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McCain speaks in defense of Clinton (He's Obama's Boy)
AP ^ | 1-21-08

Posted on 01/21/2009 11:50:44 AM PST by rightinthemiddle

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. John McCain is imploring his Republican colleagues to drop partisan demands and let the popular president get to work.

The Arizona Republican made his first comments on the Senate floor since his rival, President Barack Obama, was sworn into office.

He said the nation has come together in a way that it has not for some time. McCain was speaking in defense of Hillary Rodham Clinton's appointment as the next secretary of State. Senate leaders had planned to confirm her by unanimous consent on Tuesday, but Texas Republican Sen. John Cornyn objected because of concerns raised about foreign contributions to her husband's charity.

A roll call vote was planned for late Wednesday.

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To: rightinthemiddle

What a moron.


41 posted on 01/21/2009 12:14:07 PM PST by redk
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To: rightinthemiddle
I sent a FAX this morning to McConnell, McCain, Kyl and Cornyn (since he is in charge of choosing senate candidates) and told them either find a spine, become Republicans or do the GOP a favor and change parties so we can elect someone who represents US instead of Obama.

I suggest everyone on this board do the same thing, this bending over for Obama while he pulls an FDR after Hoover on us has to stop.

42 posted on 01/21/2009 12:14:27 PM PST by Arizona Carolyn
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To: Badeye
"He’s ‘Obama’s Boy’?"

McCain is a

brown noser.

43 posted on 01/21/2009 12:14:33 PM PST by Spunky ((You are free to make choices, but not free from the consequences))
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To: rightinthemiddle

Looks like the Obama family got their new puppy.


44 posted on 01/21/2009 12:14:40 PM PST by Gator113 ("Noli nothis permittere te terere.")
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To: rightinthemiddle

Why o why won’t that pitiful petty excuse of a Republican just do all of us a favor and go away?!


45 posted on 01/21/2009 12:15:39 PM PST by noname07718 (Freedom is never more than one generation from extinction-Ronald Reagan 1993)
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To: MAD-AS-HELL

I have yet to hear of one coming forward... and Flake certainly blew any chance he would have with his “Three DUI’s and Deport” bill he is introducing.


46 posted on 01/21/2009 12:15:47 PM PST by Arizona Carolyn
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To: leilani

How did Slate let that one get by the editor? (grins)


47 posted on 01/21/2009 12:16:03 PM PST by RedMonqey
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To: Tarpon

Not “was”, “IS”


48 posted on 01/21/2009 12:16:40 PM PST by noname07718 (Freedom is never more than one generation from extinction-Ronald Reagan 1993)
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To: Red Steel

YES!!!!!!!!! and he is running — people need to understand he controls the AZ Chamber members and they control the AZ GOP... this is why he always runs unopposed.


49 posted on 01/21/2009 12:17:09 PM PST by Arizona Carolyn
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To: rightinthemiddle

McCain is trying to position himself as the defacto leader of the opposition.

How do we send a “not in my name” or “McCain, sit down and shut up” meassage?

Arizona may be stuck with him but he does NOT represent the rest of us.


50 posted on 01/21/2009 12:17:16 PM PST by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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To: rightinthemiddle
Repubs lost the election. Fight against Hillary so we can get someone equally abhorrent? People demanded that the Dems should roll over after 2000/2002/2004 because the people spoke loudly about what they wanted. Now the shoe is on the other foot and people expect the repubs to not try and work with the party that cleaned their clock?

I have seen very little from the repubs to be impressed about lately. Elected officials can keep fighting or try to get to work. The only thing the repubs can do is offer a better vision than the dems for what needs to be done and why. I have yet to see anything on the economic front that people can see as a real alternative.

51 posted on 01/21/2009 12:17:28 PM PST by misterrob (Smooth talkers win at singles bars and in politics .. often with similar outcomes for the listener)
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To: Red Steel
Is McCain up for re-election in 2010?

Don't know but there is always recall. The Republican party in AZ should get right on it. As a matter of fact, if recall was the new effort to take back the Senate, I think we could.

52 posted on 01/21/2009 12:17:38 PM PST by Logical me (Oh, well!!!)
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To: rightinthemiddle

“He said the nation has come together in a way that it has not for some time”

I don’t really see that myself.


53 posted on 01/21/2009 12:18:30 PM PST by Pessimist
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To: freespirited

Some say he picked Nappy as a favor to McCain who was polling horribly vs Nappy for 2010.


54 posted on 01/21/2009 12:18:39 PM PST by Arizona Carolyn
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To: Tarpon

McCain is the very reason I have been able to stomach the fact that Darth Bama was elected. It was lose-lose either way. Sarah Palin was my only reason for showing up at the poll.

Here’s to Palin in 2012


55 posted on 01/21/2009 12:19:45 PM PST by Smedley (It's a sad day for American capitalism when a man can't fly a midget on a kite over Central Park)
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To: RexBeach

His shorts are starched.

As far as “Hpw dumb” goes, he is very close to matching in dumbness his idol Jimm Carter.


56 posted on 01/21/2009 12:19:56 PM PST by noname07718 (Freedom is never more than one generation from extinction-Ronald Reagan 1993)
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To: Tarpon

Could it be that McCain, a pathological liar, ran originally just to assure Hillary became POTUS?


57 posted on 01/21/2009 12:20:39 PM PST by Dante3
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To: Logical me

The AZ GOP is in McCain’s pocket... any recall would have to come from the citizens of AZ outside the GOP.


58 posted on 01/21/2009 12:21:09 PM PST by Arizona Carolyn
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To: MAD-AS-HELL

J D Hayworth for Senate !!!!


59 posted on 01/21/2009 12:21:34 PM PST by Froggie
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To: rightinthemiddle

My Texas Republican Sen. John Cornyn ihas what it takes
when it comes to nads.

I must send him another mail of thanks.


60 posted on 01/21/2009 12:22:49 PM PST by TribalPrincess2U (Welcome to Obama's America... Be afraid, be very afraid)
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