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McCain for president in 2008
vanity | Oct 30, 2008 | polishproud

Posted on 10/30/2004 5:39:06 PM PDT by PolishProud

In the Friday's edition of the Arizona Republic Chip Scutari opines that John McCain is the GOP front runner for 2008. He claims that McCain is the most "influential politician not living at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave." He's a national statesman with star power to match Hillary Clinton. He has hosted Saturday Night Live, appeared on Letterman and Leno and is a constant fixture on the Sunday talk shows.

Scutari goes on to write that If Kerry wins, McCain will run in 08. He can garner crossover vote from moderates and independents and will appeal to "pragmatic conservatives."

McCain thinks there should be more women in office and complains that there are no Hispanics in the Senate. Scutari writes that McCain is a regular guy that has a lot of charisma and claims that McCain has mended his fences with the White House as evidences by his recent stay at Bush's Texas ranch, the only second member of congress to get that honor.

My question to Scutari is, what have you been smoking? McCain has so alienated the Republican base that he could not get elected to national dog catcher. If I was Bush I'd use McCain too.

There are a lot voters out there, moderate and independents, that think because McCain is loved by the press, Larry King and late night show hosts that he would make a good president. But without the Republican base McCain doesn't have a chance.

I will never forget McCain's recent appearance with Senators Lugar and Hagel on a Sunday morning talk show in which he criticized President Bush. President Reagan once said "don't speak ill of a fellow Republican." And McCain did so in the middle of Bush's reelection campaign.

This conservative will stay home if its Clinton Vs McCain in 2008.


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To: mombrown1

Rick Santorum

No McCain or Hagel


161 posted on 10/30/2004 7:41:39 PM PDT by Linda Sandoval (Hockeymom for Bush)
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To: Linda Sandoval

I agree. There is something about McCain that really bothers me. He just doesn't seem to have a strong stand on anything and is too willing to please the dims.


162 posted on 10/30/2004 7:43:55 PM PDT by mombrown1
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To: PolishProud

NO TO MCCAIN! NO TO GIULIANI!!!!!


163 posted on 10/30/2004 7:45:18 PM PDT by Clemenza (Get me out of Seattle!)
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To: PolishProud

Fuggetaboudit. Never going to happen. My God, I'd vote for Hillary before I would vote for McLame.


164 posted on 10/30/2004 7:47:03 PM PDT by jackbill
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To: PolishProud
Mccain will split the Republican Party if he were nominated.

So I don't believe he can be nominated.

165 posted on 10/30/2004 7:47:12 PM PDT by right way right
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To: mombrown1

I agree. There is something about McCain that really bothers me. He just doesn't seem to have a strong stand on anything and is too willing to please the dims.


Exactly! And, anyone the media loves we need to fear.


166 posted on 10/30/2004 7:52:25 PM PDT by Linda Sandoval (Hockeymom for Bush)
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To: mombrown1

I agree. There is something about McCain that really bothers me. He just doesn't seem to have a strong stand on anything and is too willing to please the dims.


Exactly! And, anyone the media loves we need to fear.


167 posted on 10/30/2004 7:52:31 PM PDT by Linda Sandoval (Hockeymom for Bush)
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To: dano1

"McCain is far and away a better communicator than anybody in the business."

Uh, what business would that be?


168 posted on 10/30/2004 7:52:48 PM PDT by KTpig
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To: PolishProud

Give me Jeb & Condi in 2008


169 posted on 10/30/2004 7:54:01 PM PDT by KSCITYBOY
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To: PolishProud

Not gonna happen. He's had melanoma, which, while it's no longer an automatic death sentence, it doesn't enjoy the high cure rate many other cancers do. Much too risky for a president/CinC.


170 posted on 10/30/2004 8:04:10 PM PDT by ru4liberty (I don't know what tomorrow holds, but I know Who holds tomorrow. May His Name ever be praised!)
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To: PolishProud
Oh c'mon people.

He's a national statesman with star power to match Hillary Clinton. He has hosted Saturday Night Live, appeared on Letterman and Leno and is a constant fixture on the Sunday talk shows.

What else do you base your vote on?

171 posted on 10/30/2004 8:17:45 PM PDT by ItsForTheChildren
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To: PolishProud

Oh, not just no, but HELL NO!


172 posted on 10/30/2004 8:24:36 PM PDT by broadsword (Weren't there a couple of giant Buddhist statues in Afghanistan? What happened to them?)
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To: PolishProud

I'm afraid you have the wrong holiday. This isn't April Fool's, this is Halloween.


173 posted on 10/30/2004 8:26:29 PM PDT by Colonel_Flagg ("We will either find a way or make one." - Hannibal)
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To: LadyPilgrim

McCain IS a DEMONCRAT.

McCain is being trotted along Bush to appeal to Demoncrats!

I don't want a Demoncat posing as a Republican as President.

I'm not alone in loathing him. It would be the same as having Arnie run as President. Thank God a Constitutional Amendment is not going to happen to allow him to run as President.

Have you ever considered that WHAT the person stands for is IMPORTANT? Or is just having a "Republican" win is the end all? Does it matter if the Republican is a RHINO? Does it matter that the person has NO Republican values?


174 posted on 10/31/2004 4:46:55 AM PST by nmh (Intelligent people recognize Intelligent Design (God).)
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To: TruthCanHurt

He's a social liberal as well but not as stupid as McCain.


175 posted on 10/31/2004 4:49:15 AM PST by nmh (Intelligent people recognize Intelligent Design (God).)
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To: PolishProud
"Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of speech."

When McCane recants on "McCane Feingold" we'll talk. Not before then.

regards,

177 posted on 10/31/2004 5:27:09 AM PST by Jimmy Valentine (DemocRATS - when they speak, they lie; when they are silent, they are stealing the American Dream)
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To: PolishProud

McCain served admirably in Vietnam. That is the only good thing I can come up with to say about him..


179 posted on 10/31/2004 5:31:51 AM PST by petercooper (Everything I ever needed to know about Islam, I learned on 9-11-01.)
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To: nmh
Have you ever considered that WHAT the person stands for is IMPORTANT? Or is just having a "Republican" win is the end all? Does it matter if the Republican is a RHINO? Does it matter that the person has NO Republican values?

Excuse me.................What????????

How in the world did you get THAT out of what I said?

The dems will use anyone that they can to win.

That's the reason they wanted to recruit mc cain.

In name only is right.

He would be a disaster to our party,if elected as President!!!!!!!!!!!

And if he ran w/kerry, we would have had them for possibly 16 years, if mc cain wasn't too old to run after being k's vp.

You must have just not had enough coffee this morning. Be careful what you're accusing me of..... go back and read what I was responding to again. ;-)))))

I don't want ma cain in the White House any more than you do! He's a liberal!!!!!!!!!! And I wish they would vote him out in AZ.

180 posted on 10/31/2004 5:39:38 AM PST by LadyPilgrim (Sealed my pardon with His blood, Hallelujah!!! What a Savior!!!)
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