McCain to launch new PAC [to "help define the future of the GOP"]

CNN - Political Ticker ^ | 2009-01-07

[rabscuttle385]

WASHINGTON (CNN)—Arizona Senator John McCain is adopting a major 2008 campaign slogan for a new political action committee designed to support not only his own planned re-election run in two years, but help him put his stamp on the rebuilding of the Republican Party.

The formation of the “Country First” PAC is to be announced Wednesday, two sources familiar with the plans tell CNN.

One of the sources called it the “first official step” of the GOP Senator’s re-election campaign. McCain made it clear not long after losing the presidential election that he intended to seek re-election to the Senate in 2010.

The second source said that in addition to supporting his own political ambitions, “Country First” would be a financial vehicle to help McCain “help define the future of the GOP by recruiting candidates and driving the agenda.”

[rabscuttle385]

McCain is still an ass.

[rabscuttle385]

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[anniegetyourgun]

Going nowhere fast....

[rabscuttle385]

McCain must be stopped before 2010 at all costs.

[Non-Sequitur]

The formation of the “Country First” PAC is to be announced Wednesday...

Anyone out there who doesn't think that a more accurate name for McCain's PAC would be "Me First"?

[frogjerk]

Why should I support McCain and his PAC if he couldn't even stand up for Palin?

McCain, please just change your party affiliation and be done with it.

[exit82]

And he always will be.

[PBRSTREETGANG]

Surprised it won't be named "RINOPAC".

[prismsinc]

NO MORE MCLAME!

[Fred]

Does Juan plan on running for president of Mexico?

[Mr. K]

Let me guess McLame... you have some “New Ideas” to take the party in a “New Direction” and “Reach out to democrap voters”

If they are as bad as your old ideas, no thanks.

[Puppage]

Go AWAY, Juan.

[anniegetyourgun]

He was stopped...in 2008. He’ll never run again.

[redstateconfidential]

[Mr. K]

I want an apology from all those who flamed me for calling him McStupid

[Tarpon]

Opt out of McCain’s RNC. How does the loser think he has the right ideas?

[rabscuttle385]

He was stopped...in 2008. He’ll never run again.

Well, he's running for reelection in 2010, along with a bunch of other RINOs.

[all the best]

“Country First” ? That comes across as some sort of collectivist, anti-individualist slogan. National socialism. The individual is not paramount but the “country”, the collective. FREEDOM FIRST!!!!!

[albie]

Go ahead and LET the screen door hit you on the way out! Maybe it’ll propel you further into oblivion.

[SwinneySwitch]

Send Juan the money, so he can distribute it?

No, thanks.

[Reagan Man]

Hey McCain, you had your chance. Your last chance.

Get lost!

[Kenny Bunk]

Please join me in telling this superannuated jet jockey to go away. Far away and don't bother us again.*

His ineffectual campaign was a disgrace and a waste of money.

*Oh Yeah, Take the RNC with you.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

he won’t get another nickle from me.

[deannadurbin]

You’re a loser, McCain. You’re 72. RETIRE, DAMN YOU!!!!!!

[13Sisters76]

Oh great.

It’s not enough that the mushy moderates have the party- now they need a private club too?

[MahatmaGandu]

Dittoed and bumped. (-:

[Dante3]

McCain needs to be defeated. He is either incredibly stupid or he threw the election. GOP is better off without him. The only thing he had going for him was choosing Palin - and then his people started trashing her.

[SoConPubbie]

Anybody who donates to this PAC is a traitor to the GOP.

[FelixFelicis]

[mysterio]

The GOP is heading down Whig highway.

[dead]

This is like Joe Hazelwood asking for money to continue to captain the Exxon Valdez.

[DoughtyOne]

Actually, John co-opted Conservatives across this nation to sell out their values just so an “R” could have a chance at the Oval Office. He doesn’t have to run again, to seriously screw up the drive to return to our Conservative roots.

John is nowhere near done with his efforts to destroy Conservative influence on the Republican party. As such he is clearly a serious threat to the values you and I share.

I am not convinced he won’t try to run again in 2012. The man is mad.

