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McCain's inner circle planning on having Pence, not Trump, at funeral: report
The Hill ^ | 5 May 2018 | MAX GREENWOOD

Posted on 05/05/2018 11:04:18 AM PDT by mandaladon

Those close to Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) have told the White House that their plan for the Arizona Republican's eventual funeral is to have Vice President Pence attend – but not President Trump, The New York Times reports.

The funeral is expected to take place at the Washington National Cathedral, according to the Times.

But Trump, with whom McCain has had a tempestuous relationship, is not expected to attend the service, at least not according to current planning, the Times reported.

McCain was diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer last year, and is undergoing treatment. Despite his illness, the senator has continued to visit with friends and field conference calls with his staff back in Washington.

Still, some of his associates have said that they want "a McCain person" appointed to fill his Senate seat in the event of the senator's death, according to the Times. Among the list of potential picks is McCain's wife, Cindy.

McCain has also acknowledged that his upcoming memoir, "The Restless Wave," will be his last book.

That title, set to be released this month, reflects on his 2008 presidential campaign and the years that followed. It also includes an admission by the senator that he regrets not choosing former Connecticut Sen. Joseph Lieberman, a Democrat turned independent, to serve as his running mate.

In his book and an upcoming HBO documentary, McCain says that his decision not to pick Lieberman, his longtime friend, was "another mistake that I made." McCain instead chose former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate

(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Arizona
KEYWORDS: donaldtrump; johnmccain; keepowt; mccain; mikepence; pence; senate; strawberries; trump; vppence
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To: mandaladon

I hope VP Pence will find something else to do that day. This Arizona native will spit on McCain’s grave one day.


41 posted on 05/05/2018 11:26:23 AM PDT by fullchroma
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To: wardaddy; LS
Still, some of his associates have said that they want "a McCain person" appointed to fill his Senate seat in the event of the senator's death, according to the Times.

I will contribute $5 to have LS appointed instead. It'd be as awesome as Scott Brown (R) winnng the special election for the seat held previously by the late Lifeguad of Chappaquiddick.

42 posted on 05/05/2018 11:26:27 AM PDT by DoodleBob
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To: mandaladon

Totally classless even into death.

Shows what he was all along.


43 posted on 05/05/2018 11:26:41 AM PDT by Hostage (Article V)
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To: mandaladon

He must be getting close to the end. Getting visits from far away friends (leftists of course) and spewing this kind of nonsense.


44 posted on 05/05/2018 11:27:51 AM PDT by Boomer (Leftism is a Malignant Moral Cancer on Society!)
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To: mandaladon

I remember that McCain was very petty and vindictive when he lost the primary to GW Bush. He was never presidential material and never lost that nasty streak.

One would hope that as he is about to meet his maker, he would find it in his heart to lose the pettiness, but sadly, that does not seem to be happening.


45 posted on 05/05/2018 11:28:49 AM PDT by exDemMom (Current visual of the hole the US continues to dig itself into: http://www.usdebtclock.org/)
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To: exDemMom

“He was never presidential material and never lost that nasty streak.”

The only thing McCain has ever been “material” for is the end of a noose.


46 posted on 05/05/2018 11:30:31 AM PDT by Scott from the Left Coast
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To: Thibodeaux

I hope it isn’t the National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona, my Dad is buried there.


47 posted on 05/05/2018 11:32:51 AM PDT by Joe Miner
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To: House Atreides

I was just thinking that.

Does he have one compassionate bone in his body?

Sometimes I get the feeling life has not always been happy for the Mrs.


48 posted on 05/05/2018 11:33:44 AM PDT by hsmomx3
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To: KC_Conspirator

Yes Juan, by all means take your anger and hate to your grave. I don’t think that approach is sure way to hear the words, “Well done, thou good and faithful servant...”.


49 posted on 05/05/2018 11:35:09 AM PDT by damper99
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Send Bowe Bergdahl or Bradley Manning."

So appropriate! FUJM!

50 posted on 05/05/2018 11:38:20 AM PDT by TruthFactor (Hang em', Hang em' High.)
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To: mandaladon

Is he dead yet?


51 posted on 05/05/2018 11:45:03 AM PDT by sten (fighting tyranny never goes out of style)
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To: mandaladon

..moment of truth for Pence—if the President is not invited, he should decline...


52 posted on 05/05/2018 11:46:38 AM PDT by WalterSkinner ( In Memory of My Father--WWII Vet and Patriot 1926-2007)
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To: mandaladon

Isn’t that the VP’s JOB?

Cast the tie breaking vote in the Senate and go to state funerals. (end of job description)


53 posted on 05/05/2018 11:47:04 AM PDT by faucetman (Just the facts, ma'am, Just the facts)
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To: mandaladon

“McCain’s inner circle”

Where is that photo of McCain with his “inner circle”. You know the ones with the Jihadies.


54 posted on 05/05/2018 11:49:39 AM PDT by faucetman (Just the facts, ma'am, Just the facts)
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To: mandaladon

mccain...a small bitter n’er-do-well til the end.
#mclame


55 posted on 05/05/2018 11:51:09 AM PDT by connyankee (#covfefe lives!)
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To: mandaladon

No president should honor McInsane for the traitorous acts he as committed by going to his funeral anyway.


56 posted on 05/05/2018 11:54:18 AM PDT by CodeToad (The Democrats haven't been this pissed off since the Republicans took their slaves away.)
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To: mandaladon

Where will the funeral be? Hanoi? Won’t the Vietnamese Military decide whose invited?


57 posted on 05/05/2018 11:55:22 AM PDT by montag813
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To: mandaladon

The best part of all this is McCain was haunted by Trump throughout his entire miserable demise.


58 posted on 05/05/2018 11:58:29 AM PDT by Eddie01
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To: mandaladon

The Vice President has 3 responsibilities:

1) Cast tie-breaking votes in the Senate
2) Check on the health of the President
3) Attend funerals


59 posted on 05/05/2018 11:58:44 AM PDT by DFG
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To: mandaladon

That’s okay John. Just let us know where we can send the spit.


60 posted on 05/05/2018 11:59:45 AM PDT by DoughtyOne (01/26/18 DJIA 30 stocks $26,616.71 48.794% > open 11/07/16 215.71 from 50% increase 1.2183 yrs..)
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