McCain: People voted 'mostly for Sarah Palin' last year
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WASHINGTON (CNN) – Former Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain has no illusions about the 2008 White House race.
"God bless them," McCain said Thursday at the Heritage Foundation when reminded of the tens of millions of people who voted for him last year.
"Over 50 million people voted for me and Sarah Palin – mostly for Sarah Palin," McCain said to an eruption of laughter. But "there was a sizable majority of the other party returned to Congress. And, elections have consequences. Elections have consequences. And these consequences we are seeing now in full display."
McCain described himself as "very nervous" about the Obama administration's proposal for FDIC-like resolution authority over non-bank financial institutions like AIG in order to prevent another near calamity in the global financial system.
"I understand that we need some of these institutions to be taken over before they are total failures but I am very nervous about that . . . about the expansion of government oversight," McCain said. "But we have to do a better job of regulation and transparency. The status quo is not acceptable either."
McCain's speech Thursday at the conservative think tank focused on the country's economic crisis and dire long-term fiscal outlook. Before he spoke, the former presidential candidate was greeted by a standing ovation in an auditorium filled with people primarily in their 20's and 30's.
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While I am happy Obama won, I did vote for John McCain–not for Sarah Palin. I did so to thank him for his years of service to this country, and to apologize to him for what happened to him in South Carolina back in 2000. With Palin (Quayle in a skirt) on the ticket, I knew he didn't stand a snowball's chance of winning (shoulda let him pick Lindsey Graham or even Joe Lieberman, Mr. Rove), so I didn't feel like I was wasting my vote on him. Continue to be man you were before you got that GOP nod, Mr. McCain, and you will have my continued respect. You shoulda had the job back in 2000.
I voted for McCain, but more so it was a vote AGAINST Obama than it was FOR McCain.
Seems to me John was dead in the water until Sarah came along. She was pulling 10 and 12 thousand people to see and hear her all across this nation. I can only think the left is doing their level best to make her out to be other than she is-why? Answer: Because she is the best and they know it.
And the FEAR of Sara continues!
And all of you think the current administration is doing a good job? i think YOU guys need to get your head examined. global currency? tax frauds? liars? cheats? now that's something to "believe" in. I hope Obama fails.
To the Sale Out Democrats, You are the minority that is still tredding water like your still in the dark ages of Mississippi Burning you poor things. Life is too Short to live that way. Obama was and is the better person to be President. You can't think that the people would have allowed McCain and Palin to run our Country. That would have been the worst thing that could have happen, just thank God it didn't.
Hey, let's not put all the blame on Sarah. McCain did say the economy was strong, his boy said we were a bunch of whinners and he stopped the campaign to go help do nothing with the original bailout.
Good luck all you Obama heads. The man is a train wreck.
Might be very book smart but doesn't have much common
sense. Let's have some more Stevie Wonder and Earth
Wind and Fire Wednesday's in the White House, lol. Total
moron.
If that is true................very scary thought
TODDONCAPECOD, You got it right. The left wing liberal bed wetters are scared to death of Sarah Palin. I look forward to the mid term elections when she will be out raising money for Republican Senators and Congressmen/women and we retake the congress or I should say replace 20-25 demorats. Then two short years later the White House will be in Republican hands. bamby seems to be putting on weight while the rest of the country is getting thinner. It must be those Wednesday night $100.00 a pound steaks for him and his butt kissers.
CNN are obviously a bunch of liberals with strong left bias on their news reporting. I certainly could not expect you to report anything rational about Sarah Palin. CNN, you need to get out of fantasy land.
I think John McCain is a double timer, one day he is a moderate Republican and working with the democrats to get things done in the senate, the next day he is 100% against them and refusing to even bargain with them on anything and instead he chooses to just say no. I am so disappointed in the Republican party, and am proud to say I have no party preference, I don't let titles or emotion dictate who I vote for, instead I use logic.
'insult insult insult'............'some statement that I didn't research'...... 'another insult'......... 'my opinion stated as fact'.......... 'another insult'......... 'terrifying adjective'........... 'something I would never say in public, but think I'm really smart saying it here'....... 'one final insult'........
Can I be part of the conversation now too?
then those people are mostly stupid.
re...most people "hate" her? have you seen her state poll numbers? people love her up there. stop the lies. i hope she's president in 2012.
IS IT 2012 YET?
To the Sale Out Democrats, You are the minority that is still treading water like your still in the dark ages of Mississippi Burning, you poor things. Life is too Short to live that way. Obama was and is the better person to be President. You can't think that the people would have allowed McCain and Palin to run our Country. That would have been the worst thing that could have happen, just thank God it didn't.
the obamanazis are out in force .....
Mccain is correct, Sarah would have won if it were her for president.
The republicans just did not have a good runner. No one was really
comfortable with McCain because he is for who ever he is with.
CNN is like Bagdad Bob report and say real good for who you like –
and cut down as much as you can of people who disagrees with you
CNN uses their broadcasting for personal broadcasting
If President Bush had done or said 1/10th of what Obama has
done and said CNN – CBS- NBC-all would have a special on everything every night, but boy we don't hear anything but wonderful wonderful about the now president. There really is a judgement day just up ahead. be sure your sins will find you out. Only with our Saviour it is a righteous judgement that no man or TV network can buy out of or tell it their way out, it will be all true judgement
. Joyce Warren
I voted for Sarah Palin and will again. Obama is a great speaker and that is it. He is clueless on how to run this country and we will all pay the price for his ignorance.
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"Elections have consequences. And these consequences we are seeing now in full display."
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No Senator, but if we wait we might see what the consequences are. Former President George W. Bush didn't mess this country up this bad in just two months, so why should Obama be expected to fix it this quick?
Although a registered Democrat, I voted for John McCain, the candidate with experience. When John shifted far away from the political center by picking Palin and then apparently losing his focus by suspending his campaign briefly, he lost much of my confidence. Of the two, he still was the only qualified candidate but I really wish we had a choice in the political center.
"clueless pathological liar", "idiot", "mcschizo", "lying duo", "schizophrenic"
These are just some of the things posted on here describing McCain and Palin. This coming from those who are upset with the hate filled campaign of McCain/Palin.
Are you honestly joking? Can you not see the hypicricy? What is wrong with you people.
Hello pot, this is kettle.
The idea that Obama/Biden and McCain/Palin were the best each party had to offer is beyond pathetic.
Sigh, sounds like his statement was made in jest. Look at these comments... what is wrong with people?