McCain: Not many regrets about campaign

The Hill, Washington DC ^ | 2009-01-25 | Klaus Marre

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Sen. John McCain (Ariz.), the 2008 GOP presidential nominee, said Sunday he had few regrets about his White House campaign and no second thoughts about picking Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate.

“I don’t have a lot of regrets about it. I think we ran an honorable campaign,” McCain said on “Fox News Sunday.”

The Arizona senator added that he was proud of things he had accomplished during the campaign and the people he surrounded himself with. In addition, he argued, the campaign may have made him “more effective here in Washington in these very difficult times.”

Asked specifically about Palin, McCain stressed that there were no regrets.

“I think the world of Sarah Palin. She energized our party. She has a bright future in our party. I’m pleased to have known her and her wonderful family,” he stated.

McCain noted that there is a great need for bipartisanship in light of the challenges the country and its new president are facing.

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Apparently McQueeg doesn't regret throwing the election for Zero.

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[Islander7]

I wish he would just go away! What a fool!

[screaminsunshine]

I think he was a ringer.

[Vaquero]

LOSER!

[FormerACLUmember]

McCain was chosen by the democrat party media to lose.

And he did precisely as he was supposed to.

[Joann37]

I regret that he was our candidate.

[autumnraine]

Of course he doesn’t regret it, it went exactly according to plan.

[cripplecreek]

My biggest regret is that the SOB won’t say he doesn’t plan to run again.

[AEMILIUS PAULUS]

The more I listen to this politician the more I agree with you. He was a shill.

[TribalPrincess2U]

You go McLame!

I mean it... you go McLame to the dark side. You’re already one step from it.

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(comment self censored to preclude my being banned)

[kjo]

Exactly....the media nominated both candidates this time...they are still very powerful. Once McCain was chosen by the liberal media he followed their orders and did not fight.

Many, many, things should have been pointed out about Barry Obama....but McCain chose to lose rather than report the truth about this empty suit.

I proudly voted for Barr...and would do so again...not because I love Bob Barr...I don’t...but I respect him for his version of the truth....he ran an open and honest campaign...unlike McQueeg.

[theDentist]

He’s going to try again in ‘12. You watch.... Mr AlsoRan should be thrown out of the party

[Uncle Ike]

” McCain: Not many regrets about campaign “

Of course he has no regrets....

McCain was put forward as a dole-esque throwaway candidate (because it was ‘his turn’) whose sole purpose was to be gloriously crushed under the wheels of Hillary (because it was *her* turn)....

Just because the Dems crossed him up and put up the wrong candidate, doesn’t mean that he didn’t fulfill his intended purpose.....

[Doogle]

no regrets for him, 55 million for us, Thanks McWuss

[Mr. Mojo]

"I think we ran an honorable campaign,” McCain said

Failing to criticize bHo for his numerous radical-socialist associations isn't "honorable," it's McLame.

[COBOL2Java]

Why should he have any regrets? He accomplished exactly what he set out to do!

[svcw]

I have lots of regrets, that JM won the primary for one, that JM treated Gov Palin like she was a leper, that JM is still in the senate, that JM will not shut the hell up, that JM........

[Virginia Ridgerunner]

“I think the world of Sarah Palin. She energized our party. She has a bright future in our party. I’m pleased to have known her and her wonderful family,” he stated.

It would have been very nice if he had said this the week after the elction when his staff, especially Nichole Wallace and probably Steve Schmidt, was plunging their knives into her back.

Unfortunately, he didn't.

Loser.