Oh my: McCain to host fundraiser for … Romney
posted at 8:27 pm on September 25, 2009 by Allahpundit
There’s nothing necessarily unseemly about this — it’s an event for Mitt’s PAC, not for his campaign — but the grassroots remembers well Maverick’s conspicuous omission of a certain someone when naming exciting young Republicans on Leno’s show.
Smells like … betrayal.
Sen. John McCain is co-hosting a fundraiser for his former 2008 Republican primary rival Mitt Romney next Wednesday in Phoenix…
The fundraiser will benefit Romney’s Free and Strong America PAC, and features a $3,000 per person VIP reception along with a $300 per person luncheon.
The politic thing to do would have been to hold off on fundraisers for anyone else until he’s done one for Sarah PAC. Although that, of course, presumes that Sarah PAC wants him for a fundraiser, which it may not. Given the base’s contempt for McCain and the ‘Cuda’s emerging positioning as a libertarian populist in 2012, the Maverick brand may be something she’s trying to edge away from. The question is, what’s Mitt thinking here? Every time PPP does one of its Obama vs. X polls, Romney unfailingly lags behind Palin and Huckabee among Republicans. Hooking up with McCain will do nothing to change that and may well exacerbate it. I guess he’s committed to being the centrist next time out. Exit question: Where does that leave Huck? Social-con heaven?
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Kiss of Death…
d1carter on September 25, 2009 at 8:30 PM
SarahCuda picture on a Friday night,awesome!
canopfor on September 25, 2009 at 8:30 PM
RINO stampede!
ROCnPhilly on September 25, 2009 at 8:31 PM
QOTD
John the Libertarian on September 25, 2009 at 8:31 PM
I look forward to seeing how many people will pay $300 for lunch with McCain. And $3000 for a ViP reception at which he calls you “my friend.”
Wethal on September 25, 2009 at 8:31 PM
Will.Not.Take.The.Bait.Allahpundit.
KickandSwimMom on September 25, 2009 at 8:31 PM
Makes perfect sense. A RINO like McCain is afeared of a true conservative like Sarah. It’s like garlic to a vampire…
Battlecruiser-operational on September 25, 2009 at 8:32 PM
I’m sure they’ll pack ‘em in.
/
thomasaur on September 25, 2009 at 8:32 PM
My initial reaction was an audible groan, but upon further consideration, raise as much money as possible and destroy the Dems in 2010.
My money’s on President Obama winning re-election in 2012, so let’s take advantage while we can.
BadgerHawk on September 25, 2009 at 8:32 PM
farright on September 25, 2009 at 8:32 PM
lighten up.
rob verdi on September 25, 2009 at 8:32 PM
400 posts or bust.
Bishop on September 25, 2009 at 8:32 PM
Palin is relying on small contributors; Romney is relying on the likes of McCain and other assorted grandees. Could shape up to be the Republican version of Obama vs Clinton.
ddrintn on September 25, 2009 at 8:33 PM
How silly. How long is McCain supposed to be responsible for Palin? She’s got to sink or swim on her own merits, not as his protege.
MayBee on September 25, 2009 at 8:33 PM
For some reason,I seem to remember the Democrats,
asking for,no scratch that,demanding that Bill Clinton
not to show up at any of their events!!
Ummmmmmmm!
canopfor on September 25, 2009 at 8:33 PM
look, Romney is interested in 2012, Palin is interested in national positions to influence events, they are not the same, for now.
rob verdi on September 25, 2009 at 8:34 PM
Mitt probably expects the economy to be so bad by 2012 that he can run on his business credentials.
farright on September 25, 2009 at 8:35 PM
McCain’s protege = sink.
ddrintn on September 25, 2009 at 8:35 PM
Sounds like it’s the Romney/McCain ticket in 2012.
If big mac cant be president he will take 2nd spot from a kindrid soul.
William Amos on September 25, 2009 at 8:36 PM
You people in Arizona – aren’t you embarrassed enough?
Stop re-electing this assclown!
