News flash: George Bush to vote for John McCain despite daily attacks

   

For days now, Republican John McCain has been trying to separate himself from President Bush. At almost every campaign stop, he blasts the administration for heading the country "in the wrong direction" and accuses the Bush Treasury Department of being more interested in "bailing out the banks" than helping struggling homeowners. His running mate, Sarah Palin, echoes the point, asking voters "to send us to Washington to shake things up and clean things up."

None of this has escaped the notice of the White House.

But it's also no secret that the president's approval ratings are at historic lows. So today White House Press Secretary Dana Perino said that Bush, who won not one but two presidential elections, understands that a candidate for the highest office in the land has to do what he or she has to do.

She even suggested that McCain had the president's blessings to demonstrate distance between them, saying:

Every presidential candidate is going to run their campaign however they see fit. And remember that George W. Bush -- George H.W. Bush had to distance himself from President Reagan; President -- Vice President Gore distanced himself from Clinton. And we recognize that John McCain has to run on his own. ... The president has been -- he said that he would run for him or against him, whatever he thought would work.

Asked by one reporter how President Bush was going to vote, Perino assumed the questioner wondered whether the president would vote absentee or cast his vote in person. Amid laughter, another reporter quipped: "He might not be voting for McCain?"

No, said Perino, she was only going to check on how the president would cast his ballot. As for who he's voting for, she said, "I think the president has well established that."

Apparently Bush will not be one of those Republicans, like retired Gen. Colin Powell or satirist Christopher Buckley, who are voting for Democrat Barack Obama.

-- Johanna Neuman

Photo: Doug Mills / Associated Press

Comments

[Ohio]

I saw her in an scripted interview last night regarding Relgion - she might want to explain what she is doing practicing witchcraft in the you tube video. She acts like we are stupid everyone has seen this video. Are we ever going to get an answer on this. I am just curious - what was she doing there?

She really is out of touch with reality. I can understand how Alaska overlooks this, but the rest of the world is not that stupid.

Sarah Palin - John McCain's new legacy

[whynot]

OK forget the witchcraft, I just saw her last interview with CNN and decided to leave the country.

[Gene]

GO McCain and Palin..

I support you!!!

[Alec]

The main stream media -we've been hearing this for months- is "in the tank" for Obama.

WHY ISN'T ON the FRONT PAGE- HEADLINE and LEAD Story on TV, Newspapers and Internet?

Joe Biden said at a Seattle rally the other day:

"Mark my words. It will not be 6 months that the world will "test" Barack Obama. A global crisis- a generated crisis. I guarantee you it's going to happen."
He uses four scenarios including The Middle East, Russia.
"We are going to need you to stand with us- because it's not going to be apparent that we are right."
Why are we electing a President that is inviting a disaster?
A catastrophe.

Why isn't the press asking him what he means?
Does he have "inside information" about a terror attack on US or a nuclear attack on say- Israel?

Is he hinting that Barack is going to have to do something (go to war with) yet another country?

Something the Dems would not support his decisions?
Is Obama CAPABLE of MAKING a decision?

This is scary stuff people.
Ominous talk.
And nobody is asking hime what he meant?

This is crazy.

As Americans- we need to ask the question?
What does Joe KNOW?

If Sarah Palin had something about John McCain inviting such an attack- it would have been "Above the Fold!"

And just one more question: Why is the Obama Camp, his henchmen and the media "allowed" to investigate the background- and try to destroy- "Joe The Plumber?"
Answer: Because Joe dared to ask a question of "The Messiah"- and got the answer "spread the wealth around."

This IS Marxism.
This IS Socialism.

Wake up people-

This is just the beginning-
And be sure and hide your guns- because they are about to be confiscated!
Google Global Poverty Bill-Gun Control and see what "pops up!"
A bill was introduced- and will be voted on after the election- that will empower the United Nations to take the private weapons of the American people.

Sound familiar?

Russia?
East Germany?
Hitler-Stalin!
Learn from the past!

Wake up America- Vote McCain-Palin 2008

www.obamawtf.blogspot.com
www.obamacrimes.com

[Daisy]

I thought he would secretly want to vote for Obama -- bigger govt people stick together. I don't like McCain either, but still will vote for him. (Ron Paul (or alike) in 2012! He was the only guy that spoke out for taxpayers during the bailout chaos.)

[Ahsay]

The next question is...who cares what W. does? He could vote for Mickey Mouse and we wouldn't care.

[Jonathan]

Down with McCain and Sarah has the brains of a sock puppet, oh, that's right she is a sock puppet.................

