Posted on 11/25/2008 12:50:10 PM PST by pissant
In his first real news conference since the week following his defeat for the presidency, Senator John McCain emerged today in Phoenix to talk about his own future.
He said he plans to run again in 2010 it may seem a long time from now for you but so many are already gearing up for the midterm elections that maybe its no surprise. The longtime Arizona senator at age 72 had already returned to the Senate earlier this month and tried to deflect media inquiries every time he ventured into one of its public hallways.
At his news conference today, he continued to defend his selection of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate, a choice that many top Republicans and their pundits ultimately came to blame for his decline in the polls. While the conservative newcomer was enormously popular at rallies during the fall election season, her lack of foreign policy experience and her inconsistent performances in interviews undercut the Republican presidential ticket for many leading Republican thinkers.
(Excerpt) Read more at thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com ...
McCain is all yours, just elect him to a State Office, don’t inflict the LOSER on the rest of us again.
Something we all have to keep in mind, folks. Most likely Sarah is going to campaign for him. Gotta remember, it doesn’t make her a RINO, but there’s going to be an element of loyalty there, so we shouldn’t be dismayed to see her stumping for him down there.
I am deeply saddened.
Do we have no one here in AZ with the stones to run against him in the primary??? I WILL NOT vote for him again... no way, no how.
Oh and he praised the choice of Napolitano and said he personally would help push her nomination through congress.
“McCain is all yours”
Thanks! He’s been great for our State...hope your Senators can say the same!
YES! he did win in Arizona...
well she did accept to be his choice for VP
Actually it wasn’t all about her, what is interesting is the things the Times left out of the article that are very important to most of us and not in a good way.
speak for yourself. WE voted for him for POTUS, I will not support him for yet another term in the senate.
Watch this clip. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-SdrFJhXIY John McCain is one of the few folks in congress who speaks that bluntly on behalf of Israel.
Go home McLame. It’s over pal. You are a RINO. Folks like you and Lindsey Graham should go home and stay home.
But of course that would be asking for too much for an old fool. Ya going to try to run again in 2012 there John? Ya going to keep driving the Republican party to be dem lite?
Just go home John.
Captain Amnesty has not “named anyone by name” since returning to the cesspool in DC. He is only wanting to work across the aisle, not build a more conservative America. This guy needs to be retired living on the beer queen’s allowance she gives him.....
Great idea. That could be the opening blows to get rid of liberals posing as conservatives going into 2012. McCain needs to be voted out of office for being an impostor, and the sweetest way would be an overwhelming conservative referendum by conservatives in his home state voting for a conservative in the state primary, publicly supported and campaigned by his former VP running mate that he allows his staff and fellow liberals to trash to this day. Same goes for his runnin' buddy Kyle when his time comes. Dump those two turds, Arizona.
What has he done for our state? Name one thing? He proudly brags about never bringing home pork to AZ... well that is good for the taxpayers in other states, but not for the taxpayers here in AZ. HE personally went all over the state trying to kill Prop 200 six years ago — if won by 60%. HE fights immigration reform in this state every step of the way. HE has always been closer to Napolitano than the GOP running this state.
“is there any competition for him that could win??”
My same thoughts.
Does anybody have and answer?
Thank you.
That is because of his close friendship with Joe Lieberman.
“I will not support him for yet another term in the senate.”
That’s ok....but I think (based on the presidential run) he’ll easily win re-election.......there is a LOT of support for him.
He’s a good guy that’s done more for his Country than most.
She has enough on her hands with her own job! Wouldn't surprise me if she tells him "I'm busy."
I think it’s because he has a good military mind and he doesn’t buy the so-called palestinian “it’s not fair how hard the Israelis hit us back” routine. Did you watch the clip?
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