McCain buying new Ford hybrid

AP ^ | 2009-06-15

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Republican presidential nominee John McCain is getting a new set of wheels.

The Arizona senator said on his Twitter feed Monday that he was buying a new Ford Fusion Hybrid. His office says he's getting the 2010 hybrid in silver and was impressed by its fuel-efficiency.

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[omega4179]

Rented a Fusion, loved it.

[sionnsar]

McWho?

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

“Aargh! Me sail the high seas with me good gas mileage to fight dat der global warming!”

[TheZMan]

Good for him. /s

[KarlInOhio]

Too bad he didn't use this chance to say that he's buying a Ford because it is the only free American car company left.

[uptoolate]

Starting early on positioning himself for a 2012 run again?
Ahh geez.

[Seaplaner]

Elsewhere in the news, John Sidney McCain has announced plans to change his name to Arlen Lindsey McCain.

[Revolting cat!]

No, no, that was Arlen Lindsey Lohan McCain

[Inyo-Mono]

I don’t care what kind of car this “climate change” supporting nut buys. Remember the “Global Warming” sign he held up before the election? What a conservative fraud.

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[BigCinBigD]

If I buy a new F-250 and pick up a pack of AA’s. Does that count?

[Hillarys nightmare]

Oh isn't that just neater than snot!

Like I care what he,or his liberal kind drives.

[rabscuttle385]

I have a bad feeling that McNuts will run again in 2012.

[Natural Law]

He will still fly around the country in private jets, but driving a Ford Fusion for two or three photo ops will more than offset that.

[bigbob]

Not waiting for a Gummint Motors tinfoilmobile then...

[rvoitier]

What model did he buy? F-150? F-Sarah Palin?

[Wiseghy]

The Fusion is a very nice car. The milage is actually much higher than the new EPA spec., for a self-trained driver.

I blogged (more or less) positively on the car on my private tech site and got a reply from some of their marketing folks dedicated to managing their on-line image.

They were nice, and I was impressed that they were thinking about on-line marketing.

Ford has come a long way.

I have noted that they seem to be the only manufacturer that qualified for big tax credits under the current federal program. Funny thing, isn’t it? Guess they think about lobbying congress too.

[Lazlo in PA]

I like that he bought American unlike some other legislators who have no problem using our money to buy a Lexus. He also didn't buy from Government Motors. Unfortunately he is still a Rhino.