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Captains of Industry Could Populate McCain Cabinet ( Lieberman Potential Cabinet Member)
Reuters ^ | January 11th, 2008 | Andy Sullivan

Posted on 01/11/2008 7:14:57 PM PST by fight_truth_decay

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To: fight_truth_decay

Thanks for the link.


41 posted on 01/11/2008 10:08:01 PM PST by TigersEye (Crusty is as Crusty does.)
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To: fight_truth_decay

It would suck for Merrill Lynch. Do you have any idea how hard it is for Wall Street banks to find talented executives today? And recruiting Thain was their big coup...


42 posted on 01/11/2008 10:08:24 PM PST by Young Scholar
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To: fight_truth_decay
It was the strawberries! But they laughed and made jokes.

43 posted on 01/12/2008 3:26:01 AM PST by iowamark
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To: khnyny
"John McCain approached John Kerry"

It would appear that there is more at play than just republicans versus democrats.

Huckabee going after left and right wing populists.
Paul going after left and right wing extremists
McCain going after left and right wing moderates.

And if that doesn't cover all the bases, Bloomberg will enter the race seeking a cross-over vote.

It has become the left and the right against the middle.

44 posted on 01/12/2008 3:32:19 AM PST by Ben Ficklin
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To: fight_truth_decay

Political Elites - Corporate Elites


45 posted on 01/12/2008 3:34:14 AM PST by stocksthatgoup (Number 1 FredHead)
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To: Ben Ficklin

Can the “5 year plan” be far behind?


46 posted on 01/12/2008 3:35:12 AM PST by stocksthatgoup (Number 1 FredHead)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
How about the “Keating 15” it has a ring to it!

Yep. Just what we need, more traitorous open border crooks in D.C.... (/sarcasm)

47 posted on 01/12/2008 3:49:07 AM PST by Sir Francis Dashwood (LET'S ROLL!)
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To: fight_truth_decay

No need to even think about a juan mckennedy administration, let alone worry about one. juan will be finished again for the final time after South Carolina.


48 posted on 01/12/2008 5:36:37 AM PST by jmaroneps37 (Conservatives live in the truth. Liberals live in lies.)
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To: stocksthatgoup
Political Elites - Corporate Elites

Then I will turn to the stock room boy for economic advice. Just despise those that make a continued success out of a company, and when in more difficult times for many in their same industry !! Innovation, new ideas be damned.

What was I thinking? Thanks for the heads up! "stocksthatgroup".

49 posted on 01/12/2008 7:28:08 AM PST by fight_truth_decay
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To: stocksthatgoup
Which "5 year" plan?
12, I believe.

There were many.
If guided by "free market" through the due diligence aka history of performance, experts that have successfully sailed their own flag ships and those nasty little "democracy" ideals as ingredients; some of these plans might have become a success. It's not just THE plan, it comes down to one self-annoited sacred vessel of thought or the collective chalices that surround.

I think we might have more fear that Google might want to take over the world. The "Google Train" just keeps speeding along.

50 posted on 01/12/2008 7:57:20 AM PST by fight_truth_decay
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To: fight_truth_decay

This traitor to his party will never get my vote.


51 posted on 01/12/2008 8:01:29 AM PST by Sybeck1 (McCain or Huckabee will never see my support at the ballot box)
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To: End Times Crusader

You McCainiacs are such Cult of Personalisty bores.

Can you ever make a rational factional case for your god or can all you do is spam this board with endless posts of meaningless slogans?


52 posted on 01/12/2008 8:24:25 AM PST by MNJohnnie (Instead of "Swift Boaters", 2008 Democrats have "Short Bussers"-Freeper Sax)
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To: fight_truth_decay

For Conservatives McCain is the worst of all worlds.

From Tax-cuts to the War to Judges McCain’s whole strategy has been to be as Liberal as possible and stay in the GOP.

Politically there is very little difference between Hillary and McCain. McCain has done nothing for the Conservative movement in 8 years. While talking a good game on spending he has done nothing. He has actively worked against the Conservatives on Social issues, on the WOT, on Iraq, on Gitmo, against Rummy, on Immigration and on Judges, on Global Warming etc etc etc etc etc. McCain has far more in common with Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama then he does with Tom Coburn or the Senate GOP.

McCain would be the worse of both worlds. A mislabeled “Conservative” Administration actively advancing the Democrat Party’s agenda while knifing Conservatives in the back daily. You could count on a McCain Administration to appoint Leftist Judges in order to avoid fighting with the Democrats in the US Senate.

McCain would fracture the few remaining GOP Congress critters into pro and anti McCain factions. McCain would be the worst of all world politically for the Conservatives.

At least with a Democrat Leftist Administration, as opposed to a McCain Leftist with a GOP Label Administration, the Democrats would get all the political fall out of their disastrous political decisions and the GOP would unite in fighting them. I do know who would be the worst of all possible worlds, that would be McCain.


53 posted on 01/12/2008 8:25:58 AM PST by MNJohnnie (Instead of "Swift Boaters", 2008 Democrats have "Short Bussers"-Freeper Sax)
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To: jpf
If McCain gets the nomination AND gets Hillary, he could win 40 states. With that would come Republican seats in the House.

