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5. John McCain. Don't laugh. Well, OK you can. I don't think McCain will be in Obama's cabinet, not least because he has the rest of his Senate term to serve out. I do think, however, that it's very possible that McCain could well become an Obama buddy - he'll be thinking of his legacy and his gracious (the word everyone used, but it's the right one) concession speech was from the heart. I'm certainly not holding my breath but a role for McCain in Obama's cabinet would be a stroke of genius and real creativity by the new president.


1 posted on 11/12/2008 2:31:10 PM PST by rabscuttle385
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2 posted on 11/12/2008 2:31:56 PM PST by rabscuttle385 ("If this be treason, then make the most of it!" --Patrick Henry)
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What do you mean? McCain a Republican? When did that happen?


3 posted on 11/12/2008 2:34:10 PM PST by BlueStateBlues (Blue State for business, Red State at heart..)
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Actually, that would be perfect. Get a conservative to run for his Senate seat.


4 posted on 11/12/2008 2:36:05 PM PST by pissant (THE Conservative party: www.falconparty.com)
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I simply cannot puke anymore - there’s nothing left.


5 posted on 11/12/2008 2:38:06 PM PST by reagan_fanatic (Obama, you are NOT my President!)
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Putting a Republican or Independent in the Cabinet is obviously not the same as putting a Conservative in the Cabinet, but still I agree with you, it could be a moderating influence.


6 posted on 11/12/2008 2:38:16 PM PST by bigbob
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I thought O already indicated Hagel (RINO that he is) was under consideration for a cabinet-level position. Plus Dingy Harry said McCain would be valuable to “reach across the aisle” in Senate negotiations. Whatever.
7 posted on 11/12/2008 2:39:08 PM PST by Heartland Mom ("Government's first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives." - Ronald Reagan)
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I wouldn’t be surprised. I also wouldn’t be surprised if he gave us the finger and smiled while he was shaking Obama’s hand with glee.


8 posted on 11/12/2008 2:39:20 PM PST by djsherin (The federal government: Because your life isn't screwed up enough!)
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It would only be genius because Senator 59 would be appointed to replace McCain.


9 posted on 11/12/2008 2:39:34 PM PST by Ingtar (For the first time in my adult life, I am NOT proud of America.)
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He’s a RHINO.

After all that bending over, he should get something out of it ... but you know liberals ... they would find him to DULL and too “right wing”.

Sorry John, all that “reaching across the aisle” was a total waste of time. You are irrelevant.


11 posted on 11/12/2008 2:40:50 PM PST by nmh (Intelligent people recognize Intelligent Design (God).)
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As long as McCain refunded every single penny he raised during the election AND as long as he renounced his membership in the GOP AND as long as he profusely apologized for wasing the time and effort of the millions who worked for his canidacy and who went to the polls to support the McCain/Palin ticket AND as long as he issued a public apology to Sarah Palin for putting her and her family through pure screaming hell, I personally don’t see a problem with him accepting a cabinet position in the new Marxist regime...


12 posted on 11/12/2008 2:42:55 PM PST by joejm65
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No matter how you read this; it IS funny. . .Earth to Great Britain; 'Earth to all', who imagine a Repub in Obama's Cabinet - (an honest one, for that matter - all the more funny). . .lol. . .a stroke of genius. If Obama is a 'genius' he is an 'evil genius' and not the kind that 'reaches out' to the 'loyal Opposition'. . .
15 posted on 11/12/2008 2:45:09 PM PST by cricket (America's Freedom Rings! T hank You ~ U..S.A. Military~)
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I was flabbergasted when McCain went so soft on Obama 20 minutes into the first debate when Big O left himself wide open on the economy (O blamed 8 years of failed Bush policies when the Dems socially engineered Fannie Mae / Freddie Mac and presided over its failure and set this crash in motion; McCain could have crucified them all right then and there. It later seemed he was going soft to hedge his bets to maintain his favor with the Dems after losing the election, if not throwing it altogether. Then he left Palin twisting in the wind. Nothing would surprise me.


16 posted on 11/12/2008 2:47:44 PM PST by justapicker
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Good way to get the Maverick RINO out of the Senate, actually.


17 posted on 11/12/2008 2:48:07 PM PST by TommyDale (I) (Never forget the Republicans who voted for illegal immigrant amnesty in 2007!)
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But John Podesta, the former Bill Clinton former chief of staff who's spearheading the transition for the 44th president, said today that there would be independents and Republicans in Barack Obama's cabinet and "not just at a token level".

Because the Dems will need someone to blame with their policies EXPLODE in their faces and kill millions of people.

18 posted on 11/12/2008 2:49:30 PM PST by Centurion2000 (To protect and defend ... against all enemies, foreign and domestic .... by any means necessary.)
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There is no way Obama would put McCain in a position of power in his administration. McCain marches to his own goofy drummer - one that can’t keep time, at that.


21 posted on 11/12/2008 2:51:15 PM PST by Cboldt
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Colin Powell would be great as education secretary, which is what he should have been under W.


22 posted on 11/12/2008 2:51:49 PM PST by firebrand
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Why would Obambi want to remove (WHO I PREDICT) will be his "go-to-Republican" when he wants to get to 60 votes to cut off filibuster or any other time he needs support from Republicans?

Hey lookee here all, this bill was passed by a "Bi-Partisan" Senate.

McLame makes me want to Barf.

24 posted on 11/12/2008 2:55:33 PM PST by Conservative Vermont Vet ((One of ONLY 37 Conservatives in the People's Republic of Vermont. Socialists and Progressives All))
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Yeah, right. Give ANOTHER Democretin a chance to get Mc’s AZ Senate seat. What’s the law in AZ, can Gov. Napoleonitano appoint anyone she chooses?


25 posted on 11/12/2008 3:04:35 PM PST by rfp1234 (Phodopus campbelli: household ruler since July 2007.)
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Nah... probably Hagel or Powell.


26 posted on 11/12/2008 3:05:42 PM PST by SolidWood (Sarah Palin - Everything that is Sweetness and Light! WE STAND WITH HER!)
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Why not? He was the Republican in Obama’s campaign.


28 posted on 11/12/2008 3:07:29 PM PST by PzLdr ("The Emperor is not as forgiving as I am" - Darth Vader)
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