McCain Has Given Up!

[berni_mccoy]

He's no longer speaking on his own. He always appears with Palin. This man has completely handed his Presidency over to Palin. Even his Editorial in WSJ is co-authored with her. The funny thing is, I seriously doubt she had anything to do with a single word of that (well that's true of McCain). Both are complete idiots when it comes to the economy and Palin didn't even know that Freddie/Fannie were private companies.

McCain is completely hiding behind Palin.

Can you imagine if Obama and Biden never campaigned seperately from this point? It is completely obvious McCain is not strong enough and has to let Palin lead. McCain can not lead on his own. He is a coward because he knows if he goes out on his own, no one will show up and Palin will appear out there in front, without him.

He is a complete and utter disgrace.

[PVnRT]

1. I think Palin is already plotting the palace coup

[Pavlovs DiOgie]

6. I think it's her husband

who is doing the plotting.

[Generic Brad]

69. Snow mobiles may be involved.

[WinkyDink]

78. He impresses me as a huge jerk.

[sandyj999]

80. Bingo!!! n/t

[bdamomma]

9. yes and with Cheney's blessing

he thinks she's superb.

[intheflow]

46. Yep, if I were McCain I'd watch my back.

Barracudas are vicious, without mercy.

[thestrugglecontinues]

51. McCain is stunned at her popularity

And he is basking in it. He never drew the kinds of crowds alone that they are drawing together. I imagine he and his campaign are still wondering how exactly to roll her out and package the rest of the campaign.

She is very much like a female Cheney. Hopefully she will not shoot as many fellow hunters.

[mwb970]

2. The Palin-McCain campaign is in disarray.

Maybe she should just drop him from the ticket and pick someone else:

[begin_within]

60. It's uncanny:

[Usrename]

81. OMG!!!

[speedoo]

3. Have you seen video of them campaigning together?

Here's Palin, jumping around, seemingly oblivious to the tottering old man twenty steps behind her.

It's actually embarassing. It's almost like he's not even there.

[bdamomma]

10. she is speaking to her base in tongue.

[City Lights]

12. I noticed that yesterday. He's become a sideshow in his own campaign. nt

[Cronus Protagonist]

68. He also seems very comfortable back there, sucking at her teats

[Arugula Latte]

82. Okay, never say that again.

:spank:

[Virginia Dare]

24. She's astoundingly ruthless in her quest for power.....n/t

[Starbucks Anarchist]

31. She makes him look even older.

Plus, she's young enough to be his wife.

[badgerpup]

43. Pfpfpfpfpff....(sound effect of keyboard being splattered)

:spray:
I saw what you did there!
:rofl: :applause:

[tekisui]

4. I read this morning his crowds grew "exponentially".

He saw it and thought "Oh shit, these are for sarah". And, now he is stuck playing second fiddle.

Is there any historical perspective on what happens when a vp candidate out shines the top of the ticket?

[berni_mccoy]

8. Exactly. Not. McCain's. Crowds.

[Laelth]

66. Yes, actually.

In 1988, after Lloyd Bentsen schooled Dan Quayle in the debates, people were asking why Bentsen wasn't at the top of the ticket instead of Dukakis. Needless to say, we got creamed that year.

-Laelth

[bdamomma]

5. mc cain is riding on palin's base strings.

he won't be able to do anything without her, how is Cindy going to take that?

[Virginia Dare]

22. I'm sure LIEberman is crying in his beer every night too...

poor Joe, left at the altar.

[goclark]

29. Remember how he was looking at her rear end that

day he announced her.


Look out Cindy ~

[lurky]

7. "Who's running for president?"

I think we need to ask this question loudly and often.

[bdamomma]

13. well this is the new low

for 8 years we knew Cheney was pulling the strings, now it's Palin.