Pure nonsense. Utterly NO evidence to suggest McCain would win. Most probable would be McCain would lose OH-VA-CO. Those are states that have dumped McCain style Republican moderates recently. There is no reason to expect them to vote Democrat Lite when they can get the real deal from the Democrats.

The mistake you McCainiacs make is you confuse National polls for an election strategy. Presidential elections are won state by state, not in National Likability polls.

Even if McCain might win a very close election against Hillary, it would do little to change the make up of the US Congress. It would be Leftist Establishment politician against unprincipled blow in the breeze politician. It would leave the current Congress virtually unchanged since no one is going to fight very hard to elect Democrat Lite GOP candidates. McCain would be a drag on the whole ticket.

McCain could not even pick up one additional state over those Bush won in 2004. So even if McCain managed to win, the losers would be the GOP and the Conservative Movement

From Tax-cuts to the War to Judges McCain’s whole strategy has been to be as Liberal as possible and stay in the GOP.

Politically there is very little difference between Hillary and McCain. You get minor variations on this and that issue, like abortion, but over all McCain and Clinton share the same political philopshical outlook

McCain has done nothing for the Conservative movement in 8 years. While talking a good game on spending he has done nothing. He has actively worked against the Conservatives on Social issues, on the WOT, on Iraq, on Gitmo, against Rummy, on Immigration and on Judges, on Global Warming etc etc etc etc etc. McCain has far more in common with Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama then he does with Tom Coburn or the Senate GOP.

McCain would be the worse of both worlds. A mislabeled “Conservative” Administration actively advancing the Democrat Party’s agenda while knifing Conservatives in the back daily. You could even count on a McCain Administration appointing Leftist Judges in order to avoid fighting with the Democrats in the US Senate.

McCain would fracture the few remaining GOP Congress critters into pro and anti McCain factions. McCain would be the worst of all world politically for the Conservatives. At least with a Democrat Leftist Administration, as opposed to a McCain Leftist with a GOP Label Administration, the Democrats would get all the political fall out of their disastrous political decisions and the GOP would unite in fighting them.

The worst of all possible worlds for us in 1008 would be McCain getting elected President.

54 posted on 01/12/2008 8:40:18 AM PST by MNJohnnie (Instead of "Swift Boaters", 2008 Democrats have "Short Bussers"-Freeper Sax)
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To: fight_truth_decay

So one of the most consistently Leftist US Senators is supporting McCain and that is suppose to be a good thing for Conservatives?


55 posted on 01/12/2008 8:41:45 AM PST by MNJohnnie (Instead of "Swift Boaters", 2008 Democrats have "Short Bussers"-Freeper Sax)
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To: MNJohnnie
consistently Leftist US Senators-(Lieberman?)

Ahhh..wins back CT from a Democrat favored by the party, and a useless Republican?
Considered a Piranya to the Democratic elite?

Add note I am undecided.

Add another note I see nothing of any defined strategy from the other "conservative(?)" candidates as they all seem to spend more media time over petty personal attacks which make for endless useless chatter (on tears and fairy tales) serving no purpose to taxpayers.
No one candidate can please everyone within their own party.
Some here can only focus straight ahead with no peripheral vision, whatsoever.

I plan to vote for the guy who has a working relationship with members of both parties and builds the cabinet/committees/ with those that actually write paychecks for a living..that keeps the country moving while others in government do their best to grind it to a hault. All for the love of the Party. *removes next statement*

However, you at least state an intelligent opinion, then a one line attack on another who may comment. Thanks.

56 posted on 01/12/2008 5:57:40 PM PST by fight_truth_decay
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To: TigersEye
Hoover Institute
The McCain-Feingold-Cochran Campaign Reform Bill

"Electioneering communications" are defined as radio or TV ads that refer to a clearly identified candidate or candidates and appear within 30 days of a primary or 60 days of a general election. This definition does not include any printed communication, direct mail, voter guides, or the Internet."

McCain-Feingold-Cochran would strengthen current law to prohibit foreign nationals from making any contributions in a federal, state or local election. The foreign money abuses from the 1996 election that captured so much attention would be entirely shut down by this proposal.

McCain-Feingold-Cochran contains a number of provisions designed to improve disclosure of campaign finance information and strengthen enforcement of the law. The bill would: (1) strengthen current law to make it clear that it is unlawful to raise or solicit campaign contributions on federal property, including the White House and the United States Congress: (2) bar federal candidates from converting campaign funds for personal use, such as a mortgage payment or country club membership; (3) specify circumstances in which activities by outside groups or parties will be considered coordinated with candidates; and (4) provide more timely disclosure of independent expenditures.

57 posted on 01/13/2008 1:15:58 PM PST by fight_truth_decay
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To: fight_truth_decay
Thanks for pinging me to that.

"Electioneering communications" are defined as radio or TV ads that refer to a clearly identified candidate or candidates and appear within 30 days of a primary or 60 days of a general election. This definition does not include any printed communication, direct mail, voter guides, or the Internet."

Who is this quoting?

58 posted on 01/13/2008 1:29:39 PM PST by TigersEye (Crusty is as Crusty does.)
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