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If McCain Is Nominee, Bush Will Help McCain (Interesting Colin Powell Comments)
The Los Angeles Times ^
| February 11, 2008
| Maura Reynolds and Peter Spiegel, Staff Writers
Posted on 02/11/2008 7:30:24 AM PST by truthkeeper
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To: Perdogg
“Powell has given money to only to the McCain campaign.”
It would not surprise me if McCain chooses Powell as his VP.
To: seekthetruth
That’d certainly make a bad situation worse. But I could believe it. McCain feels conservatives own him, and he’d believe the NYT if they urged him to reach out to the left.
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posted on
02/11/2008 7:57:24 AM PST
by
BibChr
("...behold, they have rejected the word of the LORD, so what wisdom is in them?" [Jer. 8:9])
To: The Ghost of FReepers Past
Bush created this mess. Well, Bush and Karl Rove What you refer to as a mess is nothing compared to what would have happened if Gore or Kerry had been in charge for the last 8 or 4 years.
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posted on
02/11/2008 8:03:33 AM PST
by
Dixie Yooper
(Ephesians 6:11)
To: seekthetruth
Powell says he is not interested in running for elected office.
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posted on
02/11/2008 8:06:38 AM PST
by
Perdogg
(Vice President Richard B Cheney - A National Treasure)
To: highball
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posted on
02/11/2008 8:17:10 AM PST
by
newzjunkey
(Keep them working back home. Buy Made in Mexico.)
To: truthkeeper
President Bush pledged Sunday to assist Sen. John McCain’s campaign for the presidency assuming he wins the Republican Party nomination — but acknowledged that the Arizona senator has “got some convincing to do” among the party’s conservatives.
Jeez!.....that’s a good one Jorge!...you’ve already crossed that stream, right?
To: seekthetruth
It won’t help. Powell’s brand has faded a bit.
To: Dixie Yooper
It is hard to say what would have been. Perhaps 4 years of Gore would have made the right stronger, not weaker, and led to a better victory in 2004. I realize that compromise must happen in politics. I just think we have been leading with compromise, and instead of winning 80%, we get 20%....and usually go forward only to have even that snatched away. Compromise is a value of last resort, not a first principle. There are many times when compromise is not even a value at all. Where are the leaders who recognize that distiction? I can tell you this, you don't have one in John McCain.
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posted on
02/11/2008 8:20:48 AM PST
by
The Ghost of FReepers Past
(Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light..... Isaiah 5:20)
To: penowa
“Is anybody surprised that he’s “open” to voting for a Democrat?”
Ann Coulter is.
Aren’t half the vocal Freepers here ready to vote for a democrat such their despise for rinos?
Powell is no longer trusted, but some people here seem to think it’s a good idea too for different reasons.
To: The Ghost of FReepers Past
Whatever lemons we are tossed, I will just have to make lemonade and hope for the best.
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posted on
02/11/2008 8:32:25 AM PST
by
Dixie Yooper
(Ephesians 6:11)
To: stevio
WOW! With that type of attitude you’ll end up with about four people in the entire party. If you have not already noticed, it’s people such as yourself that is the minority in the party. Look at all the endorsements from long time Republicans. This party is not yours to play with.
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posted on
02/11/2008 8:44:10 AM PST
by
End Times Crusader
(John McCain - Leadership for America ; Committed to victory and 100 years in Iraq)
To: End Times Crusader
This party is not yours to play with.You are correct, the party is not mine.
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posted on
02/11/2008 8:47:16 AM PST
by
stevio
((NRA))
To: Zathras
...an inside deal was made that if McLame supported the war, Bush would push McLame. No suprises here. LOL... Oh, please. The President, as the head of the party would be supporting the Republican nominee anyway: any of them. You'd expect him to come out in favor of Hillary? Don't think so...
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posted on
02/11/2008 8:52:11 AM PST
by
Ramius
(Personally, I give us... one chance in three. More tea?)
To: truthkeeper
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posted on
02/11/2008 8:56:05 AM PST
by
Salvation
(†With God all things are possible.†)
To: seekthetruth
It would not surprise me if McCain chooses Powell as his VP. Not likely. Powell will turn 71 in April. For VP, McCain needs to choose someone younger that can be groomed to be the GOP candidate in 2012.
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posted on
02/11/2008 9:05:39 AM PST
by
DFG
To: seekthetruth
I don’t think Powell would do it, but it’s a good idea.
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posted on
02/11/2008 9:15:17 AM PST
by
Pinetop
To: truthkeeper
Naturally, a sitting President will campaign for the nominee of the party to which he belongs. Why would this even be news?
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posted on
02/11/2008 9:29:53 AM PST
by
MEGoody
(Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.)
To: The Ghost of FReepers Past
Bush campaigning for McCain would probably hurt McCain at this point. Conservatives no longer trust Bush (at least on some issues) and the left still ferociously hates Bush, so I don’t see any benefits for McCain if Bush is out there fighting for him.
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posted on
02/11/2008 9:33:02 AM PST
by
puroresu
(Enjoy ASIAN CINEMA? See my Freeper page for recommendations (updated!).)
To: Names Ash Housewares
"...but some people here seem to think its a good idea..."
I'm not one of them. I won't vote for McCain, Hillary or Obama for the simple reason that voting for any of them is a vote for Soros' agenda. I just think it's interesting that Powell, who would be a retired nobody had the Republicans not shoved him forward during his entire career, is nearly as loyal as McCain to the party. Maybe he'll be McCain's VP since he's a "maverick" too.
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posted on
02/11/2008 9:38:46 AM PST
by
penowa
To: ishabibble
You call us crybabies for not liking McCain, yet you assert that his shift to the left was because he was peeved over not getting the GOP nomination in 2000. So because he lost the primaries to Bush, he contemplated switching parties, and teamed up with leftists to undermine the GOP for eight years, but it’s the people angry about that who are the crybabies? I don’t understand your reasoning here.
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posted on
02/11/2008 9:39:16 AM PST
by
puroresu
(Enjoy ASIAN CINEMA? See my Freeper page for recommendations (updated!).)
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