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<blockquote data-quote="sage" data-source="post: 306956">Yes. I grew up in Arizona, and I remember when this was up for debate. The general concensus among the Arizonans that lived here at the time, (and please remember we&#039;ve grown a lot since) was that the populace did not want to pay for another federal/state holiday, which would mean paying the salaries of thousands of state and federal employees, so they could have another day off. It was never about what holiday was on the chopping block. It was purely an economic decision designed to balance the budget.&nbsp; It was never a question of racism. McCain was representing the majority of the populace&#039;s wishes back in Arizona. Later when Arizonan&#039;s and McCain were branded as racists, it came as a surprise. No one that I know had even considered it that way. After all we weren&#039;t trying to do away with the holiday, we just didn&#039;t want to pay govenmental officials for another day to sit on their tushes. I thought they should have taken out Columbus day instead, but as far as I know we were never given a choice on which holiday.So yeah, I forgive McCain. I don&#039;t think he did anything wrong. He represented the populace that elected him. To some degree you have to put some of the blame at our feet too. He is a great Senator. He has represented Arizona well.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="sage, post: 306956"] Yes. I grew up in Arizona, and I remember when this was up for debate. The general concensus among the Arizonans that lived here at the time, (and please remember we've grown a lot since) was that the populace did not want to pay for another federal/state holiday, which would mean paying the salaries of thousands of state and federal employees, so they could have another day off. It was never about what holiday was on the chopping block. It was purely an economic decision designed to balance the budget. It was never a question of racism. McCain was representing the majority of the populace's wishes back in Arizona. Later when Arizonan's and McCain were branded as racists, it came as a surprise. No one that I know had even considered it that way. After all we weren't trying to do away with the holiday, we just didn't want to pay govenmental officials for another day to sit on their tushes. I thought they should have taken out Columbus day instead, but as far as I know we were never given a choice on which holiday. So yeah, I forgive McCain. I don't think he did anything wrong. He represented the populace that elected him. To some degree you have to put some of the blame at our feet too. He is a great Senator. He has represented Arizona well. [/QUOTE]

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