http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/mccain/ en-us Tue, 5 Jan 2010 17:55:22 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2421488/posts (CNN) – Jim Greer, the embattled chairman of the Republican Party of Florida, will resign Tuesday, two sources close to the party confirm to CNN. Greer will discuss his decision with members of the Republican State Executive Committee around noon, and will hold a conference call with reporters at 1 p.m. ET. The longtime ally of Gov. Charlie Crist has been under fire for his management of party money and his involvement in contested primaries. Critics of the chairman - including backers of Marco Rubio, Crist's conservative rival for the GOP Senate nomination - have been demanding his ouster for... CNN - Political Ticker http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2421488/posts#comment Tue, 5 Jan 2010 17:55:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2421307/posts WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republican Party Chairman Michael Steele offers a simple explanation for why the GOP all too often lost touch with typical Americans since the Ronald Reagan era: "We screwed up," he claims in a new book offering a blueprint for the party's resurgence. That "we" includes the last two Republican presidents and the most recent Republican candidate for president. In "Right Now: A 12-Step Program for Defeating the Obama Agenda," released Monday by Regnery Publishing, Steele says the GOP should acknowledge where "we most glaringly compromised our principles" in the past decade and hold its elected officials accountable.... AP / The New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2421307/posts#comment Tue, 5 Jan 2010 14:00:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2421156/posts (CNN) - The Lexington County Republican Party in South Carolina voted late Monday to censure Sen. Lindsey Graham for his positions on several controversial issues, including his recent support for a compromise on cap-and-trade legislation. The Lexington GOP is now the second county party organization in a matter of months to censure Graham after Charleston County leaders approved a similar resolution in November. But unlike Charleston County, Lexington is one of the most conservative counties in South Carolina and is considered a bellwether of Republican sentiment in the state. The measure passed by a 13-7 vote after more than an... CNN - Political Ticker http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2421156/posts#comment Tue, 5 Jan 2010 05:45:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2420830/posts The RNC video biography of Governor Sarah Palin narrated by Jon Voight. Citizen Palin 4 President http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2420830/posts#comment Mon, 4 Jan 2010 21:11:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2420751/posts I’m reminded of the popular Alaskan t-shirts and bumper stickers that proudly proclaim “The coldest state, with the hottest Governor!“ All of that was, of course, before Sarah became a national figure. It was OK, even with the dishonest and corrupt national media, to absolutely love Sarah Palin, and salute her as a transformative leader, as long as she stayed in Alaska! But take the girl from the frozen tundra, and all of a sudden this once praised feminist leader, this highly successful wife, mother, reformer, and Governor, becomes “evil!” TheCypressTimes.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2420751/posts#comment Mon, 4 Jan 2010 19:07:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2420601/posts All of our current political debate, when reduced to its essence, is centered on answering a single question: Is the Reagan Revolution permanent? By this time next year, after the 2010 midterm election results are in, we will know. I predict that We the People will affirm the election of 1980 as a political realignment with a resounding "yes!" And for enabling us to finally answer that question -- and for the answer itself -- one man will deserve our special thanks: John McCain. Friends, Americans, countrymen, lend me your eyes. I write to praise John McCain, not to bury... Citizen Palin 4 President http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2420601/posts#comment Mon, 4 Jan 2010 16:05:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2420065/posts BOSTON (AP) — Sen. John McCain has endorsed Massachusetts Senate candidate Scott Brown, saying the Republican offers the best solutions to overcome the recession and face down threats to national security. The 2008 Republican nominee for president said Sunday that Brown has worked to cut spending and keep taxes low. Arizona’s senior senator says Brown’s experience as an officer in the Army National Guard also helps him understand the need for a strong military and protecting U.S. interests around the world. AP via Boston Herald http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2420065/posts#comment Sun, 3 Jan 2010 18:00:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2420044/posts All of our current political debate, when reduced to its essence, is centered on answering a single question: Is the Reagan Revolution permanent? By this time next year, after the 2010 midterm election results are in, we will know. I predict that We the People will affirm the election of 1980 as a political realignment with a resounding "yes!" And for enabling us to finally answer that question -- and for the answer itself -- one man will deserve our special thanks: John McCain. Friends, Americans, countrymen, lend me your eyes. I write to praise John McCain, not to bury... American Thinker http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2420044/posts#comment Sun, 3 Jan 2010 17:25:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2419886/posts Link only, per FR copyright rules The Arizona Republic, Phoenix, Ariz. