McCain had initially wanted Joe Lieberman. The two senators were fellow romantics, deeply imbued with a sense of righteousness and honor. In mid-August, when NEWSWEEK's editor Jon Meacham was interviewing McCain aboard the campaign plane, the discussion turned to "The Winds of War," Herman Wouk's mega-bestseller about World War II. The main character, a naval commander named Pug Henry, was a favorite of McCain's. As it turned out, Liebermansitting just across the aisle and listening in on the NEWSWEEK interviewwas a friend of Herman Wouk. "Let's go see Herman!" Lieberman piped up. "Yes!" exclaimed McCain. The two began planning a road trip out to Wouk's California home. "We can shake the money tree," McCain cackled (Wouk lives among the wealthy in Palm Springs, Calif.). McCain loved to travel with Lieberman, a fellow maverick who had stood fast on Iraq, nearly at the cost of his Senate seat in liberal Connecticut. McCain's other traveling buddy, Lindsey Graham, urged McCain to pick Lieberman, still a nominal Democrat, as a way to show that McCain put country over party labeland as a way to answer the Democrats' choice of the first African-American presidential nominee. "We've got to match history with history," Graham declared.
Sickening.
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Well, look at it this way. It would have effectively ended the campaign a lot sooner.
Well, look at it this way. It would have effectively ended the campaign a lot sooner.
Why weren’t we running a Republican this election season?
might have been the biggest lanslide since Reagan amd Mondale.
Wish he had done it. I’d have an extra $400 in the bank for President Obama to take...
I don’t believe any of this. This is the DBM whom we all said was worthless throughout the campaign, now we’re supposed to give them the time of day?
No. I will view anything reported by the DBM as 1) stuff to prop up Obama or 2) misinformation spread to them by Obama.
From a theoretical and political point of view, it seemed like a good idea at the time. McCain could have run as someone who was above partisan politics, a national consensus candidate. But it’s one of those things that may have been good in theory, but never worked in practice.
Sarah Palin was a good choice.
I doubt I was have voted at all if he had chosen a pro-abortion killing pol for a running mate.
As Ann Coulter said: “the only good thing about McCain is that he gave us a genuine conservative, Sarah Palin. He’s like one of those insects that lives just long enough to reproduce so that the species can survive.”
Give it a rest. This story is attempting to do 3 things:
1) Tries to lay the blame at social conservatives who were thrilled about Palin
2) Discredit Palin among those who voted for McCain even though they had some reservations about Palin.
3) Influence her future potential.
“Lindsey Graham, urged McCain to pick Lieberman”
IMHO Graham was one of the biggest reasons McCain drifted off course to many times.
Go to your local bookstore, shake out hundreds of the subscription litter cards from Slimes and Newsweak and drop in the mail for pro$$ing. Send a message.
That would have been a great career move, John. You might even have done worse than Walter Mondale under that scenario.
Maybe they should take their act on the road. Anywhere but DC.
Then he would have lost by 15 points and we could have a real fresh, brand new GOP with a swift kick in the pants to the RINOs for one last time.
His slogan could have been: Government First or BiPartisan First
What a hack politician.
“McCain’s other traveling buddy, Lindsey Graham, urged McCain to pick Lieberman...”
Ack! And Lindsey just won another six years I believe!
No matter his VP pick would have been his undoing, though Joe would have been a disaster. No, his choice for President was his biggest mistake!
And you can believe everything he writes. That's why that magazine is doing so well. /s