Lanceman on September 25, 2009 at 8:36 PM
A long-term stint on Fox.
ddrintn on September 25, 2009 at 8:37 PM
The Caine Mutiny,starring Capt’n Queeg!!
And Romney really wants to sail that ship!!
canopfor on September 25, 2009 at 8:37 PM
Well, there’s the ultimate driving under the bus!
BobAnthony on September 25, 2009 at 8:37 PM
The stench of maverick will be all over Romney. Say goodbye, Mitt.
HornetSting on September 25, 2009 at 8:38 PM
Help me out here…why is this post about Palin?
johnnybgood on September 25, 2009 at 8:38 PM
Love this!
First of all, McCain had better worry about raising $ for his own PAC–his re-election to the Senate is hardly a done deal.
Secondly, has Mitt’s personal fortune given out or what?
And he’s raising money to do what, exactly?
Both men are multi-millionaires and their populist appeal is not all that.
I wish them both luck.
I doubt Sarah Palin will care, much less notice.
Jenfidel on September 25, 2009 at 8:38 PM
Its not like Mitt can try and run on his crappy political executive record.
William Amos on September 25, 2009 at 8:38 PM
UGH! Talk about torture!
BobAnthony on September 25, 2009 at 8:38 PM
I think it’s clear who wanted to win and who didn’t on the McCain/Palin ticket.
Palin 2012
SouthernGent on September 25, 2009 at 8:39 PM
Sarah Palin is not going to be president, IMO.
If the Republicans put up a smart and decent articulate candidate in 2012, they can win.
Palin’s favorables are in the can, unless she improves those she doesn’t have a chance.
therightwinger on September 25, 2009 at 8:39 PM
Huck is going to join a carnival to sell fried squirrel cooked up in a popcorn popper.
farright on September 25, 2009 at 8:39 PM
If only the Republicans had been smart and gone with Romney instead of McCain, none of this would be happening. When the economy tanked last September, both McCain and Obama were like deer in headlights because neither of them had any economic experience. There sat Romney, all off to the side, wondering why he wasn’t chosen for such an obvious task at an obvious time.
Oh well, looks like the Republicans are set to repeat their mistake in 2012 with Sarah Palin. Look, she’s a great personality and has the charisma, but she’s not fit for the job of the presidency. Neither is Obama, which we’ve already found out these past few months.
Seixon on September 25, 2009 at 8:39 PM
not betrayal Allah, maybe dreaded honesty.
Now at least we know where NOT to focus attention and dollars.
NEXT!
seesalrun on September 25, 2009 at 8:39 PM
None of the above.
txag92 on September 25, 2009 at 8:40 PM
So McCain holds a fundraiser for Romney and so he does not likes Palin any longer. Perhaps.
AP, you won’t believe this but I agree with you; Romney is down with Republicans; why is he currying favor with McCain who currently is not held in high regard by many Republicans, especially conservatives. Perhaps to “put his stamp” on McCain’s people and edge his way back up the ladder. But again it doesn’t help Romney with conservatives.
technopeasant on September 25, 2009 at 8:40 PM
McCain is a fine man and an American hero.
But a disaster for the GOP.
I happen to like Romney. But please, John, keep your mouth out of presidential politics. It just makes it worse.
petefrt on September 25, 2009 at 8:40 PM
Palin is the Maverick. McCain’s just an old wooden pony on the DC carousel.
ROCnPhilly on September 25, 2009 at 8:40 PM
Because it’s NOT about Palin, it IS about Palin. Get it?
SouthernGent on September 25, 2009 at 8:40 PM
McCain’s protege = sink.
ddrintn on September 25, 2009 at 8:35 PM
ddrintn: McCains sabotagey!! Jus try`n to help!!:)
canopfor on September 25, 2009 at 8:40 PM
You ask why? Because McCain and Romney are two birds of a feather….PROGRESSIVES with an R behind their name. Not too much different than the Progressives with the D behind their names…except with the D, you get the express train to hell and with the R you take the scenic route.
