Interesting Article in USA Today on McCain and the detainee compromise.  Article.  Dewayne Wickham, writing about McCain, said:

"But on an even more thoughtful level, McCain's opposition to Bush's legislation makes sense. It's hard enough to get warring nations to adhere to the Geneva Conventions without creating a precedent that would make it possible for other countries to conjure up their own interpretations of them to escape being branded as war criminals.

In his autobiography, Faith of My Fathers, McCain wrote about the lengths an interrogator went to break his silence: "On occasions when he was particularly determined, I would find myself trussed up and left for hours in ropes, my biceps bound tightly with several loops to cut off my circulation and the end of the rope cinched behind my back, pulling my shoulders and elbows unnaturally close together. It was incredibly painful," McCain wrote of the torture he experienced.

Anyone brave enough to endure that ought to know what he's talking about when it comes to what this country's interrogators should be allowed to do."

Three major pillars of the conservative movement join John McCain's Straight Talk America in Michigan.  Article.  There are few more conservative and well-respected individuals than Allegan's Gerry Hildenbrand, Farmington's Andrew Rocky Raczkowski, and Hank Fuhs.  This is a huge win for McCain among the conservative base in Michigan.  It is impossible to explain the influence these men have in Michigan to those not from the state, but it is sufficient for now to say: this is a huge win for McCain.

John Boehner, R-Ohio, said "if you listen to the Democrats, [you] have to wonder if they're more interested in protecting the terrorists than protecting the American people. The fact is these people want to kill Americans -- they have -- and if we don't go after them they will continue to injure and kill Americans."

This is the second big victory for McCain in the battleground state of Michigan this week (the first was Jim Nicholson- fundraiser extraordinaire). Senator Jason Allen, Senator Pattie Birkholtz, Senator Alan Cropsey, Senator Tom George, Senator Mike Goschka, Senator Wayne Kuipers, Senator Ron Jelinek, Senator Michelle McManus, Senator Laura Toy, and Senator Gerald Van Woerkom today signed on to Straight Talk Express in Michigan.
Notably, five of these are officers of the Michigan State Senate.  Looking ahead, Jason Allen is rumored to be the favorite for Senate Majority Leader in Michigan next year.  Conservative Kalamazoo native Tom George, known for being a Doctor as well as a Senator (and an amateur historian on the side), is also especially well-known and well-liked throughout the state.  In fact, every senator on this list is known for being conservative and popular.
What does this mean?  It means conservatives in Michigan are making up their mind for ’08, and it’s McCain.

Jim Nicholson today joined Straight Talk America as Michigan's Finance
Chairman. Speculation had been swirling all summer about where
Nicholson would land.  Article on Nicholson from June.  Nicholson's
support has been sought after by Romney and McCain, and is considered
a major victory for McCain in Michigan.  Nicholson's fundraising
ability are widely praised; his resume includes being a Bush Ranger in
2004 and a Bush Pioneer in 2000. He was the Finance Chairman for U.S.
Senate candidate Keith Butler and has held finance leadership roles
for a number of Michigan candidates including Governor John Engler, DeVos, Attorney General Mike Cox, and various candidates for
Supreme Court.  Nicholson, the president and chief executive officer
of PVS Chemicals, gives McCain a big financial edge in Michigan.

Here is the press release from Straight Talk America:  Article.

On Friday, the Attorney General of Alabama signed on to the McCain PAC for ’08.  Article.  Attorney General Troy King agreed to be the Alabama Chairman of the Straight Talk America PAC.  Why did King sign on to the McCain campaign?  “Sen. McCain understands the future of America is being shaped not just in the race for the White House, but in races for statehouses and courthouses all across America," King said.  Amen, Mr. King.  Further, King said McCain has a "demonstrated record" of protecting America domestically and internationally, and he's committed to making sure America does "not allow the war on terror to be fought on our shores."

Senator McCain is the conservative choice for President in ’08.  He has the pro-life credentials, the national security credentials, and the fiscal conservative credentials.  A Romney on the ticket would be a liability in the ballot box, and IF successful, a liability in the Whitehouse.  A McCain though, would be a sure thing in November and a President we could trust.  The choice for a Republican nominee could not be clearer.  If you want to know McCain’s record, look at his consistent voting history.  If you want to know Romney’s, you better check back periodically, because it seems to depend on what he is running for.

John McCain announced yesterday that he will travel to England to speak at the Conservative Party’s annual conference.  Article.  By contrast, Blair’s labour conference might feature Bill Clinton.  Responding to the labour party, a senior Conservative said, “They can have a previous president.  We’ll have the next one.”  The Conservative Party is the party of Margaret Thatcher and of traditional Republican/Conservative values.  The Conservative Party considers McCain to be the clear frontrunner for ’08.

McCain is a guy that American conservatives can also rally around for ’08 to keep Republicans with dubious pro-life credentials (i.e. Giuliani, Allen, Rice, or Romney) off the ticket.  Well, for now, the Conservative Party has spoken, and McCain is their choice.  The Republican Party should do the same.

Important conservative State Senator of Iowa Chuck Larson signed on with McCain today, on John Gibson.  Senator Larson mentioned McCain’s solid 24 year pro-life voting record as one of his primary reasons for his support for John McCain in 2008.  Notice Senator Larson believes, as do I, that McCain, out of all the Republicans, would continue Bush’s legacy.  As the good senator said, McCain is good on life, security, and government spending.  Vote McCain!

I thought this was an interesting clip on McCain:  McCain debunks 9-11
Myths. 
It needed saying, and I'm glad McCain went out of his way to lend his credibility to this subject.  It's just ridiculous that some people hate Bush and the US Government so much that they will go out of their way to make these accusations.
Obviously, these beliefs are not in the mainstream.  In fact, a recent poll shows that people have a lot more faith in the US Government than the Media does- Half of US believes Saddam had WMD.
The press passes it off as idiocy, but I personally believe Saddam had WMD.  He probably just shipped them off to Syria, or simply destroyed them, before we invaded.  Considering the lengthy warning he had, I find it hard to believe that he wouldn't have disposed of them in some way. 

I think this is a solid analysis of the 2008 Republican Presidential Primary:  Looking at Republicans and 2008

Another good reason for conservatives to support McCain:  Time Story
His personal and family history, combined with his son now perhaps going off to war, will hopefully shield him from some of the criticism Bush has come under for an aggressive foreign policy.  McCain's background makes him a difficult target for the libs to criticize, which I think will help our message carry better in the press.  Our war against terrorism is a war we need to win, and I think electing McCain in '08 would be a solid strategic move towards continuing Republican dominance on the foreign policy issue for years to come.

After looking through the comments on the previous post, I wanted to make a couple more points on McCain and life.  John McCain is not perfectly in line with my views on abortion.  But that is not the point.  To be blunt, the point of being pro-life is saving babies, and I think he is our best chance to save the most.  Number one, he has the best chance to get elected in the general election, and he would obviously be much better than Clinton.  Number two, he’s very good on the life issue, not perfect, but very good- that means he’d sign the legislation we need and that he would put the right judges up.  Number three, he is a great compromiser, maybe he could work something out with the democrats on this issue.  If anyone could do it, he could.  I don’t know what it would be, and whatever it was wouldn’t be enough, but it would be far better than what anyone else could work out- maybe after Roe v. Wade goes to the trash heap it deserves they could pass a bill limiting abortions to rape or incest, or at least to the first trimester.  It’s all about keeping things in perspective, and if we are going to get anywhere on abortion in this country, I think John McCain is our guy in ’08.