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Former President Bush Endorses McCain

By Jeralyn, Section Elections 2008
Posted on Mon Feb 18, 2008 at 02:52:36 PM EST
Tags: John McCain, 2008 (all tags)
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I just love the sound of that phrase, "former President Bush." But, I'm referring here to former President George Herbert Walker Bush (Bush I) who has endorsed John McCain for President.

Here's the video.

What did anyone expect, that he would endorse Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama? This is news that's not news in my opinion. Just another predictable endorsement.

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    Former President Bush Endorses McCain | 8 comments (8 topical)

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    I don't think this helps McCain that much (none / 0) (#1)
    by jdj on Mon Feb 18, 2008 at 03:28:52 PM EST
    Bush Sr. is not looked upon that greatly by those right wingers currently pissed with McCain.

    Limbaugh on the other hand...

    Much like everything else about the Republicans (none / 0) (#2)
    by s5 on Mon Feb 18, 2008 at 04:03:37 PM EST
    this year, it's completely predictable.

    The Day's Endorser (none / 0) (#3)
    by dutchfox on Mon Feb 18, 2008 at 04:32:20 PM EST
    Yawn I don't pay much attention to endorsements, regardless of party affiliation.

    I, for one, am having much more fun (none / 0) (#4)
    by scribe on Mon Feb 18, 2008 at 04:35:03 PM EST
    watching McCain intone the same "Read My Lips, No New Taxes" schtick that cost Bush 41 his last straight job, when the tax-cuttin' conservatives lost all patience with him over, um, actually accepting and signing a non-decrease of taxes legislated by the Congress (without issuing a signing statement, even!), and then didn't bother to show up for the 1992 election in the numbers Bush 41 needed.

    Now, I gotta wonder whether the 71 year old John McCain has advisers marginally aware of the bad electoral history that promise has....

    Of course, and on the other hand, McCain did manage to refuse to sign the no-new taxes pledge put forward by the same anti-tax crusader group, and just last fall, too....  So he's on both sides of that issue, too.

    Amazing flexibility, that.

    Quoting a Great American Icon (none / 0) (#5)
    by Stellaaa on Mon Feb 18, 2008 at 05:08:19 PM EST
    "Surprise, surprise!!!" Gomer Pyle

    I haven't been paying attention (none / 0) (#6)
    by Kathy on Mon Feb 18, 2008 at 05:15:54 PM EST
    too closely, because I thought that Bush already had, then I saw that it was actually Bush, Sr...which led me to believe that as much as Sr acts in concert with Jr that it had already happened.

    I dunno--the last ten or twelve folks who support Bush, Jr are hard-core conservatives who basically follow him on everything.  If he can persuade them that Sadaam planned 9-11 and this war was justified, I think persuading them that McCain is not the anti-christ is certainly in his power.

    So: not big news to the world in general, but probably good news for McCain vis-a-vis the nuttier nutball element of the repub party.

    Not suprising (none / 0) (#7)
    by larryharriet on Tue Feb 19, 2008 at 10:21:26 AM EST
    I'm not suprised. I've said before that its only a matter of time before republicans flock agianst McCain. No way they are gonna let Obama or Hillary win.

    Correction (none / 0) (#8)
    by larryharriet on Tue Feb 19, 2008 at 10:21:47 AM EST
    *flock TO McCain

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