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McCain insists Palin was the right choice in 2008
Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) said Thursday that he had no regrets about picking former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate in 2008. “I think that Sarah Palin — I know — that she invigorated our campaign. She galvanized our base. She and her husband and family are wonderful…
McCain calls Supreme Court ‘uninformed, arrogant, naive’ for Citizens United
Former Republican presidential nominee John McCain says he’s “worried” that billionaire Sheldon Adelson, who reportedly may contribute up to $100 million in support of GOP hopeful Mitt Romney, and others could have an undue influence on elections as a result of the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision. “I’m not only…
McCain leads lawmaker fury over classified data leaks
WASHINGTON — The White House helped touch off a row with John McCain Wednesday after it said the senior Senate Republican was “grossly irresponsible” for accusing top members of the Obama administration of leaking classified information. McCain, Barack Obama’s rival in the 2008 presidential contest, had blasted the White House…
Protester interrupts Senate to shout ‘abortion is sin’
Capitol Police removed a man from the U.S. Senate on Tuesday after he began shouting that abortion was a sin, according to the Associated Press. “Stop Obama,” the man yelled. “Three thousand babies die every single day! Abortion! Abortion! The shedding of innocent blood! [Inaudible.] Thank you John McCain. Abortion…
‘Jerk!’: McCain rips Memorial Day heckler
Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) offered a little straight talk after a protester interrupted his speech honoring fallen veterans in San Diego on Monday. While appearing at a Memorial Day tribute with presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, McCain was forced to halt his speech as a man wearing a prisoners…
McCain on Romney’s Bain record: ‘Free enterprise system can be cruel’
Former Republican presidential nominee John McCain on Sunday walked back on his 2008 attacks on current GOP hopeful Mitt Romney for his record of killing jobs as the head of Bain Capital. During a 2008 campaign stop in Florida, McCain had blasted Romney for taking over companies and laying off…
McCain: Dems ‘conjured up imaginary war’ on women
Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) on Thursday accused Democrats of inventing an “imaginary” war on women to score political points in an election year. During a Senate speech outlining why he supported reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), something that many Republicans oppose, McCain blasted Democrats for “dividing the country…
McCain: Romney ‘has not done as well as we had hoped’
Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) didn’t provide the most ringing endorsement of Mitt Romney’s Tuesday morning, claiming the GOP presidential frontrunner has underperformed on the campaign trail thus far. In a phone interview with Fox Business Network’s Don Imus, McCain expressed confidence in Romney still winning the nomination before mentioning his…
McCain: GOP campaign ‘the nastiest’ ever
Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) has seen some dirty campaigns in career, but on Sunday he said the 2012 Republican primary was “nastiest” one ever. During the 2000 Republican presidential primary, then-Texas Gov. George W. Bush’s top strategist, Karl Rove, put forward the idea that McCain had “fathered an illegitimate black…
McCain: GOP needs ‘to get off’ contraception issue
Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) showed Sunday morning that he was not only troubled with the ongoing Republican presidential primary, but with his colleagues’ focus on the contraception issue harming their standing with female voters. McCain appeared once again on NBC’s Meet The Press (for a record 64th time) and told…
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