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McCain says he regrets picking Palin as running mate
The Hill ^ | May 5, 2018 | Morgan Gstalter

Posted on 05/05/2018 6:26:48 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

Sen. John McCain

(R-Ariz.) said he regrets choosing former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) to be his running mate during the 2008 presidential campaign.

The New York Times reported on Saturday that McCain, while still defending Palin’s performance, said in his upcoming book “The Restless Wave” that he wishes he had instead selected former Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.)

His advisers reportedly had warned against choosing Lieberman, who was once a Democrat, stating that Lieberman’s support of abortion rights could divide Republicans.

“It was sound advice that I could reason for myself,” he writes. “But my gut told me to ignore it and I wish I had.”

In a new HBO documentary, McCain goes on to say that not choosing Lieberman was “another mistake" that he made in his political career.

Lieberman told The Times that he didn’t know McCain felt that way.

“It touched me greatly,” he said of the film.

The Times reported that Lieberman recently visited McCain, 81, at his ranch in Arizona where the senator is recovering from his brain cancer treatment and surgery for an infection.

Recently released excerpts from McCain’s upcoming memoir indicate that he doesn’t know how much time he has left to live while battling the glioblastoma he was diagnosed with last year.

Although the memoir isn’t entirely political, McCain still takes swings at Trump.

McCain writes that the president seems to care more about “the appearance of toughness” than American values, chiding Trump's coziness with Russian President Vladimir Putin, in particular.

“The Restless Wave: Good Times, Just Causes, Great Fights, and other Appreciations.” will be released May 22.


TOPICS: Alaska; Arizona; Connecticut; Campaign News; Parties
KEYWORDS: 2008; alaska; americanliterature; arizona; backstabber; bitteroldman; bleedingheartattack; bookdeals; braindead; connecticut; dyinjohn; joelieberman; johnmccain; josephlieberman; keatingfive; lieberman; mccain; mcinsane; mcstain; mctraitor; palin; pos; restlesswave; sarahpalin; senate; strawberries; therestlesswave
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Good ole Juan McStain, he is the only Democrat I have ever voted for.


41 posted on 05/05/2018 6:37:19 PM PDT by JayElBee
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said he regrets choosing former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) to be his running mate during the 2008 presidential campaign.

Someone should point out to the good senator that if he had not chosen Sarah Palin, he would have lost in a landslide rather than a mini-tsunami.

42 posted on 05/05/2018 6:37:21 PM PDT by Rummyfan (In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. Support Israel.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Trump writes that McCain seems to care more about “the appearance of toughness” than American values, chiding McCain’s coziness with ISIS, in particular.


43 posted on 05/05/2018 6:37:56 PM PDT by MarvinStinson
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
McCain says he regrets picking Palin as running mate

Hard to conceive of a stronger endorsement of Governor Palin.

44 posted on 05/05/2018 6:37:57 PM PDT by DakotaGator (Weep for the lost Republic! And keep your powder dry!!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

What McCain doesn’t say is that he was tricked out of picking Lieberman for a BiPartisan ticked by Karl Rove and Rove’s leaking to that dying reporter he always leaked to (can see his face but can’t recall his name) as Rush Limbaugh started to discuss in August of 2008.

Rove made a deal with McCain in 2004, when a Kerry/McCain Bipartisan ticket polled way past CheneyBush...

Rove gave McCain his right hand man Steve Schmidt as part of the 2004 promise that McCain should run in 2008. This is why McCain called Schmidt right after the 2006 mid terms.

When RoveBush Lame Duck White House balked at Lieberman/McCain in 08, McCain weirdly caved... and then just picked Palin because she had 90 percent favorables in Alaska.

Her instant popularity foreshadowed Trump’s 2016 win, and took McCain and Rove by surprise at the lame duck Bush White House.

Rove was already walking back on Palin by the first week of September.

By September 11th, 2008 some wondered about the origins of the strange financial meltdown that day because it undercut McCain and Palin’s campaign based on THE SURGE IS WORKING IN IRAQ.

