Comments on: Another Republican senator skipping convention

By: Andrew

Andrew — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:56:50 +0000

Rats desert a sinking ship.

By: brian kuebel

brian kuebel — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:51:19 +0000

Lets face it Roberts has protected the Bushies for the last 8 years and he is in trouble. Lairs and cheats will get what they should. Let the GOP fall into the scum and rot in hell where all these criminals belong!!!!!!!!!!!

By: Jeffrey G. Brown

Jeffrey G. Brown — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:49:39 +0000

Maybe he will stay home and hang himself!

By: Mad

Mad — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:43:17 +0000

I always thought the day would come when Reps stepped down and Dems gained control- I always supported that till now

I am sad to say that the Dems aren't doing their jobs- have a rogue presidential candidate whose trademark is change and the reps are doing good stuff now

Stupid independents and young kids dethroned the Clintons- when we had PEACE AND PROSPERITY

Hillary is not some evil person we all see in the blogs- she can do more for this country than her husband and she has.

By: mel

mel — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:42:09 +0000

Republican are afraid because Bush really hurt them with his
ugly administration and tactics used.He and follower go the
republican looking to save their necks for Bush poor leadership.
Voter,wake up it is time change,get away from the old and bring
in the new. The time is now for america to head in different direction.
Obama and the democrates party can see to this happening.

By: St. Paul Supporter

St. Paul Supporter — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:40:54 +0000

The RNC convention is being held in St. Paul, not Minneapolis as falsely reported in this story. This is sloppy journalism.

By: Yinka

Yinka — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:25:52 +0000

It is not at all surprising that Republicans are ditching senator McCain. Nearly a dozen of senator McCain's Republican colleagues in the Senate and the house have made it clear that they will not attend the convention, while some are still contemplating whether or not to stay away from the convention. All of this in an attempt to distance themselves from senator McCain. The question is: why should anyone vote for Mccain when his own party is avoiding him? There is a lot of concerns about senator McCain`s appetite for war. I hope he does not excercibate the Goergia/Russia crisis with his so-called "tough talk". He believes that "nations don't invade nations", but he signed off on invading Iraq and he is encouraging invading Iran.

By: Paul from Texas

Paul from Texas — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:25:05 +0000

The rats leave the ship first right. Maybe some will even change parties.

By: Brian

Brian — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:19:47 +0000

I don't think anyone will be on hand to watch McCain in Minneapolis. Now the rumor is there will be a lot of people in St. Paul.

By: Obamacan

Obamacan — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:09:07 +0000

Ha Ha Ha, run for the hills Repugnants! It seems no one wants to be seen with another Repugnant these days.

By: Priscilla

Priscilla — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:06:21 +0000

I don't blame him. The Republicans are a disgrace!

By: KEYA

KEYA — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:02:41 +0000

HE LOOKS LIKE GEORGE BUSH SENIOR.

By: LOL

LOL — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:02:09 +0000

Rice said Russia cannot act like its American forebears:

"This is not 2003 and the invasion of Iraq, where Russia can threaten its neighbors, occupy a capital and get away with it," Rice said Wednesday, referring to the USA sending troops into Iraq years earlier to liberate oppressed oil.

By: Ron Nebraska

Ron Nebraska — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 23:52:44 +0000

CNN, why do you hold my comments in moderation forever?

By: Peter (CA)

Peter (CA) — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 23:46:21 +0000

Interesting that we continue to see all these posts blaming Democrats in Congress for all of the things wrong in this country and projecting all kinds of blame on Obama for whatever is currently happening.

Yet, it's the Republicans who do not want to go to their convention, even though the RNC is trying to hide Bush and Cheney.

This is the year to take the country back from the elitists!

By: Darrel from Denver

Darrel from Denver — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 23:41:27 +0000

Rats jumping ship. It just shows that there may, in fact, be some in the Republican party who are not stupid after all.

By: jason, Texas

jason, Texas — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 23:37:06 +0000

All should run far away from McSame!!! RUN AWAY!!!!

By: James in Ocala

James in Ocala — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 23:34:58 +0000

If I were a Pepublican I would skip the covention too.

By: Democrat....no matter what!

Democrat....no matter what! — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 23:34:45 +0000

(Please disregard the former comment made)

Of course these Repugnants don't want to be seen with their own kind! What does that say to how bad the GOP have been running things from all levels….and they still expect for their victims to re-elect them???

Black, White, good looking, bad looking, young or old….vote Democrat….no matter what!

