AZ GOP: "...McCain is mentally unstable and out of control..."

[Joanne98]

by Bo Jangles
Sun Jun 29, 2008 at 07:55:55 AM PDT
This November, for the first time, McCain's name will appear on a national ballot. While Arizona residents know a lot about McCain's political history, the nation, as a whole, knows relatively little. His national image is largely a fantasy created by his public relations machine. It is time now that the nation learns the facts about McCain. What better place to begin than in his home state with his fellow Republicans?

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Many Arizona Republicans are upset with McCain because they feel that he is not sufficiently conservative. This is particularly true about McCain's statements and positions regarding illegal immigration and illegal immigrants.

Bob Haney, the Republican state committe chairman in Arizona's 11th District, has described the situation to Max Blumenthal this way:

"People would be calling in to headquarters every week, absolutely enraged, threatening to leave the party because of some comments McCain made," Haney told me. "The guy has no core, his only principle is winning the presidency. He likes to call his campaign the 'straight talk express.' Well, down here we call it the 'forked tongue express.'"

In response to complaints by Republicans in his district, Haney introduced a resolution to censure Mccain for "dereliction of his duties and responsibilities as a representative of the citizens of Arizona." The resolution easily passed in the 11th District and was then brought before the county GOP. What was McCain's response to this?

Not content to let the purely symbolic resolution stand, McCain recruited a slate of candidates to oust Haney and his allies in last November's state committee elections. McCain supporters formed a political action committee, Grassroots Arizona PAC, to bankroll this effort. Forty percent of Grassroots Arizona's funds were provided by two Democratic donors from San Francisco apparently enraptured with McCain and his "maverick" image, Gregory and Lisa Wendt, which added fuel to the flames of Haney's revolt. McCain's slate was formidable, including Fife Symington, a former Arizona governor coaxed out of retirement to come to the rescue of his old friend. So worried was McCain about being rebuked by his own party that he threw his own hat into the race, announcing that he would run for state committeeman. When the votes were counted, McCain and his entire slate were resoundingly defeated.

What do Arizona Republicans think of how McCain handled this situation? According to
Max Blumenthal:

McCain's botched revenge has solidified his reputation in Arizona's Republican circles as a divisive, untrustworthy and even dangerous figure. Haney hopes the general public meets this side of McCain before his penchant for angry reprisals is invested with the powers of the presidency. "This just shows that McCain is mentally unstable and out of control and vindictive," Haney told me. "If he is determined to go through that much trouble to attack a district committee chairman, what does that say about his ability to handle real political problems?"

Points well taken, Mr. Haney! Now let's see if we can make the entire electorate of this nation aware of how Senator McCain has operated in his home state of Arizona!

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/6/29/95355/8277

[Ashy Larry]

1. "The thought of his being president sends a cold chill down my spine,"

"The thought of his being president sends a cold chill down my spine," Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.), also a senior member of the Appropriations panel, told the Boston Globe recently. "He is erratic. He is hotheaded. He loses his temper and he worries me."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/03/AR2008020303242.html

[DemocracyInaction]

2. Where Have I Heard This Before........

Oh, I know...sounds just like that little Bust buckaroo!--yer' with me or again' me and if yer' again' me I'll fucking kill you. McCain is a low life creature always digging for advancement.

[blondeatlast]

3. Maybe so, but damn if he doesn't keep getting re-elected.

As an AZer, I've heard all this for years, but McSame walks to the Senate every time. Yes, even our own state Republicans don't care for him much. Nevertheless...

Don't put much stock in this; the Republicans ALWAYS will unify and vote to keep Democrats away from power.

[elocs]

4. You know, Republicans really seem to understand that the key to holding power

is to win the election. Let's hope that Democrats can finally grasp that concept. Too often during a campaign we seem to think that the most important thing is to be right and actually winning the election is not that important. Republicans must really have to laugh at us.