Look at who is running Mass…mostly Progressives, that tells me something.
njpat on September 25, 2009 at 8:40 PM
I heard it was chocolate covered possum on a stick.
HornetSting on September 25, 2009 at 8:40 PM
McCain are two faced a-holes and they deserve each other. No longer have to hold back on how I detest the two and how I will work against Romney if he tries to run. Pay back is a biaytch.
Blake on September 25, 2009 at 8:41 PM
Awesome.
All Mitt needs now is for Megan McCain to deliver a speech, then the event would be solid gold.
Maybe Mitt can call up Olympia Snowe and David Frum for a few cameos.
Lehosh on September 25, 2009 at 8:41 PM
But a disaster for the GOP in 2008.
petefrt on September 25, 2009 at 8:41 PM
Anyone see mee lady Ann?
MeatHeadinCA on September 25, 2009 at 8:41 PM
The pieces keep falling into place.
Palin 2012.
rrpjr on September 25, 2009 at 8:41 PM
Maybe Capitol Offense can get a gig opening for Van Halen or something.
ElectricPhase on September 25, 2009 at 8:42 PM
Romney and McCain are…
Blake on September 25, 2009 at 8:42 PM
Maybe the fundraiser is for Mitt for Massachusett’s US Senate seat ?
William Amos on September 25, 2009 at 8:42 PM
Yes and OK.
Sheikh Yerbouti on September 25, 2009 at 8:43 PM
I agree with all the above. But the time for both has passed.
ddrintn on September 25, 2009 at 8:45 PM
Sarah would be a smart, decent and articulate candidate.
Plus she has a very impressive track record in office.
I don’t give a damn about what the state-owned media declares her “unfavorables” to be, just like Ogabe doesn’t seem to care about his unfavorables as President.
Comrade Urkel still thinks he has a “chance” to pass health care.
I think Palin has more than a chance of running and winning the Presidency in 2012.
As the Wicked Witch of the West said in “The Wizard of Oz,” All in good time.
Jenfidel on September 25, 2009 at 8:45 PM
The stench of maverick will be all over Romney. Say goodbye, Mitt.
HornetSting on September 25, 2009 at 8:38 PM
HornetSting:So,its an early morning in the barn,scrapeing
le Stinko,then laying down fresh straw!!hehe:)
canopfor on September 25, 2009 at 8:45 PM
Romney is getting the wrong endorsement from the last Republican ticket…really the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and expecting a different out come.
Mitt Romney wants be thought of in the John McCain mold or the Sarah Palin mold?
If this is the “good ole boys” way of thinking, it is transparent. That bus already pulled away from the station, and Obama drove away with the election because of that “RINO” strategy.
Dr Evil on September 25, 2009 at 8:45 PM
Wow, I am so impressed. Jumping behing Romney now! /
bazil9 on September 25, 2009 at 8:46 PM
Kiss. Of. Death. for Romney.
elduende on September 25, 2009 at 8:46 PM
Ann who?
HornetSting on September 25, 2009 at 8:46 PM
He can’t possibly win re-election. The economy will be as bad as it is now, or worse. Maybe a lot worse. By 2012, obama fatigue will have set in as well. No US president gets re-elected with the economy in the dumpster, especially in the dumpster for his entire term. Unemployment above 8% is political death for any president. It is now 10% and expected to remain there for years.
keep the change on September 25, 2009 at 8:46 PM
Smells like kneepads.
HornetSting on September 25, 2009 at 8:46 PM
That fine thang from CA.
MeatHeadinCA on September 25, 2009 at 8:47 PM
A preview to McCain’s speech….
Seven Percent Solution on September 25, 2009 at 8:47 PM
Of course, I’m always flattered to be in the company of the queen
beehornet.MeatHeadinCA on September 25, 2009 at 8:47 PM
Meat, what do you see in Ann? Is it because you are both from California?
