John McCain

Did John McCain Just Throw in the White Towel?

October 10, 2008 /

John McCain at a campaign rally, October 10, 2008

Did McCain just surrender the race for the Presidency?

After weeks of running negative ads and in the last week linking Barack Obama with the domestic bomber/terrorist, William Ayers, out of the McCain brain comes:

  • “I want everyone to be respectful. And let’s make sure we are, because that’s the way politics is done in America.” 
  • Tells one supporter who says he’s scared of an Obama presidency: “I have to tell you, he is a decent person, a person that you do not have to be scared [of] as president of the United States.”
  • After a woman calls Obama “an Arab terrorist” McCain interrupts to say: “No, ma’am. He is a decent family man with whom I happen to have some disagreements.”

Flap goes back to the primary election and why he did NOT support McCain. McCain has a great narrative history of service to America but he has proven to be too inexperienced on the economy and frankly is showing his age.

My friends, unless world events dramatically change, this campaign is OVER.

Update:

Charles Krauthammer says McCain ONLY has himself to blame for the bad timing on Obama’s associations.

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4 Comments

  • sassinfras

    October 11, 2008 at 10:54 am

    the whole GOP campain was defensive from the start. never once did the GOP have the initiative. mccain was only picked because of his supposed distance from bush which really wasn’t that far and the success of the surge which in fact there were other factors at play in iraq which stopped the violence. then palin was picked as the VP canditate on the back of hillary clinton. and palin is no hillary [thats for sure].
    now mccain has to defend obama character to stop the radical elements of the conservatives in calling for obamas death. which is the right thing to do for this could be dangerous for everyone involved.mccain lost the election the second he started diverting from policy in which obama didn’t.
    but then again you must admit that obama has a powerful intellect, is a born leader and great communicator. if obama was white he would have wrapped this election up a long time ago. also bush did a just as good job destroying the GOP as he did with destroying the economy.

  • JackCanadianRecoveringliberal

    November 6, 2008 at 11:30 am

    John McCain was a sellout and seemed honestly afraid at times that he MIGHT win. It was hilarious and sad. Well Im writing to you from Canada the land of universal health care, lots of welfare and high taxes. Soooo youve decided to join us in our orgy of idiocy huh? Well dont just stand there come in come in! Pull up a chair, heres a warm beer, sit down. *burp* excuse me. you’ll have to forgive the drabness of my home, I dont work you see its easier to collect welfare if you are only going to be paid min wage. hey you want to smoke some weed? Yeah I got some here. lets see, yes here it is. Smoke drink be merry for tomorrow ah well who knows what tomorrow might bring if there is a tomorrow. Im glad comrade obama is going to rule ..er…preside over your country. Now you can join us in our circular descent down the bowl…..hold on to your baseball caps me proles! oooooooooooooo