McCain says he's open to GOP nominating Sarah Palin for president in 2012

[jeffbr]

http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/11/mccain.afghanistan/

McCain warns against 'historic' error in Afghanistan

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Sen. John McCain said any added military deployment in Afghanistan smaller than the 40,000 troops reportedly requested by the top U.S. commander there "would be an error of historic proportions." ...

McCain called Palin "a formidable force" in the GOP and said he remains open to the possibility of Palin being his party's presidential nominee in 2012. "I have great affection for her," McCain continued. But "did we always agree on everything in the past? Will we in the future? No."

While McCain said he could not predict what would happen in the next presidential election, the Arizona Republican said he is open to many potential nominees for his party -- including Palin.

[tabatha]

1. McCain is a fool.

[CatholicEdHead]

8. Not really, just stating the obvious

It is clear that the Palin and McCain wings of the GOP do not get along. He knows Sarah has a chance to rally the nutty GOP base and actually win the nomination. That is the first part he talks about. She is a formital force in the GOP 20% of Primary Voters. He says they do not agree, so this means he does not approve of her way of approaching things but is pretty well helpless to the rabid 20% so he will cordially step back and let the runaway freight train that is Palin do its thing.

[tabatha]

11. formital = formidable

You are putting thoughts into his head.

[ixion]

2. LOL... that would be great of them to run Palin

really.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

3. I am actually in agreement with McCain

I'm definitely open to Palin running in 2012.......though probably NOT for the same reasons he is. Run, Sarah, Run!!!! :rofl:

[Laf.La.Dem.]

4. "I have great affection for her"

Too much:evilgrin:

Please let her run (even better - as a third party candidate)

[global1]

5. Is This A Bizzaro World?......

anybody that thinks Palin is one iota qualified to run for the presidency let alone become president - is a complete idiot.

[Turbineguy]

6. Open to running Palin?

He must be thinking of retireing and leaving a scorched earth behind.

I can't blame him. The GOP hasn't done him any favors.

[lunatica]

7. His senior moments are beginning to show

Didn't he just say last week that Sarah is dragging the Republican party down?

[Ezlivin]

9. Read: Americans were stupid enough to put Bush into office, why not Palin?

McCain is smart enough to underestimate neither the ignorance of the average voter nor the impact of mainstream media.

[vademocrat]

10. Palin/Bachmann 2012 n/t

[sakabatou]

21. Motto: "More Batshit Craziness than Anyone can Handle!"

[Raschel]

12. Does anyone believe this for one minute? I'm sure McCain is full of contempt for Palin.

He knows she's an idiot. Plus she tried to upstage him.

[berni_mccoy]

13. I think Republicans get weaker and weaker by the day

[Mz Pip]

14. talk about "an error

of historic proportions"

That would probably be end of the Republican Party.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

15. A Palin nominatin in '12 would make McCain in '08 look like a dream candidate.

Sandwiched between two idiots like Bush and Palin, history books would forever mention how the GOP had one last chance to correct itself but instead went careening off the cliff into obscurity.

[Andy823]

16. Well....

He may say that, but I think it's only for show, and once her book comes out that may all change. She wants to get her side of the story out about the election, and from what I have seen of Palin, she is going to make sure she comes out looking good, and McCain and his team will get the blame for everything!

[Old and In the Way]

17. I'd like to know what he really thinks.

Palin '12....cause the sequel will be 10x more fun.

[symbolman]

18. Demobabe & I have all this covered in our new project:

'Going Rouge' The Sarah Palin Rogue Coloring & Activity Book which we are offering as an alternative to her Garbage coming out on Nov 17th, we're availible for pre-orders as well..

Games, mazes, puzzles, funny illustrations to chuckle over & color.. Like we like to say "HER book is just a Buncha Words - Ours has Pictures!"

hop on over and check out the samples @ http://www.goingrouge.net

tell your friends please!

[yellowcanine]

19. McCain must be listening to his penis again,

[Arugula Latte]

22. DU rules: "McCain" and "penis" must never occur in the same sentence.

Thank you.

[yellowcanine]

29. Noted: McCain must be listening to his little Johnny again.

[DFW]

20. McCain hates his party that badly that he wants Obama re-elected?

He would want his party to nominate Palin and thereby destroy itself as a viable political opposition?

Maybe McCain wants some center-right party to replace the Republicans and feels this is the surest way to do it.
If so, he'll get his wish if they nominate her.

[Roland99]

23. I think he meant to say that Palin is "a formidable FARCE"

[Engineer4Obama]

24. I too am open to the GOP nominating Sarah Palin

We'll win Texas.

[petronius]

25. I'm open to it too - praying for it, actually!

:rofl:

[blondeatlast]

26. So much for the "maverick." He never was (I've been a constituent his entire political life.) nt

[Mike Daniels]

30. Yet McCain gets a pass from his daughter in her vapid "what's wrong w/ the Republicans" tweets/blogs

The little "trust fund baby" should consider who first thrust Sarah Palin and Joe the Plumber into the spotlight before she starts pointing fingers elsewhere.

[RagAss]

27. Who cares what this senile fuck is open to.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

28. What else can he say?

He chose her as his running mate (or allowed her to be chosen for him). If he disses her now, he's saying, in effect, that he made a bad choice. So now he's forever stuck with having to say nice things about her.

:rofl:

[spanone]

31. of course he is....the torture he endured fucked his brain up for life.