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Sen. John McCain will not back Sarah Palin for president
The Daily Column ^ | 4 feb 2011

Posted on 02/07/2011 9:38:01 AM PST by mandaladon

Arizona U.S. Senator John McCain says he will not be backing any of the potential Republican presidential candidates as they look to defeat President Barack Obama in the 2012 election.

“I think I’m staying out of this for the first time in many years,” Mr. McCain told Politico on Thursday.

The comment comes as Mr. McCain returned from a one on one meeting with President Obama at the White House. The Arizona Republican said he viewed the meeting as a sign of increasing bipartisanship on Capitol Hill, adding that his meeting with the president was “cordial” and that Mr. Obama has become more of a “centrist.” The announcement is likely a blow for former Alaska governor Sarah Palin. Ms. Palin, who ran with Mr. McCain during the 2008 presidential campaign, likely stood to benefit the most from a potential McCain endorsement.

The announcement that the Arizona U.S. Senator will not back a 2012 Republican presidential candidate comes as a number of potential Republican presidential candidates ramp up their schedules. It is expected a that a number of potential candidates will officially announce their candidacy in the upcoming weeks.

Meanwhile, Ms. Palin continues to build speculation over a possible presidential run. The former Alaska governor’s political action committee, SarahPAC, reportedly has upwards of $1.3 million on hand, a sign that that Ms. Palin may be transitioning over from raising money, to building a campaign.

The comment comes within twenty-four hours of former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney saying he supports a run by Ms. Palin, noting “the more, the better.”

(Excerpt) Read more at thestatecolumn.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Extended News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: backstabber; bookmark; freepressforpalin; gop; mccain; oldnews; palin2012; palin4mccain
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To: mandaladon


It is hard when the Master is surpassed by the Grasshopper ...
61 posted on 02/07/2011 10:11:14 AM PST by Scythian
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To: mandaladon
Yo'! McCain!

So sit down an' shut yer' pie hole...

62 posted on 02/07/2011 10:11:24 AM PST by Dead Corpse (III%. The last line in the sand)
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To: mandaladon
Arizona U.S. Senator John McCain says he will not be backing any of the potential Republican presidential candidates as they look to defeat President Barack Obama in the 2012 election.

John McCain is a backstabbing, reptilian, treasonous, McRINO ingrate. {{{McSnarl, you bastige}}}

Palin gave him a chance to redeem himself, but the snake must be a snake.

63 posted on 02/07/2011 10:12:13 AM PST by meadsjn (Sarah 2012, or sooner)
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To: ScottinVA
Naw, nothing of the sort;

The old traitor just got reelected for his last term as Senator. He does not care in the least who he betrays or offends. It will be US, you can be sure of that.

And Palin deserves what she will get for supporting him and helping him get reelected. Get ready for the coming criticisms and disgraceful jabs he will take at her as a candidate in the months to come.

64 posted on 02/07/2011 10:12:28 AM PST by PSYCHO-FREEP (Patriotic by Proxy! (Cause I'm a nutcase and it's someone Else's' fault!....))
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To: mandaladon
“I think I’m staying out of this for the first time in many years,” Mr. McCain told Politico on Thursday.

Well, Juan. Why the f@ck didn't you come to this conclusion in 2008? We'd probably not be faced with a Muslim pResident right now.

65 posted on 02/07/2011 10:13:18 AM PST by Gaffer
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To: nmh
Her negatives are through the roof with the MAJORITY of people.

BS.

Her negatives are through the roof ONLY with the left-wing pollsters, left-wing media, and left-wing RINOs.

66 posted on 02/07/2011 10:17:39 AM PST by meadsjn (Sarah 2012, or sooner)
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To: mandaladon

Johnny had no quams about using Sarah to try and get elected.
Now he can go back to being a liberal.


