Posted on 05/05/2018 6:26:48 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Sen. John McCain
(R-Ariz.) said he regrets choosing former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) to be his running mate during the 2008 presidential campaign.
The New York Times reported on Saturday that McCain, while still defending Palin’s performance, said in his upcoming book “The Restless Wave” that he wishes he had instead selected former Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.)
His advisers reportedly had warned against choosing Lieberman, who was once a Democrat, stating that Lieberman’s support of abortion rights could divide Republicans.
“It was sound advice that I could reason for myself,” he writes. “But my gut told me to ignore it and I wish I had.”
In a new HBO documentary, McCain goes on to say that not choosing Lieberman was “another mistake" that he made in his political career.
Lieberman told The Times that he didn’t know McCain felt that way.
“It touched me greatly,” he said of the film.
The Times reported that Lieberman recently visited McCain, 81, at his ranch in Arizona where the senator is recovering from his brain cancer treatment and surgery for an infection.
Recently released excerpts from McCain’s upcoming memoir indicate that he doesn’t know how much time he has left to live while battling the glioblastoma he was diagnosed with last year.
Although the memoir isn’t entirely political, McCain still takes swings at Trump.
McCain writes that the president seems to care more about “the appearance of toughness” than American values, chiding Trump's coziness with Russian President Vladimir Putin, in particular.
“The Restless Wave: Good Times, Just Causes, Great Fights, and other Appreciations.” will be released May 22.
What?
Has he got this on a continuous loop tape?
LOL!
Filthy,filthy,filthy,filthy,filthy,filthy....
Palin boosted McCain’s numbers by probably 15%, maybe more. I distinctly remember him getting an almost immediate 8-10 point bump.
She is the only thing that kept him from getting blown out. Had he selected Lieberman, he would have lost by 25-30 points.
Of course, McCain’s ego won’t ever let him admit that.
In the words of the great Bob Dylan.
“I hope that you die and your death will come soon.” “ I’ll follow your casket in the pale afternoon. I’ll watch while your lowered to your deathbed and I’ll stand over your grave till I’m sure that you’re dead.
As bad as the Obama presidency was I think a McCain presidency would have been worse.
He would have started WW3, I don’t doubt that at all.
I hated casting a vote for the piece of $hit.
Palin I like a lot.
Palin has the worse speaking voice ever! Like nails on a blackboard bad...even worse than Shrillary.
+1
McCain and his family hated Palin because of the massive crowds in the tens of thousands who would show up, while McCain could draw only a few hundred.
He did.
And, as usual, crashed.
This is the same Lieberman who ran for VP with Algore. This is nuts. Remember "Sore Loserman".
I couldn’t agree more.
There was not much to ‘cise.
He threw the election.
Of all things. The best thing he ever did is his one effing regret.
With Lieberman, it would have been 65-35 instead of a 5 point loss. Had McCain followed Palin’s lead, he would have won. Which would have not been much of a victory for us, but may have at least stopped some of the worst things Obama did.
True that.
Allen was destroyed by the Washington Post. He should have taken them head on.
I voted for her, not McCain!
The only reason McCain got my vote was because of Sarah Palin. I hope this bastard rots in hell. If he has a soul, I pray it wanders for a restless eternity.
McStain - the turd that just keeps on smelling up the place.
Dear John,
I sort of regret that God let you survive your A-4 shootdown.
You wouldn’t have suffered then; we wouldn’t be suffering (as much) now!
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