Bill Kristol: The leakers are being disloyal to McCain
posted at 5:04 pm on November 6, 2008 by Allahpundit
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Because, after all, McCain picked her for VP and so all they’re really doing is dumping on their boss’s judgment. A fine spin, but the longer this goes on without a condemnatory statement from Maverick, the more it smells like it’s being done with his tacit approval. Then again, people are going to assume it’s being done with his tacit approval anyway, so why even get involved?
The important stuff comes at the end, when he points the finger directly at — ta da — Steve Schmidt and Nicolle Wallace. As for the cryptic bit about the campaign searching through people’s e-mails for evidence of leaks, that’s almost certainly a reference to Randy Scheunemann being fired/suspended/quarantined. Per today’s NYT piece, he and Kristol are pals and certain unnamed McCain advisors allege that he’s been leaking to him steadily.
Exit question: Would someone married to a commercial fisherman, who governs a state that trades with Canada, really not know which countries belong to NAFTA? Click the image to watch.
Update: In Schmidt’s defense, according to the big NYT magazine piece that dropped a few weeks ago, he was the one who first mentioned Palin as a potential VP in meetings. Doesn’t mean he hasn’t soured on her since, but he clearly wasn’t anti-’Cuda from the get go.
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Exit Answer: No, of course not.
As to Mr. Kristol, you are so 2000. Please just go away and stop calling yourself a part of my party.
carbon_footprint on November 6, 2008 at 5:06 PM
No, it looks like the media and their audience on righty blogs is making a big deal out of nothing. What is McCain supposed to do, call a press conference because the media will not shut up?
I do not know anyone in the real world that is even slightly interested in this.
Terrye on November 6, 2008 at 5:07 PM
OT: new Zo post-Election
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-JTd-8vUdw
jp on November 6, 2008 at 5:10 PM
And if McCain jumps in the middle of it, will we need to hear from Palin? And then if the press keep yakking and the blogs keep linking will it just go on and on and on?
The whole thing is ridiculous. What is next? Will Carl Cameron leak that so and so anonymous make believe person said that Sarah Palin thinks the earth is flat?
You know that she knows what countries are in NAFTA and that Africa is a continent. silly.
Terrye on November 6, 2008 at 5:11 PM
What the heck is wrong with these people? We fought long and hard to win the house and senate in 1994, we suffered with Bush in 2004 and got him reelected, and idiots in the GOP and their supposed conservative pundit friends ruined it. Now, they want to backstab each other? It wasn’t the ideas that were the problem, people – it was the candidates who pretended to believe in the ideas and then proved with their actions in power that they were lying that cost the house, senate, and presidency.
Vashta.Nerada on November 6, 2008 at 5:12 PM
he is right. This wont hurt Palin’s future at all. It just makes people like Wallace and Schmidt look TERRIBLE.
ousoonerfan15 on November 6, 2008 at 5:12 PM
On FOX News now. Achmadinejad (sp?) offered congratulations to Obama…first time an Iranian leader has done that regarding a U.S. presidential election since 1979, He said that he hopes Obama will change US foreign policy for war mongering and intervening in other country’s affairs.
Bets that Obama will fall for this? Problem with people like Obama is that they begin to believe their own nonsense and get easily conned by others that look to exploit it…Israel (Livini) is already freaking out
AmericanUnderground on November 6, 2008 at 5:12 PM
Kristol was the idiot who told McCain would win independents
lodge on November 6, 2008 at 5:12 PM
UUggghh I actually agree with Bill Kristol. They are being disloyal and what does it say about their own judgement. If they are so worried abbout their careers why are they doing this? I wouldn’t hire either one of them after they trashed part of their ticket and possibly hurt the party. As for Bill Kristol haven’t considered him a real consrvative since his days on GMA.
ldbgcoleman on November 6, 2008 at 5:13 PM
yeah let’s just ignore the 10% crash of the markets and talk about Palin in a bathrobe.
i am more worried with the impacts of the election not why McCain lost. We all know why he lost. he was a chickencrap and did not think he had a chance to win so he pulled his punches. he wanted to lose with grace and he got his wish.
unseen on November 6, 2008 at 5:13 PM
For the same freakin reason why he spanked every single Republican or Republican organization that used Obama’s middle name! Or linked Obama with Wright! Was he worried about the assumption that they had his tacit approval? Nope. He still went out a condemned.
