The Long Run: After 2000, McCain Learned to Work Levers of Power

The New York Times ^ | 2008-07-21 | David D. Kirkpatrick

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Senator John McCain was all but a sworn enemy of Senator Trent Lott, the former Republican leader.

Mr. Lott had quashed Mr. McCain’s most cherished legislative goals. And, worse, Mr. McCain believed that in the 2000 Republican primaries, Mr. Lott had spread rumors about his colleague’s mental stability on behalf of his rival for the nomination, George W. Bush.

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Over the next eight years, he mastered the art of political triangulation — variously teaming up with Mr. Lott against the president or the new Republican leaders, with Democrats against Republicans, and with the president against the Democrats — to become perhaps the chamber’s most influential member.

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Portrait of a maverick.

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[Jeff Chandler]

I despise Juan McCain.

I can’t believe I am voting for him, but I will.

[ChocChipCookie]

And Barack Obama has no idea, whatsoever, how to work levers of power. /sarc

[Prokopton]

Over the next eight years, he mastered the art of political triangulation

God save us from the manipulators who think "triangulation" is the way to lead our Country rather than being serious about solving our problems.

[Dahoser]

God save us from the manipulators who think "triangulation" is the way to lead our Country rather than being serious about solving our problems.

God save us from the idiots who vote for triangulators.

[Grunthor]

“The Long Run: After 2000, McCain Learned to Work Levers of Power”

Should read;

“The Long Run: After 2000, McCain Learned to side with Dems on the important things and stab the Republican base betwixt the shoulder blades.”

[Checkers]

YEP