http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/mccaintruthfile/ en-us Fri, 1 Jan 2010 14:38:47 GMT Focus Forum 15 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/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-news/2417943/posts PHOENIX (AP) - Arizona Sens. John McCain and Jon Kyl are criticizing President Barack Obama and his administration's response following the attempted Christmas Day terrorist attack on a Detroit-bound airliner. With Kyl by his side, McCain told reporters at his Phoenix office on Tuesday that Obama should have addressed the nation earlier than three days after the attempted attack and that the 23-year-old Nigerian man arrested in the incident should be tried in a military court. Kyl says he now doesn't feel "totally safe" with Janet Napolitano as Homeland Security Secretary. AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417943/posts#comment Wed, 30 Dec 2009 22:39:58 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/2415618/posts PHOENIX (AP) - Arizona Sen. John McCain is criticizing passage Thursday of the health care overhaul bill saying sleazy deals were cut behind closed doors. In an interview with Phoenix radio station KTAR-FM, McCain said "the lobbyists and special interests have won. The American people have lost. But the battle isn't over." (snip) He predicts Democrats will pay a very heavy price for passage of health care overhaul that he estimates will add another $2.5 trillion debt on future generations of Americans. AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415618/posts#comment Sun, 27 Dec 2009 05:18:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2414076/posts Republicans are stepping up their efforts to persuade more House Democrats to switch parties and are zeroing in on a second-term Pennsylvanian who is not ruling out such a move. Democratic Rep. Chris Carney received a phone call Wednesday from Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) asking him to consider becoming a Republican, a top GOP official told POLITICO. A spokesman for Carney declined to say if the congressman was considering such a switch. “No further comment at this time,” said Carney spokesman Josh Drobnyk, who would only confirm that the call took place. In a brief interview, McCain declined to offer... Politico.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2414076/posts#comment Wed, 23 Dec 2009 22:58:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2413602/posts (snip) SAMUELSON: If John McCain had won, would there be more bipartisanship?HOLTZ-EAKIN: I think so. One reason is mechanical: it would have been a Republican president and a Democratic Congress. You have to operate in a more bipartisan fashion. It's also about style. McCain is more willing to disappoint Republicans than Obama is to disappoint Democrats.(snip) Newsweek / The Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2413602/posts#comment Wed, 23 Dec 2009 09:15:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2413538/posts WASHINGTON The Maverick’s buck stops here. John McCain is no longer the media’s delight and his party’s burr, bucking convention with infectious relish. The man used to be such a constructive independent that some of his Republican Senate colleagues called him a traitor. Now he’s such a predictable obstructionist that he’s in the just-say-no vanguard with the same conservatives who used to despise him. On Tuesday afternoon on the floor, Senator Mitch McConnell, who contemptuously fought McCain’s campaign finance reform bill all the way to the Supreme Court, oozed admiration toward his Arizona colleague, as McCain did yet another grandstanding... The New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2413538/posts#comment Wed, 23 Dec 2009 04:49:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2412705/posts From General McChrystal to Hillary Clinton to Chelsea Handler, Meghan McCain names the men and women who made a difference this year—the good, the bad, and the nutty. This year has been full of people who let us down—from politics to entertainment to sports. (Is it too late for Tiger Woods, Mark Sanford, and David Letterman to rent a ski condo for the holidays?) But not everyone has been a disappointment. There are plenty of folks who made the world a lot better, more interesting, and just plain fun in 2009 Here are people who made my year. (snip) Hillary... The Daily Beast http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2412705/posts#comment Tue, 22 Dec 2009 03:03:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2412545/posts "I worked with him on many issues across party lines. There has never a major reform accomplished in the history of this country that hasn't been bipartisan, and he certainly, uh...all of the negotiations and efforts that I made with him, we never engaged in this kind of unsavory process of offering people different deals, which in the end cost people from other states lots of money and put burdens on them." ABC / Good Morning America via YouTube http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2412545/posts#comment Mon, 21 Dec 2009 23:03:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2412096/posts The next time you read an article of how Mccain has become the leading voice of opposition you remember this video and vote this traitor and RINOS like him out of office. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kf6YKOkfFsE&feature=fvw http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2412096/posts#comment Mon, 21 Dec 2009 09:52:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2412078/posts (snip) WALLACE: Some people are asking — and I know you know this because you read the papers; you're aware of what people say — "What's happened to John McCain?" You, for instance, were a big supporter of global warming legislation, and yet two of your closest friends in the Senate, Joe Lieberman and Lindsey Graham, came out with a provision and you said it was horrendous. And on many issues observers say that you have become this year more combative and more conservative. MCCAIN: I, unfortunately, have always been combative. Second of all, I'm having... WALLACE: Have you always... Fox http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2412078/posts#comment Mon, 21 Dec 2009 07:15:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411701/posts Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) gave his challenger in the 2008 presidential election a stiff review Sunday as President Barack Obama nears completion of his first year in office. "[Obama] said there would be a change in the climate in Washington," McCain said. "There's been a change. It's more partisan. It's more bitterly divided than it's been." (snip) "At least under 'Hillarycare' they tried seriously to negotiate with Republicans," McCain said."There's been -- there has been no effort that I know of that -- serious across-the-table negotiations, such as I have engaged in with Democrats and with other administrations. And that... The Hill, Washington, DC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411701/posts#comment Sun, 20 Dec 2009 16:15:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411646/posts Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) says that Republicans will "probably not" be able to stop the passage of health care this week, but that his party will continue to "win the