Weight of Glory on November 6, 2008 at 5:13 PM
I am surprised that Steve Schmidt is involved in that. Schmidt is Karl Rove’s protege. Rove was on Greta last night and was pretty forceful in his condemnation of the smears against Palin… And I know Rove wasn’t a big fan of the Palin pick (I’ll never forget when O’Reilly asked him, the day that her pick was announced, what he thought, and his response was “well, she reflects who McCain is” and left it at that). But, Rove knows enough to STFU.
Outlander on November 6, 2008 at 5:14 PM
Iran is just a tiny country, so are McCains Balls.
Firebird on November 6, 2008 at 5:15 PM
It IS a big-deal because we -the base – need to purge these rats.
Same two names keep coming up: Schmidt and Wallace.
“I will name their names and I will make them famous”.
aquaviva on November 6, 2008 at 5:15 PM
PEOPLE we must reject Kristol and all who would like us to move to the center. Send them emails. Call them. We need to let them know that this nonsense won’t be tolerated.
marklmail on November 6, 2008 at 5:16 PM
McCain could talk with one news outlet and declare that he has nothing to do with this and that these staffers are jerks.
He is not doing so, which is a faint admittance that he agrees with these staffers.
McCain is so quick to jump at conservatives and his own constituents when they attack Obama, yet he disappears when he should be defending Palin. This does not bode well.
jencab on November 6, 2008 at 5:16 PM
Operation Leper Colony:
Steve Schmidt
Nichole Wallace
Mike Wallace
Shun them. Whoever hires them, ralley against them.
That is all.
portlandon on November 6, 2008 at 5:17 PM
If there is one thing to learned from McCain’s loss: The GOP does not win elections running moderates.
Winning elections is more about circumstances than trying to appeal to a broader electorate. If Obama messes things up bad (which I believe he will) then the GOP will win in 2012 almost regardless of candidate. The only way we could lose is to run another moderate who forces the base to stay home. I want fullfledged conservatism, so I hope that candidate is Sarah Palin.
Norwegian on November 6, 2008 at 5:17 PM
McCain could win indpendents in an election cycle that wasn’t set to default to oppose GOP
jp on November 6, 2008 at 5:17 PM
My big fear: If other reports are true and the senior McCain people internally conceded the election before the third debate, how do we know that MANY of the damaging claims about Palin didn’t emanate from McCain staffers? (e.g. the creationism myth, the library myth, the nonsense about the maternity of Trig) And more importantly, if McCain’s people knew he couldn’t win 3 weeks before the election, then why flail around randomly, waste money, and trash your VP? A true party man would have focused his attention on campaigning in states where there were competitive Senate and House races that could have been won.
Had McCain/Palin spent time in NC and MN, for example, could that have altered those Senate races? What about Congressional races in OH, FL, and elsewhere? What if McCain/Palin waived RNC advertising time and just had the RNC focusing their advertising on those down-ticket races?
Outlander on November 6, 2008 at 5:18 PM
I believe it’s Mark Wallace….Mark D. Wallace
aquaviva on November 6, 2008 at 5:18 PM
By the way, isn’t it interesting that the more I hear about this controversy; the less I like McCain all the while Palin looks better and better.
Norwegian on November 6, 2008 at 5:19 PM
For crapsake Kristol. I guarantee McCain did this to get back in good graces with the media. McCain is more than willing to attack Republicans if it suits his ends and his history is replete with examples. McCain is awful, defending him is not in your best interests, Bill.
If you don’t recall McCain’s maverick streak of trashing Republicans after the 2000 election, I’ll provide a more recent example of exemplary character and integrity, Dr. Thomas Sowell.
http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=ZDY2Nzg1NmJhNmYyYWRjZGY3N2E4OGM5NDZhYmI2ZGM
The base hates McCain, his treatment of Palin is just the most recent example of how McCain is destroying the unity Republicans so desperately need at this time.
