Concern in G.O.P. After Rough Week for McCain

[ShockediSay]

Source: NYTimes

After a turbulent week that included disclosures about Gov. Sarah Palin and signs that Senator John McCain was struggling to strike the right tone for his campaign, Republican leaders said Saturday that they were worried Mr. McCain was heading for defeat unless he brought stability to his presidential candidacy and settled on a clear message to counter Senator Barack Obama.

Again and again, party leaders said in interviews that while they still believed that Mr. McCain could win over voters in the next 30 days, they were concerned that he and his advisers seemed to be adrift in dealing with an extraordinarily challenging political battleground and a crisis on Wall Street.

The expressions of concern came after a particularly difficult week for Mr. McCain. On Friday night, new questions arose about his choice of Ms. Palin as his running mate after an investigation by the Alaska Legislature concluded that she had abused her power in trying to orchestrate the firing of her former brother-in-law, a state trooper.





Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/12/us/politics/12strategy.html

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Bush was a Maverick. He didn't care a whit about the majority of Americans, the law, or for that matter the constitution.


Palin is just one more example of corruption of the executive power, like Gonzales, Cheney, Bush.

[bluestateguy]

1. A month ago Nagourney wrote the exact same article on Obama

This fool writes this same generic campaign article a few times every campaign season, every 4 years.

[Newsjock]

2. But ya gotta admit ...

... it's much more fun when he writes that article this way.

[depakid]

15. He really is that transparent, isn't he?

I see his name on a byline, and ignore the article. Makes you wonder why the Times keeps him on.

[AndyTiedye]

3. Bush** Isn't a Maverick, Bush** is a Bull in a China Shop. McCain Would Break Even More China

[Trajan]

4. Well ... DUers had grave doubts about Palin AND the man who selected her from the start

She is nuts, and he is nuts for picking her ....

Once again: The world is playing catch up ...

[madmom]

5. I love that pic.

[2Design]

6. palin represents fundies and people are starting to realize

they are not good for our country and the fact that mccain could keel over at any moment makes it more important not to have her leading us out of this mess that bush I and II got us into

[happygoluckytoyou]

7. only 1 way MCCAIN COULD WIN..... gotta have BUSH SAY OBAMA HAS A WHITE BABY ! ! !

[BearSquirrel2]

8. Nonsense ...

They've gotten 2 points out of the William Ayers thing. Though, what they really fear is in the long term it will be as effective for the GOP as it was for Hillary Clinton.

I think they were saving this for the last week but were forced to go early based on what was happening in North Carolina and Florida.

Obama has some work to do. The election isn't won yet.

[Kalifornia.Kid]

9. McCain's Boat Sinkin'

[L. Coyote]

10. A LIE

“My sense of where things are: John McCain beat back what was a political climate that would have snuffed out any other candidate in the Republican Party,” said Nicolle Wallace, a senior adviser. “He’s beat back every hurdle that was ever placed in front of him.”

A hurdle where McCain failed was Bush in 2000. We have to remember to point out what the Republicans said in 2000, Bush is better than McCain!

[santamargarita]

11. Never turn your back on these bastards!

They're doing everything they can to steal this...

[Kalifornia.Kid]

12. No Honor Among GOP

They'll kick you in the nuts to bend you over then dry hump you.

[RBInMaine]

13. JUST WORK LIKE FOR THE NEXT 24 DAYS TO DEFEAT THE RIGHT WING SCUM !

[fishnfla]

14. I see they are still blaming the press

when the unruly crowd is turning on the press itself, telling one black sound man to "sit down, boy"

Big mistake

[Berry Cool]

16. I thank them for their concern.

And I mean, I really, REALLY thank them...

[Doremus]

17. they still believed that Mr. McCain could win over voters in the next 30 days

Probably not, but 30 days is too late anyway. Go for it.

[rocktivity]

18. "By Adam Nagorney and Elisabeth Bumiller..."

:boring:
rocknation

[onager]

19. Yep. The blind leading the stupid.

n/t

[Skittles]

20. "Concern"? try DESPERATION

bastards

[middlegrounder]

21. I'd be concerned if I was them

Losing by a ton of points in every other states is certainly not news to be turned on about.