2008 Republican nominee John McCain joins Romney in blasting Trump

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

Politics | Thu Mar 3, 2016 12:21pm EST

2008 Republican nominee John McCain joins Romney in blasting Trump

WASHINGTON

U.S. Senator John McCain, the Republican presidential nominee in 2008, joined 2012 nominee Mitt Romney on Thursday in criticizing front-runner Donald Trump, particularly on foreign policy.

“I share the concerns about Donald Trump that my friend and former Republican nominee, Mitt Romney, described in his speech today," McCain said in a statement.

"I would also echo the many concerns about Mr. Trump’s uninformed and indeed dangerous statements on national security issues that have been raised by 65 Republican defense and foreign policy leaders," he said of the letter, published online.

McCain, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said at a time of global turmoil, "I want Republican voters to pay close attention to what our party's most respected and knowledgeable leaders and national security experts are saying about Mr. Trump."

(Reporting by Steve Holland; Editing by Susan Heavey)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-mccain-idUSKCN0W5250

[KamaAina]

1. The John McCain who picked noted Drumpf supporter Caribou Barbie as his running mate?

[randys1]

2. I sincerely dont know why the freak out, cons wont vote for a Woman loving, Black

and Asian and Latino loving candidate like either of ours.

period

GOP exists to legislate and implement hatred toward ALL non white male Christians.

Trump, who I believe is playing a part, is only giving them what they have ALWAYS wanted.

So why the freak out?

[KamaAina]

4. Because McLoser helped create this mess by inflicting Lady Blah Blah upon the body politic.

So what's he doing complaining about it?

[SDJay]

15. Lady Blah Blah

[fleur-de-lisa]

3. LOL! This just keeps getting better and better!

I can't wait to hear what Christie and Drumpf have to say about Mittens and McGrumpypants later today!

[Zambero]

12. You betcha!

That guy.

[msanthrope]

5. Jesus, John....did you start all this shit? nt

[Nye Bevan]

6. Well there's a shock after Trump said that McCain isn't a war hero,

and likes people who "didn't get captured".

http://www.politico.com/story/2015/07/trump-attacks-mccain-i-like-people-who-werent-captured-120317

[question everything]

10. What did Trump do during the Vietnam years? He ceratinly was of draft age (nt)

[tk2kewl]

14. he was busy dodging STDs instead of bullets

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/02/16/draft-dodger-trump-said-sleeping-around-was-my-personal-vietnam.html

[question everything]

21. What a creep. And to remember the crap they gave Clinton

I think it was Jesse Helms who said that he could not guarantee Clinton's safety if he visited North Carolina.

[sufrommich]

7. Someone should remind McCain that he set the low

bar with his pick for VP.

[Wednesdays]

8. My, but is there not a whiff of desperation among the GOP establishment?

[elljay]

9. They let the inmates out of the asylum

and were too arrogant to recognize that crazy people, by definition, cannot be easily controlled. While part of me is greatly enjoying the imminent implosion of the Republican Party, the more rational and less emotional part of me is concerned that we have a long way to go before this bottoms out. We have tens of millions of heavily armed, irrational people whipped into a frenzy of fear and hatred of facts, government, and people not exactly like them. I fear catastrophe before this can be resolved.

[question everything]

11. But... but.. earlier he said he would support the nominee

From a story yesterday in the WSJ

Democrats haven't missed the opportunity to tie their opponents to Mr. Trump. Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick of Arizona, who is seeking to unseat Republican Sen. John McCain, on Monday released an advertisement pointing to comments from the veteran senator that he would support Trump if he became the nominee. Mr. McCain doubted his opponent could tie him to the New York businessman. “Trump has attacked me,” said the Vietnam prisoner of war who was last year portrayed by Mr. Trump as at fault because he was captured. “Maybe she missed that.”

http://www.wsj.com/articles/ryan-says-republican-candidates-must-reject-white-supremacists-1456850081

[Zambero]

13. That was before his AZ poll numbers tightened

Now a toss-up. The down ticket drag from a Trump candidacy is not a question of if, but how much. The growing Latino population in Arizona would not only reject Trump overwhelmingly, but would also take down anyone remotely associated with him.

[FreedomRain]

22. not only that

but Sheriff Arpaio likes Trump, and McCain and Arpaio have feuded for years.

Sorry I don't know much about Ann, or her chances. The Ad

[malaise]

16. What was more dangerous that Bush and Cheney lying about WMDs

and fugging up the entire ME.

[skepticscott]

17. This from the guy who picked a foreign policy moron

as his running mate.

And exactly which of the GOP candidates does McCain think would be better? Cruz? Rubio? Carson? Cruz's solution to everything is "nuke 'em", and Rubio and Carson couldn't find Iran on a map without help.

[hibbing]

18. "a time of global turmoil"

Gee, what on earth contributed to that, I can't quite put my finger on it.


Peace

[louis-t]

19. We haven't heard from Zombie Reagan yet.

"There he goes again...."

[nichomachus]

20. This is just like

A food fight in an asylum therapy group -- with no facilitator.

[houston16revival]

23. It's all contrived theater

Sensing Trump is un-presidential and very likely loser in the campaign

They are trying a third way

Launch their own ticket - resurrecting Romney-Ryan is a subliminal poke questioning
Obama's legitimacy - allowing Trump to run as a third party

Then you have : HRC or Bernie need 270 Electoral Votes to win

If they don't make it, that election is decided in the House, the Republican House

Roberts yesterday rejected unilaterally a challenge to Obama's mercury emissions rules

It's great, but but but does it establish the precedent that the Chief Justice can act
alone? Wouldn't that be useful in a Presidential Election ruling when the Supreme Court
is in a 4-4 tie?

[KansDem]

24. You created him...you keep him...nt

[IDemo]

25. Drumpf should write McCain and Romney thank you notes

If they haven't yet figured it out, I'll try to make it easy for them: The Donald's frantic followers not only don't care what McGramps and RMoney have to say, they have been deemed as figureheads of the Establishment who have failed to uphold the nativist beliefs so dear to authoritarians. Each attempt by the old guard to attack Trump will only ratchet up his numbers that much more.

[rocktivity]

26. Candidate for this year's "You Call This NEWS?" Award

Last edited Fri Mar 4, 2016, 10:26 PM - Edit history (2)

The "You Forgot The 'Not From The Onion' Disclaimer" category.

Cognitive dissonance much?


rocktivity

[Zambero]

27. McCain paved the way for Trump

by setting the bar at ground level zero with the selection of Sarah Palin as his running mate, a serious lapse of judgment that he still refuses to own up to.

[SHRED]

28. McCain has zero credibility

His Palin choice negates any.

I love seeing them implode however.

[Dookiestix]

29. To all you establishment Republicans...

Y'all created this mess. And John, you were instrumental in helping start the Tea Bagging movement that has officially hijacked your party and turned your racist supporters lose on the American people. This is way too little, WAY too late. We can only hope that more Democrats get into office and hopefully turn this shit around before it's too late.

[lonestarnot]

30. I thought lumpy was inn love with the mudflap.