By: Jimmy P - Chicago

Jimmy P - Chicago — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 23:34:26 +0000

Then he ought not consider himself a Republican. On another point, you all refer to McCain as McSame? I don't get it, Bush has been great for those who educated themselves, and got white collar jobs. You are all just a bunch of goons who need the government to run every aspect of your miserable lives. Carock Obama will go down, one way or another.

By: Miranda

Miranda — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 23:29:11 +0000

Are any republicans actually coming to the convention or will they be paying actors to play republicans for a few days?

By: ShirleyY - Seattle

ShirleyY - Seattle — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 23:22:51 +0000

REPUBLICANS KNOW JOHN MCCAIN IS A LOSER. ALL REPUBLICANS SHOULD ENDORSE OBAMA AND JOIN THE WINNING TEAM.

HILLARY AND BILL CLINTON ARE SELFISH, I DONT TRUST HILLARY, WHO KNOWS WHAT SHE GOT UP HER SLEEVES.

SORE LOSER.

By: Craig Hastings, MN

Craig Hastings, MN — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 23:15:43 +0000

The GOP convention is NOT in Minneapolis you idiots. It is in FACT in St. Paul. Why can't you people get it straight? People thinking this is going to be some kind of landslide are at best delusional and at worst in need of serious therapy.

By: Hannah Stevens

Hannah Stevens — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 23:13:28 +0000

I am with Think About the Future. This person aptly describes what it would be like to have McCain sitting in the White House. McCain is very pro war and would jump at the chance to start another one with Iran, Syria any country that looked at us sideways. He "my senator" from Arizona and leading up to the iraq war, I wrote letter after letter to him imploring him to go against the war, but he wrote back that he supported the Iraq war 100%. He is bad for America.

By: Josh

Josh — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 23:11:23 +0000

Larry Craig will be skipping the convention in Minneapolis, not b/c he's retiring, but b/c he'd be retiring to the scene of the crime....

that's where everyone, including his wife and family, found out that he'd pulled his pants down to expose his hypocritical life

By: ann parker

ann parker — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 23:10:25 +0000

Think about the future, what are you drinking?

By: Red States and Blue States = Gridlock

Red States and Blue States = Gridlock — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 23:07:58 +0000

It is time to end the two party system. Let the Independents rule, and do away with party registration

By: Observer

Observer — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 23:04:37 +0000

Wow, pretty bad when so many House and Senate members bail out of the Republican convention. Now, just how many Democrats have bailed from theirs....? Zero.

By: GOP Terrorists have destroyed America

GOP Terrorists have destroyed America — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 23:03:51 +0000

More rats leaving a sinking, corrupt and inept ship. Bush and his neo-con cronies have done more damage to America than all of the Islamic extremists combined. I can't wait for the lawsuits and war crime trials to begin once idiot Bush and his fellow GOP Terrorists have left office. I hope Obama knows someone good to get rid of the stench in the White House once he gets in.

By: Paul

Paul — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 23:03:39 +0000

As a follow up to the Value Votes, Huckabee and Evangelicals:

Let them know that the Church Age is over.

By: Bobby

Bobby — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 23:02:15 +0000

I hope he does not, McCain supporters wont support him again by this showing of weakness.

By: David Peter

David Peter — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 23:00:13 +0000

LANDSLIDE!! Republicans are hopeless.

By: Proud army and navy mom

Proud army and navy mom — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 22:59:50 +0000

So is he going to link himself to the dem party? You GOPers keep distancing yourself from your conservative values and your base and we can have a 1-party system for a few years until we get some real leaders back.

By: dave

dave — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 22:57:15 +0000

come on cnn, the rnc is in st paul, not minneapolis. you know that. at the very least you could say 'the twin cities'.

By: Proud to be American

Proud to be American — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 22:56:17 +0000

Wow there are a few Republicans distanting themselves from McSame as Bush... hum McBush supporters does that tell you anything? hey why haven't I been polled? I do not think the polls represent the entire US very well .... none of my friends, family or co-workes have received a phone call.... well we do not all have land lines... yeah can we poll cellular phone users? ahh email folks????? see the polling has to move with technology...

God bless the family of the Politician in AK that was slain today.... I am concern with America mental state... one life should not be taken due to his/her political party .... God Embrace America! we need you so much.

By: Barr '08

Barr '08 — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 22:54:31 +0000

Things younger than John McCain:
ALF
Howdy Doody
Area Codes
FM Radio
Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwiches
Automatic Car Transmissions
His latest wife who injured herself SHAKING HANDS!!!

Vote for a presidential candidate NOT endorsed by the worst president in American history!

McCain was a traitor in Vietnam!!

