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John McCain, your country is calling (WaPo cheers for McCain to pick next GOP presidential nominee)
The Washington Post ^
| 2010-08-27
| David S. Broder
Posted on 08/27/2010 4:49:07 PM PDT by rabscuttle385
Now that John McCain has taken care of his political business in Arizona, it is time for him to return to Washington and the responsibilities he bears as a leader of the Republican Party and the nation.
(snip)
One of the conspicuous failings in the past few years has been the absence of a second party making principled decisions on when to support and when to oppose the president. McCain has the best opportunity -- and the best credentials -- to restore this.
(snip)
It is up to McCain to choose when and how to exert the influence he commands...
(snip)
Hardly less important is the role McCain can play within his own party. In Arizona, he successfully steered the GOP away from an experiment in extremism. He needs to do this nationally as well, including taking a potentially influential role in shaping the choice of the next presidential nominee.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
TOPICS: Editorial; Politics/Elections; US: Arizona
KEYWORDS: 2012; barfalert; broder; democratpropaganda; juanmccain; mcbama; mccain; mccain4hillary; mccain4himself; mccain4mccain; mccain4obama; mccain4romney; mccainantipalin; mccaintruthfile; mcinsane; mclame; mcqueeg; mediapicksgop; palin; presidentpalin; rino; romneypalin2012; sarahpalin; wapo
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To: rabscuttle385
Juan "...a leader of the Republican Party"
We hope not.
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posted on
08/27/2010 4:50:38 PM PDT
by
Paladin2
To: rabscuttle385
He already did choose her: Her name is Governor Sarah Palin. Probably the only worthwhile thing he’s done since leaving Vietnam.
3
posted on
08/27/2010 4:51:45 PM PDT
by
2ndDivisionVet
(I don't need a newspaper to know the world's been shaved by a drunken barber.)
To: mkjessup; stephenjohnbanker; Mojave; UCFRoadWarrior; pissant; AuntB; calcowgirl; Bokababe; ...
May God have mercy on us all.
4
posted on
08/27/2010 4:52:17 PM PDT
by
rabscuttle385
(Live Free or Die)
To: rabscuttle385
washington post. HE already DID. He picked Sarah as running mate
5
posted on
08/27/2010 4:53:55 PM PDT
by
4rcane
To: rabscuttle385
LOLOLOLOLOLOL - David Broder wishes that McCain were the leader of the Republican Party!
To: 2ndDivisionVet
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posted on
08/27/2010 4:55:49 PM PDT
by
bigredkitty1
(March 5,2010. Rest in peace, sweet boy. I will miss you, Big Red.)
To: rabscuttle385
8
posted on
08/27/2010 4:56:50 PM PDT
by
lowbridge
(Rep. Dingell: "Its taken a long time.....to control the people.")
To: rabscuttle385
“PICK” the next GOP nominee.
To the WAPO and those who pay their pimps:
Damn you Statists. You have gotten so brazen that you now fell free to flaunt how you’ve gained control of our elections.
FUWAPO
9
posted on
08/27/2010 4:58:13 PM PDT
by
Avoiding_Sulla
(Yesterday's Left = today's status quo. Thus CONSERVATIVE is a conflicted label for battling tyranny.)
To: 4rcane
To: rabscuttle385
Translational:
Washington Post wants McCain to pick a McCain clone—Romney
To: rabscuttle385
"FU John McCain! FU!"
12
posted on
08/27/2010 5:00:50 PM PDT
by
jla
(Have you used Rosetta Stone language method? Please Freepmail me.)
To: rabscuttle385
Any serious 2012 presidential candidate should / will stay away or distance him/her-self from “Don” McCain’s endorsement.
13
posted on
08/27/2010 5:01:14 PM PDT
by
CutePuppy
(If you don't ask the right questions you may not get the right answers)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
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posted on
08/27/2010 5:01:42 PM PDT
by
jonrick46
(We're being water boarded with the sewage of Fabian Socialism.)
To: Paladin2
But Hillary would love it.
To: rabscuttle385
Juan needs to keep quiet about a GOP candidate for President.
Any endorsement he might make would be the kiss of death.
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posted on
08/27/2010 5:04:02 PM PDT
by
Venturer
To: rabscuttle385
"Last I heard, Lieberman was McCain's first pick, not Palin." Was Senator Lieberman the Republican vice-presidential nominee in 2008? He may have preferred Teddy Kennedy or Olympia Snowe, but he named Governor Sarah Palin as his running mate and therefore did a service to his country by introducing us to her. That and his naval service are the two positive things in his otherwise sordid career. BTW, what was your point, Mr. Third Party?
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posted on
08/27/2010 5:07:12 PM PDT
by
2ndDivisionVet
(I don't need a newspaper to know the world's been shaved by a drunken barber.)
To: rabscuttle385
If he pushes Palin, watch how he suddenly becomes cultist hero.
18
posted on
08/27/2010 5:17:17 PM PDT
by
pissant
(THE Conservative party: www.falconparty.com)
To: rabscuttle385
This article is the biggest BARF ALERT article I have ever read.
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posted on
08/27/2010 5:20:38 PM PDT
by
KansasGirl
(No, I do not proofread.)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
He already did choose her <br><br><br> It is not his choice to make.
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posted on
08/27/2010 5:22:54 PM PDT
by
rob777
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