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Senate Gets Reacquainted With McCain the Maverick

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Senate Gets Reacquainted With McCain the Maverick

Senate Gets Reacquainted With McCain the Maverick - washingtonpost.com

Two and a half months removed from his defeat in the race for the presidency, colleagues say, McCain bears more resemblance to the unpredictable and frequently bipartisan lawmaker they have served with for decades than the man who ran an often scathing campaign against Barack Obama. In some instances, he's even carrying water for his former rival.

"Mac is back!" one of his devoted friends in the Senate declared as McCain walked into the chamber Wednesday to deliver his first speech of the 111th Congress: a blunt admonishment of Republicans delaying Hillary Rodham Clinton's confirmation as secretary of state.

"I remind all my colleagues: We had an election," McCain noted. "I think the message the American people are sending us now is they want us to work together, and get to work."



So Dems, you like him again? :lol:


This man would have been a disaster as prez.
 
Now here's the real McCain. Yes, he would have been a total disaster as President.

I guess like Obama, Mccain thinks partisan differences are really just petty grievances, huh?

I wonder how he squares that with his disagreement with Obama's policies?

Unpredictable ain't the word. He's politically weak.
 
So Dems, you like him again? :lol:


This man would have been a disaster as prez.

His campaign obviously took a large toll on him. I don't think he is fit, physically, to be President of the United States. And I'd rather watch the Communist Party of America take the Presidency then Sarah Palin.

McCain did not seem like his normal-self until his speech at the end of the election. I think he will once again be a great, if not the greatest, player in the Senate. His time for Presidency was 4 or 8 years ago, not this election.
 
I think McCain will be the new leader of the Obammunist faction of the Senate.
 
McCain did not seem like his normal-self until his speech at the end of the election. I think he will once again be a great, if not the greatest, player in the Senate. His time for Presidency was 4 or 8 years ago, not this election.

WHich is why I voted for him over George Bush in the primary eight years ago.
 
i would have done the same had I not been.. you know... 15 and 11.

Understandable, not your fault - unless we want to amend the 26th amendment.

I admit to voting for Bush in the general in 2000, but I voted for Badnarik in 2004. I couldn't in good conscience vote for Kerry. At least in 2008, we had two good, honorable men to choose from.
 
At least in 2008, we had two good, honorable men to choose from.

Wow. Your profile says you are Very Conservative. Then you are very different then most other conservatives here, they mostly bash our President, while you, you actually respect him. :mrgreen:

Thats more than I can say for others on here.




And on topic, I didn't really mind McCain, I just didn't agree with his Iraq, oil, or economic policies, and I couldn't stomach the idea of SArah Palin running the country when he finally dies of old age.
 
So Dems, you like him again? :lol:


This man would have been a disaster as prez.
No way it proves what a sellout hypocrite he is, a fair weather friend, an opportunist and one lousy campaigner....hey maybe he should run again in 2012?
 
I've always liked McCain and wish him nothing but the best. I wish it were him that got the nomination in 2000, and in hindsight, I bet many others think the same.
 
Wow. Your profile says you are Very Conservative. Then you are very different then most other conservatives here, they mostly bash our President, while you, you actually respect him. :mrgreen:

Thats more than I can say for others on here.

There is a lot I don't agree with him on, but yes, I respect him. I think he is a good, decent man with a wonderful story and a great family. I admire the job they have done with their daughters and I hope mine are as level headed and well thought out at there age as Malia and Sasha are.

And on topic, I didn't really mind McCain, I just didn't agree with his Iraq, oil, or economic policies, and I couldn't stomach the idea of SArah Palin running the country when he finally dies of old age.

Though, McCain was right about the Iraq surge and warned about the problems with Freddie and Fannie before they collapsed.
 
I've always liked McCain and wish him nothing but the best. I wish it were him that got the nomination in 2000, and in hindsight, I bet many others think the same.

I felt that way then, and yes, I feel that way even now after eight years of Bush. I believe McCain would have handled the post 9/11 environment and Iraq better than Bush did.
 
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