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John McCain passes the torch at the International Republican Institute
The Washington Post ^ | August 3, 2018 | Josh Rogin

Posted on 08/04/2018 8:31:52 AM PDT by Trump20162020

For the first time in 25 years, the International Republican Institute will have a new leader. Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), who is battling brain cancer, has decided to step down from his role as chairman of the board of the organization, which for decades he has helped to fight for democracy, freedom, civil society, the rule of law and human rights around the world.

McCain’s handoff to IRI’s next chairman, Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), is not a signal that McCain’s health is declining. In fact, several McCain associates say his condition hasn’t changed in recent months and he remains actively involved in his Senate work from his home near Sedona, Ariz. But McCain felt an obligation to help usher in an orderly transition at IRI, to ensure the long-term health and strength of the organization.

McCain recommended Sullivan to succeed him as chairman and his former foreign policy adviser Randy Scheunemann to replace former congressman Jim Kolbe (R-Ariz.) as vice chairman in a July 24 letter to the board. New board members will also include Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.), Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney (R), who is expected to be elected the next junior senator from Utah in November.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; US: Alaska; US: Arizona; US: Florida; US: Iowa; US: Massachusetts; US: Michigan; US: South Carolina; US: Utah
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To: aMorePerfectUnion

“I’m beginning to think it’s possible that McCain is not dying, but hiding.”

You are not alone. Everything in the man’s history is potemkin village.


41 posted on 08/04/2018 10:57:55 AM PDT by Psalm 144 (TEAM WEASEL: fraudulent bumbling imposters)
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To: Two Kids' Dad

He’s not even given a video interview or uploaded a YouTube.


42 posted on 08/04/2018 11:56:57 AM PDT by SauronOfMordor (Socialists want YOUR wealth redistributed, never THEIRS!)
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To: Trump20162020

If he wanted to ‘pass the torch’ then a democrat would have been more suitable.


43 posted on 08/04/2018 12:08:59 PM PDT by Jack Hammer
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To: Dilbert San Diego

No, he is not even seen in AZ! The only pics one will see in local media is of his backside sitting on a bench!


44 posted on 08/04/2018 12:14:10 PM PDT by hsmomx3
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To: Da Coyote

“Worthless t*rd, stupid, non-achiever, and not a very good pilot in the Navy.”

You forgot Traitor or Enemy Propagandist.


45 posted on 08/04/2018 12:33:27 PM PDT by oldvirginian (Imagine, if you can.......a world without islam.)
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To: Trump20162020

I thought for sure the jerk wanted to be buried with that torch.... still lit.


46 posted on 08/04/2018 12:35:17 PM PDT by kjam22
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To: Trump20162020

Look at those new board members—yuck!


47 posted on 08/04/2018 12:47:16 PM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: 9YearLurker

Nothing but...

BULL SH**
FAIRY TALES
FAKE NEWS
LIES...

McCain is more than likely on life support waiting for the perfect time to pull the plug...JMO...but bet I’m right...
NO VIDEOS, NO PHOTOS, NO SIGHTING since he left last Dec...He has a birthday #82 the end of Aug...Maybe that is what they are waiting on...

ONE DAY THE TRUTH SHALL BE MADE KNOWN...


48 posted on 08/04/2018 2:39:01 PM PDT by haircutter
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To: Trump20162020
Scheunemann

Name rings a bell....an instructor in my Pilot Training Flight was from Arizona, Capt Scheunemann.

His ANG unit had a boo-boo on their record. His unit, NMANG (F-100) shot down a B-52 with a “Sidewinder” missile.
Probably no relation to the person McCain appointed to be his replacement. But, who knows? McCain had a few Navy birds killed, to his credit.
Otherwise, the appointees on the IRI scare the hell out of me. “Never Trumpers” all.

49 posted on 08/04/2018 5:43:19 PM PDT by BatGuano
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To: Flick Lives

Don’t forget hatchet Jack!
50 posted on 08/04/2018 11:21:15 PM PDT by Axenolith (YouÂ’re just about to fall asleep?...Wait, I think there might be something crawling on you.)
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To: Trump20162020
Another way to edit the title line:

"John McCain ... Torch..es ... Republican..s"

51 posted on 08/05/2018 12:46:57 AM PDT by CardCarryingMember.VastRightWC ("Blessed are the young, for they shall inherit the national debt" - Pr. Herbert Hoover)
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To: al baby

He only needs to go away.


52 posted on 08/05/2018 12:59:44 AM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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