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McCain leads the GOP the wrong way

Sen. John McCain is viewed as a maverick. Most of his colleagues in Congress have lined up behind George W. Bush, the establishment’s man. So why is it that on the biggest domestic-policy question of the day-what to do with the budget surplus-congressional Republicans are siding with McCain? Maybe it’s because on this issue, the bold challenge to the Washington consensus is coming from Bush.

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Ramesh Ponnuru

Ramesh Ponnuru is the editor of National Review, a columnist for the Washington Post, and a fellow at the American Enterprise Institute.

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McCain leads the GOP the wrong way

Sen. John McCain is viewed as a maverick. Most of his colleagues in Congress have lined up behind George W. Bush, the establishment’s man. So why is it that on the biggest domestic-policy question of the day-what to do with the budget surplus-congressional Republicans are siding with McCain? Maybe it’s because on this issue, the bold challenge to the Washington consensus is coming from Bush.