Ah, yes. I guess John McCain really doesn’t mind giving off the air of “more of the same” and “four more years.” Why not continue the record of success, prosperity and harmony embodied by the work of former RNC head Ken Mehlman and Bush mastermind Karl Rove.
The same crowd wants to install themselves into a McCain administration. If anyone out there is looking for anything remotely resembling change or a drop kick for business as usual, you need to move along - nothing new here at all. (Politico):
John McCain is getting much more than President Bush’s endorsement and fundraising help for his campaign. He’s getting Bush’s staff.
It’s no secret that Steve Schmidt, Bush’s attack dog in the 2004 election, and Mark McKinnon, the president’s media strategist, are performing similar functions for McCain now.
But other big-name Bushies are lining up to boost McCain, too.
Ken Mehlman, who ran Bush’s 2004 campaign, is now serving as an unpaid, outside adviser to the Arizona Republican. Karl Rove, the president’s top political hand since his Texas days, recently gave money to McCain and soon after had a private conversation with the senator. A top McCain adviser said both Mehlman and Rove are now informally advising the campaign. Rove refused to detail his conversation with McCain.
The list could grow longer. Dan Bartlett, formerly a top aide in the Bush White House, and Sara Taylor, the erstwhile Bush political adviser, said they are eager to provide any assistance and advice possible to McCain.
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The last 7-8 year have been so great for (some people in) America, why not have 4-more years of excellence.
I sure hope McCain can find room for Irving “Scooter” Libby, and if the stars REALLY line up, maybe Dick “Emperor Palpatine” Cheney will find a nice secret bunker waiting too…
McCain is such a maverick - it’s like turning on your TV and finding the same rerun of “Everyone Love Raymond” on 4 different channels.
Already saw it first-run - it was crappy the first time, no need to assault us again.
Oh heck, why not bring in John Ashcroft and the rest of the Singing Senators?
North Vietnam’s best pilot will never be president. Half of the wingnuts I know hate him.
“North Vietnam’s best pilot will never be president.”
That’s over the line nasty. The man did above and beyond what he was asked to do, and he deserves respect for that.
We may disagree (strongly) with his political views, but that’s no reason to paint him as some Manchurian Candidate…
Battle station.
North Vietnam’s best pilot will never be president. Half of the wingnuts I know hate him.
Well, you know, that’s because his life is evidence that the torture they get off fantasizing about really only works to get the victim to say what they think you want them to say.
McCain ain’t a great man. His ethics in Washington have been, well, Republican. But merlellan needs to fuck off with that kind of shit.
At least we know “black baby” gag won’t work anymore.
But it’s kinda amazing how McCain actually hire Rove, the person who smears him. If I were him, I would use every opportunity to find alternative strategy and sidetrack Rove.
I’m with MikeEss (quoted above) and MAJeff about McCain’s record of service. Moreover, there is so much wrong with McCain’s politics that going anywhere near ad hominem is overkill as well as unethical.
You’d think that signing on the team of a prez with a
wtf? Cut off my comment. The rest is “…with a
OK I think Karl Rove is hacking this site; he won’t let me post Bush approval rating!
skm, you is being oppressed!
(But seriously, wth??)
…less than 30% approval rating would be enough to scuttle McCain. But I doubt it. Battle Stations, indeed!
Ha! Take that, Karl!
SKM, it’s that pesky tracking device/thought control chip they inserted when you were sleeping. Wrapping tinfoil around your head like a turban or Skylab deflector scrambles the transmissions…
BTW, that’s “King Karl” to us peons.
Thanks for the tip Louise *crinkle crinkle of tinfoil*–I already pulled out my fillings!
They be scared of what happens when the AG and DOJ have actual attorneys instead of Reegent grads. Lots of time in prison will make you very motivated.
McCain is going for the gay vote?
Huh?
Huh?
Closet-case Mehlman.
Innerestin’ - I was just about to ask if the fact that Mehlman sets off a five-alarm gaydar signal is due to the fact that as a hetboy my gaydar is only slightly more reliable than random chance or if he’s really sending out copious amounts of pole-smoking vibes. Do you think he knows Jeff Gannon?
But when you think about it, you have to wonder if McCain hasn’t made a deal with the devil, uh, the Bushists, so that he can be seated as president before he dies and then the Bushists can have their hand picked vice president take over and keep the ball rolling down hill… Keep the gains (losses) of the Bush administration rolling…
I fear the possibility of a McCain presidency more than just about anything else that could happen to this country.
Look at it this way: if Karl Rove is up in your penthouse flinging poop off your balcony, he’s obviously not throwing any at you, is he?
Better to get him on your side.
“Osgood” of radio land has been speculating that the Bushie payback is a Jeb Vpresidency - hmmm….”
“and if the stars REALLY line up, maybe Dick “Emperor Palpatine” Cheney will find a nice secret bunker waiting too…”
Cthulu will find him anyway.
McCain should bear in mind some of his staff might not mind speeding the ascension of the VP.
McBush!
“Osgood” of radio land has been speculating that the Bushie payback is a Jeb Vpresidency - hmmm….”
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!
That’s it. My brain melted.
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