It is hard when the Master is surpassed by the Grasshopper ...
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 ...
So sit down an' shut yer' pie hole...
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.
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.
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.
BS.
Her negatives are through the roof ONLY with the left-wing pollsters, left-wing media, and left-wing RINOs.
Johnny had no quams about using Sarah to try and get elected.
Now he can go back to being a liberal.
Like he did in 2008, John McCain will be supporting Barack Obama
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.
The Muslim Brotherhood probably invited Mc Lame to stay at the Cairo Hilton! And he probably accepted!
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.
What an A-hole!!!! He owes her big time.
I am thrilled to hear this.
Sour grapes, perhaps senator? He needs a (D) behind his name!
Not only is McCain gutless, he is a backstabber. Didn’t Sarah endorse him for re-election in AZ?
Good. She’ll get more votes if he keeps his big trap shut.
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.
“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.
This is a very good sign of just how conservative she must be.
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