McCain: GOP lost 'big-time,' must rally

The Chicago Tribune - Washington Bureau ^ | 2009-03-03 | Mark Silva

[rabscuttle385]

Sen. John McCain, the 2008 Republican presidential nominee, says his party has lost two elections in a row - "big-time'' - and it's time to rally anew.

On the spat that radio's Rush Limbaugh has stirred with President Barack Obama, prompting the White House and Democratic Party alike to assert that radio's "Rush'' is the new voice of the GOP, McCain had this to say on the FOX News Channel today:

"I think there's a lot of voices in our party. Rush Limbaugh is one of them,'' McCain told Neil Cavuto on FOX's Your World with Cavuto. "(RNC Chairman) Michael Steele, I respect enormously, the governors, (Tim) Pawlenty (of Minnesota) and (Bobby) Jindal (of Louisiana) and (Sarah) Palin (of Alaska, McCain's running mate in '08) and others.

"I appreciate all of them, and, for us to get into some kind of contest, when we've just lost an election, about who does what, let's all work together as a party and get our party back on track,'' McCain said. "We just lost two elections in a row, big-time. Let's get together.

"I think Mr. Limbaugh speaks for a number of Republicans,'' McCain says of the conservative commentator with an estimated radio audience of 12 million. "I think I speak a little for the Republican Party...Let's all speak for the things we value and the things we believe in."

[techno]

John McCain, Dick Jauron, and Wade Phillips all have this in common: they appeal to those elements who treasure competence and equanimity over passion and the ability to persuade.

All perennial losers: these types never get it done!

[hinckley buzzard]

I'm beginning to realize how easy a call it was for Dingy Harry last September to tell McCain to "just go away" and let the rest of Congress sell out the country.

Just go away McCain.

[Soul Seeker]

Go away Maverick.

[353FMG]

One thing about McCain—he never caused me to feel a tingle up my leg.

[bill1952]

Let's all speak for the things we value and the things we believe in.

McCain/Kennedy?

Beat it. Will the good people of Arizona please toss this guy out?

[reagan_fanatic]

Get lost, Juan. Nobody care what you think.

[Yossarian]

McCain was NOT a loser THEN.

Bite your tongue. Or do you regard other multi-year POWs as losers, too?

[musicman]

" McCain: GOP lost 'big-time,' must rally"

[RJL]

Isn’t it more like 20 million?

Yes, but this is from the The Chicago Tribune - Washington Bureau, no bias though!

[screaminsunshine]

Me. I think Limbaugh and Ron Paul and Palin are the voices of the new Capitalist Party That will replace the idiot lameass stupid bums who I can not tolerate anymor Republican morons who SUCK!

[nbhunt]

shut up McCain....your time to speak was last year and you chose to be quiet....so sit down, shut up or get the hell out. What a wasted space for a senator....utterly useless.

[OafOfOffice]

McCain's Juan Hernandez won't matter because Obama will give amnesty before 2010 election. He may give like half before 2010 and then the other half before his re-election. With strings attached they sign up at the border as progressive marxists and swear a blood oath to vote they way they are told.

Bawney Fwank said, Americans voted for socialism and John McCain tried to warn them. John can be trusted for truth Bawney remarks. Actually that was Bawney's remarks but said differently to hide what he wanted to say. American voted for anything Obama wanted to do to them, socialism style.

[FrankR]

The very last person I want to hear this crap from is Juan McCan’t.

[TomGuy]

and get our party back on track,'' McCain said

What track?

The one you ran on? That led to a derailment.

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On the $410-billion spending bill moving through Congress with about 9,000 earmarks in it, McCain said: "I think it's disgraceful that the president is going to sign it... What is it here in Washington, business as usual?"

Oh, but it was alright for you to suspend your campaign, rush to Washington, help negotiate $150 billion in pork added on to the $700 billion bailout bill, and vote for it.

[Pot, meet Kettle]

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On the earmarks that Republicans have sponsored: "It's a bipartisan disease, and we don't seem to get it...40 percent of those earmarks were Republican earmarks.

You are right on that, Mc. And you and most of Washington still don't get it.

[kabar]

Since when does the self-described maverick and loser deign to make recommendations to the GOP. McCain is the problem, not the solution.

[calcowgirl]

"We just lost two elections in a row, big-time.

I remember the one that YOU just lost, John.

"I think I speak a little for the Republican Party... "

Very little. The rest of the time you're babbling on behalf of liberals.

[txnativegop]

I am tired of McCain hiding behind the fact that he was a POW. McCain suffered, it’s done and over with.

In the Political realm, McCain was, is, and always will be a loser. He has spent most of his career attacking the GOP that he is supposed to belong to.

The photo was chosen because it is one of the few photos of McCain when he was relatively young. Stop taking things so literally, remember the context of the thread and the post that was made.

Sorry if you were offended.

[lonestar]

"I think I speak a little for the Republican Party..."

Not even a little, John!

I wish somebody would wipe that stupid grin off his face!

[ex-snook]

The GOP future is not in individuals but in policies.
1] end international interventionism as world policeman
2] move interests to support of working families

[personalaccts]

I wonder why the Republicans lost? Let’s see, McCrap was heading the ticket.