Barack Obama and Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., issued a joint statement after their meeting Monday expressing their hope to work together on such challenges as the financial crisis, the energy economy and national security. Obama could use the help of McCain, who remains a star of the Senate. As he returns to the chamber for the lame-duck session, “I think his credibility and stature has grown,” Sen. Sam Brownback, R-Kan., told Associated Press, predicting his colleagues won’t think any less of McCain for having lost the election amid a financial crisis that began on a Republican administration’s watch. “I think everybody looks at that and says, ‘I’m not sure anybody could have made it through that.’”
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The survivor hangs in there.
McCain will be forever known as a formerly decent guy who sold out to hate and fear.
The RepubliCONs lost. It wasn’t even close.
They lost bigger than any presidential election since Reagan beat Mondale.
McCain is now Mondale.
Hey, Repukes, I got three words for you: “get over it.”
I think it’s great that Obama is opening the doors to his critics and opponents and listening to what they have to say. He has a lot of wisdom, which will make him a great leader. He is also surrounding himself with effective people who know how to get things done.
Chief victim of the Democratic tidal wave, McCain now recognizes he must flow with it if he is to retain any voice or relevance.
He will learn to play ball.
Today, Joe Lieberman will learn what happens when you do not play ball.
He will learn to play ball.
Are you freakin HIGH???? McCain is more liberal than Lieberman !!!! RINO.
I agree Mary. I think Obama is an intelligent man and knows how to see the big picture. I don’t think Obama is so insecure that he is always needing the approval of his own kind.
I used to respect McCain, especially when he told Pat Robertson and Jerry Falwell during the primary they and their followers were agents of intolerance.
But when McCain chose Palin as his VP, that showed me clearly that he went to the dark side of politics. And then when he allowed Karl Rove to handle the campaign – I really knew McCain sold out. But maybe at that point in time, he didn’t have the power to do any different?
As for McCain working with Obama in the new Congress – let’s just wait and see how things progress. Maybe the old ‘maverick’ McCain will come back and he really will help and try to institute some real change?
The proof is in the pudding – as my grandmother used to say.
BlueJay
Posted November 18, 2008 at 9:11 am | Permalink
“…Today, Joe Lieberman will learn what happens when you do not play ball.”
Oops, wrong again, Junior.
“CapnAmerica
Posted November 18, 2008 at 8:08 am | Permalink
McCain will be forever known as a formerly decent guy who sold out to hate and fear.”
He has the opportunity to change that. IF he can be a bridge in the Senate he just might regain the ‘maverick’ role.
He has the opportunity to change that. IF he can be a bridge in the Senate he just might regain the ‘maverick’ role.
As his constituent, I’m going to gently but repeatedly remind him of that, and will I not hesitate to invoke Teddy Roosevelt, Barry Goldwater, or any of the other “heroes” he jettisoned in the name of political opportunism.
We’ll see what happens.
The tougher case is Jon Kyl. As the number two Repub in the Senate, getting his ear seems like a great opportunity, but probably a lost cause as well.
P.S. Lieberman played his final card and threatened to become a Republican. I got mixed feelings about that. The man is not to be trusted, so much so that I could see him becoming a “mole” for the Republicans, like Phil Gramm was before he got caught and jumped ship.
On the other hand, I can also see Lieberman abandoning some of his current positions just as a bargaining chip for power, and out of sheer spite.
In any case, it’s over. Sixty votes without him wasn’t a possibility (strangely, mostly sites counted him and Bernie Sanders as Dems, even though they both are technically Independents).
So the Dems blinked. But, if Lieberman wants a future in the caucus, he’d better be ready to play ball.
PLAYING BALL is what got us into this whole mess, and our country is in a state of ruin.
Right is right, and wrong is wrong, their are no gray areas. Ones party shouldn’t matter. I think McCain and Lieberman are shining examples of what service to this country is supposed to be. They stand up for what they believe, not what they are told to believe. Hey, I don’t agree with them all of the time, but I respect them. I have ZERO respect for anyone else on Capitol Hill.
This country shot itself in the foot by electing Obama, and will pay for it dearly. They may have elected the only people capable of being worse than GW Bush. Imagine that!
As far as Bush is concerned, his first mistake was staking the war on mainly one issue, WMD’s. They were maybe 10% of the just cause for that war, yet they made up 90% of the argument.
The real story is that we are fighting an invisible enemy, without borders. Iraq is the best real estate in which to do so. We are pulling them in from all over the place, AND KILLING THEM.
Let’s not forget the fact that Saddam very well may have had WMD’s, and it very well may come out that they are sitting in vaults in Syria. Or the fact that Saddam’s enemies all thought he had them, he wanted people to think he had them, and that he violated the UN Resolution 90 some odd times.
Bush’s 2nd big gaf was his inability to communicate to the American people. H*ll, he even came off smug about it, with the attitude of “I’m the President, I don’t have to explain myself to you.” YES YOU DO MR. PRESIDENT, YOU WORK FOR US!!!!
