Posted on 10/04/2008 11:03:36 AM PDT by Chet 99
John Warner might vote for Democrat By MIKE ALLEN | 10/4/08 1:55 PM EDT
Retiring Sen. John W. Warner (R-Va.) beat his Democratic opponent, Mark R. Warner, by 6 percentage points in the Old Dominion’s “Warner vs. Warner” race of 1996.
Now, he might cross party lines and vote for him.
Mark Warner, who went on to become a popular governor, is running to succeed John Warner in the Senate. Mark Warner’s opponent is another former governor, James S. Gilmore III, a Republican who has received little support from the state’s power structure and lags by 26 points in a new poll.
“I’m watching that race, following the positions of the two candidates,” John Warner told reporters on a conference call Saturday. “There have been occasions when I have supported Democratic candidates. … But I’m not there yet.”
The patrician senator said he disagreed with Gilmore’s opposition to the economic rescue package signed by President Bush on Friday. Gilmore said in a debate Friday night that the measure rewards “Wall Street high rollers.”
John Warner said: “So much of our production is related to defense and high tech, and that’s got to have a market place. And this bill is out there to restore the actual credit flow – the credit flow, I repeat that. And that’s like a tourniquet on this economy right now – the absence of credit. And this bill -- I’m not [saying] it’s a perfect bill: I think John McCain is dead on on that. But it’s the best we could do under the circumstances to zero in first, right on the credit.
With Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) pressuring Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) in Virginia, John Warner on Saturday headlined a Republican National Committee conference call billed as “why Barack Obama and Joe Biden are wrong for Virginia.”
When a reporter on the call said to Warner, “So it sounds like you’re open to voting for a Democrat in the Senate race, even when you’re supporting Mr. McCain?”
Warner replied: “I told you very carefully: I’m watching that race, following the positions of the two candidates. I just commented: I have differing opinions in what Gilmore expressed on the rescue package. But that did not in any way indicate a lifelong support of Republican candidates in this state. There have been occasions when I have supported Democratic candidates – you know that well. But I’m not there yet.”
Figures.... He was Liz Taylor’s 7th hubby. He was right before Larry Fortensky.
Warner was the guy who sabotaged Ollie North’s candidacy years ago. He has always been a RINO. Once was married to Elizabeth Taylor and for awhile dated Barbara Walters.
Warner is an old man and obviously has lost it.
When John Warner was elected to the Senate in Virginia he was married to Elizabeth Taylor. The Dem chairman in the State exclaimed: “the citizens of Virginia just elected the three biggest boobs in the state to the Senate”.
Palin Jindal Cantor
WARNER IS A STATIST DEMOCRAT.
See the video at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CyxOlL9zKg
about 2:40 in deals with Warner’s love of the Constitution.
So long, John. You served your country honorably years ago. YEARS ago. Don’t let the door hit you on the way out.
He wants to look “bipartisan”, and the people of VA are moving sharply to the left, and he wants to be with the advancing tide.
The Old Country Club-er Republican are just lib’s that will sell you out for a buck
Now, this Mark Warner? He gave one of the worst speeches in the history of the Republic at the Democrat convention this year. He's no improvement over Warner.
Now, he might cross party lines and vote for him.
Gosh he just reeks of true personal conviction. /s
Egads. I hope there’s a lot of ticket splitting in Virginia for McCain’s sake.
“Palin Jindal Cantor”
Are you referring to the same Cantor who voted for the un-conservative and (probably) unconstitutional bailout TWICE?
No thanks.
He is a vain old man who has lost none of his vanity, he wants attention, don’t give it to him.
Warner is a sad,confused old queen. Let him vote for the ‘rat. He should. He’s been on their side for years. I loathe and despise the old fag and have ever since he stabbed Ollie North in the back and cost him a Senate seat. He disgusts me.
LOL! He was absolutely right!
Warner NEVER had it!
I’m surprised VA continued to elect his sorry azz.
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