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Posted on 01/21/2009 12:55:38 PM PST by rabscuttle385
(CNN) – John McCain on Wednesday used his first Senate floor speech since the end of the presidential campaign to urge his colleagues to quickly confirm fellow Sen. Hillary Clinton as secretary of state.
"I think the message that the American people are sending us now is they want us to work together and get to work," McCain said. "I think we ought to let Senator Clinton, who is obviously qualified and obviously will serve, get to work immediately."
The Senate is expected to easily confirm Clinton Wednesday afternoon, and McCain's particular support of the New York senator isn't surprising.
McCain confidantes tell CNN the Arizona senator developed a genuinely deep admiration for Clinton during the drawn-out Democratic primary process. Both senators also sit on the Armed Services Committee and had become close on several congressional delegation trips abroad.
(Excerpt) Read more at politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com ...
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Wasn’t there an issue with her voting for a raise thereby disqualifying her from eligibility?
and he wonders why he lost to GW, then to O.
No wonder so many conservatives didn’t even bother to vote.
You say that like it was something new.
Sorry John......you have many faces.....one of them is not that of a TRUE CONSERVATIVE. Ronald Reagan is rolling in his grave. I am boiling mad to hear you say this. Time for the Republican party to get wise and kick your dumb arse out of the party so you dont have to pretend any longer.
Just leave. There is no shame in OFFICIALLY switching parties. I can only imagine be being a Republican senator myself and kicking you in the balls for even mentioning support for her from our side of the aisle. Where is our tact....time to man up and take a stand for America and take the party, and this country in a new direction.
Next time you are in Grand Rapids....I am not buying you a beer this time. You utterly disgrace me.
I am not trying to be a thread police, but I don’t understand why we need a third story on this.
What the hell difference would it make if she wasn't?
No, you have it wrong......McCain knows what I know....mass round up of Republicans and conservatives for reeducation camps or wholesale slaughter.
That’s why the Democrats chose him in the open primaries to run on the Republican ticket. They knew he would lose, but they could count on him to be on their side after the election.
What a waste of a vote.
He knows that they need Hillary Clinton in as Secretary of State, as they are all about CHANGE. She surely has NEW ideas, especially being backed by the Maverick. This is change...folks...change is at hand. Bow to it.
Newsflash -- McCain is the enemy! He was a stooge selected to ensure a democrat victory. If Sarah had dragged him across the finish line we would still have a democrat in the White House only it would be one from the GOP! A wolf in sheep's clothing is still a wolf!
If he’s ready to leave the Senate, then why doesn’t he just retire instead of this governmental suicide stunt?
Once upon a time, they must have shared a herpes blister together.
And to think I voted for this piece of trash. My vote for McCain was wasted.............
You both have it wrong. This is nothing more than a power struggle between McCain and Cornyn.
If Palin had not been chosen the bloodbath would have been enormous. Republicans have no reason to listen to, or even follow the lead of John McCain.
Every new day reinforces my lack of regret over voting for Baldwin instead of this POS.
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