McCain Recruiting Pragmatists, Moderates to Remake GOP [Manchurian McCain has been activated]

Politico / Politics Daily ^ | 2009-10-02

[rabscuttle385]

Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) is taking the opposite route of most defeated presidential candidates: rather than quickly bow out of national politics, McCain is working to become a transformative force in the Republican Party, Politico reported Friday. Concerned about the GOP's direction, McCain has been recruiting and raising money for candidates who share his pragmatic center-right style.

McCain has been a particularly generous advisor to Rep. Mark Kirk (R-IL), who he encouraged to run for Senate and threw a $500,000 fundraiser to support.

[cripplecreek]

He’s talking about Hispanics. Look at the numbers. Without the Hispanic vote, the GOP has no future.

LOL yeah those demoxcrat voters just line up election after election to vote republican.

I'm going with rabs on this one.

[rabscuttle385]

See post 80. I think we got a live one.

[paulycy]

Without the Hispanic vote, the GOP has no future.

Even though this is true it is a clear matter of HOW we attract their vote which is through race-neutral conservative principles.

And when you say stuff like this around here:

I hope all real conservatives can now see the true nature of Glenn Beck now. He is the enemy inside the gates.

Then I think maybe you've caught yourself in some genuine projection.

If you think Glenn Beck is the enemy inside YOUR gates I just gotta wonder in which camp you really belong....

[darkangel82]

ibtz

[cripplecreek]

Would you prefer that Lindsey Winky smite you with his purse?

[darkangel82]

lol
That was so not necessary....

[Bokababe]

Dear John McCain,

McCain, this yet is another “dear john” letter. You were dumped by the voters in last year and no one wants what you are selling now. Get the message and buzz off!

BB

[hiredhand]

...Without the Hispanic vote, the GOP has no future.

Do yourself a favor and ask admin mods to remove that posting before you get what everybody around here gets for writing such thoughtless things.

[cripplecreek]

No but it was enjoyable. LOL

[sickoflibs]

RE :”Without the Hispanic vote, the GOP has no future.”

I guess that depends what you mean by a future. How did McCain do with hispanics last Fall after he sold us out on Amnesty?? What did get us??

Let’s see what an economic collapse under Obama does to Hispanics.

[Gilbo_3]

I hereby promise to support the GOP candidate in 2012 no matter who he or she may be

wow rabs, all that work and you forgot the tagline...

IBTZ...

[Nextrush]

And don’t forget to beam out Mark Kirk next year.

Six candidates in that race will split the vote so I hope conservatives pick one to beat him.

[ReneeLynn]

Umm, hello? Why did you ping me on that post?

[Rastus]

FOASTFU, JM.

[JHBowden]

Good thing McCain didn’t get elected. We’d probably have cap-and-tax by now, if not Soviet medicine.

“My frens, put country firsht. We all musht compromishe and sacrifishe for the commongood!”

[rabscuttle385]

One of the referenced JerryP posts was to you.

[Rastus]

Mmm, mmm, mmm
John Sidney McCain
The Republicans nominated you?
They must have been insane

[ReneeLynn]

And, so...?

[PhilDragoo]

JUST A PAIR OF TIRED OLD QUEENS

[potlatch]

They never retire, do they? Egos don’t allow it.
Good graphic Phil