McCain On Whether Cheney Might Serve In His Administration: ‘Hell, Yeah'

[Ichingcarpenter]

As Vice President Dick Cheney makes the rounds on “the GOP’s rubber chicken circuit” these days to raise funds for conservative candidates, he always implores his audiences “to make sure that we elect John McCain the 44th President of the United States.” But worried about being labeled a third Bush term, the McCain campaign has made strides to distance the candidate from Cheney by blasting “Vice President Cheney’s energy bill.”

But before Cheney became a political albatross, McCain overflowed with kind things to say about him. In fact, in July 2004, McCain described Cheney as one of the best vice presidents ever:

At a July 15 appearance in Michigan, McCain dampened the speculation by calling Cheney “one of the most capable, experienced, intelligent and steady vice presidents this country has ever had.”

Going further, McCain even told Hayes in comments heretofore unpublished that he’d consider Cheney for an administration post.

Asked whether he’d be interested in Cheney had the vice president not already have served under Bush for two terms, McCain said: “I don’t know if I would want him as vice president. He and I have the same strengths. But to serve in other capacities? Hell, yeah.”


http://thinkprogress.org/2008/06/11/mccain-cheney-hell-yeah/

[TheDebbieDee]

1. Oh, good grief! I can't believe that he's admitting that he

thinks Cheney staying on in any capacity would be a good thing!

[skooooo]

7. I think this election is going to be a blowout.

(in Obama's favor)

[jakem]

2. wow.

just wow.

can he even see with his head so far up their asses?

[mikeytherat]

15. Clearly McCain is not human, but a whale.

His head is so far up their asses that, without a blowhole, he would have suffocated by now.

mikey_the_rat

[BrklynLib at work]

3. As if I needed one more reason NOT to vote for him...but I sure hope this serves to dissuade some

who might have considered it during a momentary lapse of reason.

[ErinBerin84]

4. the fact that he would admit this baffles me.

thanks, McCain! We can definitely use this!

[BattyDem]

5. Keep saying that, Johnny!

The man's approval rating is next to nothing. I'm sure plenty of voters will be thrilled at the prospect of Cheney remaining part of our government.

He's proving once again that he's earned the name "John McSame"

[Hugabear]

6. Well DUH. Does anyone really think Darth Cheney is going to go quietly into the night?

He'll stick around in some form or another, in some "advisory" role.

[Riddler]

8. They have the "same strengths"? Guess that means McSame admits to being

a mean spirited, cold, heartless, war mongering, hypocritical, corrupt asshole.

[rurallib]

19. stupidity is not a strength, Mr. McCain nor are the above

cited attributes.

[driver8]

9. I think Cheney would make a wonderful Secretary of State.

He is so warm and caring and has such a way with people...he would be a natural at that job.

[Virginia Dare]

14. Or perhaps Chief Inquisitor...n/t

[NC_Nurse]

16. LOL!

Good one! :D

[Chulanowa]

24. Torquemada...

Do not beg him for mercy. Torquemada - do not ask him for forgiveness. Let's face it - you can't Torquemada anything!

[librechik]

10. HELL NO!!!

vote Obama!

[PBS Poll-435]

11. ZOMFG

Cheney said he wouldn't run for President in 2008...

But his he planning on staying on as VP?

:scared:

[speedoo]

12. Obama needs to get all over this ASAP.

Force McCain to either deny he said it (thus antagonizing the RW and adding to his reputation as a flip-flopper), or to not deny it and add to the growing array of baggage for McCain to carry into the election.

Tying McCain to Cheney is like striking gold.

[Ichingcarpenter]

13. I agree....... And then McCain can flip flop again

and lie then get caught in another lie.

[eppur_se_muova]

17. Get those McCain/Cheney bumper stickers ready!

FOTV '08! (Freak Out The Voters)

[SDJay]

18. Dick Cheney

should be in prison. It's as simple as that. He should be charged as an accessory in 4,000+ murders, treason and fraud. His motive? $$$$$$$ Who did better than Halliburton during this whole period of imperialism? Other than Iran and Al Qaeda, of course...

[Electric Flag]

20. He should be in a dungeon

And be tortured on a daily basis. He has made himself deserving of nothing less than that, the little subhuman piece of filth.

[barbtries]

21. okay that was 4 years ago

he's been back and forth over that fence probably a thousand times since. hell you can't trust a word the little bushie says anyway.

[Fly by night]

22. Well he got it half right. That would be HELL.

Par for the half-wit course that McLame is taking.

[FatDave]

23. I amazed by McCain's ability to play everything completely wrong

When he should have been sucking up to neocons, he was a maverick. When he should have been abandoning Bush, he started sucking up. When the tax cuts were popular, he was against them. Now that everybody knows they were misguided, he likes them. It's like he consciously changes his position--itself a liability--to the exact wrong position to be in at the moment.

[Ichingcarpenter]

26. This proves he gets things wrong throughout his career. MLK-holiday

"yeah, I was wrong about that', WMDs - "yeah, I was wrong about that too.

Global Warming "yeah I was wrong about that too" (he first fought it 5 years ago)

Anything else?

[HughBeaumont]

25. So, like, is he going to smack two cans of beer together in front of 18000 screaming fanatics?

And that's the bottom line, cause McCain Cold SEZ SO!!

[ForeignSpectator]

27. Wondered, what "hell yeah" reminded me of... n/t

[mvd]

28. More of

McSame. No surprise. This article is just plain yucky. :puke:

[DFW]

29. There is only one way Cheney could serve McCain

And that would be as Ambassador to the UAE in Dubai, since that's
where Halliburton went, and, if Cheney is getting any kind of
competent legal advice, where he will be headed, too, unless
they have an extradition treaty with the USA.

[dysfunctional press]

30. he should stop trying so hard to lose- it's become very obvious that he doesn't really want the job.

nt

[Swamp Rat]

31. Cheney, the Puppet Master.