Posted on 10/25/2009 4:41:43 PM PDT by rabscuttle385
Senator John McCain made clear that he and the Republican Party should send the message that they support whatever President Obama's strategy in Afghanistan ends up being, rather than send messages that the U.S. is "waffling" or "dithering."
In response to former Vice President Dick Cheney's recent remarks, in which he said, "signals of indecision out of Washington hurt our allies and embolden our adversaries," McCain said, "I wouldn't use that language."
Speaking Wednesday evening while accepting an award from the conservative Center for Security Policy, Cheney said, "The White House must stop dithering while America's armed forces are in danger."
Cheney continued: "Waffling, while our troops on the ground face an emboldened enemy, endangers them and hurts our cause."
On CBS' "Face the Nation" Sunday, McCain said, "I wouldn't use that language. The fact is, as I said before, we already have men and women who are in danger there now. The sooner we implement the strategy, the more we will be able to ensure their safety."
"Let's face it. The president, when he makes his decision — and again, I believe that he will have trouble with the base of his own party. And so the more united we can be behind him, I think the more the chances are of success and American public support," he said of recruiting Republicans to support the eventual Obama decision.
"Let's look forward. I want to support the president. I want this strategy to work. I know it can work, and I know it will work if . . . it's properly resourced.
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McCain is literally the only person on earth who can make me glad (at least momentarily) that Obama is president.
Reason Number 298,892,749,233 NOT to support McCain.
If you are a patriot you have a duty NOT to support this president when he pushes legislation that is destructive to the health and future of the US.
Right as much as the liberals were united behind Bush and the troops fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan years before.
I am so glad I did not vote for this clown last year and he deserved to lose!!
Yep, that sounds like something McCain would say
While American troops die
>>he said of recruiting Republicans to support the eventual Obama decision.
Bipartisan support of the fascist takeover over 1/6 of the economy means that the GOP (and conservatism—even though no actual conservatives will support it) will take 100% of the blame when it proves to be a disaster.
Or to put it in the immortal words of Admiral Ackbar: “It’s a trap!”
I never wanted McCain in the White House, I wanted Sarah in the White House, McCain just happened to be part of the package deal
McStain....The one time that I did not bother to vote.
He needs to retire to the dessert and contemplate his navel.
..presidential?
He did. He and the Republican hierarchy helped to get him elected. The only mistake as far as obama was concerned was when Mc Cain chose Sarah Palin to be his running mate. In my opinion, this did not turn out like they expected it to.
Both have been trying to rectify that mistake ever since.
All RINO’s gotta go. Their party is OVER.
Here it comes...............
P U K E M A O
John, do yourself and America a big favor. Shut up.
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot John.
McLame wouldn’t say $**t if he had a mouthful. way past time for him to have retired gracefully...
Mister McCain will say something "conservative" in a week or so, to placate us (Ha! Won't work! We're on to you).
John, ol buddy.
You are not standing on principle, AND YOU KNOW IT.
You are angling for some heavy petting from the NYT, AND WE KNOW IT!
So, go ahead and pick up tomorrow's NYT and enjoy all that great ink you get (from backhanding our precious troops and pottying on our security in the region.)
Must be nice to be unbothered by a pesky conscience. .
Go to bed, old man.
I wouldn’t support Mussolini just because he was
Il Duce, OR made the trains run on time....
Senator John...who?
I want to support the president. Unfortunately, the president is being a dildo.
It’s a good thing this senile old man doesn’t have Obamacare.
Oh NOW he wants to support the president. Too bad he didn’t have more of that kind of attitude when Bush was in office.
” the Republican Party should send the message that they support whatever President Obama’s strategy in Afghanistan ends up being, “
Whatever strategy ???
McMental acknowledges that after being in office for 10 months-Barry Basketball still hasn’t figured out a policy for Afghanistan.
And that’s perfectly fine with him .
Meghan McCain obviously takes after the old man.
They pulled out McCain’s spine in NK.
“Go way little man, just GO AWAY!” ;-(
The groin leech is making sure he gets an optimum seal.
Obama is not a president....he's a community organizer. The world is not a community he can organize...it is not PC and their are no laws that for people to edify idiots. Obama is and will be a failure irregardless of how much the MSN props him up. Marion Barry....Kwame Kilpatrick... ect
When Glenn Beck said that McCain would have been worse as POTUS than Bambi, I confess I strongly disagreed, and was embarrassed for him that he said it.
Upon further reflection, I’m afraid I was wrong and Glenn Beck was right. McCain is a traitor to the conservative cause. He would have done irreparable damage from the inside.
So, Juan supports dithering while our troops are dying on the battlefield?
McCain, the consummate Kentucky Fried gentleman. Delivered powder puffs to the Bummer when punches were needed to that flim flam artist.
I guess he’s saying a consistent lousy war policy is better than a waffling one. That’s usually true.
On the other hand, it’s tempting to say “I’d like to support the Bummer.” The only question is, how.
For the whole series of Zero dollar bills, go here:
Cheney should have run against Obama. wouldn’t that have been a rout?
Vice President Cheney wants to support the POTUS too; but, first he wants the POTUS to be doing what is worthy of support.
Obama has said already that victory in Afghanistan isn't important to him. Obama: 'Victory' Not Necessarily Goal in Afghanistan
I'm with VP Cheney. How I wish he were POTUS! God bless him.
I still disagree. Nobody would have mistaken McCain to be anything more than a RINO. The polarization in the GOP would still exist and the powder puff, lame duck McCain president (too old to run again in 2012) would be no more capable of polluting the conservative standard bearers than he is now. He would be an evil but still the lesser of two. I still gaze with wonderment and ask how, in the name of supposed racial comity, has America sunk so low as to fall for that flim flam con man, the Bummer.
I wish he would have showed that snarly face to the Bummer when it counted.
>> I still gaze with wonderment and ask how, in the name of supposed racial comity, has America sunk so low as to fall for that flim flam con man, the Bummer.
That’s a good question and I sure don’t know the answer. Maybe we were due for a wakeup call. We sure got one! The Lord works in mysterious ways.
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The Rino with the sharp knives for back stabbing...McLame. However, that leaves McCain with not the sharpest knives in the drawer.
I wish that I could take my vote back so I could write in none of the above.
What a bunghole McCain is.
He needs to take his big-mouthed, airheaded daughter, Princess Krispy Kreme, and go somewhere far, far away.
God, how I wish Cheney would run next time, although with his age and health it might be tough for him-not to mention how many idiots in this country would vote against him.
McCain was, out of the 8 candidates who were originally in the running for the GOP in ‘08, my last pick. I remember talking with folks in ‘00 about how I thought he was worthless-that’s when even the ‘Rats were swooning how great he was.
The only half reasonable explanation I can come up with myself, is that the race baiting poverty pimps have cowed greater white America so severely that it was willing to swallow any pill. ACORN is probably not enough to explain all the differential between the candidates.
Let a President Sarah Palin appoint Cheney as secretary of defense or some such thing. He would not want to be president.
Do we really need any more evidence that McCain’s skin cancer actually made it’s way inside the brain and is munching away even as we speak?
This face he reserved for hte conservatives in his own party. “It’s not amnesty. If you want the g-d fence first we’ll build the fence.”
McCain sounds like a real strong military leader, doesn’t he? (NOT!) I voted for McCain, but, as the bumper sticker said,
“Get drunk and vote for McCain,” which is just about what I had to do. Now like a drunk “the night after,” I regret even that.
Shut up and sit down! You caused enough problems! Step aside or join the other side, LACKY
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