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John McCain Worries He's Tea Party's 'Number One Target' In 2016

2014-11-15

[BREITBART] Sen.

John Maverick McCain
... the Senator-for-Life from Arizona, former presidential candidate and even more former foot soldier in the Reagan Revolution...
(R-AZ) implied that he would run for another Senate term in 2016 and is worried that he is the top target of conservatives and Tea partiers who have never trusted him.
If you're gonna be a loose cannon y'can't expect everybody to follow you...
"You have to hope for the best and prepare for the worst," McCain told MSNBC on Wednesday when asked if he would run for reelection in 2016. "I definitely think that I would have to absolutely anticipate a tea party candidate or two or three... everybody tells me that I'm the number one target of the tea partiers."
One of the things that Tea Partiers don't like is politicians who intend to die of old age in office.
McCain told the left-wing outlet that he was "absolutely" leaning toward running again and said he talked with "finance people in the state," in addition to "different groups and organizations ranging from the Arizona Chamber to the Southern Arizona Defense Alliance to build the coalitions we need to build" for reelection.

In 2010, McCain survived a primary with less-than-formidable challengers (J.D. Hayworth) in large part because former Alaska Governor

Sarah Mama Grizzly Palin
... the babe libs love to hate ...
loyally endorsed him. McCain also cut a campaign commercial promising to build the "danged fence" along the border.
It hasn't appeared yet. Maybe that's another reason the Tea Partiers aren't fond of him.

Posted by:Fred

#18 and take your ignorant entitled bovine offspring with you

Posted by: Frank G 2014-11-15 20:10

#17 The tea partiers started their long march through the political parties in 2008. They were forced to give up on the Democrats, but look at how many of the newer Republican Congresscritters are fiscally conservative, and how much influence they had on the current class in the House -- lots of cost-cutting bills passed, even if Harry Reid locked them up in the Senate.

Posted by: trailing wife 2014-11-15 20:01

#16 Don't go away angry McCain, just go away.

Posted by: OldSpook 2014-11-15 18:49

#15 Correct CF. I believe the phrase 'best of two evils' predates Homer's Iliad.

Posted by: Besoeker 2014-11-15 15:59

#14 Assuming of course there is much of a difference between he two. Not always the case.

Posted by: CrazyFool 2014-11-15 15:51

#13 Unfortunately AP, it's a two party system.

Posted by: Besoeker 2014-11-15 15:38

#12 People think that the only 2 choices are pubs and dems. We will never get out of this national death spiral unless we take back this country from the fat hogs on both sides of the aisle.

Posted by: Alaska Paul 2014-11-15 15:32

#11 AP, I so agree!

Posted by: 49 Pan 2014-11-15 13:41

#10 Hear, hear, AP!

Posted by: Barbara 2014-11-15 13:26

#9 Pan---I will NEVER vote democrat after what they did to this country. The dems AND pubs got us into this mess. They have lost the right to govern. Abandon them and pick independents that have the stones to do what is right. The pubs have now only one chance left to pull a rabbit out of their collective a$$ and do what is right to save this nation.

We are bankrupt. Fiscal policy is inflating our currency and the U.S. dollar is being abandoned as the world currency by nations who are making bilateral currency swaps.

We need to get our house in order ASAP or we are toast. There is no more mad money to toss around to buy people off.

Posted by: Alaska Paul 2014-11-15 12:48

#8 49 Pan has the truth of it.

Posted by: Iblis 2014-11-15 12:06

#7 No argument there Silentbrick.

Posted by: Besoeker 2014-11-15 09:49

#6 John Sidney McCain III, Born Aug 29, 1936, age 78, Panama Canal Zone, Panama is the senior United States Senator from Arizona. He was the Republican presidential nominee in the 2008 United States presidential election. McCain followed his father and grandfather, both four-star admirals, into the United States Navy, graduating from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1958. He became a naval aviator, flying ground-attack aircraft from aircraft carriers. During the Vietnam War, he was almost killed in the 1967 USS Forrestal fire. In October 1967, while on a bombing mission over Hanoi, he was shot down, seriously injured, and captured by the North Vietnamese. He was a prisoner of war until 1973. McCain experienced episodes of torture, and refused an out-of-sequence early repatriation offer. His war wounds left him with lifelong physical limitations.

Chairman McCain - Industry Girds for a Maverick Armed Services Panel - link - http://www.defensenews.com/article/20141107/CONGRESSWATCH/311070017/Chairman-McCain-Industry-Girds-Maverick-Armed-Services-Panel

John is on the precipice; he is about to become an octogenarian. He has outlived his grandfather by 17 years, and his father by 8 years. If elected to another six year term in 2016, by 2022, he will be 86. Surely, the power lure is strong, but time is running out.

By the way, ed in texas, holding your nose, left ear and hopping up and down on your right foot might help you clear up your stuttering. Try it. ;-)

Posted by: Punky Shosh4904 2014-11-15 08:57

#5 In John McCain's world, not supporting him is the same as plotting against him.

Posted by: ed in texas 2014-11-15 07:45

#4 Wasted ink of course, but there could be no clearer argument in support of term limits.

Yes there is B. I couldn't figure out how to add a pic of Nancy Pelosi but I and I think most everyone would agree she's a far clearer argument for term limits than McCain.

Posted by: Silentbrick 2014-11-15 03:31

#3 Wasted ink of course, but there could be no clearer argument in support of term limits.

Posted by: Besoeker 2014-11-15 02:10

#2 Yeah, sure John. Ego much there, buddy?

Posted by: Elmeregum Gravique7215 2014-11-15 00:04

#1 If he runs next election I will vote Democrat, I don't care if it Roger Rabbit I will vote against him! These old Rino's have to go...

Posted by: 49 Pan 2014-11-15 00:02

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