Posted on 05/21/2018 7:27:08 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
John McCain wanted to give this speech about Senate dysfunction before his brain cancer diagnosis last summer.
Then, his longtime aide, speechwriter and friend Mark Salter got a call from McCain with a sudden urgency
"’You coming out here? What's the story,’” Salter recalled of his conversation with McCain. “And I said, ‘Yeah, here's what I want to say in the speech.’ And I said, ‘have you gotten the results back.’ You know, he goes, ‘it's not good.’"
Salter rushed to Arizona. They finished the speech on the plane back to D.C.
"They all stayed in their chairs for his speech. That had never happened in his career and it meant a great deal to him," Salter said.
McCain and Salter were already working on their seventh book together which instantly took a reflective turn.
"He wanted it to be more personal and to convey just how fortunate he believed he was for being able to serve this country for 60 years," Salter explained.
The result: "The Restless Wave."
This new book allows McCain to tie up some loose ends, publicly admitting for the first time that during his 2008 presidential run, Joe Lieberman was his first choice for his running mate....
(Excerpt) Read more at msnewsnow.com ...
He’s busy on Twitter... multiple posts/day. Mostly pimping all the tv praise he gets (the View, etc), his new HBO movie, etc.
His staff is busy on Twitter. I have seen zero evidence that McCain has said anything to anyone recently.
Does McCain talk about dumping his crippled wife?
Oath to God.
Smells like Shitlerey ...
Page 1: I took a bribe from Mr Keating. I learned not to care how many people lost their savings and homes. I got mine”
Page 2: I took more bribes and learned to enjoy undermining my fellow senators... just for fun.
Page 3: etc etc etc
John McCain is surprisingly quiet of late.
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They’re waiting until very late tomorrow (May 30th) night to start the process of thawing him out. ;-)
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