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# Letter: John McCain Is No Moderate, Reader Says
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/012308-story-20080123/
- Published: 2008-01-23T16:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-24T18:07:31.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Opinion, Santa Monica, #archive-import

*By Ron Lowe Santa Monica*

Don’t be fooled, John McCain is no moderate. He is much like conservative ideologue George Bush. McCain is as pro-war as they come, an anti-abortion activist; forget a woman’s freedom of choice and Roe vs. Wade under John McCain as president. McCain now loves those Bush tax cuts for the wealthy which endears him to anti-tax conservatives.

The “Mac Is Back” campaign slogan is perfect: With John McCain as president George Bush would be back in the White House. There is little or no difference between the two Republicans.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on January 23, 2008.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/012308.pdf?ref=smdp.com)