Dole disappointed by McCain’s struggles

“My heart has always been with my good friend John McCain,” former Kansas Sen. Bob Dole said on a political talk show last weekend when asked who would be the strongest GOP presidential candidate. “But it’s just not happening. The buzz is gone. I mean, he’s a great guy and thought he — he sticks to his guns. Whether it’s campaign finance reform, which has cost him some people, and whether it’s immigration, where I think he was on the right trackæ.æ.æ. . Or whether it’s his support for the war. They are all very principled, but I don’t know how he puts it all back together.”
Posted by Phillip Brownlee

5 Comments

  1. JWink
    Posted August 2, 2007 at 6:35 am | Permalink

    True, John McCain does most closely exemplify the ideals, principles, long track record of success, honesty and integrity of former Kansas Senator Robert J. Dole.

    Unfortunately in age also.

    Other presidential candidates such as Barack Obama, John Edwards and Sam Brownback are basically EXHORTERS … they screech all day long about issues from their political position books. They offer minimal track records and resumes other than a law school certificate and being elected in a cloud of voter apathy to the U.S. Senate.
    Surely American voters cannot be serious in considering these three candidates. But can the American public in our current national malaise do better … possibly not.

  2. fred
    Posted August 2, 2007 at 9:24 am | Permalink

    I thought I heard Bob Dole state if he lost the election he would move back home. Did I miss the memo when Dole moved back to Kansas?

    Who cares what Bob Dole thinks about McCain. Both are so old and too rich to care about the average American. After all, Bob Dole is now a lobbyist for the Arabs. He was one of those pushing for that Saudi Arabia company to take over security of our ports. Now that was a brilliant idea – wasn’t it? Fortunately, the majority of Americans made their voices heard on that ridiculous plan and put an end to it.

  3. CF2K
    Posted August 2, 2007 at 11:46 am | Permalink

    Given Senator Dole’s 2004 support for the Swift Boat Liars’ attack on Senator Kerry, “Principled” sounds like a dirty word coming out of Bob Dole’s mouth.

    In 2000, “principled” McCain said “I am a pro-life, pro-family fiscal conservative, an advocate of a strong defense, and yet Pat Robertson, Jerry Falwell and a few Washington leaders of the pro-life movement call me an unacceptable presidential candidate. They distort my pro- life positions and smear the reputations of my supporters.

    Why? Because I don’t pander to them, because I don’t ascribe to their failed philosophy that money is our message.”

    http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0002/28/se.01.html

    And a mere six years later, McCain went, hat in hand, to Falwell’s Liberty University looking to make nice.

    “Six years later, it is difficult to get a straight answer from McCain about his decision to deliver the commencement address at Liberty University, which Falwell founded.

    When asked by ABC News if he thinks Falwell has changed, McCain said: “Rev. Falwell came to my office and said that he wanted to put our differences behind us. I was glad to do that.”

    When asked if he takes back his earlier statement that Falwell was an agent of intolerance, McCain said, “I will continue to have disagreements with Rev. Falwell, and I hope that there will be areas where we can agree.”

    http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/Politics/story?id=1843506&page=1

    It is telling, isn’t it, that Bob Dole looks at this and sees a “principled” Republican.

  4. Kansas
    Posted August 2, 2007 at 11:47 am | Permalink

    Seriousness is the only refuge of the shallow.- Oscar Wilde

  5. Econ101
    Posted August 2, 2007 at 3:12 pm | Permalink

    CF

    Jerry Falwell was not always right, but he was a good man.

    You treat Falwell as if his friendship and support, disqualifies ANYONE for public office.

    Who are you calling “intolerant”???