Is McCain on Soro’s payroll? We know Rick Davis was.
Angry Dumbo on November 6, 2008 at 5:20 PM
This is from politico:
Writes one top GOP Capitol Hill aide: “They don’t realize that within the party they are viewed as the villains in this saga while Sarah Palin remains a popular and trustworthy conservative.”
I totally agree. These fools dont realize they look HORRIBLE, and Palin looks just as good as ever.
ousoonerfan15 on November 6, 2008 at 5:20 PM
Gossipy lips reveal psychologically troubled twits.
Tav on November 6, 2008 at 5:22 PM
I believe that this is proof that Gov. Palin took on the old boy establishment within her own party AGAIN (i.e John McCain and the Karl Rove understudies that were running his campaign) and they don’t want her kind in the party. They are doing everything they can to discredit her after they used her to try and save their sorry butts.
gatorgirl on November 6, 2008 at 5:22 PM
McCain is going down for this, he can’t weasel out of this by blaming his staff.
Angry Dumbo on November 6, 2008 at 5:22 PM
Whoever the leaker(s) is/are, they are clearly trying to do 2 things:
a) CYA for McCain basically being a complete and utter tool as a candidate
b) trying to tourch Palin for 2012, so that either McCain can try again or for Romney or whomever…
and I’ll throw in a third…
c) Jealousy, pure and simple; Palin outdrew McCain at rallies, is polished, can speak extemporaneously, and is not afraid to tear into the Marxists from the Left!
They’re all POS’s, and McCain was/is a Tool!
Dale in Atlanta on November 6, 2008 at 5:23 PM
Of course not. If she flubbed, she flubbed. Happens all the time, including a well known time that was just as much a flub, Obama’s 57 states. It was fun to poke him with it, but smart people didn’t assume he was that dumb.
Again, these tidbits are coming right next to the feigned outrage that she answered the door in a goddamned bathrobe. This is pure character assassination, with a bitter loser at the helm.
MadisonConservative on November 6, 2008 at 5:23 PM
You are absolutely right on!
gatorgirl on November 6, 2008 at 5:24 PM
Cindy to John “…Yankee bean,yankee bean,I like my yankee bean…”
Firebird on November 6, 2008 at 5:24 PM
Kristol works for the NY Times. He pushed hard for McCain. He wants to dump so-cons.
He’s got a lot of penance to do before he sticks his nose back under our tent.
Iblis on November 6, 2008 at 5:25 PM
As mentioned in another thread, I would guess she didn’t like how she was being handled, went all ‘cuda on them and they are mad and bitter at her since. They know the media will eat this stuff up, so they dish it out.
SAZMD on November 6, 2008 at 5:25 PM
Sarah Palin, the real Maverick showed, that emporer McCain had no clothes.
gatorgirl on November 6, 2008 at 5:25 PM
…the good thing about this; it FINISHED that POS McCain with the Conservatives and loyal Republicans in general, and we never have to be afflicted with that RINO POS ever again.
Just like Obama finished off the Clinton’s and the Gores (the silver lining in a very, very, very dark cloud); Palin has finished off the RINO Tool McCain!
Dale in Atlanta on November 6, 2008 at 5:26 PM
The Schmidt rumor is puzzling. By all accounts, he was one of the main cheerleaders for her selection in the first place. They may have clashed privately but trashing Sarah’s public image reflects horribly on his own reputation. Perhaps he’s quietely positioning himself for a role in Romney 2012…
Ponz on November 6, 2008 at 5:26 PM
Sarah was the only reason I voted for McCain. She didn’t weigh down the ticket-she lifted it. This is the thanks she gets for winning the VP debate, bringing thousands of people to rallies and inspiring the base?
She was vindicated in Troopergate-so will she be with this. Time to field dress some RINOS!
illustr8r on November 6, 2008 at 5:27 PM
McCain ran a senatorial-style campaign, complete with reknowned across-the-aisle collegiality. Governor Palin is not his esteemed colleague, and he won’t have to work with her in Congress. Old habits die hard.
