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McCain Says He Regrets Picking Sarah Palin As Running Mate

McCain Says He Regrets Picking Sarah Palin As Running Mate



What difference would it have made? Someone needs to tell McCain he wouldn't have won anyway.
He's starting to sound like that blamer Hillary Clinton. McCain lost because like Hillary, his message was stale.

IMO, McCain lost because his very first major decision, right out of the gate, was to allow Sarah Palin to be his running mate. That was a BAD decision. That was most likely the worst decision he had ever made. Had it not been for that, I think he might have stood a chance at becoming POTUS. It was enough to cost him my support. I had McCain yard signs until that idiot Palin came on board.
 
A kid asked her what the role of the VP was and she said "They’re in charge of the U.S. Senate so if they want to they can really get in there with the senators and make a lot of good policy changes that will make life better for Brandon and his family and his classroom". If you look at how the role of VP was crafted, it was to serve as presiding officer in the event of a tie breaking vote and not "in charge" the way she's describing it. Now if that was how she envisioned it, that's another thing.



What specific over regulation are you talking about? I don't watch any media outlet exclusively either, but prefer to read through a variety of sources to form my opinion. Anyone who only relies on one source is going to get easily duped.



How was he "embarrassed by the idea of America"? It would seem strange someone who felt that way would want to lead a country he felt embarrassed of. What Michelle Obama quote are you referring to? His race was his only crowning benefit? You're having a laugh. People voted for him because the message he had in 2008 resonated well across the country to folks who were tired of 8 years of Bush. McCain was a weak candidate who didn't rally the GOP well enough to mount a serious challenge. That there was a candidate who offered the message people wanted to hear who happened to be black is closer to the truth. He hasn't been the only black candidate to run for president, but was the one whose message got through well enough to win. Now whether he lived up to expectations is a whole other can of worms, and there are many who voted for him that found themselves disappointed he wasn't able to stay true to his message.


As for Obama making the US look weak, what specific reason(s) can you cite? He was certainly no dove, but was very aware of the country's reluctance to go to war which affected his foreign policy decisions.



I see your points, I just don't agree with your assessments at all.


As previously shown....

... from the direct quote from our Constitution, the role of the VP is not “ crafted“ at all. As the presiding officer, he/she would preside = : to exercise guidance, direction, or control; to occupy the place of authority : direct or regulate proceedings as chief officer.

Again, you have an almost imposed limited and thus poor assessment as regards what has only been the more recent history of the role of president of the senate. What she said was entirely within the realm of what could, perhaps should be done.

Overregulation? Just a minimal example in one industry:

EPA & OSHA Compliance

This tactic with the overwhelming of individuals and small groups tends to favor the big boys that can fight, lobby. In fact, it is to their benefit in the first place for those very big boys to make it so there are such rules, make it too expensive for the little guys to comply/compete. High barrier for entrance and continued existence is many arenas of enterprising endeavor.

If you fell in love with somebody, would it be your desire to then fundamentally ( with regard to what is basic, essential ) change them?



Speaking of change, please DO NOT CHANGE my words.

I did not say it was slenderman's only crowning benefit, but rather his race was only a crowning benefit. Huge difference in the two wordings. Many thought it was just that time, definitely did not want to appear prejudiced and therefore encouraged to vote for this, a first, an historic presidency...and most definitely, the nation was tired from Bush years, McCain in the ass was NOT a particularly good or appropriately conservative candidate.

Race simply was NOT a valid disadvantage to his candidacy.

Think drawing red lines then backing down was a sign of strength? Is it strong or weak not to identify a problem, an enemy, by its name, try to ignore the problem ( call the resulting violence “workplace violence” ), our “kinetic military actions” instead and aka wars, our not lifting even a pinky to help the ones he sent into the hell hole he helped develop in Libya, bowing to foreign leaders, the world apology tour, the complete caving to the mullahs of Iran ( did nothing in support when there was opportunity with the uprising ) .

Despite all the trumped up fake collusion around our former president and his feckless appointees do much of anything, did slenderman make truly strong and decisive efforts to counter these?

You should agree, but only if you want to be right. You, like everyone, have the perfect freedom to choose unwisely.
 
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You are a Russian bot- still no answer about Putin and the attacks on dissidents in other counties??? Trying to murder their daughters???? :confused:

You are terribly confused. Typically America behavior.

Funny how you go back to WWII for war criminals but seem to ignore Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Korea 1950, Africa, the Stans, Oh the Iron Curtain in Germany.... yeah real choir boys your country produces. Lots of dead civilians litter your past.

You can't ignore or mitigate US war crimes and terrorism by pointing to others war crimes.

Now who is this US you refer to about Afghanistan, what do you think we knew full well.
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Americans are always woefully ignorant of what their war criminals are doing. That comes from being totally brainwashed.

Your country sure helped the Vietnamese fight us-

The Russians and the Chinese helped the Vietnamese against the invading hordes of US war criminals/US terrorists. Then after they had helped the Vietnamese rid their country of the war criminal vermin they went home like decent world citizens.

I'd opine if any American should be put on trial then a big long line of Russians will be there to- to include dear leader former Russian Gestapo member Putin... :peace

And you would be right. Odd how Americans try to defend their war criminals/terrorists by pointing out that they are as bad as the bad guys. Yes, the US is as bad as Hitler and the Nazis.
 
IMO, McCain lost because his very first major decision, right out of the gate, was to allow Sarah Palin to be his running mate. That was a BAD decision. That was most likely the worst decision he had ever made. Had it not been for that, I think he might have stood a chance at becoming POTUS. It was enough to cost him my support. I had McCain yard signs until that idiot Palin came on board.

