McCain is not a conservative

Immigration- There is a clear line between liberals and conservatives. This is evident by the heated debates that rage on the topic, specifically on amnesty, which is the point at hand. Conservatives favor ID cards, no amnesty, and harsh penalties for companies who hire illegals. All of these things McCain is against. Not only is he against them, he personally championed a bill which did the opposite. We know McCain is not a conservative on this issue in particular because of the resounding boos he received while speaking about it at the recent CPAC conference. McCain-Feingold- Your argument is essentially that McCain didn't ruin ALL free speech, so there isn't a problem. This is ridiculous. He limits the abilities of people to donate money to a cause they feel passionate about as well as the actual candidates ability to spend his own money to voice his own opinion. This a clear constitutional violation of free speech. Your response is like saying "I only chopped off an arm, I didn't kill the man." Its an obvious problem for conservatives because conservatives like the constitution and this bill's reputation is notoriously liberal and has McCain's name on it. Big Government- So, you admit that McCain is big government. Your only argument is that conservatives don't care about that anymore because Paul isn't their nominee. There are countless reasons Paul isn't winning which I won't get into here. Small government, as we agree, is the montra of the conservative movement. You admitting McCain is big government is admitting that he isn't conservative. Fiscal Conservatism- Again, this whole notion of promises. McCain can promise anything on his own website. You need to look at things objectively and take a look at his record. If he supports the Bush tax cuts, why did he vote against them TWICE? McCain has been in the Senate for nearly a half-century, its easy for him to have piled up conservative tallies. Take a look at his ACU rating recently. In the most recent year available (2007) his rating is a 65, just above Arlen Specter and Olympia Snowe. He was the third least conservative republican last year! Foreign Policy- This is always McCain's rallying cry. My argument is that the surge was supported by everyone and wasn't a difficult position like McCain claims. He preaches "I was the only one fighting for the surge!" when in reality, every other Republican did. They caught him on this in the debate just before FL when Rudy and Romney both called him out, providing evidence that they backed the surge from the beginning. Again, check the voting records, this wasn't a difficult move for McCain. Furthermore, when the dems instituted a bill setting up funding for troops conditional on their rapid withdrawal, McCain SKIPPED THE VOTE. Tough on the war huh... Judges- Perhaps the only thing this president has done well from a conservative perspective is court appointments. McCain was part of the Gang of 14 who spoke out against court appointees and denied them an up or down vote while granting senate dems the right to filibuster. He can promise us anything he wants, his actions will always speak louder. McCain has to have some conservative credentials in order to win in a red state like AZ. But, when we look it him on the record instead of on the campaign trail, we see his true colors. He personally champions bills which directly oppose conservative views, like McCain-Kennedy on immigration and McCain-Feingold on free speech. His voting record has gotten increasingly more liberal, especially in recent years. Reagan was known for crossing party lines. But, when has McCain pulled liberals to our side of the aisle? You should look at McCain objectively instead of copy and pasting spoonfed "please vote for me conservatives" junk off his campaign webpage. Look his voting record and where he stands on the issues and he is obviously not a conservative. My challenge to you is, McCain has been violating conservative principles for years in the senate, why should we believe him now?