McCain to launch new PAC [to "help define the future of the GOP"]

CNN - Political Ticker ^ | 2009-01-07

[rabscuttle385]

WASHINGTON (CNN)—Arizona Senator John McCain is adopting a major 2008 campaign slogan for a new political action committee designed to support not only his own planned re-election run in two years, but help him put his stamp on the rebuilding of the Republican Party.

The formation of the “Country First” PAC is to be announced Wednesday, two sources familiar with the plans tell CNN.

One of the sources called it the “first official step” of the GOP Senator’s re-election campaign. McCain made it clear not long after losing the presidential election that he intended to seek re-election to the Senate in 2010.

The second source said that in addition to supporting his own political ambitions, “Country First” would be a financial vehicle to help McCain “help define the future of the GOP by recruiting candidates and driving the agenda.”

[Secret Agent Man]

I would like to start the naming contest for the new PAC, you know, to help McCain out, if he’s going to have any hand at shaping the future of the Republican Party.

I propose FLUSH-PAC.

[Tex Pete]

I have a “pac” for Juan.

It’s a backpack containing an anvil. He should use it as a personal floatation device.

[Secret Agent Man]

Excellent example. This one’s in the running for the new name.

[Mogwai]

Call it SpackPAC. I swear, if McCain were a conscious liberal mole, he might act exactly as he has.

[Rockingham]

So leading a disorganized, self-referential, and failed campaign for President is not enough to define the GOP in McCain's image?

[Old Sarge]

[utahagen]

Freepers, this is being reported by CNN. I don't believe that McCain is planning to run again, no matter what “sources” say. CNN made this part up to make the Republicans look weak and to irritate conservatives. Let's not play into their hands.

[Tallguy]

John. You will probably be succeeded by a democrat when you give up your Arizona senate seat. Why don’t you worry about something that you can potentially influence, rather than revisiting your lost battlefield.

[pallis]

We’ve seen what McCain’s vision for the Republican Party offers, ...defeat and destruction of the Republican Party. McCain has been the worst enemy the Republican Party has had for the past ten years. I wish I could draw, because I have this cartoon image of a donkey pulling a cart with Obama, Pelosi and Reid standing in the cart shoveling out happy dreams to the sheeple while McCain, half elephant, half Rino, stands on a the street corner holding out his nickel bag of the same thing.

[Dr.Zoidberg]

Is McCain delusional

No, I think he's fully in command of his faculties. He's simply a (D)emonrat saboteur in place to do the maximum damage possible.

[CounterCounterCulture]

Hasn’t he done enough damage to this nation?

[Antoninus]

He failed in the one mission I supported him on--defeating Obama.

He can forget about contributions from me now.

What we need in the GOP is new Conservative blood.

[Tallguy]

he's an ass with an agenda. The destruction of the (R)epublican party and giving aid and comfort to the enemies of America, namely the (D)emonrats.

You just know that McCain's biggest donors will be Democrats (to the extent that he has any).

[Carl from Marietta]

Boy you said it. A complete donkey. He is proof that the “peter principle” is not an obscure theory. Kept man of a beer bottling heiress is as far as he should have risen.

[Sig Sauer P220]

Hasn’t he done enough damage already?

[rabscuttle385]

Confirmed by e-mails to McCain's campaign e-mail lists:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2160365/posts

[Lloyd227]

This is a GREAT IDEA!

I've been thinking lately that what we need is a way to distinguish the RINOs in waiting from the conservatives. Obviously the full blown RINOs are easy to spot, but there are still a few of the "Republican" Senators, Congressmen, supporters, voters and bribe payers who are not quite so easy to spot.

This is going to make it easy to separate into camps and let the real conservatives rebuild without the need to just kick anyone out the door.

Everyone that signs on or supports this new PAC of McCain's? They're obviously not one of us... at least not part of any group I ever want to be associated with. So this just makes my job much more simple.

[Dr.Zoidberg]

You just know that McCain's biggest donors will be Democrats...

They certainly won't be conservatives or anyone who wishes to see a conservative in the White House.

[GWMcClintock]

Or a parachute!

[Constitutions Grandchild]

Just say, “No,” PLEASE.