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McCain launches harsh broadside at Obama (McCain rips Obama a new one)
CNN ^ | February 7, 2006

Posted on 02/07/2006 12:48:52 AM PST by AZRepublican

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Sen. John McCain unleashed an unusually biting and blunt broadside Monday against one of his Democratic colleagues, Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois, accusing the freshman senator of backtracking on a previous commitment to help develop a bipartisan proposal for lobbying and ethics reform.

"I'm embarrassed to admit that after all these years in politics, I failed to interpret your previous assurances as typical rhetorical gloss routinely used in politics to make self-interested partisan posturing appear more noble," the Arizona Republican said in a letter to Obama.

"Please be assured I won't make the same mistake again."

McCain also told Obama that "I understand how important the opportunity to lead your party's efforts to exploit this issue must seem to a freshman senator, and I hold no hard feelings over your earlier disingenuousness."

(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 109th; ethicsreform; iraqosama; mccain; obama; obamamuslim; osamaobama; politics; rinowatch; senate; yesterday
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To: Darkwolf377
>>>The shock here is that McCain isn't criticizing a Republican.<<<

The thing I find funny is Mc Cain excoriating Barack Obama for disloyalty.

This from a Senator who rates right at the top of the scale of disloyalty to the Republican Party!

101 posted on 02/07/2006 2:47:01 PM PST by HardStarboard
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To: HardStarboard
">>>The shock here is that McCain isn't criticizing a Republican.<<<

The thing I find funny is Mc Cain excoriating Barack Obama for disloyalty.

This from a Senator who rates right at the top of the scale of disloyalty to the Republican Party!"

Senator McCain is not bound by some oath of loyalty or obedience to the Republican party. He is free to disagree with it when he wishes. Just as people are free to hold him accountable for his decisions in a general election. Obama is indeed a different case entirely. He professed a position and then reneged on it for political advantage. Thats dishonorable. You may disagree (strongly) with McCain, but he has generally been upfront about where he stands, even if its at odds with the party. If your going to argue that the Republican party has no room for anyone not on the far right, we are dooming ourselves to permanent minority status.
102 posted on 02/07/2006 4:29:27 PM PST by jecIIny (You faithful, let us pray for the Catechumens! Lord Have Mercy)
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To: AZRepublican

McKook's circuits got crossed again. What did he expect from his good friend Obama? A scorned lover, McKook and his DemoRat butt boy.


103 posted on 02/07/2006 4:32:18 PM PST by anton
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To: AgThorn

Let's say you find out the Superbowl has been thrown, and it's common knowledge that most of the players and coaches were in on it...you're not sure who did what, but you really want to find out...and make sure nothing like that could happen again. Would you put the players and coaches in charge of the investigation? Isn't that what government always does? We let the crooks investigate themselves...does that make sense on any level whatsoever? Why don't the let a committee of private citizens, who have never done business with the government, oversee the investigation and make the recommendation for the new rules. Wouldn't that be a heck of a lot smarter?


104 posted on 02/07/2006 4:37:44 PM PST by Hildy (The only difference between a rut and a grave is the depth)
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To: mariabush

Extra prayers!


105 posted on 02/07/2006 4:38:40 PM PST by OldFriend (The Dems enABLEd DANGER and 3,000 Americans died.)
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To: Navy Patriot
'Tis interesting that McCain wouldn't watch behind himself for a knife, he is familiar with that.

The media can't rough him up too badly yet, and he probably knows it. They still need McCain to be able to win the GOP primary in 2008 so us big dumb yahoos will sit at home banging our Bibles instead of voting in Novermber '08, thus guaranteeing an easy Hillary win. And that means they can't go all out after him and burn him to the ground this early in the game, two years ahead of the primaries.

All McCain will get now is a few warning shots, though the media may lay some very preliminary groundwork fior the post-nomination "McCain is a raving lunatic" campaign that they'll eventually use to torpedo him if he wins the GOP nomination.

106 posted on 02/07/2006 4:39:13 PM PST by CFC__VRWC ("Anytime a liberal squeals in outrage, an angel gets its wings!" - gidget7)
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To: AZRepublican

Well, credit where credit is due.


Ouch! Excellent job Senator.


107 posted on 02/07/2006 4:41:58 PM PST by pollyannaish
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To: CFC__VRWC

Agree with your analysis, hope Pubbies aren't that stupid.


108 posted on 02/07/2006 4:55:41 PM PST by Navy Patriot (At times like this, it is a pleasure to support Free Republic.)
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To: John D

No I wasnt there either, but the source of my information is documented not "I think I heard someone say". After escaping his burning plane he made his way to Flight breifing room. He then went back to the flight deck and helped shove live bombs and rockets overboard. I very much resent your unsubstaniated accusations that Sen. McCain is a coward. You sir are a despicable POS.


