voters suggested 39% thought Obama the winner, with [...]

Dear John McCain,
I know your campaign strategists must have been rubbing their hands with glee as you tried to portray yourself as the American hero last night by suspending your presidental campaign and calling for tomorrow night’s presidential debate to be postponed.  No doubt you were hoping to convince voters that you take the economy [...]

“I’ll have my staff get back to you”
- John McCain, when asked how many houses he owns (the correct answer is seven, worth about $13 million in total)

Utter rubbish, verging on slanderous – and we think the BBC is bad!
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When thinking about the prospect of John McCain becoming President of the USA, it is worth asking yourself this – would you want to give someone access to the most powerful nuclear arsenal on the planet when they don’t even know how to check their email?

January 2008: “I’m going to raise the level of political dialog in America,” John McCain said at a campaign rally in central Michigan, “and I’m going to treat my opponents with respect and demand that they treat me with respect.”
April 2008: John McCain called for a presidential campaign that is more like a respectful argument [...]

Dear John McCain,
The race is on.  At long last you know who your opponent is in the battle for the White House.  For months you have failed to wrestle the spotlight from the Obama-Clinton media circus, but now your chance has come to stamp your authority on the Presidency.  Like both the Democratic candidates, you [...]

Well, not if THIS STORY is anything to go by.

“Thank you, thank you very much, a great victory in Wisconsin, thanks” (dammit, can someone just pass me my zimmer frame…)

Sorry, bit busy today so can’t do any lengthy blogging.  However, I came across something rather interesting when researching John McCain yesterday.  It looks increasingly like he will be the Republican candidate in the race to be the next President after Super Tuesday.  His age isn’t as much of an issue as some people make [...]