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Posted on 11/07/2008 7:21:04 PM PST by rabscuttle385
Newsweek has published a deep, multi-chapter account of the entire 2008 presidential campaign, with a lot of inside perspective. Somewhere in the middle, it deals with Sen. John McCain's friendship with Sen. Joe Lieberman.
McCain had apparently pitched Lieberman's name for the No. 2 spot on the ticket, but the idea was quickly shot down by his advisers.
(Excerpt) Read more at blogs.courant.com ...
McCain had initially wanted Joe Lieberman. The two senators were fellow romantics, deeply imbued with a sense of righteousness and honor. In mid-August, when NEWSWEEK's editor Jon Meacham was interviewing McCain aboard the campaign plane, the discussion turned to "The Winds of War," Herman Wouk's mega-bestseller about World War II. The main character, a naval commander named Pug Henry, was a favorite of McCain's. As it turned out, Lieberman—sitting just across the aisle and listening in on the NEWSWEEK interview—was a friend of Herman Wouk. "Let's go see Herman!" Lieberman piped up. "Yes!" exclaimed McCain. The two began planning a road trip out to Wouk's California home. "We can shake the money tree," McCain cackled (Wouk lives among the wealthy in Palm Springs, Calif.). McCain loved to travel with Lieberman, a fellow maverick who had stood fast on Iraq, nearly at the cost of his Senate seat in liberal Connecticut. McCain's other traveling buddy, Lindsey Graham, urged McCain to pick Lieberman, still a nominal Democrat, as a way to show that McCain put country over party label—and as a way to answer the Democrats' choice of the first African-American presidential nominee. "We've got to match history with history," Graham declared.
Sickening.
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Well, look at it this way. It would have effectively ended the campaign a lot sooner.
Well, look at it this way. It would have effectively ended the campaign a lot sooner.
Why weren’t we running a Republican this election season?
might have been the biggest lanslide since Reagan amd Mondale.
Wish he had done it. I’d have an extra $400 in the bank for President Obama to take...
Juan McCainez would have lost by 20 points instead of 6.
I don’t believe any of this. This is the DBM whom we all said was worthless throughout the campaign, now we’re supposed to give them the time of day?
No. I will view anything reported by the DBM as 1) stuff to prop up Obama or 2) misinformation spread to them by Obama.
From a theoretical and political point of view, it seemed like a good idea at the time. McCain could have run as someone who was above partisan politics, a national consensus candidate. But it’s one of those things that may have been good in theory, but never worked in practice.
Sarah Palin was a good choice.
“Wish he had done it. I’d have an extra $400 in the bank for President Obama to take...”
Funny. That’s exactly how much money I gave McCain, and I deliberately held off on donating until I knew he was not choosing a Democrat for VP.
And Lieberman would've made history as the first man to run as VP for two different major parties just 8 years apart.
watch ... someone will correct me on that ...
“I don’t believe any of this. This is the DBM whom we all said was worthless throughout the campaign, now we’re supposed to give them the time of day?”
When they portray McCain as a disloyal Republican, yes I believe them, since I have independent evidence of that.
I doubt I was have voted at all if he had chosen a pro-abortion killing pol for a running mate.
As Ann Coulter said: “the only good thing about McCain is that he gave us a genuine conservative, Sarah Palin. He’s like one of those insects that lives just long enough to reproduce so that the species can survive.”
Give it a rest. This story is attempting to do 3 things:
1) Tries to lay the blame at social conservatives who were thrilled about Palin
2) Discredit Palin among those who voted for McCain even though they had some reservations about Palin.
3) Influence her future potential.
“Lindsey Graham, urged McCain to pick Lieberman”
IMHO Graham was one of the biggest reasons McCain drifted off course to many times.
Without Sarah Palin he’d have only carried Arizona.
“Well, look at it this way. It would have effectively ended the campaign a lot sooner.”
Yes, it would have been McDud’s Joementum.
I gave $200 the night she was picked, and another 200 in early October.
I also got a letter from John yesterday. It pointed out the final 15 days were coming up, and could I help him with a donation so he could enter the last 15 days with even money.
I don’t think so...
;>)
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