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2419886/posts#comment Sun, 3 Jan 2010 10:32:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2419815/posts Mark Levin radio show 10/8/2008 clip transcript excerpts: "And I have already explained repeatedly that the goal has to be defeat Obama, then clean up the Republican Party and advance the conservative movement after the election. And that means if necessary addressing John McCain should he be elected president. But none of this can happen if Obama wins. Let me explain something to you if Obama wins and they retain a large majority in the Senate and the house and perhaps a veto proof majority, you are going to effectively have a government by Oligarchy. You will have the courts,... youtube/Levin Show http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2419815/posts#comment Sun, 3 Jan 2010 03:39:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418952/posts Democratic U.S. Rep. Chris Carney said Tuesday he never did anything to encourage a national Republican committee's overtures last week to get him to switch parties. "No, not at all," Carney said. "Certainly not." The request was all the Republicans' idea, Carney said. The overtures included phone calls to Carney two days before Christmas by Arizona Sen. John McCain, the office of Sen. Lindsey Graham, a South Carolina Republican and close friend of McCain, and Rep. Pete Sessions of Texas, the chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee. The NRCC supports the party's House candidates. "I'm definitely not switching," Carney... The Times-Tribune (Scranton PA) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418952/posts#comment Fri, 1 Jan 2010 15:09:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2418934/posts I'd like to address the following post to conservative Republicans, those who voted for Senator McCain in 2008 and are feeling despondent over the loss to Barak Obama. Folks, "the fix was in", and it WOULDN'T have made much of a difference. I'm going to show you why. The same people who fund, organize and promote the radical agendas of the left have been doing it on both sides of the aisle for years. There isn't much more than a donkey's butt-hair of a difference between McCain and Obama, except in the speed and extent that the radical agenda would... Sillie Lizzie's Rock http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2418934/posts#comment Fri, 1 Jan 2010 14:38:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418832/posts McCain responded by saying immigrants were taking jobs nobody else wanted. He offered anybody in the crowd $50 an hour to pick lettuce in Arizona. Shouts of protest rose from the crowd, with some accepting McCain’s job offer. “I’ll take it!� one man shouted. McCain insisted none of them would do such menial labor for a complete season. “You can’t do it, my friends.� Some in the crowd said they didn’t appreciate McCain questioning their work ethic. AP via MSNBC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418832/posts#comment Fri, 1 Jan 2010 06:06:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2418620/posts Robert Stacy McCain, "the other McCain" has a searing piece on Obama and liberals. They care far less about terror than they care about their own political reputations. And those are the ones that care about terror at all. From the American Spectator: CUAT (Citizens United Against Terror) Blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2418620/posts#comment Thu, 31 Dec 2009 21:50:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418362/posts Link only, per FR copyright rules The Arizona Republic, Phoenix, Ariz. