Posted on 10/26/2005 3:51:29 PM PDT by faithincowboys
John McCain, a Neocon's Neocon, will be dead for '08 if Plamegate detonates in the way the Left hopes. Plamegate is a twofer-- it's designed to politically castrate/impeach Bush and to thin the GOP field for Hillary in '08.
McCain's closeness with Chalabi-- there is footage-- will be the focus of the Clinton War Room.
McCain is no winner in '08. The GOP base will have to be passionate for whoever the candidate is-- despite McCain's fiscal thrift, he can never make the base love or trust him.
His Chalabi connection kills him with independents and mods assuming Iraq continues to be a political albatross.
McCain, though he won't be indicted, has much to lose from Plamegate.
What are you talking about?? McCain has a snowballs chance in you-know-where...
Enough of the vanities already. Isn't there a daily limit?
Did anybody in '92 give a crap about Iran Contra... they raised it. McCain, should he make it to the General, will have the world fall on him. I think Giuliani will too. Despite the new media, I don't think we are prepared for what the media and the Clinton war room will do to the nominee. Unlike Giuliani, McCain won't have the base solid on his side. This is merely me saying, "For those looking to a post-Bush world, McCain isn't the guy."
Oh OK, I buy that. It doesn't make any sense to take him out too early.
I think actually the right thing for Hillary to do is just keep the investigation going, keep Karl Rove distracted, never come out with any real charges about anything, but just keep the air of corruption over the administration as long as possible in the press. We already can see that when Rove isn't paying 100% attention, it's a problem.
And McCain's proximity to that won't be out of blast range.
Not exactly a revelation. I suspect only a handful of Freepers are looking to McCain to lead the post-Bush GOP.
Yeah, since when does Max Boot's persuasive analysis persuade the liberals in the MSM?
McCain was out front on Iraq since the 90s. The MSM, in it's typical slanted way, will make him pay for it in the '08 General.
I just feel sorry for the poor folks in Florida who might have lost their roofs along with their electricity .... they probably have no idea all this important stuff is going on in Washington. And even worse, without television they're oblivious to the tension and anticipation which has gripped the nation .... no, gripped the WORLD! .... regarding the political ramifications hanging in the balance. I've been recording everything from all the networks for posterity ... possibly for a time capsule. this is important sh#t, man.
If McCain is the Republican candidate, I start voting for my senator and leave the President vote blank.
I really don't think anyone other than a few left-wing loonies really care all that much about Chalabi, not enough certainly to make it a campaign issue, especially since nothing has ever stuck to the guy in terms of all the mud thrown at him.
If McCain or Guiliani make it to the general, they will beat Hillary like a drum. And I think either of them could win enough primaries to do it.
Well, I think the NRO people are saying that McCain is assiduously courting the think tank types and he basically got a you da man chorus at Heritage recently.
Many people are saying McCain isn't so born again, he did go to Nam-- no draft evasion charges, he wants to cut pork and he is very pro-Israel. I think lots of "smart" people think he can win and the McCainiacs from 2000 are ready to ride again.
I respect McCain though I believe he is the Manchurian Canidate. Not from the modern movie, the one from the late forties or early fifties. He did alot for America though I don't understand what the North Vietnamese did to him.
McCain can't win anyway. If it were Hillary against McCain I wouldn't vote for either and I suspect a lot of conservatives feel that way.
If the media doesnt get indictments they will crap their pants.
I really hope they don't. But I think Fitzgerald is enjoying this... this is an ego high. He has the fate of the Republic in his hands. If he just shuts up and walks away, he'll be a bad guy for life to the Left. If he brings down high placed neocons and cripples Bush, he'll get a lifetime supply of kisses to his ass...the Woodward golden parachute. It's a hard thing to turn down.
McCain is bad for McCain.
they will crap their pants
If Fitzgerald doesn't get Rove his life will be in danger!
You never give up, do you?
they will crap their pants
If Fitzgerald doesn't get Rove his life will be in danger!
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