McCain: 'I don't want him to fail' [wants Obama to succeed]

Politico ^ | 2009-03-09 | David Rogers

[rabscuttle385]

After a losing presidential campaign in 2000, John McCain came back to the Senate and established himself as a force no White House could ignore. Eight years later, he’s home from defeat again, facing a very different landscape dominated by President Barack Obama and the collapsing American economy.

From Afghanistan and Iraq to military procurement reform, McCain tells POLITICO he is already working with Obama. Last week alone, he had breakfast with Defense Secretary Robert Gates, appeared with the president at a White House press event and took a phone call from Vice President Joe Biden soliciting McCain’s input on how to crack down on pork barrel spending.

“These are terrible, perilous times, so I will seek ways to work with the president of the United States,” McCain says in an interview. “I don’t want him to fail in his mission of restoring our economy.”

[rabscuttle385]

“Clearly, their policies are evolving,” McCain says of Treasury. “I was supportive of their housing proposal. I didn’t think it went far enough, but I was supportive of that.”

[rabscuttle385]

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[Mr. K]

PLEASE WHEN YOU LOSE AND ELECTION SHUT UP! YOU SHOWED YOU DON’T HAVE WHAT IT TAKES YOU LAME-O

[mikelets456]

Bi-polar for sure...what a nut case!

[Maceman]

I want McCain to fail.

[A. Morgan]

McCain sit down and SHUT UP!

[rabscuttle385]

McCain thinks Obama’s mortgage proposal didn’t go “far enough.” Oh dear.

[Alkhin]

John, go p**s on your medals...its what youve been doing to the US Constitution since you became a congressman. It wont surprise us and you’ll feel better. Just do it some place where we wont have to know about it and won’t ever walk. GO AWAY!!!!!

[McGruff]

After a losing presidential campaign in 2000, John McCain came back to the Senate and established himself as a force no White House could ignore.

You got that right pal.

[Alkhin]

ROFL - excellent!

[Trod Upon]

McCain is long overdue for the shuffleboard express.

[Scythian]

I think he said he “Wants Obama to fail to succeed ...”

[utahson]

Dude attack Obama. You spend no time on FR attacking Obama. All you do is attack McCain or Graham. As very flawed as they are, they are still a mountain better than Obama. You have a psycho weird stalking attraction to McCain. That is your sole focus and sole thread postings. Obama is the one destroying the economy and signing hyper liberal laws and Presidential decrees that set back conservatism more than anyone else.

[apocalypto]

And Sen. John McCain's confidant, Sen. Joe Lieberman, just praised President B. Hussein Obama for “great leadership.”

[MEGoody]

I want Obama to fail at many things, including his efforts to turn us into a socialist country. Anyone who wants Obama to succeed at that certainly can’t classify themselves as a conservative.

[nbhunt]

no need to read....the title says it all.

SHUT UP MC CAIN...

to Arizona citizens...please elect someone new and USEFUL in your next elections.

[rabscuttle385]

Dude attack Obama. You spend no time on FR attacking Obama. All you do is attack McCain or Graham. As very flawed as they are, they are still a mountain better than Obama.

That's like saying Mussolini was a mountain better than Stalin or Hitler.

It's not hard to be "better" than Obama.

You have a psycho weird stalking attraction to McCain. That is your sole focus and sole thread postings.

Totally wrong, considering that I maintain a second, much larger ping list and do actively post articles relevant to that list's topic.

Obama is the one destroying the economy and signing hyper liberal laws and Presidential decrees that set back conservatism more than anyone else.

And McCain is helping him, defending him, and giving political cover to him every step of the way. Hell, in some cases, he's even said that Obama isn't going far enough.

[Westbrook]

Surprise ... not. ...

[Las Vegas Ron]

Dude attack Obama. You spend no time on FR attacking Obama.

I am thoroughly amazed at the posters here that do not get it (not you rabscuttle)