Christien on November 6, 2008 at 5:27 PM
Right on, right on, right on. Dale you nailed it. I used to think McCain was Bob Dole without the charm. Now I can’t even write in complete sentences how disgusted I am that McCain continues to represent our party.
Angry Dumbo on November 6, 2008 at 5:28 PM
I’m not sure what to think about this whole “Palin in a bathrobe thing” … maybe if there were pictures…
Chad on November 6, 2008 at 5:29 PM
McCain knows that he has to pander to his liberal base back in congress, so what better way to be back in their favor than to trash the one person that they hate even more than they hated Reagan. I honestly believe that his silence on the issue is approval.
gatorgirl on November 6, 2008 at 5:29 PM
there is a “From 52 to 48″ Dems trying to bring Reps together and ‘unify the nation’. linked over at NRO.
don’t forget their “Sorry Everybody” website to the World from 2004
http://www.sorryeverybody.com/gallery/1/
jp on November 6, 2008 at 5:30 PM
the only thing Mc Cain has done that I DID like was Sarah Palin.
He opposed the tax cuts which increased revenues 30% (of course he never mentioned that little fact in the debates)
How did campaign finance work for him?
How bout thoses latino votes?
mc Cain is McCain and nothing will change him and I expect him to continue to be a thorn in Conseravatives sides
Why would you believe a Karl Rove protege wouldn’t throw Sarah under the bus. Karl via Bush has not truly governed as a conservative. Sarah is a true conservative. We are gonna have a struggle between those that want to take the party to the center and those who want true conservatism. So the moderates will trash her
ldbgcoleman on November 6, 2008 at 5:30 PM
Indeed. That is the reason most women are hatin’ Palin too.
These campaign people aren’t brave enough to be actual candidates either. So when they lose they turn into classless finger pointers.
Too bad no such juicy accusations of turmoil from inside the winner’s camp. Everything was just okeydokey artichokey peachy keen there, right? Obama has those people “as tight lipped as Aldeberaan Shell Mouths.”
Brat on November 6, 2008 at 5:30 PM
McCain to staffers “you ever seen a grown women naked?”
Firebird on November 6, 2008 at 5:31 PM
Was flipping the channels and heard Matthews say about Palin that women didn’t want “a woman who fails a Jay-walking test as Vice President.”
And the trashing continues. I sense that liberals got the smell of a potential GOP star (she does need become more knowledgeable about the issues though) and want to discredit her.
terryannonline on November 6, 2008 at 5:31 PM
Okay
McCain and his aides have had a full business day to respond to this crap and they haven’t.
Next time McCain reaches across the aisle don’t let him back.
CanadianGuy on November 6, 2008 at 5:31 PM
Disloyal to McCain, huh? But not to Palin. That means Palin is a throw away item then, Bill? Frikkin’ backstabbers.
Fletch54 on November 6, 2008 at 5:32 PM
Then I honestly believe that you are completely devoid of logic and reason.
wise_man on November 6, 2008 at 5:32 PM
Has the Recall McCain initiative already begun? If not, it should start TODAY.
Christien on November 6, 2008 at 5:32 PM
I would not be so quick to condemn John McCain. Perhaps he’s given his consession speech and unplugged. I imagine he’s tired and deflated.
That said, the way this has unraveled the past few days is stomach turning. If these people had come out and said “I got to know Sarah Palin on the campaign trail and she is not as she appears” the message would get out and the truth would be revealed. This backstabbing “anonymous leak” horsecrap is what the left does. Its disgusting.
I like Palin and I am looking forward to seeing her star rise but don’t pretend she’s ‘our Obama’, the next rising political superstar that transcends politics. Sorry, we just don’t operate like that, conservatives are about values and principles, not style and stardom.
Texas74 on November 6, 2008 at 5:32 PM
Those of you lashing out at Kristol over this are nuts. He was virtually Sarah Palin’s sponsor. He was pushing her when 99% of you didn’t know who she was. He argued from weeks before the end that the campaign was doing a horrible job with her, and that she should have been out front as much as possible. He took heat as a defeatist for making precisely that suggestion in as dramatic a way as he could.