Bush’s biggest blunder is the economy. He allowed spending like a drunken sailor. No doubt the fallout from backroom deals over the need to get support on the war against terror. I say shame on you President Bush, for not taking the argument to the people, instead of making those deals, and shame on you liberal Dem’s for using the issue as leverage to get your spending.
I never supported McCain until the convention. At that time he sold me on the fact that he was the “heads are gonna roll” reformer this country needs. We as a whole people cut off our noses to spite our faces, and as a veteran myself, who didn’t have to suffer the spitting in my face that my brothers from the VietNahm war did… well, the day after that election made up for it, and I felt as if a 55 gallon drum of spit and piss were thrown on me.
Obama is a likeable guy. I’m proud that an African American CAN be elected to the Presidency, but I’m insulted and enraged that men and women like Clarence Thomas and Condi Rice are run into the mud, because they only want “certain” types of minorities to be successful.
We are in a very dangerous spot right now. If we continue on the same road, regardless of what party is in power, you mark my words, in 20-30 years, a different flag will be flying over our soil. We will spend outselves out of existance, and not have the ability to defend our own territory. A more might enemy will march in, take our women, and bread a heartier race, because they will be smarter, stronger, and willing.
Our forefathers warned strongly against over expansion. That’s why taking on Hawaii and Alaska as states was such a big deal. They knew what happened to the Greeks, the Romans, and other ancient civiliations that over reached and became too big to control. It’s why Puerto Rico is not a state, and Cuba was left to the Communist.
But in all of our wisdom, we have figured out a way to over expand into ourselves, and creat a monster government that is out of control. The states don’t even exist anymore! They are just lines on a map, they make a convinient dividing point for administrative purposes. But it’s the federal beast that runs the show.
enough rambeling and misspellings. Semper Fi!
Semper Fi:
“A more might enemy will march in, take our women, and bread a heartier race, because they will be smarter, stronger, and willing.”
What, are you predicting an extra-terrestrial invasion?
How disappointing that Lieberman was not more severely rapped on the nose. IF he steps out of line one time, he should be crushed like a bug.
“What, are you predicting an extra-terrestrial invasion?” — Mr. C
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The whole post sounded out of this world to me. ;-)
Looks like Palin has her hands full http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081118/ap_on_el_pr/palin
Phantom it sounds as if the left is still infatuated with Palin. Just keep her in the public eye. She’ll be ready to be prez in 2012. Afterall Obama delivered one speech and became instantly ready to lead. She already has more on her resume than he does. In four years she will be head and shoulders above him.
In your ‘oh no’ article even the dems admit it they have nothing. It is really sad that you guys are such bad winners. I can only imagine if you had lost.
GOOOOOO JOOOOEEE!!!!
Seems she’ll need to decide whether the direction of her ambition is politics or money from the book deals that have been offered and possible commentator positions on various news outlets will be enough. If she wants a future in politics it seems she will need to perform well on her state’s challenges. Although, she baffled the 24 percenters with b*lls*it this last election so maybe she can have her cake and eat it too (with a few!). I’ll keep pulling for her!
Palin 2012! GO PALIN!
You can never tell about Republic Party voters.
There were plenty of them who were sure Giuliani was their slam-dunk candidate. Kansas went full-tilt-boogie for Huckabee in the primary. The Paul-bearers thought they had a chance as late as St. Paul.
And then the Moose-Dresser showed up and since she’d been anointed against witchcraft and has given birth five times and been born twice, she’s the leader of a major political movement?
Good luck with that.
SemperFi, OkObs, Sol–
Five words: You lost. Get over it.
Wow . . . I love giving CONs their own medicine.
With declining oil prices their state budget will go down the sewer (might have to call Joe to retrieve it), and if she taps into the oil welfare money, she’s toast, not to mention the gridlock on that magnificient pipe(dream)line.
Good thing she has national, looks like she has no future in her state.
Maybe Palin should take the book deal and run. She appears to be a one-hit-wonder and in a few years her ‘betcha’s’ are not going to be that cute anymore.
But I still wonder…did McCain’s campaign ever get back the silk boxers she bought for Todd with that $150,000 designer wardrobe budget?
CapnAmerica, I don’t think I did lose, I think Obama is just what we need to reform the Republican party, and teach the people a lesson. And I hope I’m wrong about that too.
You see, I love my country, and only want what’s best for it. If a Democrate with common sence and good sound conservative (small govt, low taxes) principles is the answer, I’ll vote for that in a heartbeat. H*ll, I’m not even a Republican, I’m a Libertarian, but my vote does go GOP 90% of the time.
However, I did vote for Nola Foulston, I actually LIKE the fact that they call her no file Nola. That’s the way a prosecutor should be. If you don’t have a slam dunk case, their is a d*mn good chance your prosecuting someone innocent to begin with, SO DON’T!
I even vote for SEBELIOUS! If a good Repub ran against her, I’d STILL think long and hard about it, because she’s not doing a bad job.
I place my country first, my community first, not a political party. You should try it sometime.
Things just got a little tougher for Palin, with the defeat of “Uncle Ted” who won’t be bringing the pork home to Alaska anymore. Guess Alaskans will just have to get used to moose meat.
Silk boxers? Oh no, little trig is going to be getting a brother!