McCain Continues His Defense Of Obama
From the Politico:
McCain scolds GOP for whacking Obama
By MIKE ALLEN | 12/14/08
In a surprising rebuke to the warriors who fought for him through tough times, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) on Sunday sided with President-elect Barack Obama and scolded the Republican National Committee for fanning the Illinois corruption scandal.
On ABC’s “This Week,” host George Stephanopoulos asked: “The chairman of the Republican National Committee, Mike Duncan, has been highly critical of the way President- elect Obama has dealt with this.
“He’s had a statement every single day, saying that the Obama team should reveal all contacts they’ve had with Governor [Rod] Blagojevich. He says that Obama’s promise of transparency to the American people is now being tested. Do you agree with that?”McCain replied: “I think that the Obama campaign should and will give all information necessary. You know, in all due respect to the Republican National Committee and anybody — right now, I think we should try to be working constructively together, not only on an issue such as this, but on the economy stimulus package, reforms that are necessary. And so, I don’t know all the details of the relationship between President-elect Obama’s campaign or his people and the governor of Illinois, but I have some confidence that all the information will come out. It always does, it seems to me.”
Just this morning, the Republican National Committee released a Web video called “Questions Remain.”
“The video highlights the evolving explanations delivered by President-elect Obama and his advisers concerning their contact with the embattled and scandal-plagued Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich despite Obama’s promises to instill greater transparency and confidence in government,” the party’s announcement said.
This coupled with his recent appearance on the Letterman show fully demonstrates everything negative said about Mr. McCain.
We cannot let the media pick our candidates.
They will always pick Democrats.
Thus the reason for this very site. I remember Ann talking of campaigning for Hillary if McCain became the nominee. I believe I have a better understanding right now.
McCain is a truly decent guy, a hero, probably one of the most honorable men in the Senate, but he never had the drive to do what is necessary to win, and frankly might be off a couple points on the Pollyanna side as well.
“McCain is a truly decent guy, a hero, probably one of the most honorable men in the Senate, but he never had the drive to do what is necessary to win, and frankly might be off a couple points on the Pollyanna side as well.”
Perfectly put, Jason. McCain is one of those rare Senators who brings a bit more complexity to them than the usual crop of lawyers that fill the halls of Congress. I love John’s past more than I do his present, that’s for sure. I can’t say that about any other congressman.
That aside, I’m completely embarrassed by McCain as a Republican, just as I am Colin Powell. I wish these two military officers could have the same fiber that your average enlisted soldier has: dance with who brought you to the dance. Powell and McCain both have completely forgotten where they came from, and act like they’re still trying to ‘make rank’ by sucking up to The Man.
McCain reserves his harshest criticisms for his own people. As tested, battle-weary, yet still loyal that we are, it is a sad melodrama that sees John step on the soldiers who litter the battlefield. I’m pretty sick of it, and I hope the good people of Arizona are, as well.
I feel cheated by John McCain. I campaigned for him, gave him money, defended him. And now he won’t stick up for us — his base, or even his country — and do what every decent American should do, which is honor our virtues over what is “practical.”
All this crap about us needing to work together to be constructive makes me so ill — that is, in a sense, what Blagojevich was doing. He was being very practical, showing his ability to maneuver, bringing the interests of various people in alignment. And all the while corrupting the fiber of our nation’s character.
By now I have lost respect for McCain. But the good news is, he’s out — I hope someone puts forward a good counter-candidate in the Republican primaries of Arizona for the Senate race in 2010. I want McCain to be COMPLETELY out.
I’ve been on Facebook lately, networking with a lot of other conservatives, and I feel hopeful. There is an animated, energetic crew of young conservatives who have nothing to do with McCain’s generation, or its deficiencies. I am confident they will stage a revolt and a new GOP will come into existence, a post-Bush, post-McCain GOP founded on something more gutsy and principled than this mush.
Good God, during the campaign my mother and I would talk about McCain’s seeming to never really want to go for the throat of Obama. Her brother was a POW during WW2 and she said he was never the same when he got back, lost much of his spirit and never again got into any “scrapes” always trying to get along to go along. Maybe his years in a POW camp had a much greater affect than we know. I don’t know, just looking for a reason-although no good one seems to exist.
I agree with all of the previous comments from the three gentlemen above. I am also sickened. I gave this man money as well, worked phone banks, knocked on doors even and for what? I sure would like my money back-this was one bad investment. I also want to see McCain out. He’s trying to suck up to the lefty press again-guess he didn’t like not being invited to the A-list cocktail parties last year and like Powell wants to make sure he’s back on the list. I really don’t understand him and have less respect for him now than I ever thought I would.
@Latinos-I feel I’m too old for something like Facebook (I’m 44) but I am so happy to hear that there is a lot of energetic voices out there as well. I have Bush and McCain fatigue myself but am hopeful for the future. There is a lot of talent, we just need to get the white dinner jacket crew off to the bar so the rest of us can come in.
I’m not shocked. This is what I expect from him. I’m only forever grateful he introduced Sarah Palin to the world. His work now is done. ;-)
Latinchic-I am also he set Sarah Palin on the national stage-maybe that will be his legacy. :)
@catie, we’re going to continue the fight on facebook! :) Seems like there are about 250 hardcore young conservatives who are revved up and we all seem to be on the same buddy lists and discussion boards, and trust me, something big will come out of it by 2012.
