John McCain-Sarah Palin rift grows wider, as Sen. leaves former running mate off list of GOP stars

The New York Daily News ^ | 2009-04-14 | Olivia Smith

[rabscuttle385]

Who's poised to lead the Republican party out of the woods? John McCain seems convinced that one GOP notable is not the person for the job, someone he's quite familiar with - his former running mate.

On Monday's "Tonight Show," Jay Leno asked the Arizona Senator to name the new guiding lights of the Republican party, and McCain was quick to rattle off a list of "young, dynamic" governors around the country.

Palin wasn't one of them.

McCain singled out Lousisana Gov. Bobby Jindal, Florida Gov. Charlie Christ, Minnesota's Tim Pawlenty, and Mitt Romney, McCain's chief rival for the Republican presidential nod in 2008.

In case anyone missed his conspicuous omission of Palin, McCain then added, "And I've left out somebody's name, and I'm gonna hear about it."

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[conservative cat]

Little jerk.

[Always Right]

I could care less what McCain thinks about anything.

[Parley Baer]

Just reinforces my negative thoughts about John McCain.

[MBB1984]

It should be obvious now that McCain has a great disdain for Palin.

[Blogger]

McCain is classless, as is his offspring.

[La Lydia]

It would behoove her to put as much distance between herself and McQueeg as she can. If he will do it for her, all the better for her. She still looks good, he looks like a cranky old man.

[benjibrowder]

What a blatant, nasty, insult. McCain needs to go. I don’t even care if a Democrat takes his seat at this point.

[HereInTheHeartland]

John doesn’t realize that Sarah added 10 points to his election day numbers.
I was making calls until 8:30 on election night to get Sarah into office; not McCain.

[A message]

Of course the 0bama wing of the Republican party wouldn’t mention Governor Palin.

[steve-b]

[Mamzelle]

He’s starting to snarl at his audience in his famous town halls.

[Slyfox]

His attitude and the fact that scads of Republicans felt they could not vote for him is the reason why he lost the election. The good amount of votes he did get was due to Sarah Palin. What an ingrate.

[EyeGuy]

Princess Meaghan of Mammary pronounced Sarah the Fair as unfit. Knave John, the Much Lesser is simply following the royal pronouncement.

[new cruelty]

HAH. What a stand up guy he turned out to be.

[Cheetahcat]

Charlie and Mitt ???? Ha Ha Ha BTW fire that JOKE writer.. McQueeg is a little little Man he needs to leave the stage!Thank the Lord it is not his decision.. Sarah Palin has a commanding lead in my book!

[Covenantor]

Gee, this treatment after all the money she raised for this miserable wretch.

I guess McCrazy is happy to keep what ever leftover funds there though.

Once again he proves what a small man resides in that sack of s***.

status quo ante

[muawiyah]

He's probably upset with us for referring to his chubby little daughter as a chubby RINO.

Pique.

Well, he's still a fascist no matter how chubby his daughter gets.

[Squantos]

If McPain likes em I’ll pass.....he’s no judge of anything conservative.

Sarah 2012.

[Moose4]

Not only did he leave Sarah Palin off that list (class, Juan, real class), he also left Mark Sanford off it. Quite intentionally, I’m sure.

}:-)4

[Laserman]

John McCain is what we calla useful idiot of the first order!!

I still have my Palin bumper sticker on my car. I cut off the top half that used to have John McCain on it!

[BallyBill]

As my pa used to say "she's gettin' too big for her britches".

She must be put in her place.

[clamper1797]

McLame is an Asshat

[rabscuttle385]

I guess McCrazy is happy to keep what ever leftover funds there though.

Well, actually, he gave them to Steele and the RINO National Committee.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2207960/posts

[Covenantor]

Princess Meaghan of Mammary

ROTFLMAO!

[San Jacinto]

McCain hates all conservatives.

[Stepan12]

McCain is an arsenholen who is full of scheiss.

[erman]

[Mind Freed]

Jindal and Pawlenty should be pissed that McCain gave them an endorsement. Palin should be celebrating that McCain is insulting her, it re-enforces conservatives thoughts that she would be a GREAT candidate in 2012.

[aMorePerfectUnion]

Mitt Romney! There’s a new upcoming star! I don’t doubt that McCain likes Rhomney too

[GeronL]

Romney??

is he kidding??

[thesearethetimes...]

I think he DOES realize it. It seems that he also realized that he picked a running mate who out “mavericked” him. Palin’s unabashedly Conservative belief system, clearly spoke to many Americans, versus his Republican working with Dem’s schtick.

What a sad, bitter man.

Tatt

[PzLdr]

What would be the difference?

[rabscuttle385]

Note that Juan was unabashedly praising Romney.

[Antoninus]

Just another reason to like Sarah, IMHO.

[Fireone]

No surprise here....Crist and Pawlenty are RINOs to the core.
They would appeal to a democrat like McCain.

[WakeUpAndVote]

Utterly tasteless comment.

[thesearethetimes...]

Clearly, he is not man enough to do it.

[EyeGuy]

You’d better leave then, because there has been MUCH worse said about Meagan McCain on this Forum.

[thesearethetimes...]

They are still trying to tell us which horse to back. Sad thing is, somehow it worked, and THAT is how we ended up with him... shakes head, NOT laughing.

Tatt

[BibChr]

Graceless fool.

Guess he’s sorry he didn’t lose by THREE digits.

[Redbob]

He’d “hear about it” if anyone in the GOP gave a shit about what he thinks.

[boomop1]

He is a Rat suck up, disgusting pos.

[HereInTheHeartland]

Palin was the only candidate to get excited about in November.
The GOP failed at putting a compelling candidate forward on the top of the ticket.

[dirtymac]

Thank God that Blithering Idiot left Sarah Palin off of HIS list of rising stars in the Republican Party. It would have been a kiss of death for her. The only people who would be interested in his selection is the same liberal crowd that did not vote for him in the last election. They (the liberals) have been playing that idiot like a cheap guitar for about twenty years. When is he going to learn that he has been left behind in the last 4 presidential elections. The ride is over! Go do something that is beneficial for the country!

[4integrity]

‘It should be obvious now that McCain has a great disdain for Palin.’

yes, cause Sarah can draw circles around mccain. He never should have been the 2008 R Presidential nominee. Thanks to his philosophy and his lousy campaign, we have President Obama. McCain should retire and be quiet....and that goes for his daughter too.

[mulligan]

Would not call him a “useful” idiot, but he is in fact a 100% idiot. If it was not for his military service I might be inclined to add many more unkind names to describe what I think he truly is today. Sad, that in his latter years he is destroying all the good once associated with and about him.

[WakeUpAndVote]

Sorry, I forgot to put the /s

I always called that the Juggerknot shot.

[Nuhna di Abuv]

You mean you could NOT care less than you do right now, correct?

I couldn’t care less what McCain thinks about anything.