When lame duck Bush helped candidate Obama during the economic meltdown, but would not help McCain Palin, you knew the fix was in. The BushRove Elites could not and would not countenance a true conservative Christian in the Executive Branch like Palin.

Then they sabotaged her, from within, with the former Bushies on McCain’s staff, Rove’s helper Steve Schmidt and Jeb’s and W’s former staffer Nicolle Wallace.

While they attacked Palin FROM WITHIN McCain’s camp, McCain did NOTHING.

He is a traitor.

His behavior makes me question his POW status, just like all the other POWs had only TERRIBLE things to say about McCain.


45 posted on 05/05/2018 6:38:40 PM PDT by Sontagged (Lord Jesus, please frogmarch Your enemies behind You as You've promised in Your Word)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Unlike Pelosi, McCain can explain being addled.


46 posted on 05/05/2018 6:39:00 PM PDT by Spok ("What're you going to believe-me or your own eyes?" -Marx (Groucho))
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

He would have lost in an even more epic failure.

He is now jut confirming what an awful person, a traitor to his party, he is. For all to see, now no one can deny it. His own words.


47 posted on 05/05/2018 6:39:01 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man ( Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
McCain writes that the president seems to care more about “the appearance of toughness” than American values, chiding Trump's coziness with Russian President Vladimir Putin, in particular.

John McCain, will you please STFU?!

48 posted on 05/05/2018 6:39:09 PM PDT by Rummyfan (In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. Support Israel.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

The more this ass**** reveals his true thoughts as he approaches the end the more he reveals what a despicable s***bird he truly was, even more than most people could have imagined. The invitation he extended to Hussein to give his eulogy shows him to be a demented scumbag, beyond the pale.


49 posted on 05/05/2018 6:39:14 PM PDT by DrPretorius
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To: GuavaCheesePuff

Why Sept 15 2008?


50 posted on 05/05/2018 6:39:15 PM PDT by Jean2
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Why does not this mindless blot blame wee willie kristol for the Palin pick.. I remember Kristol patting himself on his tiny back that he was responsible for the Palin pick.

I would have stayed home and NOT voted, had lord McCain picked the loser Lieberman.

51 posted on 05/05/2018 6:39:30 PM PDT by Just mythoughts
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

She was too good for you John you snake.


52 posted on 05/05/2018 6:39:30 PM PDT by GOP Poet
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To: PGalt

McCain is angry because Trump wiped out McCain’s beloved ISIS.


53 posted on 05/05/2018 6:39:34 PM PDT by MarvinStinson
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To: PGR88

I don’t know how you can call Lieberman a RINO he was/is a Democrat. Algore’s running mate too.


54 posted on 05/05/2018 6:39:51 PM PDT by TigersEye (This is the age of the death of reason.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Raise your hand who voted for McCain without Palin on the ticket.

*crickets*


55 posted on 05/05/2018 6:40:08 PM PDT by bk1000 (I stand with Trump)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Dunn be in nice about this asshat.

Feel free to croak STAT...


56 posted on 05/05/2018 6:40:12 PM PDT by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me https://youtu.be/wH-pk2vZG2M)
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To: SunTzuWu
She’s the only reason you got as far as you did.

Indeed!

57 posted on 05/05/2018 6:41:18 PM PDT by Rummyfan (In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. Support Israel.)
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not as much as she does accepting it...

58 posted on 05/05/2018 6:41:29 PM PDT by Chode (You have all of the resources you are going to have. Abandon your illusions and plan accordingly.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

After GW fn up the economy, no Republican had a chance for the WH.


59 posted on 05/05/2018 6:41:49 PM PDT by DownInFlames
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

It was the left wing media that helped this dirtbag win the nomination. They kept telling people that only McCain could win in a general election. That was until McCain won the nomination. They knew then they had a sure loser.

Also, if not for open primary states, the clown wouldn’t have been nominated either.

It was the media and democrats that led to the nomination of McLame.


60 posted on 05/05/2018 6:41:57 PM PDT by boycott
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