The McCain Mutiny: A maverick fights for his political life—and his soul

Newsweek ^ | 2010-04-03 | David Margolick

[rabscuttle385]

Late last month, at a dusty fairground outside Tucson, John McCain stood behind the person who is, at least for the next few years, surely his most important legacy to American politics. And speaking to the adoring mob, Sarah Palin stood behind John McCain, repaying his inestimable gift to her in the most compelling possible fashion: by helping him to survive.

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Many, many years ago she'd competed in a beauty pageant, Palin declared, as women howled (and a few men growled) approvingly. McCain would surely win the talent and debate portions of any such contest, she went on, but no way would the Washington elite and "pundints" and "lame-stream media" ever crown him "Miss Congeniality"! "He's never been a company man, he's never been one to just 'go with the flow,'?" she crowed.

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...Palin had apparently missed the real message this electoral season in Arizona: for his three decades in Congress, McCain hadn't gone with the flow enough, at least not enough to satisfy many Arizona Republicans. Why else would his rival, former congressman J.D. Hayworth, be billing himself as "the consistent conservative"? Many of the GOP's most faithful, the kind who vote in primaries despite 115-degree heat, tired long ago of McCain the Maverick, the man who had crossed the aisle to work with Democrats on issues like immigration reform, global warming, and restricting campaign contributions. "Maverick" is a mantle McCain no longer claims; in fact, he now denies he ever was one. "I never considered myself a maverick," he told me. "I consider myself a person who serves the people of Arizona to the best of his abilities." Yet here was Palin, urging her fans four times in 15 minutes to send McCain the Maverick back to Washington.

[grey_whiskers]

Cheers!

[Borax Queen]

I see, so you’re just bashing other politicians and diverting the entire thread because you don’t support McCain. OK, that’s perfectly clear now.

[SoConPubbie]

Given the list of his conservative positions and votes on the issues, are you sure you don’t want to come back to the side of honesty, sanity, and the lack of Hyperbole and admit that John McCain is NOT a socialist, but extremely moderate RINO?

[SoConPubbie]

I see, so you’re just bashing other politicians and diverting the entire thread because you don’t support McCain. OK, that’s perfectly clear now.

No, I just respect honesty and the truth, something you apparently do not.

[SoConPubbie]

I see, so you’re just bashing other politicians and diverting the entire thread because you don’t support McCain. OK, that’s perfectly clear now.

Oh, now I get it, you can't support your statement, so you try to divert attention from that fact and attack the messenger.

[grey_whiskers]

Put up the YouTube clip: with a timestamp or date on the screen if possible.

Cheers!

[SoCalPol]

Because the thread was started by a PaulBot.
But you know this.

[Borax Queen]

Nice personal attack in #144.

[Borax Queen]

No, actually I didn’t, but that explains why you and your boy or girlfriend seem to have a vendetta against him.

[Lakeshark]

I think he's reacting to other posters who have been insisting That Sarah Palin is a socialist for this one transgression. He supports JD.

A lot of us support JD while supporting Sarah, it's not mutually exclusive.

Even JD said he will welcome her support when he beats McCain.

[grey_whiskers]

The flip side of the association is that Sarah Palin now has access to John McCain’s ear.

Ewwwww!

...brightening...

When do we get to see the Todd Palin / Cindy McCain grudge match on pay-per-view?

(Go Todd!)

Cheers!

[Lakeshark]

I don't think she's being dishonest, she's just passionatley anti-McCAin.

I can handle that.

[SoCalPol]

Your trolling is getting tedious.
You obviously live a sheltered life and feel important
working your way to be a keyboard comando for the
PaulBot types.
Your type were also seen in the 1930s in Germany.

[SoConPubbie]

Nice personal attack in #144.

No, just an as objective as possible observation on my part.

IF you would care to, please rebut it with facts or some type of logical train of thought.

So far, you have failed to respond to the original post except with your own version of a "personal attack".

Try actually answering the original question as follows, maybe we just got off on the wrong foot:

Do us all a favor, and point out where any of us are supporting John McCain's re-election efforts!

[Lakeshark]

Nice spelling.

*Feeling sheepish*

[SoConPubbie]

I see, so you’re just bashing other politicians and diverting the entire thread because you don’t support McCain. OK, that’s perfectly clear now.

Just to make it clear, as I and the others posting against the Anti-Palin posters have already stated in multiple posts, We don't agree with Sarah endoring McCain.

SO why don't get back to my original question?

Please show where any of us on this thread have posted support for John McCain's re-election efforts!

[SoConPubbie]

I don't think she's being dishonest, she's just passionatley anti-McCAin.

Really?

Her original post, concerning this thread, implied that you, I, and any other poster who had posted anything concerning other candidates were supporting McCain.

[Irish Eyes]

Hey everyone, Stop the in fighting and help us get rid of McCain
Support JD Hayworth

http://www.jdforsenate.com/issues

[onyx]

I think I’m glad I watched a wonderful movie tonight about Winston Churchill titled “Into the Storm.”

:)

[Borax Queen]

Her original post, concerning this thread, implied that you, I, and any other poster who had posted anything concerning other candidates were supporting McCain.

I'm done with the stupidity here, however am going to set the record straight. I'm not implying anything about Lakeshark. He hadn't even posted when I posted, saw his only after my original post. I know he's a patriot.

Back to the infighting, I would like to go read threads that stay on topic and haven't devolved into ridiculousness. Later.