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  1. 01-24-2009, 06:33 PM #1
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    McCain Now Obama's No. 1 Senate Ally

    McCain Now Obama's No. 1 Senate Ally

    Friday, January 23, 2009 1:50 PM

    By: David A. Patten

    GOP Sen. John McCain is positioning himself to be one of President Barack Obama’s strongest supporters, effectively giving Democrats the votes they need to override any GOP attempt to block the new administration’s legislative agenda.

    Obama heaped warm praise on his GOP rival during a dinner held in McCain’s honor the day before the inauguration, calling him a hero.

    Insiders duly noted McCain was granted a prime spot on the dais at the inauguration, sandwiched in a seat between White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel and Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

    The day after the inauguration, Obama and McCain spoke again at the National Prayer breakfast.

    It was all part of Obama’s ongoing charm offensive to woo those on the other side of the aisle. The effort was apparently well received by the maverick senator from Arizona, who throughout his career has shown a proclivity for teaming up with Democrats on legislation.

    Immediately following the news that Obama was shutting down the Guantanamo prison camp, McCain joined with Sen. Lindsay Graham, R-S.C., to praise Obama’s decision.

    “We support President Obama’s decision to close the prison at Guantanamo, reaffirm America’s adherence to the Geneva Conventions, and begin a process that will, we hope, lead to the resolution of all cases of Guantanamo detainees,â€
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  2. 01-24-2009, 08:26 PM #2
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    Mc Cain, The Clintons, the gangs all here!
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  3. 01-24-2009, 08:40 PM #3
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    Why doesn't that pile of excrement from the nether region just admit he is a liberal socialist? This why the GOP will never recover Michael Steele...Good luck trying to revive it because the party is dead......
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  4. 01-24-2009, 08:43 PM #4
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    "I remind all my colleagues: We had an election. I think the message the American people are sending us now is they want us to work together, and get to work," he lectured.
    NO! You have misread us you slimy POS! We want you to RETIRE! Smelly, rotten old fool....
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