Posted on 11/15/2010 4:54:58 PM PST by rabscuttle385
WASHINGTON (AFP) — US Senator John McCain said Monday that he worried about eroding Republican support for the war in Afghanistan and "the rise of protectionism and isolationism" in his party.
"I worry a lot about the rise of protectionism and isolationism in the Republican Party," McCain, President Barack Obama's Republican rival for the White House in 2008, told a foreign policy forum.
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The Arizona lawmaker cited incoming Republican senator Rand Paul, stressing "already he has talked about withdrawals from, or cuts in defense, et cetera, And a number of others are."
"There's no doubt that this new group of Republicans have come in with a commitment to take a meat ax to spending," said McCain, who underlined it would be hard to declare military outlays "sacrosanct" in such an atmosphere.
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Old man is feelin the heat!
McCain continues to be the village idiot. We can engage internationally in trade but Americans should not be paying for the world to live. Our dollars stay here. After 50 years of taking from the American treasure - McCain cannot point to a single success.
Ole grey mare ain’t what she use to be..
But yet the same.
2008: The Year the Manchurians Could Not Possibly Lose.
Good old Johnnie, right on cue. This is just a preview of what will come out of this idiot’s mouth after the new Congress is seated.
It won’t be enough to have the MSM giving the House the rectal exam, we have to worry about idiot RINO’s like Johnnie on our side of the aisle.
He does not know were he is half the time!
Sure wish he was back home watching all this on cspan.
He ought to be talking about Barry instead of fellow Republicans. It was Barry who screwed up the trade deal with Korea, not Republicans.
Papa Grizzly!
No doubt McCain is gearing up to screw us again. He’s stocking up on Viagra and Vaseline as we speak.
Sounds like McNuts has been drinking the Jimmy Cahter Kool-Aid again.
every=ever
I wonder about him? He is better then Obama, but; then my plumber, trash service,plus all are.
What get’s me is Navy types tring to run wars that are ground wars.I never got into their tactics or policy on surface or air warfare. I want that Admiral out of SOCOM. :Look, the Navy dos have SEALS. They are great for their mission- not UW.DA is not UW.
What does his girlfriend Lindsey Graham have to say about this?
Oh gawd...
I think what Juan is really worried about is that these new members of Congress and the Tea Party movement will be strong enough to actually end the use of earmarks. That would take away the cheap applause line McCain has used for years, and then he might actually have to look a real spending reductions instead of making mountains out of mole hills.
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