67 posted on 02/07/2011 10:19:14 AM PST by BuffaloJack (Re-Elect President Sarah Palin 2016)
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To: mandaladon

Like he did in 2008, John McCain will be supporting Barack Obama


68 posted on 02/07/2011 10:33:59 AM PST by Why So Serious
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To: mandaladon

This is great. It releases her from political obligation to him from now on. Everyone including mccain knows that Palin doesnt need of desires his endorsement.


69 posted on 02/07/2011 10:35:32 AM PST by Walkingfeather
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To: mandaladon

The Muslim Brotherhood probably invited Mc Lame to stay at the Cairo Hilton! And he probably accepted!


70 posted on 02/07/2011 10:40:17 AM PST by leprechaun9
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To: nmh
Her negatives probably are irreversible, which isn't right or fair, it just is. Too many independents (and even a lot of Republicans) have already made up their minds about Palin, and in a negative way. In national politics, that is pretty close to a death sentence. Think: Dan Quayle. A thoughtful and capable man, his future political promise was utterly destroyed by the media; they turned him into a national joke without any shame or sense of decency. Today, he runs an international investment firm, creating wealth and opportunities while the media still snigger to themselves about his spelling of "potato".

As much as I admire her as a plain-spoken patriot, Palin has certainly not helped her potential candidacy by keeping a Facebook profile and an entertainment television presence, or by trying to copyright her name - all of which smacks of ambition without necessary experience - which itself might sound all-too familiar these days. In my opinion, she'd do far better to follow Reagan's example and spend a few years studying in depth and writing seriously about public issues - and then she might really have - and deserve - a reconsideration.

71 posted on 02/07/2011 10:47:26 AM PST by andy58-in-nh (America does not need to be organized: it needs to be liberated.)
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To: mandaladon

What an A-hole!!!! He owes her big time.


72 posted on 02/07/2011 10:50:49 AM PST by waxer1 ("The Bible is the rock on which our republic rests." -Andrew Jackson)
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To: mandaladon

I am thrilled to hear this.


73 posted on 02/07/2011 10:52:43 AM PST by freekitty (Give me back my conservative vote; then find me a real conservative to vote for)
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To: mandaladon

Sour grapes, perhaps senator? He needs a (D) behind his name!


74 posted on 02/07/2011 10:54:03 AM PST by blondee123
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To: mandaladon

Not only is McCain gutless, he is a backstabber. Didn’t Sarah endorse him for re-election in AZ?


75 posted on 02/07/2011 11:01:54 AM PST by 353FMG
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To: mandaladon

Good. She’ll get more votes if he keeps his big trap shut.


76 posted on 02/07/2011 11:05:11 AM PST by Recovering_Democrat
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To: mandaladon
He's too busy trying to secure amnesty for 30 million criminal invaders.


Today is a good day to die.
I didn't say for whom.

77 posted on 02/07/2011 11:07:29 AM PST by The Comedian (Muslim Brotherhood = A.N.S.W.E.R = Soros = Obama)
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To: mandaladon

She should have stayed out of his election, too. But she fell for the backstabber’s bait AGAIN.

I don’t think she’s firgured out that it was not just McCains Democrat Party staff that set her up for Curic treatment - it was McCain, too. I think it is getting clearer all the time McCain threw that election for Obama and is still working for Obama’s re-election.


78 posted on 02/07/2011 11:21:57 AM PST by SaraJohnson
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To: mandaladon

“We need a Truth In Headlines Czar,” says President Obama, “though it won’t apply to large Dailies Of Record in ‘Bkue states’.”

While not exactly a lie, this is certainly a misleading headline; he is also not backing anyone else.

Personally, I welcome McCain staying out of a REPUBLICAN primary matter, and KEEPING his mouth shut about it.


79 posted on 02/07/2011 11:36:54 AM PST by ApplegateRanch (Not bought, and nobody's bot.)
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To: mandaladon

This is a very good sign of just how conservative she must be.


80 posted on 02/07/2011 11:57:53 AM PST by NoLibZone (Obama must be impeached and tried for treason.)
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