HornetSting on September 25, 2009 at 8:47 PM
Great news! Let the RINO’s hang out together. Palin can finally stop carrying him!
kcarpenter on September 25, 2009 at 8:48 PM
You had it right, first, the big B.
HornetSting on September 25, 2009 at 8:48 PM
Allah,
Nice try. I just clicked the link you gave. He didn’t mention Romney either.
takeamericabackin10 on September 25, 2009 at 8:48 PM
Not if cheating Acorn is out of the picture.
njpat on September 25, 2009 at 8:48 PM
Mitt, Crist, & Pawlenty are all in my when Hell freezes over category.
TXMomof3 on September 25, 2009 at 8:49 PM
DRINK!
Stomach pump…bleh.
HornetSting on September 25, 2009 at 8:49 PM
johnnybgood on September 25, 2009 at 8:38 PM
As you know, there is a pretty healthy disagreement on this blog about whether Romney or Palin would be a better candidate in 2012. I see no reason to create tension by the appearance of a wedge (a la McCain raising money for Romney but not Palin). I don’t believe this is any kind of issue at all since Palin donated to McCain recently and I’m sure he’ll return the favor to her if and when she needs it. so I guess, johnnybgood, I don’t want to play this speculative thread game tonight.
KickandSwimMom on September 25, 2009 at 8:49 PM
Ohhhhh yes he can, if there’s not a clearly-defined alternative. Mental exercise: would George H. W. Bush have beaten Carter in 1980? Would Howard Baker? I don’t think so.
ddrintn on September 25, 2009 at 8:49 PM
That fine thang from CA.
MeatHeadinCA on September 25, 2009 at 8:47 PM
WELCOME BACK MEATHEAD. LONG TIME NO CHAT.
txag92 on September 25, 2009 at 8:49 PM
I just think she’s open to trying some new things. Like my ex Gyna.
MeatHeadinCA on September 25, 2009 at 8:50 PM
I still wanna know: Why does Mitt need money and what’s he going to do with it???
Jenfidel on September 25, 2009 at 8:50 PM
I think this little shindig should shut the door and bolt it for Romney. Rinos of a feather, flock together.
HornetSting on September 25, 2009 at 8:50 PM
Traffic for a Friday night.
meltenn on September 25, 2009 at 8:50 PM
Stifle yourself, Meathead.
Lanceman on September 25, 2009 at 8:50 PM
Yeah… traveling a little. Next time I’ll have to visit the great state of TX!
MeatHeadinCA on September 25, 2009 at 8:50 PM
I think it’s time we go beyond the “McCain / Palin” matchup.
They never really were very well matched in any area except National Defense.
Mitt’s courting of McCain solidifies his place in the ranks of the GOP Ayatollah’s. This really is the kiss of death for Mitt – because the Ayatollahs aren’t going to be controlling the ticket in 2012.
The GOP will be owned – and rightfully so – by the LIBERTY MOVEMENT … the Tea Party Folks. Let me see – who do they like more? McCain or Palin?
Not saying that Palin will be the nominee. She could be the VP – or she could just sit it out and campaign for the GOP nominee. But the GOP nominee WILL BE a grassroots guy or gal – someone NOT in the upper Ayatollah ranks. Someone who’s not the “next white guy in line”. Romney is the “next white guy in line” – that ensures he won’t be standing in it come 2012.
If the Ayatollah’s want to have relevance – they need to seek out the grassroots “heavies” like Palin. I doubt they are smart enough to realize this though.
HondaV65 on September 25, 2009 at 8:50 PM
Exactly!
The Palinistas hate McCain anyway. Funny…given it it weren’t for the Mav, she’d still be a “who?” in the national political stage.
ugh…Palin, Romney, Huck fer cripes sake.
We gotta find someone better for 2012.
JetBoy on September 25, 2009 at 8:51 PM
Does Gyna have a degree on cology? We know about you fruits and nuts in California.
HornetSting on September 25, 2009 at 8:51 PM
Aw come on man… I know you have a soft spot for that McCain girl… ;)
MeatHeadinCA on September 25, 2009 at 8:51 PM
Ha Ha. My friends, my friends…welcome to RinoFest 2012…yawn.
