"The one thing I think Americans don't want is a sore loser," he noted after Leno tried several times to corner him about Palin's reported problematic behavior, the media's perceived tilt toward Obama and other issues that plagued his run for the White House. "I'm a fighter," he said, with a laugh. "I knew I had a headwind. I can read the polls. They tried to keep them away from me. But I knew we had a real headwind."
I can remember every day that McCain said the polls were closing and/or were very close and the momentum was on their side. I wonder who "they" were?
McCain said that since the election ended he's been "sleeping like a baby — I sleep two hours, wake up and cry, sleep two hours. . . ." He seemed relaxed and comfortable, happy to be rid of the Secret Service protection that guarded him 24/7 as a candidate and amused at all the post-mortems that have filled the papers and cable news shows after the race ended.
I wonder which house he's sleeping in these days and which of his 13 cars got him there, or is his travel still being paid for by "Joe" the taxpayer...
Asked the main reason he lost, he joshed that it was because of his "personality — maybe too many people saw me on the Jay Leno show." The late night host did prod him about the dichotomy of his personality during the campaign, however, and how the amusing and friendly McCain seen on Saturday Night Live and the Al Smith dinner contrasted so sharply with his often gruff and angry posture on the stump. "These are tough times," McCain replied. "People didn't want a stand-up comic."
What people (don't want) is a lying, nasty, self serving. "elitist" who coddles lobbyists and "purveyors of hate." Nor do they want a candidate who doesn't vet people in his campaign.
*Joe Lieberman's future in Congress: "One of the finest, most wonderful men I've ever known in my life. . . . I obviously don't know what's going to happen. On national security issues, he's really really good. . . I think that Joe will remain what he is: an independent who stands up for what he believes in. And we need more people like that. "
Joe Lieberman has been terrible on national security..from his early support of the war to his ineffectual chairmanship of Homeland Security. Our ports are as unsafe now as they were on 9-11-01
*Joe the Plumber: "I loved him, a great guy. I got to know him a bit. He's the classic American trying to get ahead, trying to make it. I'm not kidding you, because we took polls all the time, that guy went from zero to 70% in name ID in 48 hours. It was amazing, amazing."
Joe the plumber was a great guy? Joe the plumber showed once again that McCain didn't bother to vet anybody. Joe the plumber is/was and will be a loser for life! Joe the plumber was perhaps one third of the reason McCain lost..the other two thirds being McCain and Palin.
*Running again in 2012: "I wouldn't think so, my friend. It's been a great experience and we're going to have another generation of leaders come along."
The best thing McCain has said in years...
and finally....
*The GOP's future: "Our party has a lot of work to do. We just got back from the woodshed."
Understatement, much? The GOP and McCain had their collective asses handed to them by Barack Obama and the Democrats, who ran an issues oriented campaign, with no personal attack and great ethics and morals. The McCain campaign had none of those qualities, thus the Obama landslide (mandate)!
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