No McCain lost because he was like a deer in the headlights when it came to handling or even acknowledging the financial crisis. His optics on handling that were absolutely terrible.
 
A properly bitter old man.

Lesson: dont cash in on a great patriot story, never sell out to the establishment. As opposed to another poster here, the ONLY reason I voted for McCain in the ass was BECAUSE Palin was on the ticket.

Depends on what you mean by the establishment. To many of today's Republicans, it means the rule of law.
 
Depends on what you mean by the establishment. To many of today's Republicans, it means the rule of law.

Yeah, have no idea where your headed there. A restriction of the arbitrary exercise of power by subordinating it to well-defined and established laws is commendable.

The establishment are the elites who have power and influence in the running of our country. They have/control many of the levers of power and while they make up the top tier of decision makers in the separate major national parties, my opinion is the two are esstenially different branches of the same predominant group.
 
He wouldn't have gotten even half the votes he enjoyed by choosing Palin. She is the reason they paid attention to him.

I don't believe that any Presidential candidate would want his or her running mate's flair for the flamboyant to become their campaign's center of attention. I agree with the reason McCain cited for his regret in not choosing Lieberman over Palin. Palin's embarrassing lack of knowledge and intelligence about the issues became glaringly and disturbingly obvious practically every time she opened her mouth. I'm sure in retrospect that cost McCain far many more votes than what Lieberman's stance on abortion ever would have cost him. Say what you want about Lieberman's stance on that issue or any other issues but what you can't deny is that Lieberman was a far more knowledgeable and polished politician and public speaker than Palin and certainly would not have hurt McCains chances in that respect as much as Palin did.
 
You are terribly confused. Typically America behavior. You can't ignore or mitigate US war crimes and terrorism by pointing to others war crimes. Americans are always woefully ignorant of what their war criminals are doing. That comes from being totally brainwashed. The Russians and the Chinese helped the Vietnamese against the invading hordes of US war criminals/US terrorists. Then after they had helped the Vietnamese rid their country of the war criminal vermin they went home like decent world citizens. And you would be right. Odd how Americans try to defend their war criminals/terrorists by pointing out that they are as bad as the bad guys. Yes, the US is as bad as Hitler and the Nazis.


Ummm I do believe you're the terribly confused one here. Unlike Stalinist Russia my country doesn't have a massive secret police web of informants to produce like think in the masses. That ALL nations don't see what they do for 'freedom' 'national security' as war crimes is nothing new- that you refuse to see what Russia has done as such shows how ignorant some folks can be.

I do note you have ZERO knowledge of the Korean War in the 50's. Russia equipped the North that murdered millions of civilians in their brutal invasion of the South. Brainwashed out of the average Russian mind???

I have to laugh as someone in Russia with it's long history of mass murders in their own country should wag their finger at anyone and compare anyone to Nazis... :doh

There is a book someplace, you maybe familiar with parts of it- something about he who is without sin may cast the first stone- I'd recommend you put down your stones and the attempt to derail the topic- McCain regretting his pick of a running mate...

As an aside, how much are they paying you to troll American debate boards??? :peace
 
You're assuming two things that are wrong. First, that all Republicans that vote are Conservative and second that you have to be registered with a party to vote.

Uh, there's a section in exit polls that has the group where people self identify as "conservatives", "liberals", "moderates", etc. And the self identified "conservatives" supported McCain and Romney more than Trump. Can't blame them really, since Trump literally just became a "conservative" the other day. Not everyone fell for that conman's ruse.
 
Uh, there's a section in exit polls that has the group where people self identify as "conservatives", "liberals", "moderates", etc. And the self identified "conservatives" supported McCain and Romney more than Trump. Can't blame them really, since Trump literally just became a "conservative" the other day. Not everyone fell for that conman's ruse.

Really? Recent polls suggest the above viewpoint comes from a Democrats point of view!

McCain, who has been in the Senate for 33 years, has been a consistent critic of both candidate and President Donald Trump,
but Republican voters continue to identify more with the president than with the senator. Sixty-nine percent (69%) of GOP
voters say the Republican Party should be more like Trump; only 23% say it should be more like McCain. These findings
have changed little since March of last year.

Just 43% of Republicans now have a favorable opinion of McCain, and that includes only 18% with a Very Favorable
one. Fifty-two percent (52%) view the longtime senator unfavorably, with 25% who regard him Very Unfavorably.

Most Democrats (76%) and just over half (53%) of unaffiliated voters think the GOP should be more like McCain than Trump.
 
Really? Recent polls suggest the above viewpoint comes from a Democrats point of view!

McCain, who has been in the Senate for 33 years, has been a consistent critic of both candidate and President Donald Trump,
but Republican voters continue to identify more with the president than with the senator. Sixty-nine percent (69%) of GOP
voters say the Republican Party should be more like Trump; only 23% say it should be more like McCain. These findings
have changed little since March of last year.

Just 43% of Republicans now have a favorable opinion of McCain, and that includes only 18% with a Very Favorable
one. Fifty-two percent (52%) view the longtime senator unfavorably, with 25% who regard him Very Unfavorably.

Most Democrats (76%) and just over half (53%) of unaffiliated voters think the GOP should be more like McCain than Trump.

Maybe you are quick to forget, but Republican voters once worshipped George Bush Jr. too, and today in 2018 most of them pretend they never supported him, or voted for him. He's basically a pariah in today's GOP.

The same thing will VERY likely happen to Trump once he's long gone from office.
 
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