Posted on 05/05/2008 10:17:37 PM PDT by KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
Neither did Glenn, neither did I. (I didn’t vote.) Granted, she’s a buffoon and a completely unreliable witness, but … do we maybe want to force ourselves to believe this one?
"At a dinner party in Los Angeles not long after the 2000 election, I was talking to a man and his wife, both prominent Republicans. The conversation soon turned to the new president. “I didn’t vote for George Bush” the man confessed. “I didn’t either,” his wife added. Their names: John and Cindy McCain (Cindy told me she had cast a write-in vote for her husband).
"The fact that this man was so angry at what George Bush had done to him, and at what Bush represented for their party, that he did not even vote for him in 2000 shows just how far he has fallen since then in his hunger for the presidency."
That our nominee is, shall we say, less than a fully devout Republican is something already well known to the base. A new tale of party betrayal will hurt him — but a tale of Bush betrayal, specifically? Dubya’s approval rating is 28%; according to the new Gallup, he’s a bigger liability for McCain than Wright is for Obama (although, surprisingly, only slightly). Conservatives who don’t want to believe the story can simply discard it based on the source and independents who do want to believe it can accept it as proof that McCain’s not the Bush clone the left wants him to be. Thanks, Arianna! Exit question: What did she hope to accomplish by mentioning this? Anything coherent? Bear in mind, this is a woman who convinced herself last summer that the conservative outcry against McCain had to do with his support for the war, not that little immigration matter you might have heard about. It fell to Glenn Greenwald, of all people, to set her straight
Update (Ed): I’m as mystified as Allahpundit about this story. McCain and Bush had hard feelings following the primary in 2000, so McCain’s reluctance to vote for Bush doesn’t surprise me at all. Arizona wasn’t exactly a battleground state in 2000, so McCain’s abstention hardly put the election at risk. The only takeaway from this anecdote is that McCain and Bush have two different approaches to politics, which undermines the McSame argument the DNC wants to sell this year.
And the “how much he has fallen” spin doesn’t work, either. McCain and Bush worked together on some issues and in opposition on others. McCain isn’t exactly running around the country on the Bush bandwagon. And doesn’t their rapprochement also negate the “McCain holds grudges forever” meme that Democrats pushed along as part of their focus on anger management?
Allow me to thank Arianna, too.
Yup. Whoooooooooooooole lotta people hereabouts, lately, who (form all available outward appearances) feel just fine'n'comfy'peachy keen-o with that scenario, too.
Every so often... now and again: you have to stop and wonder why.
“Are you really going to take Arianna Huffington’s word? “
No, it just sounds like something John McCain would do. True to form.
I'm not going to take Arianna Huffington's word for it. She should produce a more credible witness.
I absolutely appreciate the link; seriously, don't get me wrong... but:
... you know. The guy lies a whole awful lot, after all.
Ultimately: my belief in any one individual's overall veracity is based upon how genuinely truthful (or otherwise) they've been to me in the past.
Juan's personal account is "in arrears," as they say. ;)
The fact that the source is Arianna Huffington vitiates the claim that the story is not a “hit” piece. There is no evidence that Hot Air obtained any further substantiation, so the “story” comes entirely from Arianna, as repeated on Hot Air. Apparently you think that the willingness of Hot Air to repeat it gives it added credibility; I do not agree. The “story” so far depends 100% on the word of Arianna Huffington, a person known to be one of the most vicious and depraved opportunists in public life.
As I said, I find the story plausible, based upon what we do know about John McCain, but I do not regard anything coming from Arianna as bearing any credibility. Consider the source.
She's a flaming liberal kook. Her boy Obama is taking a lot of hits, she wants to change the subject.
McPain makes me want to puke!
To think this is the best the Republicans could do is unbelievable.
McCain would look old, ugly and STUPID no matter who he stands next to.
For you...? Quite possibly. For those of us who are regular Hot Air visitors? Meh... not so much.
Apparently you think that the willingness of Hot Air to repeat it gives it added credibility; I do not agree.
Whereas I, on the other hand, do. We'll simply have to agree to disagree on this one, won't we?
I find the story plausible, based upon what we do know about John McCain
As do I; and that, ultimately, is the bottom line. ;)
"Why would she make something up? Because she's a flake, and a poser, and an attention seeking diva. And that's on the record."
I guess we cancel each others vote because I won't vote for McCain if Romney is McCain's VP choice. Why would you vote for a ticket with not one but two liberals on it?
There are two reasons I WILL HOLD MY NOSE and vote for McVain. Possible strong Constitutionalists as a new Supreme(s) and a strong Conservative VP.
I'm an optimist, as you can see, but I must say that I don't trust that back stabbing son of a bitch as far as I can throw him.
Nam Vet
It’s OK, vote cancellation , that is.. (No, not really, but Im too tired to beat any more dead horses)
The crossover dems did much the same to conservatives votes in key early primaries and this is what we end up with.
No argument here. ;) Doesn't make the likelihood of a man who deserately wanted to be John F. Kerry's VP running mate in '04 refusing to vote for the Republican nominee for president any less credible, however, IMHO.
Damn straight. *omney would make a perfect running mate for Obama, both sleazy, lying left-wingers.
Ah, make that dingbat. LOL
But don't you see the irony? The guy you want us all to vote, by your logic, wanted Al Gore to be President. That would have been lovely after 9-11.
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