battle of American public opinion." "We’ll fight the good fight, we will fight until the last vote," he said on Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace. "We must look back and say that we did everything we could to prevent this terrible mistake from taking place." Politico http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411646/posts#comment Sun, 20 Dec 2009 14:40:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411642/posts Federal investigators are scrutinizing the records of Scott Rothstein's former employees -- who gave about $2.2 million to political candidates -- for potential campaign finance and other violations. BY JAY WEAVER, AMY SHERMAN, & MARC CAPUTO Lawyer Steven Lippman and his homemaker wife, Marcy, hadn't donated much to politicians before 2006 -- just $500 to former U.S. Sen. Bob Graham, the Florida Democrat. But their generosity exploded after Lippman joined Scott Rothstein's law firm in Fort Lauderdale. Over the next four years, the Plantation couple contributed about $247,000 to Gov. Charlie Crist's campaign for the U.S. Senate, the McCain-Palin presidential... The Miami Herald http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411642/posts#comment Sun, 20 Dec 2009 14:34:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411013/posts RISTINA/BERLIN (Own report) - A new mafia scandal involving Berlin's Kosovo partner is creating unrest in Pristina. A former agent of the Kosovo intelligence service explained that a close associate of Kosovo's incumbent Prime Minister, Hashim Thaci, had commissioned the assassinations of political opponents. According to his report, spies from Thaci's entourage were also responsible for threats and assaults on witnesses, who were to testify against former UCK commanders before the ICTY war crimes tribunal. The European Union, who's "Rule of Law Mission" (EULEX) has known of the accusations for months, is still dragging its feet. Hashim Thaci, who, from... german-foreign-policy.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411013/posts#comment Sat, 19 Dec 2009 07:39:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409178/posts Declaring that she “was honored and proud to run with him,” former Alaska governor Sarah Palin pushed back hard Wednesday against a report that she had disrespected Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) by blacking out his name on a sun visor she wore on vacation. The website TMZ accused Palin of “a frontal attack on Sen. John McCain” during a Hawaii vacation this week: “Sarah chose to wear a visor from her campaign -- a visor that was emblazoned with the former presidential candidate's name ... that is, until Palin redacted McCain's name with a black marker.” But Palin said in... Politico http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409178/posts#comment Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:38:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409281/posts Sen. John McCain is known as a straight talker but he can dodge with the best of them. Asked if pal Charlie Crist's embrace of the stimulus was a political mistake, McCain demurred. "I don't know. I haven't kept up enough to really know about that. I can't judge other people," he told the Buzz. This comes from a guy who recently told Imus "hell no" he didn't support the stimulus. McCain said Marco Rubio is "mounting a serious threat," but quickly added, "I still think Charlie will win." The Arizona Republican and 2008 presidential nominee, who won Florida in... The St. Petersburg Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409281/posts#comment Thu, 17 Dec 2009 03:11:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2408590/posts (snip) MCCAIN: Let me say I have great admiration and respect for Senator Durbin... (snip) MCCAIN: Let me give you a couple of points of straight talk. I resent it enormously when Senator Reid comes to the floor and accuses Republicans or compares Republicans to those who fought against the abolition of slavery. He said that. That's -- that's unacceptable. As far as the president's commitments are concerned, he made that commitment to the American people, so he didn't tell the American people the truth when he was campaigning for president. How's that?(snip) Fox News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2408590/posts#comment Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:23:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2407893/posts NetRight Nation http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2407893/posts#comment Tue, 15 Dec 2009 14:40:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2407533/posts Link only, per FR copyright rules The Arizona Republic, Phoenix, Ariz. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2407533/posts#comment Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:43:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2407538/posts Conservative dauphine Meghan McCain has ascended to the top rung of Republican pundits, but some of her fiercest detractors have come from the right. There are a few big reasons: She advocates gay marriage and bashes abstinence. She posted a racy photo of herself on her Twitter account. And she doesn't hesitate to whallop fellow travelers on the right, famously picking a fight with Ann Coulter in March. Coulter threw fuel onto their feud this past weekend, joking on a late-night Fox News show that McCain resembled one of Tiger Woods's self-declared mistresses named Jamie Jungers. Fox played a pre-recorded... theatlanticwire.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2407538/posts#comment Tue, 15 Dec 2009 01:01:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2406953/posts (snip) The Republican Party’s leadership vacuum has given Mr. McCain an opening, and he is charging through it, tacking right on some issues and loudly embroiling himself in battles with the White House and Democratic leaders over health care, stimulus spending, foreign policy and the style of the Obama presidency. He is more visible now than at any time since the end of his presidential campaign. “Let’s do what the president said last October a year ago,” Mr. McCain said the other day at one of what has become a geyser of appearances on the Senate floor, in Capitol hallways... The New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2406953/posts#comment Mon, 14 Dec 2009 04:41:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2407496/posts Soundly beaten for the presidency a year ago, an unbowed Sen. John McCain has re-emerged as the happy GOP warrior against President Obama and the Democrats' health care reform agenda. FOXNews.com AP Soundly beaten for the presidency a year ago, an unbowed Sen. John McCain has re-emerged as the happy GOP warrior against President Obama and the Democrats' health care reform agenda. The Arizona Republican was also front and center over the weekend against wasteful Democratic spending on Capitol Hill. "I urge, no I don't urge, I demand the president of the United States veto this bill," he said on... Fox News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2407496/posts#comment Mon, 14 Dec 2009 23:33:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2405337/posts Link only, per FR copyright rules The Arizona Republic, Phoenix, Ariz. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2405337/posts#comment Fri, 11 Dec 2009 13:58:47 GMT