[symbolman]

63. I've made a sign just for this occasion

for the Ghouls who are wishing for Palin to get in by any means.. so two days after the Inaugeration she declares him "unfit" as Veep (in constitution) with Cheney and Repigs behind her, and claims the Presidency..

sure, just SOUNDS tin foily.. just wait :)

[lurky]

74. I'm was thinking "unfit" also.

He has enough senior moments, it would be easy for them to push the dementia thing. And the media is so compliant that they would play along.

[TheCowsCameHome]

11. McNobody needs her more than she needs him.

[bdamomma]

14. I wonder if people will question why he is at every event with her

will she speak in front of a woman's group and will he be there, Can't they appear apart? people will question, Obama and Biden do. How can people be taken in by this total incompetence of McCain and Palin. It is truly a cult, and she has a cult following her.

[VWolf]

15. This means that Obama & Biden can

cover twice as much ground. So in addition to the embarassment it presents to the McSame campaign, it also put them at a distinct disadvantage.

Expect the polls to slowly swing back to us over the next couple of weeks.

[treestar]

17. Exactly! and clever DUers, think of a sound bite

He can't go anywhere without mommy.

Barbie can't go anywhere without Daddy.

Obama/biden - you get two for the price of one.

[bdamomma]

30. Obama and Biden

two grown ups who are on the same path, but separate.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

35. McVoltron?

[Virginia Dare]

21. I think so too, the info is dripping out slowly but surely..

nobody really knew who she was when those polls came out, it was all based on immediate impression, low info voters.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

33. The last time they were together was at the convention, right?

[seasat]

16. Yep, because she could be president

Because of McCain's age and health she could be president. Most VP picks have little influence on the ticket but Palin is different because she has a greater chance of taking over the presidency under McCain. Therefore, they're having to campaign pushing her as a presidential candidate. That's the reason that I disagree with some pundits that say we should ignore Palin and only go after McCain. Voters are having to view her as a potential president.

She is a fraud and we need to expose that. Based on the greater possibility of her assuming the presidency, we need to demand that they open her up, unrestricted, to the press. If she is not ready to handle the press, she's not capable of handling the responsibilities of the presidency.

[cags]

18. He doesn't care... Hes gonna do what works... So far its working... stupid americans

[CoffeeCat]

19. I think the main reason that they're together...

...is because Palin isn't ready for 'prime time.'

There's no way they can leave her alone, to fend for herself.

[Virginia Dare]

20. He completely gave up running on his experience...

now he and Palin are the agent of change....:eyes:

Perhaps I'm a cock-eyed optimist, but I think the two of them are at their pinnacle of popularity right now. It's all downhill from here. True, some people who immediately got a favorable impression of the Barracuda won't change their minds, but I think she fooled a lot of people in the beginning who will eventually come to their senses about her. She'll wear thin soon.

[babylonsister]

23. Please do recall he's never campaigned alone. Either LIEberman,

Graham, or 'we're all whiners' Gramm accompanied him, and there was always the stepford wife redux. He is a disgrace because he isn't his own man and has never been. Palin is giving him further cover.

[Virginia Dare]

25. Obama clearly made him extremely insecure on the campaign trail..

he lacks confidence and control, I guess putting the Barracuda up there with him was supposed to bring that back to the campaign. So far, it's working, but I think eventually people will turn their focus back on him.

[bdamomma]

34. oh for sure, she is giving him cover.

[DangerousRhythm]

26. Ever see the King of Queens episode where...

Nicole Sullivan from Mad TV's character takes Doug's father out on dog walks?

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0620179/

Yeah, that's the vibe I get from these two. He's the dog, she's the walker. Does that make Karl Rove Doug, since he probably hired her to take him out on dog walks? Sad, sad, sad.

[bushisanidiot]

27. Neither of them are speaking their own words. They are both reciting words from a script

that some man behind the curtain wrote for them to say. They are puppets put out front for the world to see while the republican party plays games with the american public.

[OwnedByFerrets]

28. Hes in a huge quandry....

if she goes out on her own and campaigns, his crowds will go back to handfuls while hers are huge. What kind of picture does that paint.

