Posted on 11/05/2008 12:46:49 PM PST by NormsRevenge
PHOENIX Before resting from the grueling presidential race, John McCain began discussing with senior aides what role he will play in the Senate now that he has promised to work with the man who defeated him for president.
One obvious focus will be the war in Iraq. After two years spent more on the campaign than in the Senate, McCain will return as the ranking Republican on the Armed Services Committee. That will put the four-term Arizona senator in a position to influence Democrat Barack Obama's plan to set a timetable to withdraw U.S. troops from combat in Iraq.
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Friends said that despite his disappointment, McCain also was relieved that the demanding campaign was finally over. Aides said he was relaxed Tuesday night at peace with his loss and confident that he had done his best in a political climate where a failing economy, an unpopular GOP president and two lingering wars set steep odds against a Republican victory.
"We fought as hard as we could. And though we fell short, the failure is mine, not yours," ...
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Thanks, Senator.
At least we got to know Sarah.
(ducks muh head and jumps in the bunker)
GO AWAY, MCCAIN....
Let's see some of that maverick spirit in the Senate now...especially on defense issues.
Maybe he should just bring a blanket and a pillow and curl up in the corner.
He is, and will continue to be, worthless.
I only Hope others frame your comments as eloquently as you. (wanna make a bet?) 8-)
Retire. That’s what he needs to do.
McCain should retire, the GOP needs new young conservative blood.
How about as an example: “How NOT to run a campaign.”
My great fear is 0bama will put McCain in charge of a “bipartisan” push for Amnesty.
Senator, can you say, “Welcome to Wal-Mart. Do you need a cart?”...............
“he has promised to work with the man who defeated him”
Lovely, he returning to his old ways.
Finish your term and retire. You had your shot and lost. When you strike out, you go back to the dugout and give another batter a chance.
That's right. And the more we learned the more we liked and Im pretty sure most of us would vote for her again. That's more than I can say for McCain.
Amen.
Was McLame running? I voted for Palin and against Hussein.
Well, he has no party of his own left to fight....so he might as well go sit on the other side of the aisle.
Shouldn’t be too tough a task for him.
I do think it might be his last term.
Hope you have a chance to catch some of the action.
Thanks for your gracious efforts.
Republican presidential candidate John McCain gestures and his wife Cindy waves at the end of his concession speech to Democrat Barack Obama during his election night rally on November 4, 2008 in Phoenix, Arizona. McCain now faces an uncertain future as the shell-shocked Republicans attempt to regroup with an eye on mid-term elections in 2010 and the next White House race in four years' time. (AFP/File/Robyn Beck)
I thought the ‘Sad Grampa’ he did on SNL fits.
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