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McCain starts mapping out a new role in the Senate
AP on Yahoo ^ | 11/5/08 | Beth Fouhy - ap

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," ...

(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; Politics/Elections; US: Arizona; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: 110th; 111th; mapping; mccain; newrole; senate
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1 posted on 11/05/2008 12:46:50 PM PST by NormsRevenge
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Thanks, Senator.
At least we got to know Sarah.

(ducks muh head and jumps in the bunker)


2 posted on 11/05/2008 12:47:55 PM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Godspeed)
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To: NormsRevenge

GO AWAY, MCCAIN....


3 posted on 11/05/2008 12:48:03 PM PST by DRey
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To: NormsRevenge
OK, McCain.

Let's see some of that maverick spirit in the Senate now...especially on defense issues.

5 posted on 11/05/2008 12:48:57 PM PST by what's up
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To: NormsRevenge

Maybe he should just bring a blanket and a pillow and curl up in the corner.

He is, and will continue to be, worthless.


6 posted on 11/05/2008 12:49:07 PM PST by Tex Pete (Obama for Change: from our pockets, our piggy banks, and our couch cushions!)
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To: DRey

I only Hope others frame your comments as eloquently as you. (wanna make a bet?) 8-)


7 posted on 11/05/2008 12:49:14 PM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Godspeed)
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Retire. That’s what he needs to do.


8 posted on 11/05/2008 12:49:36 PM PST by American_Centurion (No, I don't trust the government to automatically do the right thing.)
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To: NormsRevenge

McCain should retire, the GOP needs new young conservative blood.


9 posted on 11/05/2008 12:50:09 PM PST by 1Old Pro (Obamarx wants Redistributive Reparations)
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To: NormsRevenge

How about as an example: “How NOT to run a campaign.”


10 posted on 11/05/2008 12:50:17 PM PST by theDentist (Qwerty ergo typo : I type, therefore I misspell)
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To: NormsRevenge

My great fear is 0bama will put McCain in charge of a “bipartisan” push for Amnesty.


11 posted on 11/05/2008 12:50:29 PM PST by Chet 99
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To: NormsRevenge

Senator, can you say, “Welcome to Wal-Mart. Do you need a cart?”...............


12 posted on 11/05/2008 12:51:42 PM PST by Red Badger (My wallet is made out of depleted you-owe-mium........)
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To: NormsRevenge

“he has promised to work with the man who defeated him”

Lovely, he returning to his old ways.


13 posted on 11/05/2008 12:51:41 PM PST by wolfcreek (I see miles and miles of Texas....let's keep it that way.)
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To: NormsRevenge

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.


14 posted on 11/05/2008 12:51:52 PM PST by chimera
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To: NormsRevenge
At least we got to know Sarah.

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.

15 posted on 11/05/2008 12:52:00 PM PST by DogBarkTree (Now it's all Obama's fault)
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To: DRey

Amen.


16 posted on 11/05/2008 12:52:23 PM PST by jtal
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To: NormsRevenge

Was McLame running? I voted for Palin and against Hussein.


17 posted on 11/05/2008 12:52:41 PM PST by itsthejourney (mtbopfuyn has risen from the ashes)
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To: what's up

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.


18 posted on 11/05/2008 12:52:41 PM PST by dforest (Is there any good idea out there that Obama doesn't lay claim to anymore?)
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Cindy, There's a race in Phoenix, a bunch of them, actually.

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)


19 posted on 11/05/2008 12:53:26 PM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Godspeed)
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To: NormsRevenge

I thought the ‘Sad Grampa’ he did on SNL fits.


20 posted on 11/05/2008 12:53:44 PM PST by AU72
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