[JBoy]

39. Agree - he needs her for her crowd drawing ability.

[seafan]

32. Yesterday: ' McCain is MIA; Believed Hidden Behind Palin’s Skirt'

McCain is MIA; Believed Hidden Behind Palin’s Skirt


Look out!

[bdamomma]

41. I would love our thuggish media say something to him like

Senator McCain do you think Gov. Palin is overshadowing you?

[seafan]

45. That would set him off, undoubtedly. He has leeched off of women his entire life. n/t

[smoogatz]

36. I think it's the other way around.

She's not ready for prime time, so they're keeping her on the tightest possible leash. She basically knows nothing about anything that's going on outside Alaska. The benefit, for McCain, is that she's a dynamic figure and a good draw. And the fundies love her all the more for being an idiot.

[ThatsMyBarack]

37. Aw, man.

That wasn't the "given up" I wanted! Know what I mean! :grr:

[berni_mccoy]

42. Sorry, but there is no other way to say it. McCain is resigned to have Palin run the show.

[intheflow]

44. If only he'd resign--

instead of being resigned!

[Clio the Leo]

38. Has he done an interview lately?

I realize we've amped up the media tour in the last few days, but has McCain given an interview at all since the convention? I realize she hasn't.

Do they not have enough cue cards between them? Or what's the deal?

[bklyncowgirl]

40. How the mighty have fallen--I've said it before and I'll say it again--he's sold his soul

Here's a man who won the Republican nomination, has a long and yes, generally distinguished career in public service, but, and this is key, found out last week that he doesn't control a damn thing.

He made his pick for vice president and was overruled, vetoed and told by the right wing hardliners (you know those folks he used to call Agents of Intolerance back in the days when he had some sort of realistic claim to being a maverick) to give Lieberman the heave ho and name Sarah Palin as his running mate or their legions would walk out of the convention and humiliate him before the world.

Talk about your shotgun weddings.

The right wing extremists did to John McCain what the Viet Cong could not do. They turned him into a broken man.

[windbreeze]

47. I read on another site, that McCain was picked for Palin, not

the other way around...and it sure seems that's the way it is, since she's been put on the ticket...wb

[berni_mccoy]

49. That's a bit of a stretch, dont you think?

[windbreeze]

64. all I was reporting was I read

somewhere else, and wondering....sure it's a stretch...but I put nothing past anyone..and who's more devious than the opposition party seems to be when they want something...???wb

[progressivebydesign]

52. Not true. But the GOP is marketing their shitty choice with vigor. n/t

[PATRICK]

48. Absurdity

The GOP ticket is a joke as a team administration. In private Palin takes all her cues loyally from McCain. In public he hides behind her phenom. Neither can or will work together. A mess of illusions demeaning to both held in fantasy balance that can lead to nowhere.

The real drama is if Palin becomes president, tries to game the GOP factions and pushes to get things her way. Even more dysfunction or her final eclipse with a deadly vacuum forming somewhere, unavoidably. She might even act to save her future career now that she has a taste for it by pushing, or simply allowing, the blame and spotlight to fall back on loser McCain.

This should not last more than a couple of weeks, but hey, this is America.

[GreenEyedLefty]

50. I wouldn't be surprised if he quits and hands the nom to her.

Not in the least.

I saw footage of the two of them in a grocery store and she looked like someone out shopping with her elderly dad.

[glenncz]

53. Trig Palin has sucked the wind out of McCain

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http://www.sarah-palin-photos.com/

On behalf of American Public..

[GeorgeGist]

54. John hasn't gone anywhere, since 1980, without ...

lipsticked bullshit by his side.

[uponit7771]

55. It wont last till the end of the month but it's great if he ties himself to her, she's got some

...extremist views that can be brought up and attributed to McCain

[berni_mccoy]

58. I'm not so sure... I think he will hand over control to her for the remainder of the campaign.

[sofa king]

56. So much the better.

I have my doubts now whether or not the collective weight of Palin's corruption, dishonesty, and incompetence will require her to pull an Eagleton. But if it does, the McCain camp has now invested everything they have in her, and if she has to go, McCain is sunk.