His foreign policies are based on Wikipedia!!

Ask Cheney, Rumsfeld and Ashcroft how valuable experience is!!

Get off my lawn!!!

By: Kjetil

Kjetil — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 22:53:37 +0000

I undstand them well. Nobody like a funeral. And its so many wingnuts in GOP so it cant be fun to stay there so many days.

By: Bud

Bud — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 22:53:19 +0000

Change IS in the air. McSame should check his weatherman to see which way the wind blows. The stench during the Republican convention will be overpowering. Perhaps we'll catch the Fix-News team stimulating, Fairly Unbalanced commentary from there.

By: Montana is Obama Country

Montana is Obama Country — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 22:52:16 +0000

Another bites the dust..!

he heard Cheney was on board

By: Ron Nebraska

Ron Nebraska — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 22:52:14 +0000

I don't understand people who can't see that the election is really not a hard choice at all. The modern Republican partys' agenda is to show that government is not the answer to the problem but that government is the problem. Why then would you vote a member of that party into government when their vested interest is to make government unworkable? Think about it will you!?

By: change

change — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 22:48:33 +0000

while obama is filling a 75,000 person stadium to max capacity with a political show which will be the bejing opening of politics,

McCain's side keeps loosing people down to a point where all he'll have is a snack bar

By: Pepou

Pepou — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 22:41:12 +0000

The rats are leaving the sinking ship. And they are right.

By: boered1

boered1 — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 22:33:24 +0000

There is no landslide, there are too many of the radical right who would rather vote for a puppet than a black man, there are too many of the fanatical revisionist religious groups who have too much power to lose if a Democrat gets into office to allow such a thing to happen. Even now dobson and the rest of the political group over at focus on the family (why are they still tax exempt?) are planniing on putting measures on every state's ballots to get out the radical rights base (ie removal of gay rights, abortion, redefining the pill as abortion, homeschooling etc) who traditionally vote republican because they believe all democrats are athiest (over 50% of Americans are registered Democrat.. over 80% of Americans are members of mainstream religions.. but hey logic is not the radical rights strong point). So Obama will have a tough time this election, on the local scene however, the republicans know that the further they distance themselves from those in Congress now (or bush if they are in congress now) the better they will do, congress has a lower approval rating than bush so it is an easy target. I understand why the republicans are doing what they are doing but this will be a closer election than people think, the only good thing I can say is that at least the polarizing liar hillary is not running as a democrat this year so democrats have a chance at winning!

By: Nick

Nick — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 22:32:56 +0000

Is anyone going to the Republican convention?

In other news, who ISN'T going to the Democratic Convention?

By: thomas

thomas — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 22:31:07 +0000

Republicans running away from their own convention? That says it all. Their slogan should be: "vote republican. we're even afraid of ourselves."

By: SOUTHERN HOTTIE

SOUTHERN HOTTIE — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 22:30:45 +0000

So they blindingly supported the Bush/Cheney administration and now they want to distance themselves.

One word: TURNCOATS!

By: Chuck R

Chuck R — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 22:29:10 +0000

SAINT PAUL CNN SAINT PAUL!!

"won't be on hand to see Sen. John McCain accept the Republican presidential nomination in Minneapolis,"

John McCain won't be in Minneapolis to accept the endorsement...

The Convention will be in SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA

Chuck Repke
Saint Paul, Minnesota

By: Jim in Indiana

Jim in Indiana — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 22:27:52 +0000

Trust,
I admire Chuck Hagel a lot. But he is not on Obama's side other than on foreign policy. He would be a great Secretary of Defense. But not a good pick for VP. Also, just by picking him, Obama would NOT get Nebraska. Nebraska polls show McCain leading by a big margin.

That's not the case in Indiana. Obama and McCain are neck & neck in Indiana now, with conventional wisdom saying that it will go GOP, as normal. Unless Evan Bayh is on the ticket. He is popular here, he has a good record as a moderate Democrat. He could swing a lot of independents to Obama, not just in Indiana but elsewhere.

Joe Biden would be an ideal match for Obama. They stand almost together on all major issues. Biden has the foreign policy experience that so many would like on the ticket. He would bring no single state, as his state is Democratic anyway, but he would be a good VP, which is the important issue.

By: Peter of Oregon

Peter of Oregon — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 22:27:28 +0000

I hope to see more Republican officials endorse Obama. In many respects his policies are more in keeping with conservative values than McCain.

By: Voice of Reason

Voice of Reason — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 22:26:58 +0000

Electing Obama will be the greatests disaster in American politics!