Geochelone on September 25, 2009 at 8:51 PM
Yeah… traveling a little. Next time I’ll have to visit the great state of TX!
MeatHeadinCA on September 25, 2009 at 8:50 PM
You might think about moving here if OdumbassCare passes.
txag92 on September 25, 2009 at 8:52 PM
I think he’s got it bad, Lanceman.
HornetSting on September 25, 2009 at 8:52 PM
I thought one of McCain’s redeeming factors was his willingness to do fundraising for other candidates? I am misinformed? If I remember correctly, there may not be as much in the tea leaves here as we might think.
[Please note my comment is not mean to simultaneously support McCain's fundraising reputation and justify Beck.]
Spirit of 1776 on September 25, 2009 at 8:52 PM
Exit question: Where does that leave Huck? Social-con heaven?
Huck is going to join a carnival to sell fried squirrel cooked up in a popcorn popper.
farright on September 25, 2009 at 8:39 PM
I heard it was chocolate covered possum on a stick.
HornetSting on September 25, 2009 at 8:40 PM
HornetSting: Sounds like Khlav Khalash on a stick,from
the Simpsons episode in New York!!:)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Skurheg3P6I&feature=related
canopfor on September 25, 2009 at 8:52 PM
Go ahead and mock us… at least we aren’t as prune-y as that “maverick” that needs to be voted out.
MeatHeadinCA on September 25, 2009 at 8:52 PM
Well, I am not sure I see the problem here. At the moment, Romney and Palin are (presumably) interested in helping Republicans win elections, thus the PACs. I know this is a Pro Palin site for the most part, but Romney is still a Republican, and he’s still trying to stop the Democrats. He’s gone mostly low key since, really, McCain beat him.
It’s not like he has been exactly soft on Obama. He took him out behind the woodshed not very long ago, in a speech that didn’t make HotAir, of course.
Palin and Romney aren’t enemies, folks. It IS okay to like both of them.
Vanceone on September 25, 2009 at 8:52 PM
Ha Ha. My friends, my friends…welcome to RinoFest 2012…yawn.
Geochelone on September 25, 2009 at 8:51 PM
Wouldn’t it be funny if he bust out “Let me be clear my friends.”
txag92 on September 25, 2009 at 8:52 PM
Seriously I wonder if I’m a Texan at heart ;)
MeatHeadinCA on September 25, 2009 at 8:53 PM
She is studying for the Trolling Certification Exam. You wuv her don’t you?
Geochelone on September 25, 2009 at 8:53 PM
Lanceman has got it worse, I swear. ;)
MeatHeadinCA on September 25, 2009 at 8:53 PM
Im with Fred in 2012.
William Amos on September 25, 2009 at 8:54 PM
http://www.testriffic.com/resultfiles/16272ist2_1561236_suicide.jpg
I’m not happy with any of the names so far.
toliver on September 25, 2009 at 8:54 PM
One thing I do know is that even if Palin is NOT the candidate in 2012, whoever is will need her endorsement in the worst way! So, all the hopefuls would be smart to play nice with her.
KickandSwimMom on September 25, 2009 at 8:54 PM
Wouldn’t it be funny if he bust out “Let me be clear my friends.”
txag92 on September 25, 2009 at 8:52 PM
txag92: “My friends“!!Ugh!:)
canopfor on September 25, 2009 at 8:54 PM
I guess you want to see her over half the page.
On one thread, she had four posts in a freakin’ row!
Lanceman on September 25, 2009 at 8:54 PM
I wish that McCain had done a fundraiser for Huckabee instead. I already don’t like him for a number of reasons and having McCain as an anchor dragging him down would hopefully kill his chances in 2012.
teke184 on September 25, 2009 at 8:54 PM
You all just ruffle her feathers. Underneath that concern troll lives a beyutifal lady…
MeatHeadinCA on September 25, 2009 at 8:54 PM
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