In naval terms, which I suspect McCain probably still thinks in, if an American fleet was outnumbered, outclassed, or outgunned one option was to send the small ships straight at the enemy so that the more valuable ships could try to make their escape and come back later when the odds were better.

Sarah Palin is one of those little destroyer escorts, blowing smoke, spitting its peashooter and launching defective torpedoes. The problem is that McCain's carrier has decided to join in the charge, and now they both risk getting blown out of the water.

[Hard Leftt]

57. He's riding her.

You find something that works, you stick with it. He was dead, dead, dead in the water until he picked her, now the polls are going his way. He would be an idiot to stop riding her. McCain was never and never will be a good speaker. I see plenty of mocking, but SHE is the one kicking ass right now. If the polls don't start trending Obama within a week I'll start to worry. Still some bounce involved in the polls.

[RNdaSilva]

59. Similar to this?

[TrogL]

61. They want to lose - they've gotten everything they want

As soon as the Freddie/Fannie buyout goes through.

[Odin2005]

62. It's an internal GOP coup by the Religious Right

The RR is getting impatient that their social issue agenda, the overturning of Row v. Wade especially, hasn't made much progress despite the GOP being in control. Thier support for the rest of the GOP's policies rested on the promise that the GOP would push the issues of the RR. They have brought thing to a head by forcing Palin down McCain's throat.

[berni_mccoy]

65. The EXTREME Religous Right. The Catholic conservatives I know are put off by Palin.

[bdamomma]

75. but this whole thing about overturning Roe vs Wade is only

used in every election as a wedge issue, they are just using this issue, to fire up the base. Am I correct?

[Odin2005]

76. The party elites use it as a wedge issue, the RR takes it seriously.

That's the problem the GOP bigwigs have on their hands, the RR is getting pissed that thier socially conservative agenda hasn't been rammed through even with 8 years of Dumbass.

[bdamomma]

77. exactly, that is why they stuck palin in there.

[texpatriot2004]

67. And broken record Palin isn't even ready to campaign on day 1

how pathetic is that...McSame's judgment is so horrible, and/or he has zero control over his "campaign" that he has turned it over to Palin the liar.

[and-justice-for-all]

70. They are both highly unfit for service...

McBush because he is way to old and Palin, because is ignorant.

[falcon97]

71. Who is this McCain you speak of?

:shrug:

:sarcasm:

[autorank]

72. Obama is fighting off the ropes k*r

And he's doing a good job of it. He faced down Murdoch (in private) and O'Reilly and did a good job. O'Reilly even had nice things to say about him. He looked above the fray in the Palin flap but came out swinging today just as the corporate media decided to do their Palin tear down. I saw a killer ad on TV tonight, just brutal, linking Bush and McCain. I expect something big from him. Don't quite know what. He knows that turnout is the deal and said as much leaving Iowa (and I wish I had the video link); something about 'everybody needs to show up so they don't steal it.'

So the issue is, how does he change tactics in the closing rounds and go for a knockout? He's been enough of Mr. Nice Guy to give him a lot of latitude. After that convention and Palin, nobody could complain.

The pollsters are already having to manipulate party identification to keep McCain in it. It's awfully early for that. Not a good strategy until the final hours of the campaign, when eyes are elsewhere.

The thing to keep in mind is he's fighting the worst manifestation of U.S. political philosophy ever, simply the worst.

On edit: As for giving up, the Palin nomination was my first sign of that. When the novelty wears off, which it has already, he's taking the long slide. He's showing up with her because he likes her. She's a true reflection of where he's at right now. Just imagine how bad he'll feel when he has to dump her.

[Tigress DEM]

73. Worked for Reagan and Nancy.

But McBlither still has 3 debates that he has been begging for since the start of the campaign.

[sandyj999]

79. I stated months ago that McCain would either not make it to the election or

be incapacitated shortly after. I also said to watch who he "picked" as his running mate. Well now you have the answer. I hope that I am wrong.