[whynot]

Now here is a real shocker

http://www.dcexaminer.com/ap/?c=y&id=957159

at what point is someone charged for criminal activity????

The worst VP Candidate ever

[Jerry in LA]

McCain better watch out for that Bush Effect!

[Avery St. Clair]

Look, Alec, George Bush just nationalized the US banking system. THAT'S socialism. Quit your hysteria and come back down to earth. Barack Obama will be an excellent president, and his administration will bring huge relief from the kleptocracy of the past eight years.

[bob the builder]

Saying there is going to be a crisis is not the same as inviting a crisis.

George W Bush saying "bring it on" to terrorists though, that was inviting a crisis.

[Jpnh]

Hate to break it to you Al, but Socialism and Marxism are pretty legitimate political viewpoints by their definition. Go ask Bernie Sanders, the democratic socialist who represents Vermont in Congress and is well-loved by the state.

Oh, and you seem to make Joe Biden's comment worse than Charlie Black's, which said another terrorist attack would "certainly be a big advantage for" McCain?? Please double-check your opinions before so strongly promoting them. It's strong but unchecked opinions that are degrading our understanding of both candidates and ruining our society.

Anyway, kudos to president bush for not taking offense.

[Rob]

It's loser supporting loser. Who cares? We the electorate are making Republicans and their unconscious stupidity go away on Nov. 4th. It's amazing and very interesting to watch these narcissistic Republicans sell their soul for political office. If McCain had any integrity...he would have separated from Bush when Bush created the lie about his adopted daughter Bridgette. These guys love to hide behind religion and flag pins in typical narcissistic fashion...yet they are disconnected from Soul...and this is why they lack integrity. All Republicans will be defeated on Nov 4th and we the American people will take back our country when we elect Barack Obama as President of the United States.

[MarkAmericanJoe]

Alec (aka GOP crony),

You sound ignorant and hateful. And you have no "proof" other than obscure blogs that you and your GOP friends fill with half-truths or neo-con fantasy babble.

I hope people see through your shallow, unfounded statements - that are SO far from the truth. I guess you assume the people reading these comments are complete idiots who won't actually fact-check your claims.

**There are WAY too many comments that look & READ EXACTLY like "your" words - all over the Internet**

So Alec - do you work for the GOP? Are they paying you to post all this junk? Why don't you offer any solutions, just wild accusations? Are you racist? Are you a bigot? Do you hate people who come up with better ideas than you do? Do you hate Jews, Muslims, non-Christians? Who ARE you? Do you simply hate everything you don't understand?

Finally, what DO you stand for? What is the best way to deal with a faltering Economy? How do you deal with an International community that has turned it's back on the US? How do you deal with dangerous hatred in a country that needs to come together - not tear apart?

Well, I've found that the GOP has caused or worsened many of these above situations. So Senator Obama, to me, is a breathe of fresh air who offers new ideas, new solutions, and most importantly a break from the conservative, neo-con policies that have obviously failed the United States of America.

I'm assuming most people see through your smoke screen...

[joan]

You people that have drank the koolaid of Bush and McCain need to wake up! This country is the deepest trouble of all times and you want more.

The term "terrorism" comes from Latin terrere, "to frighten" and what has Bush Palin and McCain tried to do to the USA everyday. FRIGHTEN YOU!

Don't worry about the terrorist we have an economic terrorist in the Whitehouse.

[Robert Castle]

LIKE PARTY, LIKE CANDIDATE

Bush represents the Republicon Party and the neocon principles for which it stands. If elected, McCain will represent the Republicon Party and the neoconprinciples for which it stands. The party line comes first. Forget their sworn oaths to preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution.

The Republicon Party is owned by the Industrial/Military complex. The Pentagon is full of neocons and corporate America's management personnel are either neocons or cryptoneocons. An imperialistic unitary executive America would control the world's markets. The rich would get richer and the rest of us would do their dirty work.

[Kazuya_M]

"News flash: George Bush to vote for John McCain despite daily attacks"

LoLitics! George Bush might've done better to just shoot him in his chest. A vote from G-Dub is pretty much Bush's revenge on John FOR the daily attacks.

[NinaK]

Well, not surprised Bush is voting for his clone, John Sydney McCain. Bush is voting party first instead of country first. What does it matter to him, he and his republicans have pretty much destroyed America's name and our economy. Ii'm sure McCain and Palin would continue with the further destruction of the country we love.