Kristol is not the problem. Isolating turncoats and weasels is worth doing, but don’t use buckshot if it means that anyone who merely happens to be standing in their vicinity – maybe trying to help you out – gets taken down, too.
CK MacLeod on November 6, 2008 at 5:33 PM
Arizona needs to do to McCain what Connecticut did to Lieberman – run a solid conservative against him when he’s up for conservative, force him to retire or run as an independent. Show the RINO’s that we want our party back.
VoxRobotica on November 6, 2008 at 5:34 PM
They are disloyal to McCain AND Palin. But McCain was their boss, and he was the one who hired them. They are disloyal, and McCain was their employer. There is nothing wrong with that comment from Kristol.
But I totally expect you to see the worst possible outcome with anything related to McCain and think the worst of him without any evidence to back this up. In other words, you are incapable of making any reasonable conclusion about anything to do with McCain.
It’s time to get a new hobby.
wise_man on November 6, 2008 at 5:35 PM
Pop on over and spend just a couple of minutes and read this.
http://www.weeklystandard.com/weblogs/TWSFP/TWSFPView.asp
right2bright on November 6, 2008 at 5:35 PM
Gossip as news.Everyone says that they deplore it but everyone really loves it. So who is the bigger douchebag, the asshole who leaks or the idiot who puts it on national TV.
this election has really brought out the worst in a lot of people.
jellybelly on November 6, 2008 at 5:35 PM
edit: I meant re-election, not conservative – that’s what I get for commenting with a child begging for attention at the same time. :)
VoxRobotica on November 6, 2008 at 5:36 PM
C’mon, to what end? How is the Governor of Alaska relevant to what McCain does in the Senate?
I don’t see McCain’s supposed motivation for smearing Palin. He’s not going to run for POTUS again and he is certainly not in line to be the leader of the Republican party, in any sense. I suppose one could make some sort of argument that he wants to knock down Palin to make room for his pick, but I really don’t see how that’s consistent with his character over the years… and who would it be? Huckabee? Why?
I do think he (McCain) needs to issue some sort of statement or make some sort of gesture that shows that whoever is smearing Palin the press does not speak for him… because as many have pointed out, he is more than willing to issue statements condemning “smears” by Republicans or criticize his own supporters for being unwilling to accept Obama. But that’s it — one statement.
Y-not on November 6, 2008 at 5:36 PM
Move to Arizona and get it done if you believe so strongly in this.
I swear to God there is more unfounded BS McCain hate here than legitimate anger at Obama.
wise_man on November 6, 2008 at 5:36 PM
GAWD! This is making me mad.
How about “most women don’t want a man who is a Socialist as President.”
illustr8r on November 6, 2008 at 5:37 PM
Maybe McCain isn’t condemning the stories because they’re true. Palin was supposed to be the woman of the people, right? She’s one of us, right? Well, as we just proved on Tuesday night, most American people are deeply stupid. Maybe she fits in better than anyone imagined.
More likely, McCain is relaxing on his porch in Sedona with his cell phone turned off, hasn’t turned his TV on since Wednesday morning, and for the first time in his adult life could care less about politics.
RightOFLeft on November 6, 2008 at 5:37 PM
I am so disgusted by the arrogant Elitist weasels that are trying to take over the Republican Party. They are so stupid and transparent, it almost makes you believe George Soros is paying them money to do it. Up in Heaven, the Gipper is shaking his head about this divisiveness. He would be the first to tell you that the strength of Amica lies not in the Bletway Elitists. Our country’s strength lies in its people.
kingsjester on November 6, 2008 at 5:37 PM
McCains’ balls are a tiny country?
PappaMac on November 6, 2008 at 5:37 PM
This is the whole point – the whole thing is strictly a diversionary tactic. The only reason the McCain campaign did as poorly as it did was – the McCain campaign. It was horribly run, and the people who are responsible for it are busily deflecting blame from themselves, hoping that they’ll get another campaign gig in ‘12.
Sarah Palin energized the McCain campaign – and, if the MSM is gonna try to smear her two days after the election, the least they could do is to come up with some more believable material.
uncivilized on November 6, 2008 at 5:38 PM
The Republicans were fractured before McCain/Palin came alone.
