12-14-08 McCain pledges to work with Obama on tough issues

dmcowen674

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I have to admit the guy is funny. He missed his calling.

He should've become a comedian when he came home from Vietnam.

He could've easily eclipsed Carlin creer wise.

I would say it's not too late but he still has the senate job.

He's full of shit that he'll work with Obama of course.

12-14-2008 McCain pledges to work with Obama on tough issues

Republican Sen. John McCain pledged Sunday to work with his former Democratic rival, President-elect Barack Obama, on economic and national security issues.

He also rejected Republican attempts to link Obama to the scandal surrounding Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich. The chairman of the Republican National Committee, Mike Duncan, has accused Obama of not fully addressing contacts with Blagojevich concerning the Senate seat vacated by Obama.

"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," McCain said in a broadcast interview.

"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," McCain said. "It always does, it seems to me."

The Arizona senator said he will disagree sometimes with Obama on important issues, but that the nation's problems are too daunting for political divisiveness.

"I think my job is, of course, to be a part of and hopefully exert some leadership in the loyal opposition. But I emphasize the word 'loyal,'" McCain said.

"Will there be areas of disagreement? Of course. We are different parties and different philosophy," he added. "But the nation wants us to unite and work together."

McCain, who voted against the auto bailout plan rejected by the Senate last week, said he could support an economic stimulus plan proposed by Obama for early next year. But he wants to see the details before committing.

McCain also said it's too early to endorse any of the Republicans who might run for president in 2012, including his former running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin.

"My corpse is still warm," McCain quipped.



 

LLCOOLJ

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Originally posted by: dmcowen674
I have to admit the guy is funny. He missed his calling.

He should've become a comedian when he came home from Vietnam.

You missed your calling, you should have become a Cartoon Character after you were arrested for stealing bandwidth.
 

StageLeft

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It's more like than $10 gas anytime soon, so really vicariously this thread is mocking yourself, isn't it?
 

Capt Caveman

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Originally posted by: dmcowen674
Originally posted by: TallBill
Why do you hate America?

Jealous much?

Dave, why do you have America? McCain loves this country more than you and wants to help Obama. How are you helping? Did you even campaign for Obama or did you just troll here spewing lies and bs?
 

alchemize

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Dave voted for McCain and predicted his win. Strange to see him talking bad a few weeks later.
 

Thump553

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I certanly didn't support McCain for President, but I've always thought he has been a very effective senator. Also it is quite apparent the the vast majority of GOP leaders blame the election loss on McCain, not on their party's divergence from the majority of this country. He owes them very little at this point-especially considering the deminimus and begrudging support other major Republicans gave him during the campaign.

I'm certainly willing to take him at his word, depending upon actual performance.
 

Rainsford

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Actually I think McCain probably WILL work with Obama. He's a pretty bipartisan guy, his persona during the election was a mask he put on because you can't be bipartisan and get the support of the Republican party. And as his lukewarm reception by the Republican base showed, he's not very good at pretending to be a partisan jackass. Now that he's basically got no shot at ever being President, and his career as Senator might not last all that much longer either, I suspect we'll see more of the "real" McCain and less of the character he played during the election.

I might be in the minority on the left who thinks so, but if there were more Republicans like McCain, I'd like the part a whole lot more. But given that Palin is apparently what they're looking for in a politician, I don't hold out much hope that folks like McCain will become more common.
 

Jhhnn

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I'm with Rainsford, particularly the part about wishing there were more repubs of the not-campaigning-for-Prez McCain mold...

In that role, he acted pretty much like any other rightwing twaddle-brained caricature of a candidate...
 

Lemon law

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Originally posted by: Thump553
I certanly didn't support McCain for President, but I've always thought he has been a very effective senator. Also it is quite apparent the the vast majority of GOP leaders blame the election loss on McCain, not on their party's divergence from the majority of this country. He owes them very little at this point-especially considering the deminimus and begrudging support other major Republicans gave him during the campaign.

I'm certainly willing to take him at his word, depending upon actual performance.
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I have to say Thump333 has in correct. I have always said that McCain was the best of bad GOP lot that ran for President in 2008. And while the GOP leadership quite apparently did not agree with that assessment, the GOP electorate definitely choose McCain.

While I consider McCain far too conservative to suit my tastes, to his credit, he at least took strong stands against torture policy and in MHO, was right on immigration policy. In terms of integrity, John McCain still has more in his little finger than GWB&co has combined. And if McCain says he will work with the Obama administration, I will take it at face value until proven different. I have no doubt McCain will fall short of perfect in what he pledges, but its not a black and white world.

Face two facts. (1) The GOP got clobbered in 2008 because of the terrible results of policies advocated by the GWB&co wing of the GOP. As a result, the GOP lost the election, and any GOP nominee other than McCain would have lost bigger. (2)
The GOP is going to have to rebuild itself and return to its traditional values. So,
even as a partisan democrat, I hope the McCain wing of the GOP prevails in that fight or the GOP may be kaput as a national party. The party out of power still contributes to good governance if they are the loyal opposition, something the bulk of the GOP forgets as they instead become the disloyal opposition to the point of total grid lock.
 

Lemon law

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Originally posted by: Jhhnn
I'm with Rainsford, particularly the part about wishing there were more repubs of the not-campaigning-for-Prez McCain mold...

In that role, he acted pretty much like any other rightwing twaddle-brained caricature of a candidate...
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While I agree with the Jhhnn assessment, McCain had little choice, he could not hope to openly break with GWB and also run for President. So in many ways, McCain had little choice and got typecast into twaddle-brained. And if any of you could now suggest a better strategy for McCain, you sure were silent before the election.

But I am also assuming that 2008 was McCain's last chance to run for President, he was too old in 2008, and will be positively ancient in 2012. Which somewhat frees up the McCain future agenda and legacy because he does not have to weigh future actions against the litmus test of will it help my POTUS run in 2012. If McCain can help rebuild the GOP and restore its integrity, his positive role in history will be assured.

Even as a partisan democrat, I can feel quite a bit of sympathy for his position, if
McCain had won the GOP primaries in 2000, and went on to win the general election, this country would be in much better shape v what we got, namely GWB&co. And in 2008, I also have to respect McCain for keeping the swiftboating
at a minimal level.

 

nageov3t

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Originally posted by: Gonad the Barbarian
Judging from the past 8 years he's pretty good at working with the president.

Obama himself voted with Bush something like 50% of the time, I'm sure they'll find lots of common ground ;)
 

JJChicken

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Originally posted by: Lemon law
Originally posted by: Jhhnn
I'm with Rainsford, particularly the part about wishing there were more repubs of the not-campaigning-for-Prez McCain mold...

In that role, he acted pretty much like any other rightwing twaddle-brained caricature of a candidate...
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While I agree with the Jhhnn assessment, McCain had little choice, he could not hope to openly break with GWB and also run for President. So in many ways, McCain had little choice and got typecast into twaddle-brained. And if any of you could now suggest a better strategy for McCain, you sure were silent before the election.

But I am also assuming that 2008 was McCain's last chance to run for President, he was too old in 2008, and will be positively ancient in 2012. Which somewhat frees up the McCain future agenda and legacy because he does not have to weigh future actions against the litmus test of will it help my POTUS run in 2012. If McCain can help rebuild the GOP and restore its integrity, his positive role in history will be assured.

Even as a partisan democrat, I can feel quite a bit of sympathy for his position, if
McCain had won the GOP primaries in 2000, and went on to win the general election, this country would be in much better shape v what we got, namely GWB&co. And in 2008, I also have to respect McCain for keeping the swiftboating
at a minimal level.

True. He took wright off the table which was really good.