Posted on 01/14/2008 5:10:13 PM PST by CedarDave
ARLINGTON, VA -- U.S. Senator John McCain's presidential campaign today announced that New Mexico Senator Pete Domenici has endorsed the candidacy of John McCain for the Republican nomination for president. Senators Domenici and McCain spoke by phone today, and Sen. Domenici issued the following statement:
"Today I am very pleased to endorse my colleague, Sen. John McCain, for the Republican nomination for president.
"My many years working with John McCain persuade me that he is the best candidate on the issues upon which I have spent most of my career -- deficit reduction, federal spending reform, a strong military, and the increased use of nuclear power for electricity generation in this time of global climate change. John McCain's leadership in the fight for the balanced budget we produced in the late 1990s was critical. His strong voice was key to producing such a balanced budget for the first time in four decades. John McCain's work on crucial water issues in the West and Southwest shows that he understands all regions of our nation and the challenges they face.
(Excerpt) Read more at abqjournal.com ...
Ditto.
And fortunately he is retiring. He has an illness, which I surely don't take any pleasure in, but, yes, it is time for him to be out of the Senate.
Hot RINO on RINO action.
Poor guy .. he gave many good years
of service. This nod is not included
in that.
Who cares what the old fool thinks. These two men have been out of the mainstream for too long and the idea of McCain winning is scary. Almost as bad as Satan.
It should concern you when the media is pushing McCain so hard.
Sorry for the caps in the title. I just copied the title from the press release at the Journal site and didn’t retype.
Oh, Gee, thanks “Little Pete!” I remember the moving story of your illegal nanny being hauled away, with Lil Pete crying in the distance. Why do all Republicans drift left as they age, but no democrats drift right?
It seems to me that they have been breeding with a good many donkeys of late....
Oh it does, believe me. They have decided that they will choose the candidates and determine the outcome. Pretty amazing.
Probably a result of senility.
Mating RINOs are such an ugly thing to witness.
'I've Done My Best' Domenici Discusses Disease, Vows to ... [serve] Through Rest of Term ^
Sorry to see this. Dominici was on GHWB’s short list for VP, and would have been a far better choice than Quayle. But that was two decades ago, and Pete drifted to the left as he aged.
big whoop.... de frickin doo!!
yawn, don’t ya just wonder what was in those FBI files?
Pete has a brain problem, I think...that;s why he;s retiring. Sad.
Oops, Domenici, not Dominici. Sorry, Pete. When is Free Republic going to get an edit function?
Another reason to vote against McCain. I haven’t liked Pete for years.
PS - used to live in Portales.
Pete “Demensia you see”.Horrilble illness. Same as Barry Goldwater at the end. Became a blithering liberal.
It's that counter-clockwise northern hemisphere spin. Left and down; ever to the left....
You beat me to it. Goldwater became something of a media darling in his later years, as he started spouting liberal nonsense.
Just another pro amnesty supporter, endorsing another pro amnesty supporter. Can Ted be far behind.
Pete has carried a lot of water for conservatives over the years and I salute him for that. I cannot support him regarding McQueeg.
looks like more Rino on Rino crimes
Isn’t he the one with dementia that has progressed so bad that he’s not supposed to be coherent?
No, but I'm convinced his DC staff persuaded him to take this action, especially given the contentious relationship McCain and Domenici have had over the years.
Maybe they’ll start up that lettuce farm that Johnny has always dreamed of, but McLoon certainly won’t be President!
No, that's McCain.
“Maybe they’ll start up that lettuce farm that Johnny has always dreamed of, but McLoon certainly won’t be President!”
If FDT does poorly in SC, drops (at some point), and throws his support behind McCain, do you think that the Fredheads will follow in hopes of a Thompson vice presidency? I’m not sure how many have said they hate McCain and/or how much it would take them to flip flop on a McCain presidency.
I’ve already seen many on this site who have already openly stated they would support McLoon. If either of them were the nominee, you can bet that they will bring along their fellow CFR pal for the ride.
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