You threw away any hopes of keeping conservatism in the forefront of America’s psyche. You gave it away to the liberal left and the domestic terrorists.
Too bitter, too selfish, too self-centered to give Palin a chance. Too arrogant to realize that McCain was trying to save your butts.
Keep it up, conservatives and Republicans! Keep bashing McCain and Palin. You are doing the job for the Left very very well. : (
stefystef on November 6, 2008 at 5:38 PM
What he meant was, those backstabbers were thinking they were dissing Palin, but he was pointing out it really reflected more on McCain. Kristol was and is a Palin supporter.
right2bright on November 6, 2008 at 5:38 PM
Zo needs to run for office. Hot Air should give him a form, too. Seriously. You want to draw the youth and minorities to the Republican party, he’s your man.
Disturb the Universe on November 6, 2008 at 5:39 PM
Yes. And all the people who already hate McCain are kicking him while he’s down – and he is not the person who is responsible for this.
It’s pathetic. Worthy of something from the huffington Post, as if Obama lost, I would expect this back-stabbing to be going on. But not here. I expected more of my fellow conservatives than to participate in this bull crap.
wise_man on November 6, 2008 at 5:39 PM
I am not surprised that McCain hasn’t come out in defense of his choice for running mate. When he knew he was losing, he made the choice to temper his campaign so he could return to D.C with dignity. His Achilles heel is not being liked. He wasn’t about to jeopardize his long-term standing with his colleagues.
I also think he has hesitated to condemn these charges because he is leaving himself open for soon-to-come TV interviews. All the networks have to be wetting themselves to get John McCain on to confirm or refute these rumors. What a great plan to put yourself back in the media spotlight.
sherry on November 6, 2008 at 5:39 PM
Good luck trying to talk some sense into him.
wise_man on November 6, 2008 at 5:39 PM
That’s because Obama doesn’t stab us in the back.
CanadianGuy on November 6, 2008 at 5:40 PM
This fantasy of yours is not based on any fact whatsoever.
wise_man on November 6, 2008 at 5:40 PM
McCain doesn’t give a sh*t about Sarah getting dumped on by his campaign staffers.
Enjoy the ribs, you fake-a$$ bastard!
omnipotent on November 6, 2008 at 5:41 PM
McCain did not stab us in the back, canadian guy.
wise_man on November 6, 2008 at 5:41 PM
So where is your proof that McCain had nothing to do with this?
gatorgirl on November 6, 2008 at 5:41 PM
McCain has been running for President for at least a decade now; I’m sure that it is quite disconcerting for him to wake up and know that he failed. I’m sure that he’s on his ranch, so I’d give the guy a few days. I do think that he does need to come out with a statement soon though. Some of the rumors are just vicious and need to be denounced.
Illinidiva on November 6, 2008 at 5:42 PM
Since you posted this BS link again, here is my response to you again:
Yup. No question of Palin for McCain to answer in that link. Nothing here saying that he agrees with this in that link. Nice try.
Epic Fail. Idiot.
wise_man on November 6, 2008 at 5:43 PM
When does the Kool-Aid wear off on you McCainbot trolls?
Valiant on November 6, 2008 at 5:43 PM
Yeah, it’s not that exciting an issue for me, except that Fox scumbag Cameron is reporting this so breathlessly. And it doesn’t seem very mysterious, either; Nicolle Wallace’s name comes up every time.
Jaibones on November 6, 2008 at 5:44 PM
LOL. John McCain, guilty until proven innocent.
no f*king wonder why he’s avoiding the press today.
You people are sick.
in the head.
wise_man on November 6, 2008 at 5:44 PM
I agree.
But I have to disagree with his Huckabee idea. And the OLD Alan Keys I would have supported, but he went a little too ‘odd’ after his Illinois debacle.
LegendHasIt on November 6, 2008 at 5:45 PM
Exactly – John McCain still has a job in Washington, he’s not unemployed and he still wants to be pals with the people on the “other side of the aisle”. He’s looking forward to a role as some sort of peacemaker, and it’s not in his best interest to come out fighting now that the election is over. I think it’s crappy, and Sarah Palin is the last person he should be allowing to be tossed overboard, but he’s a politician.