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418362/posts#comment Thu, 31 Dec 2009 15:37:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418266/posts (snip) Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), who's seeking a fifth six-year term, wrote in his own solicitation that "we may not be able to continue and expand our fight for reform if I am not reelected to the U.S. Senate." McCain, the losing 2008 Republican presidential nominee, should face meager Democratic opposition next November but could be challenged in the GOP primary by ex-Rep. J.D. Hayworth. (snip) CQ Politics http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418266/posts#comment Thu, 31 Dec 2009 12:55:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418138/posts They’ll love him as the messiah. They and their next generations will vote for him and his party. Whatever, Barack Hussein ObamaHussein Obama is for votes. He got them when mob hysteriacs kissed him into office. Then he declared, “I won.” Allvoices http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418138/posts#comment Thu, 31 Dec 2009 04:21:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2417409/posts The link above is to a video on YouTube that outlines the numbers of illegal aliens in America. As we give these people more rights, I sincerely hope that we track the increase of illegal aliens coming here, because they know they can get a free ride. YouTube http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2417409/posts#comment Wed, 30 Dec 2009 03:54:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417577/posts WASHINGTON (AFP) — Three senior US senators on Tuesday called on President Barack Obama to stop transferring Guantanamo detainees to Yemen until Sanaa can guarantee that they will not return to the battlefield. Senators John McCain, Lindsey Graham and Joseph Lieberman -- the first two Republicans and the third a political independent -- said that such transfers are "highly unwise and ill-considered." Close to half of the 198 "war on terror" detainees still at the US prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba -- which Obama has vowed to close -- are from Yemen. The senators wrote to express their "deep concern"... AFP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417577/posts#comment Wed, 30 Dec 2009 13:45:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2416908/posts Here is a new Naked Emperor News video that shows an attack Barack Obama made on Sen. John McCain during the 2008 Campaign for supposedly planning to cut Medicare and tax health benefits in order to pay for his Health Care Reform plan. In fact, the ad says, "Taxing Healthcare and Cutting Medicare Is Worst Way to Reform System." Of course, that is precisely what Obama and the Democrats are now planning to do to pay for their Health Care Plan. The video has liberal Sen. Bernie Sanders admitting that taxing Health Care Benefits is in their plan. . .... Freedom's Lighthouse http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2416908/posts#comment Tue, 29 Dec 2009 14:17:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2416814/posts Who would you vote for? Internet Poll http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2416814/posts#comment Tue, 29 Dec 2009 10:25:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416139/posts Feingold, McCain, Lieberman Introduce Resolution to Reverse FEC’s Action to Gut Corporate Jets Provision. WASHINGTON, DC – A bipartisan group of senators has introduced legislation to reject a Federal Election Commission regulation that would effectively gut Congress’ work to crack down on Senators accepting rides on corporate jets. Senators Russ Feingold (D-WI), John McCain (R-AZ) and Joe Lieberman (ID-CT) introduced a resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act to overturn the FEC’s decision and require it to redraft the regulation. In the regulation published in the Federal Register on December 7, the FEC undermined Congress’ decision in 2007 to... U.S. Sen. John McCain, RINO-Ariz. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416139/posts#comment Mon, 28 Dec 2009 08:54:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415927/posts U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., is backing president-elect Barack Obama’s apparent pick of Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano as secretary of homeland security. “Gov. Napolitano’s experience as the former U.S. attorney for Arizona, Arizona’s attorney general and as governor warrants her rapid confirmation by the Senate, and I hope she is quickly confirmed,” McCain said in a statement Thursday. If Napolitano takes the federal position, Arizona Secretary of State Jan Brewer will become governor. Phoenix Business Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415927/posts#comment Sun, 27 Dec 2009 22:24:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415268/posts Pity Ben Bernanke. The guy was named Time magazine’s Person of the Year and the reaction rivaled fish sticks in the enthusiasm category. Old Ben might well be the guy of 2009, but few know who he is or understand what he does. Being chairman of the Federal Reserve may have advantages, but public visibility is not among them. Here’s all you need to know: After being honored by Time, Oprah did not call Ben. When you think about people of the year, the list is short. Perhaps, Lady Gaga, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ... maybe the late U.S. Sen.... The Ventura County Star http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415268/posts#comment Sat, 26 Dec 2009 13:26:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2414969/posts Link only, per FR copyright rules The Arizona Republic, Phoenix, Ariz. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2414969/posts#comment Fri, 25 Dec 2009 15:54:19 GMT