[4integrity]

Well, I needed a good laugh!

If the GOP is putting their eggs in McCain’s basket....they’re in more trouble than I thought.
Is McCain delusional???????

[DustyMoment]

McCain to launch new PAC [to "help define the future of the GOP"]

Gee, thanks, Juan, but you can save yourself the trouble of doing ANYTHING with a new PAC to define ANYTHING about the GOP.

Ya see, Juan, the PAC already exists - it's called the Democrat Party and the people you have been buddying up to for so many ways to get your way in the Senate, have not only defined who the GOP is, if they get their way they hope to define the future of the GOP as "nonexistent".

So, Juan, spare us anymore of your political influence and just go away. You were a lousy presidential candidate who ran an inept and mediocre campaign that, despite your experience, abilities and knowledge, you couldn't defeat the emptiest of empty suits that the Dems put up to run against you.

Frankly, Juan, we're just not all that impressed with your politics and don't need anymore "help" from you defining the GOP past, present OR future.

[null and void]

Meet the new boss...

[VictoryGal]

Why is McCain driving something like this and not a tried and true conservative?

GOP conservatives need to step up or they will wake up under a pile of rotting RINOs from which there is no digging out. And 3rd parties are VERY hard to build in today’s dumbed-down America.

[philled]

Good luck with that, John. I don't think you'll need much bandwidth for your website. There's only a future for the GOP if you aren't connected to it.

PS: Can I have my money back that I donated once Sarah Palin joined your campaign? Since you have no need for her, you don't have any need for my dollars and they sure as hell weren't spent on an effort to win the White House.

[DoughtyOne]

The GOP? I like to refer to it as the GAP party these days. It is God Awful.

I have seen no evidence whatsoever that the party leadership has a single thread connection to Conservatism these days.

[Dr.Zoidberg]

McCain is still an ass.

he's an ass with an agenda. The destruction of the (R)epublican party and giving aid and comfort to the enemies of America, namely the (D)emonrats.

mcloon, you've already put your stamp on the (R)epublican party, your planned incompetence succeeded in electing the marxist messiah, just as you intended and damaging the (R)epublican brand almost beyond any hope of recovery this coming decade.

[dead]

Why is McCain driving something like this and not a tried and true conservative?

Because he was nominated to the role by John McCain, seconded by John McCain, and approved by unanimous approval of John McCain.

He and his new PAC are easily ignored.

[Secret Agent Man]

I would like to start the naming contest for the new PAC, you know, to help McCain out, if he’s going to have any hand at shaping the future of the Republican Party.

I propose FLUSH-PAC.

[Tex Pete]

I have a “pac” for Juan.

It’s a backpack containing an anvil. He should use it as a personal floatation device.

[Secret Agent Man]

Excellent example. This one’s in the running for the new name.

[Mogwai]

Call it SpackPAC. I swear, if McCain were a conscious liberal mole, he might act exactly as he has.

[Rockingham]

So leading a disorganized, self-referential, and failed campaign for President is not enough to define the GOP in McCain's image?

[Old Sarge]

[utahagen]

Freepers, this is being reported by CNN. I don't believe that McCain is planning to run again, no matter what “sources” say. CNN made this part up to make the Republicans look weak and to irritate conservatives. Let's not play into their hands.

[Tallguy]

John. You will probably be succeeded by a democrat when you give up your Arizona senate seat. Why don’t you worry about something that you can potentially influence, rather than revisiting your lost battlefield.

[pallis]

We’ve seen what McCain’s vision for the Republican Party offers, ...defeat and destruction of the Republican Party. McCain has been the worst enemy the Republican Party has had for the past ten years. I wish I could draw, because I have this cartoon image of a donkey pulling a cart with Obama, Pelosi and Reid standing in the cart shoveling out happy dreams to the sheeple while McCain, half elephant, half Rino, stands on a the street corner holding out his nickel bag of the same thing.

[Dr.Zoidberg]

Is McCain delusional

No, I think he's fully in command of his faculties. He's simply a (D)emonrat saboteur in place to do the maximum damage possible.