John McCain on Palin, torture and more: The Swamp
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Chicago Tribune
Posted July 12, 2009 2:15 PM
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Who was surprised by Gov. Sarah Palin's surprise resignation?

Sen. John McCain was surprised. He picked the Alaska governor for his running mate in the presidential election of 2008. It was widely viewed as a high-risk move for a Republican ticket that balanced decades of experience with a limited run of it. In retrospect, it's looking more like a high-wire act. And the running mate was working without a net.

"I wasn't shocked,'' McCain says. "I was surprised.''

McCain had something to say today about a lot of things on Meet the Press, with the senior senator from Arizona and 2008 Republican nominee from Arizona now rivalling if not surpassing the former senator from Kansas and 1996 GOP nominee, Bob Dole, for the most appearances on the Sunday morning news shows.

Here are a few clips, with McCain's views on the possibilty of a Justice Department probe of the interrogation tactics of the Bush administration, the impact of President Barack Obama's stimulus plan and the prospects for healthcare reform, courtesy of NBC News and Meet the Press:.


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Comments

Thank god, this white haired bozo didn't win the election. He's disillusional and blind to reality. Palin is a joke and he turned into a joke for picking her. That's probably why he lost by almost historic margins.


I find these musings about Sarah Palin's intellect and future aspirations to be very interesting. If she has "little intelligence, political ability and knowledge of the facts", why is she all over both liberal and conservative news outlets? She should be a non-issue, especially with people who would never vote for her should she decide to run for national office. For someone who has such "little skill", she sure has caused quite a stir. In the words of William Shakespeare: "Me thinks thou dost protest too much!"

To its detriment, the liberal media is stubbornly blind to a conservative, non-partisan ground swell of angst steadily growing across this country against the policies of the current presidential administration. This grassroots movement is based on the simple constitutional fact that it's the PEOPLE who rule in a democracy, not the Executive Branch and its current acquiescent mouthpiece, the media.

I look forward to see what Sarah Palin might do in the future when she is no longer a "public servant", but a private citizen and has some legal leverage to thwart the multitude of attacks that come her way. My common sense tells me that we haven't seen anything yet!


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