109 posted on 02/07/2006 4:59:39 PM PST by buckeyesailor
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To: buckeyesailor
"No I wasnt there either, but the source of my information is documented not "I think I heard someone say". After escaping his burning plane he made his way to Flight breifing room. He then went back to the flight deck and helped shove live bombs and rockets overboard. I very much resent your unsubstaniated accusations that Sen. McCain is a coward. You sir are a despicable POS."

Well said! I just read the original post. It is a slanderous lie. We need more people around here who will call someone out when the make those kinds of statements.
110 posted on 02/07/2006 5:06:53 PM PST by jecIIny (You faithful, let us pray for the Catechumens! Lord Have Mercy)
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To: buckeyesailor

more than that, the book says McCain helped in throwing ordinance overboard. Ordinance that could have gone off in the fire. I don' think there was a person on the Forrestal that "hid in their cabin", give me a break!


111 posted on 02/07/2006 5:40:49 PM PST by Albert Barr
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To: AZRepublican

Obama: "Mr. Mcain, don't you recall my 'coronation' from the media back in '04? With all due respect senator, that's no way to talk to a 'Rising Star'..."


112 posted on 02/07/2006 10:32:13 PM PST by right-wingin_It
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To: Hatteras

"Yes, he is conservative but in addition to the carpet-bagging problem, he had no voting base in Illinois and I'm sure his fire-brand conservativism turned alot of fence-sitters off."

For all the sucking up people do to the guy around here, there's one other major problem with him. He sounds like the mayor of the Munchkin City! It's pretty easy for grassroots Rats to call that guy an Uncle Tom--he sounds like he just got done eating a huge bag of Wonder Bread smeared with Skippy, washing it down with a cold glass of milk and a plate of delicious Oreo cookies, then huffing a gallon of helium. I'm sure it played a role in his crushing defeat. JMHO.


113 posted on 02/07/2006 10:48:18 PM PST by LibertarianInExile (Freedom isn't free--no, there's a hefty f'in fee--and if you don't throw in your buck-o-5, who will?)
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To: AZRepublican

This seems more like a turf war and jockeying for position than anything else rather than some high and mighty principles in play here.

They'll kiss and make up on Wednesday.

Sorry to be cynical here but I've really had it with the pompous, arrogant, Senate in total as of late.


114 posted on 02/07/2006 11:19:08 PM PST by headstamp (Nothing lasts forever, Unless it does.)
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To: headstamp
I just love the smell of democrat on democrat crime in the morning.

Having established that, let me just say flat out, irrespective of whatever wrath I may incur, that this letter from Senator John McCain is...

...one of the best BITCH slaps I have ever read. LOL!!

And he has gained mucho respect in my eyes if he does nothing else the rest of his life.

115 posted on 02/08/2006 12:11:17 AM PST by LoveDoc
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To: Fighter@heart
He's as guilty of the same thing he accuses Obama of.

You nailed it. Liars shouldn't cry about others "posturing" and being "disingenuous".

116 posted on 02/08/2006 12:17:33 AM PST by Tall_Texan (The Democrat Party - emboldened by Hamas to combine terrorism with politics.)
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To: AgThorn

"... good to see some 'spunk' in McCain!"

Yeah, directed at the Liberals for a change.


117 posted on 02/08/2006 12:23:27 AM PST by no dems ("99% of lawyers give the rest a bad name." Steven Wright)
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To: conservative blonde
Cindy had a stroke about 18 months ago. It was a little one but she was hospitalized for a few days at Barrow (which is where I ended up after my carotid artery dissection - great place!).

I also saw her on TV when Reagan was lying in state, so she appears to have recovered pretty well.

118 posted on 02/08/2006 1:58:26 AM PST by IrishRainy
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To: buckeyesailor; jecIIny; Albert Barr

You were right and I deserve the name you called me. I should have checked before posting something I heard a while back (I am not sure, but it was probably during the 2000 primary). I guess my fear that McCain may get the nomination got the best of me and I just saw what I wanted to see. I have spent at least an hour trying to find where I got that false information. I am sorry and I admit it was wrong.
Having said that I am still anti McCain. I knew him when I lived in AZ, I still know people who know him and we all feel he is dangerous.


119 posted on 02/08/2006 10:02:17 AM PST by John D
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To: John D; All
Your reply and apology shows a great deal of character. I disagree with your political view but I repent of my sharp words addressed at you personally. Yours in Christ... jecIIny
120 posted on 02/08/2006 12:35:32 PM PST by jecIIny (You faithful, let us pray for the Catechumens! Lord Have Mercy)
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