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McCain Asks When Hillary Clinton Will Apologize to Gen. Petraeus - Video

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Posted by Mike 2008-03-26 08:18|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 About time someone asked.

Get your act straight on Global Warming and Amnesty/Border, and you'll have me fully on board McCain.

Posted by OldSpook 2008-03-26 09:06|| 2008-03-26 09:06|| Front Page Top

#2 I have always like McCain on foreign policy.

Domestic, he is a walking fucking disaster.
If he can clean that up a bit, most conservatives will be happy to vote for him.

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2008-03-26 09:36|| 2008-03-26 09:36|| Front Page Top

#3 "I have always like McCain on foreign policy.

Domestic, he is a walking fucking disaster."

oddly, I have similar feelings ;)

Posted by liberalhawk 2008-03-26 09:44|| 2008-03-26 09:44|| Front Page Top

#4 Should have waited until the general elections.

Posted by ed 2008-03-26 10:45|| 2008-03-26 10:45|| Front Page Top

#5 ed, its all about timing. Right now Hillary is saying to the truebelievers that Obama is weakened and a far less viable candidate. Doing this now, points out that Hillary isn't that more viable, keeping the energy level up on the liberal fratricide. Name that movie -

"An anonymous, but deadly man rides into a town torn by war between two factions, the Baxters and the Rojo's. Instead of fleeing or dying, as most other would do, the man schemes to play the two sides off each other, getting rich in the bargain."

Posted by Procopius2k 2008-03-26 11:15|| 2008-03-26 11:15|| Front Page Top

#6 I agree it's about timing. McCain just wasted one of his biggest pieces while Hillary and Obama were busy tearing each other apart. All he did was draw attention, and fire, to himself when he should be sipping margaritas and watching the fireworks. And for little or no effect. In the general election, he could have brought this up and hammered Hillary for weeks with it.

Posted by ed 2008-03-26 11:31|| 2008-03-26 11:31|| Front Page Top

#7 Fistful of Dollars, of course

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2008-03-26 11:35|| 2008-03-26 11:35|| Front Page Top

#8 Ed, I disagree re: timing.

Remember - Petraeus will be back in front of Congress shortly. McCain is setting up an interesting dynamic re: those publicized hearings.

Posted by lotp 2008-03-26 12:05|| 2008-03-26 12:05|| Front Page Top

#9 If McCain wanted to set Hillary up for a short term play like the Petraeus testimony, then he should have gotten one of his surrogates (a senator on the Defense subcommittee would be perfect) to bring it up 3 days before the hearings. In the general election McCain could have used this as an opening salvo to bring up the litany of anti-military postures and foreign policy naivety of the Clintons. For McCain to bring this to the fore twice will have the stink of beating a dead horse.

Posted by ed 2008-03-26 12:17|| 2008-03-26 12:17|| Front Page Top

#10 It think this reinforces the perception McCain shoots first without thinking it through.

Posted by ed 2008-03-26 12:19|| 2008-03-26 12:19|| Front Page Top

#11 Looks like we have some frustrated political consultants here. :-)

Posted by tipover 2008-03-26 12:52|| 2008-03-26 12:52|| Front Page Top

#12 Did I just hear Ennio Morricone in the background?

Posted by Pancho Elmeck8414 2008-03-26 12:54|| 2008-03-26 12:54|| Front Page Top

#13 Well, you insist.

Posted by Procopius2k 2008-03-26 13:21|| 2008-03-26 13:21|| Front Page Top

#14 This one I think better describes McCain, Obama and Hillary.

Posted by OldSpook 2008-03-26 15:59|| 2008-03-26 15:59|| Front Page Top

#15 Jez, I get tired of all these demands for an apology. If someone says something you dont like go after the comment and show why it is wrong. In this case, Senator McCain should just make observations about Senator Clintons statements until she feels compelled to defend herself.

Posted by Dan Canaveral 2008-03-26 16:57|| 2008-03-26 16:57|| Front Page Top

#16 I'm sure General Petraeus gives a rat's patootie about an apology from Hillary. He is a little too busy to be bothered with an apology. What's it worth anyway?

Posted by JohnQC 2008-03-26 18:08|| 2008-03-26 18:08|| Front Page Top

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