Yup yup. We got this taken care of on Facebook. Come, join the merriment!
Flession, I feel like you and I have a wonderfully mysterious alliance cutting across websites. We must come up with a secret handshake.
I concur. We shall discuss this in our secret underground lair.
@Latinos & FLession-Well maybe I will lookinto this Facebook thing. A few of my high school classmates have sent their info about now being on Facebook in their annual Christmas diatribe letters. I am excited though about what you’ve found with the younger set.
On a side note, today I went to get my hair done and my eyebrows waxed. The eyebrow lady was yapping about the wonders of Obama and “how we all need to get behind him as he is our President”. I said “I am behind our President, but it’s still Bush and I will show the President elect, the same due respect that was shown to the current occupant of the White House”. I almost wasn’t going to give her a larger tip for Christmas but was afraid that next time, she’d drop wax in my eye if I had gone out with my usual “Let Barry help you with your tip”.
Please don’t be like them, catie. Stay sweet.
Yes, stay sweet, but it sure is ok to call it like it is. Keep the zingers coming, Catie.
BTW, I like the format changes lately, Admin. Makes for more organized reading.
I agree. I really like this reply feature, for instance.
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I do agree with all replies to Catie. But this level of frustration is going to be difficult to contain everywhere you go. I had a similar situation while food shopping. Those damn checkouts have just about every magazine in love with him. So you can’t help but get into an argument. I am the type, if I over hear a put down or the Bush derangement syndrome anywhere I have got to correct them. I can’t just walk away. I figure it gives them something to think about and in 4 years they will be a litttle maturer and maybe they will remember the time somebody argued with them in a store or a salon, whatever, they will realize EVERTHING that was pointed out about this guy is true. So yes stay sweet, but don’t back off. Never!!
BL-I normally say something too but decided since it was Christmas season I wouldn’t. If she says something next time I get my eyebrows waxed I’ll just stop going to her and go back to the old tweezers. Hubby said he wouldn’t go back, to let Barack help her out.
Catie, even if you have to pluck this eyebrow-waxer out of your life, you will be the better for it. There are other salons in your area, I’m sure. And doing your brows yourself may be a little time-consuming, but while you’re looking in the mirror with tweezers in hand, you can feel proud that you stand by your principles, even if it means personal sacrafice.
I don’t pluck my eyebrows, but I used to treat myself to a nice steak meal once in a while at a nearby restaurant. When it opened, I was one of it’s ‘regulars’, as there are a LOT of seasonal patrons who come to southern Florida for just a few months out of the year, then go back home up north. After a few visits the wait staff began to recognize me, and I felt comfortable there.
The last time I was there was like most of the other visits I’d made there: dining alone, reading a magazine or newspaper while I ate. This time it was the latest issue of Smithsonian, and I was enjoying the ambiance and article when the hostess sauntered over to my table. She was probable 60 or 65, and carried herself like Diane Keaton. She had ’smiling eyes’ and cut her hair short.
The conversation went like this:
HOSTESS: What are you reading?
ME: The Smithsonian.
HOSTESS: Ah…
ME: It’s an interesting article about how Kenyans are poaching their animals to the point of extinction…
HOSTESS: That’s not good.
ME: No, it isn’t. There’s a bunch of Westerners who are trying to stop it, but…
HOSTESS: Well, we aren’t anyone to speak, we’ve done much worse ourselves.
ME: The difference is, we learn by our mistakes. Other cultures don’t.
At this point, I can tell that I’ve been corralled into a possibly disagreeable conversation that I had no preparation or desire in which to be. Here I was, minding my own business, eating a $25 steak at a nice restaurant, reading an article when this woman crashed through the entire vibe to bring it down.
But did I shy away from the fight? Oh no. A good soldier can eat his rations with one hand while firing away with the other. Pretty soon I had her so tangled up that she was loud, spitting angry, and stammering:
ME: See, you can’t rightly call President Bush “stupid”, when you can’t even tell me who attacked us in WW II.
HOSTESS: I…I…
ME: You need to watch what you say. Especially if you can’t back up your argument.
At that point, amidst the surrounding tables of patrons who had grown quiet and obviously amazed at this hostess who was flailing her arms and having a temper tantrum, the big cook from the kitchen emerges with an assistant to “check the register” which was only feet away from this scene. While they were at first feigning interest in something to do with the register, the cook makes a point to interrupt the hostess at the high point of her embarrassment, and succeeded in steering her away from my table.
When she was ushered away, the hush and stun in the room was palpable. I sat there alone, in a daze, wondering what had just happened. Soon after, a waitress came over to talk with me, to see if I was upset, I guess. She was nice, and no one asked me to leave or anything, but apparently a moment of high drama had just occured. The waitress told me that the hostess was actually married to the owner–the cook from the back who came out to drag his wife away from the innocent customer.
Then, it began to make sense. This hostess was used to getting her way, and was not some poor, aging, paycheck-to-paycheck waitress. No, she was the owner, directly benefitting from every check I paid there. So, of course, after that surreal episode, I never returned to this familiar eatery again.
@John: For Pete’s sake, once in a while just let things roll off your back. Even the bravest conservatives can take a break from fact-checking and kibbitzing to enjoy a $25 steak!
Latinos, you have no idea of what you’re talking about, but, then again, when did that ever stop you?
Have a good holiday!