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MAC: MIKE STILL IN VEEPSTAKES (McCain Adores Bloomberg)
New York Post ^ | June 11, 2008 | CARL CAMPANILE

Posted on 06/11/2008 4:33:35 AM PDT by TADSLOS

Sen. John McCain praised Mayor Bloomberg yesterday - talking up Hizzoner as a strong candidate for governor and refusing to rule him out as a vice presidential candidate.

Asked during an interview with The Post whether the term-limited billionaire mayor should be able to seek re-election to a third term, he said there's been "some speculation" about Bloomberg trying to move to Albany.

"Do I think he could serve the state of New York and the country well? Of course," McCain said, during a sitdown at the New York Hilton.

He was also asked about having the mayor as his running mate.

"We don't talk about our vice-presidential possibilities," he said, but pointedly added, "I appreciate Mayor Bloomberg enormously and the great job he's done as mayor."

McCain said he didn't know "what it takes" to change term limits, but suggested that Bloomberg remaining at City Hall would also suit him fine - even though Hizzoner quit the Republican Party in 2007 to register as an independent.

"I just think he's done a great job," McCain said. "From all the polls I've seen, New Yorkers feel the same way."

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


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: New York
KEYWORDS: bloomberg; fromerdemocrat; gungrabber; howtoloseanelection; liberal; mccain; rino; veep
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1 posted on 06/11/2008 4:33:35 AM PDT by TADSLOS
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To: TADSLOS

I’m ready to vomit!!!!!!!!!!!!


2 posted on 06/11/2008 4:34:51 AM PDT by Comparative Advantage
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To: TADSLOS

McCain is one sick puppy. Does too much hot bottled water cause this?


3 posted on 06/11/2008 4:35:18 AM PDT by dforest (I had almost forgotten that McCain is the nominee. Too bad I was reminded.)
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To: TADSLOS
McCain is looking for someone he feels comfortable with and is in agreement with his political vision. Bloomberg, a fellow leftist, fits the bill perfectly for McInsane.
4 posted on 06/11/2008 4:36:02 AM PDT by MBB1984
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To: TADSLOS

That control freak Bloomberg would be a real deal breaker for me.I can barely rationalize voting for amnesty johnny.add big Mike and I’m done.


5 posted on 06/11/2008 4:36:21 AM PDT by Farmer Dean (168 grains of instant conflict resolution)
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To: TADSLOS

Can’t stand either one of these political hacks, but I think the writer here is really stretching.


6 posted on 06/11/2008 4:36:27 AM PDT by Bigg Red
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To: TADSLOS

Seems McC is enjoying poking us in the eye at every turn.

Not going to react to these stories until the final choice is made.


7 posted on 06/11/2008 4:36:38 AM PDT by Carley
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To: indylindy

I must be in Hell already. When it seems we have hit rock bottom with this clown, the bar gets set lower.


8 posted on 06/11/2008 4:36:46 AM PDT by Comparative Advantage
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To: TADSLOS

If Bloomberg is the VP there is no way that I could vote for him. Bloomberg is like Janet Reno with less facial hair.


9 posted on 06/11/2008 4:37:08 AM PDT by mbynack (Retired USAF SMSgt)
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To: TADSLOS
Groan...
10 posted on 06/11/2008 4:37:43 AM PDT by xcamel (Being on the wrong track means the unintended consequences express train doesnt kill you going by)
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To: indylindy

McPain has got to know that if he picks Bloombutt, he’s lost most of the gun owner vote.


11 posted on 06/11/2008 4:38:07 AM PDT by P8riot (I carry a gun because I can't carry a cop.)
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To: TADSLOS

Whereupon his official FR name would have to be changed to:

McDeathWish


12 posted on 06/11/2008 4:38:36 AM PDT by BibChr ("...behold, they have rejected the word of the LORD, so what wisdom is in them?" [Jer. 8:9])
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To: mbynack

McCain likes Bloomberg because he is one of the few people that is probably shorter than him.

The midget ticket!


13 posted on 06/11/2008 4:39:14 AM PDT by Comparative Advantage
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To: TADSLOS

Oh wonderful! A gun-snatching Liberal for VP.....of the Republican party no less.

Why does this NOT surprise me?


14 posted on 06/11/2008 4:40:18 AM PDT by wolfcreek (I see miles and miles of Texas....let's keep it that way.)
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To: wolfcreek

I never thought that Bob Dole would start to look good for Prez.


15 posted on 06/11/2008 4:41:29 AM PDT by Comparative Advantage
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To: TADSLOS
"I know [Obama] has the most extreme voting record of anyone in the US Senate, which is reflected in his very partisan voting and positions . . . Sen. Obama is both far more partisan and far more down the party line, whereas Sen. Clinton has reached across the aisle, and in fact I have worked with her on several issues . . . I have worked with Sen. Clinton on some issues in a bipartisan fashion," he said.

I'm sure he would have said the same thing had Clinton clinched the nomination - NOT!

16 posted on 06/11/2008 4:41:48 AM PDT by Tabi Katz
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To: mbynack
Bloomberg is like Janet Reno with less facial hair.
I'm tempted to post a lol but there's nothing to laugh at here.

I guess McCain might be considering this leftist loser because of all his cash.

But the fact that he's considering a leftist loser at all is no laughing matter.

17 posted on 06/11/2008 4:42:23 AM PDT by samtheman
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To: Comparative Advantage
I’m ready to vomit!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yeah, me too. Apparently McCain thinks the best thing any Republican can do is reject the party's most basic principles. :-(

18 posted on 06/11/2008 4:43:41 AM PDT by Tabi Katz
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To: TADSLOS

McCain wants Bloomers’ money for his cash starved campaign, the big Conservative donors telling him to kiss off!


19 posted on 06/11/2008 4:47:09 AM PDT by Virginia Ridgerunner ("We must not forget that there is a war on and our troops are in the thick of it!"--Duncan Hunter)
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To: Comparative Advantage

Problem is, we are in this hell because we keep voting for these people. People are trying to convince themselves there is some noble reason to vote for McCain.

If we really cared about our country, we would demand better and stop voting for someone who is leading us in a direction we oppose.

I see it that if McCain wins with my vote, next time around I will be asked to vote for Bloomberg for POTUS. This is how it works. The GOP mantra will be, he isn’t Obama.

Seems to be no line in the sand for anyone anymore, just fear. Meanwhile, the GOP is dying on the vine.


20 posted on 06/11/2008 4:48:09 AM PDT by dforest (I had almost forgotten that McCain is the nominee. Too bad I was reminded.)
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