However, I am not going to be watching as much Fox News as I have in the past – not precisely in protest, but because I can’t help but feel like they’re trying too hard to fit in. I expected better.
uncivilized on November 6, 2008 at 5:46 PM
Just like the idiot liberals who blamed Bush for everything that went wrong for the last 8 years,
you are also going to blame McCain for everything bad spoken about Palin, and think that it’s his fault because he hasn’t commented on it. You have McCain derangement Syndrome, and you are insane.
wise_man on November 6, 2008 at 5:46 PM
If McCain can have one of his aides tell the Politico he is spending the day BBQing, then he can have one of his aides call Fox and deny this crap.
CanadianGuy on November 6, 2008 at 5:46 PM
Maybe McCain is afraid of what those same staffers will say about him if he throws them under the bus? I would find that hard to believe, but who knows? Maybe he is biding his time and will make a statement once the initial furor has died down. I hope he does something.
SAZMD on November 6, 2008 at 5:46 PM
wise_man,
I don’t hate John McCain. And if I choose to move to AZ, then I’m sure you’ll help fund the move. LMAO.
Christien on November 6, 2008 at 5:46 PM
So True
omnipotent on November 6, 2008 at 5:47 PM
wise_man, and you are who? McCain staffer? Washington insider? Relative of the family?
sherry on November 6, 2008 at 5:47 PM
Palin looks better and better.
There’s hasn’t been a single moment where didn’t show grace, boundless optimism and good will. She is a star, while the others are just vicious cowards.
McCain looks worse and worse. As does Romney. Think these campaign workers acted without some nudging from either of these two? Think again.
Norwegian on November 6, 2008 at 5:47 PM
Would McCain be so slow to respond if his staffers had called Cindy or Megan an airhead?
Doubtful.
omnipotent on November 6, 2008 at 5:49 PM
wise_man
Is Tom Sowell sick in the head or is he too under the mass delusion that McCain is really a self-serving backstabber?
http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=ODYwMzA2MzBmODBkNWRlMDg0Njc1OWYwZmYxMDEyYjM=
Angry Dumbo on November 6, 2008 at 5:49 PM
sherry, and who are you? A huckabee staffer? In Flyover country? Did McCain kill one of your relatives while driving drunk?
wise_man on November 6, 2008 at 5:49 PM
I would like to see a thread started for us conservatives to talk about our future a serious conversation about policy issues,strategy and tactics……..PLEASE !!!!!!!!!
Chicostein on November 6, 2008 at 5:50 PM
No one is blaming McCain for everything bad spoken about her. We are commenting on the spoken words from the anonymous sources in the recent days. It is a relevant subject.
gatorgirl on November 6, 2008 at 5:50 PM
Courage!
/Dan Rather
omnipotent on November 6, 2008 at 5:50 PM
McCain was an old geezer running against a guy younger than most peoples dads. Not really much to explain.
Speedwagon82 on November 6, 2008 at 5:51 PM
McCain is not responsible for anonymous sources. Because hes not participating in this BS speculation, does not mean he is endorsing this crap.
wise_man on November 6, 2008 at 5:51 PM
No, I don’t really think there was any nudging from McCain and Romney – I think it’s a case of “man the lifeboats” on the part of the campaign workers. Rats deserting a sinking ship, if you will.
uncivilized on November 6, 2008 at 5:52 PM
Hold on a second, people. 90% of you would have no idea who Sarah Palin was if McCain hadn’t picked her and one of her biggest cheerleaders in the run up to the VP rollout was Kristol.
McCain botched his chance for the Oval Office.
Kristol is willing to sell his soul to the NYT for an extra paycheck.
All that aside, they get a pass from me because they are at least partially responsible for the fact that we have a solid leader waiting in the wings.
Let the RINOs self destruct. It’ll be long forgotten by the midterms.
turfmann on November 6, 2008 at 5:52 PM
Maybe Salter talked to Politico on his own and McCain has been out of contact with his aides for the past few days.
Illinidiva on November 6, 2008 at 5:52 PM
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