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The conservative goodwill John McCain rallied in the wake of a critical New York Times story last week on his relationship with a lobbyist appears to have evaporated over a dust-up with a radio host.

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Neophile
Feb. 27, 2008, 10:08 p.m.
Good on McCain for apologizing, but if he's going to apologize for every blow-hard that supports him he's not going to have much time left over to campaign.
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canadianrancher57
Feb. 27, 2008, 10:53 p.m.
At beginning of the presidential campaign I said that there was something that I liked about McCain and I still have the same feeling. The man has a certain amount of dignity and that seems to be frowned upon by the extreme right. Those who wish to abandon him because he has the balls to apologize are the people who have supported the present administration and their policies.
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NoWayMan
Feb. 27, 2008, 11:06 p.m.
if McCain was still trying to secure the GOP nomination and stay in the good graces of those on the far right, then he wouldn't have apologized.
but at this point, since he's already locked up the nomination, he's now starting to court the general populace, which means moving to the center.
that's why he apologized for cunningham's idiotic comments. he didn't do it because he's dignified or has integrity. he's simply being a politician.
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canadianrancher57
Feb. 27, 2008, 11:20 p.m.
The comment on staying in Iraq came as a bit of a shock, I'm wondering is he will keep pushing this policy or back off on it. I don't think that there is anything he can say that will shut up Rush.
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Searchbeam
Feb. 27, 2008, 11:25 p.m.
In the 90's, I had a lot of respect for McCain for his integrity and "Tell it like it is" kind of brutal honesty!
That has all evaporated after his foolish support for Bush's policies and his absence on the issue of wounded veterans.
Lately, he has been showing a previously unnoticed character flaw of telling bald-face lies and purposely hitting his opponents with sneak attacks and later apologizing after the damage has been done.
His Straight Talk Express has lost its wheels of credibility and is now floating in a cesspool of dirty politics.
This is not the John McCain I respected and admired. He looks like an evil twin of himself.
Until recently , he had a halo around him for being a national hero. Now he reminds me of Duke Cunningham, another hero whose wings were clipped by corruption and greed and is currently serving time in Federal Prison System! Poker games, Cuban Cigars, rowdy parties and call girls, and everything else that goes with it - Duke had it all!
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GHOSTWHOWALKS
Feb. 27, 2008, 11:29 p.m.
McWar doesn't deserve respect. For crying out loud check his record. He's for giving amnesty to illegals, flip flopped on torture, first he was against it, then caved in to Le Muffette, failed to uphold the people's business, love lobbyist, has got a clue about the economy, and is nothing but a lying sob.
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Mdiar
Feb. 28, 2008, 12:04 a.m.
McCain is meant to be a puppet IMO. He's a trap and is bent on continuing the major Bush policies while claiming to be the maverick Republican.
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grungeplunge
Feb. 28, 2008, 12:53 a.m.
Going more for the mainstream voters now seems a tactically sound approach - but it won't do a lot for his overall credibility. Then again, more often than not we can see that same "credibility" being instrumentalized as an initial avalanche trigger, soon forgotten about and brushed over by the purported onslaught of "The Realities" - exposing it as the blatant put-on it always was. Yes, these (and I'll count in Obama squarely in that crowd) are politicians, that's all.
And as Groucho Marx so famously put it: "The secret of success is honesty and fair dealing. If you can fake those, you've got it made."
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AntiNeoCon
Feb. 28, 2008, 1:07 a.m.
I don't think McCain is fast enough mentally to debate Obama, and definitely should avoid trying to "get one up" on him.
Obams is far too smooth and a mismatch for McCain. I am looking forward to their upcoming debates.
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ETproductions
Feb. 28, 2008, 1:15 a.m.
I truly love how they eat their own. I only hope that at some point, the lunatic right fringe of the GOP bolts to form a rabid wrong third party, and the GOP of Eisenhower can resurface and give the Democrats a challenge. One party rule is only good for the party elders.
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Obaku
Feb. 28, 2008, 3:02 a.m.
McCain is in big trouble.
He just can't win the argument on Iraq - public opinion is against him, and the "distraction from Afghanistan" rebuttal just gains more ground every day.
He has already shot himself in the foot as far as making a case on the economy.
He is in no position to contest health care. And the Dems aren't even making the best argument - that the healthcare system is in principle no different than the other systems which all Americans agree everyone is entitled to equal access to basic services - education, and the legal system. And we already have a 'public healthcare system' - the VA, the military hospitals, the Public Health Service, the CDC, the NIH...
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Obaku
Feb. 28, 2008, 3:03 a.m.
And there is an EASY case for how to take over the 'private' system - eminent domain! At least the government taking over private hospitals for a public systems meets the Constitutional test - "PUBLIC USE" - and "just compensation" to the shareholders of HMOs and such is a lot cheaper than building new hospitals and clinics.
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crespi
Feb. 28, 2008, 4:35 a.m.
The hatred of McCain from the far right is a hoot.
Neocons are so full of hate that now they have to hate REPUBLICANS!
THIS is the poison fruit of the "Neocon Revolution."
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daducha
Feb. 28, 2008, 4:41 a.m.
IMHO, the Republicans' problem is McCain is not too conservative enough for them yet they do not have other Presidentiable that will have a chance to beat the Dems other than McCain.
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texangelwings
Feb. 28, 2008, 9:09 a.m.
McCain is experiencing what is known as; "caught between a rock and a hard place" or "can't win for losing".
Thanks Neo!
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Feb. 28, 2008, 11:29 a.m.
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Charlson
Feb. 28, 2008, 10:06 a.m.
His apologies just like his campaign are disingenuous. He knew who Cunningham is and what he's like and so did his campaign handlers. And his apoligies are always after the fact and not when he really should have made them. Just like the "bitch" episode.
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jovial
Feb. 28, 2008, 10:32 a.m.
What a great story to wake up to. McCain apologized for Cunningham. Good on him. Maybe Bush/Cheney would have improved approval ratings if they grew some balls and did the same thing all along. Instead they turned a blind eye, and now they will go down in history as the worst Presidential duo in history. LOL! Thanks for this story, Neo, it made my day.
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mulberry
Feb. 28, 2008, 10:52 a.m.
People say they want a clean campaign minus the name calling, accusations, and so forth, but when they get even a small taste of it they can't stand it.
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getreal1
Feb. 28, 2008, 11:05 a.m.
Cunningham must have let some Ammo out of the bag that McCain was planning for future use on Obama. There is probably some fact to it because that is what it will take to sway those votes. People don't like to be led on any more. Say what you mean and mean it when you say it.
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NVRob
Feb. 28, 2008, 11:14 a.m.
It will certainly be difficult (if Obama is the nominee), to beat him. The media is in love with him. There will be many apologies, and so much care will have to be put into everything that is spoken by McCain, or the media will turn it into a racial issue. They did it to Hillary on a statement that had nothing to do with race causing her campaign to waste a bunch of time and effort on apologizing.