On the bright side: Senator Obama has just opened up a 10 point lead nationally!! McCain keeps on falling behind and Palin keeps on falling even further and further behind!! All of this is really good news for the Dems. Goes to prove the majority of Americans love our country and choose to do what is best for America!! It is very true, when you try to destroy another person, you end up destroying yourself in the process! Good, decent people do not try to destory anyone through lies, distortions, false accusations, and slash-and-burn tactics.

[Intelligent lady]

NEWS FLASH!!!!!!!

LAT is resorting to smart alack remarks which could be written by 2nd graders. This is a major U.S. city newspaper? God please give us a newspaper that hires respectable intelligent journalists who don't think they work for another gossip rag

[NinaK]

McCain and Palin with their accusations of Obama "Palling around with terrorists" is completely beyond the pale and totally false!

McCain and Palin ARE THE TERRORISTS, they are the ones using scare tactics to try and get votes. Their terrorist, scare tactics are not working!!

Senator Obama just opened up a TEN (10) point lead on the national polls!!!

McCain is not trusted and Palin is trusted even less!! The Anti-American Pilan who praises and congratulates the Alaskan Independent Party as lately as JUNE 2008 welcomed its members to their annual convention and congratulated and praised them for their good work!! AIP is an outfit that has been working to secede from the USA. They hate and condemn America, her institutions, and her government. They refer to the American FLAG as, "that damned flag"!! Todd Palin was a member of the Alaskan Independed Party for seven years. He left it when Sarah became the mayor of Wasilla. But obviously, both have continued to attend their meetings and conventions and still support this group.

[Gabrielle Birchak]

Should we be worried? How many electoral college votes does Bush carry? Will this affect how Florida votes? Will this affect the voting machines in Florida? These are all important questions America needs to ask! 8^)

www.GabrielleBirchak.com

[Paul Stewart]

Alec's post at 3:47 P.M. Oct 21 is a good example of where the Republican right wing is taking all of this. It is getting hysterical.

Many of you right wing bloggers talking about "Socialism" really need to pay attention. Bush gave us the biggest expansion of government in US history. Bush gave us the biggest deficit in US history. Bush gave us the biggest loss of civil liberties in US history. Bush is nationalizing US banks. A communist move.

And while McCain is not physically Bush, they are two separate people, they are not much different. Indeed McCain is more of the same, only more so. Its obvious to me that you all wouldn't know a socialist if he were slapping you in the face.

The right wing commentary will just get more and more ideological and indeed hysterical. It will continue to try to paint Obama what he is not. It will continue to try to destroy his character. That is their only hope. It is not going to work.

To those who spouting Socialist. Well, if Obama is a socialist, then McCain and Bush are bush-wacking Pirates, dressed in business suits. In league with those running some of the the large businesses these days with "golden parachutes", with special note of the oil companies, car companies and the investment banks. All of them crying "deregulation, deregulation", "self regulation, self regulation", "limits to liability", "limits to liability", etc....

The American people are starting to tune out the Republican Party. And rightly so. I think the reason is obvoius - America as a Nation trumps the Republican Party. Many are starting to see through the Republican facade. William Buckley Jr. gets it, Colin Powell really gets it, but the Party Leaders and demagogues do not - especially people like Rush, Bush, Bachmann and and de Rothschild. The Party is so imbued in its own Propaganda, in its own sense of Superiority and Self Righteousness, that it has indeed lost its way.

The Party has something of a Maoist sentiment of being the ruling Party and the Ruling Class. In spite of the dissent of most of the Nation. Real Republicans need to seize the levers of the Party, tear it down and rebuild from the grass roots up. Its ownership is too centered in selfish ideological hands and its philosophy has gone Piratical; way too right wing. I think it is way out of the mainstream. For so long it has been there, and held its ground by moving the mainstream and demonizing the left. No more.

I believe that Republicans do not have a lock on conservatism - indeed, Obama is a true pragmatist and he knows that you need to be fiscally conservative to be more socially liberal. Otherwise it does not add up. He is not really a liberal. Obama and the Democrats also understand you can't let the Foxes run the Hen Houses, and certainly not under self policing policies. And certainly not with limits on liability if they eat all the Hens and can't replace them when caught.

Republicans today do not understand the concept of collective. This is mostly because they are the ones that are benefiting from the Caveman's survival of the fittest ideas and the "ownership" society. They have the money and the power and they view and work politics to maintain it. They feel entitled and they pay lip service to social policies while generally demonizing them as being something unAmerican. When, indeed America needs to shift away from the extreme right wing to a more common sense approach.

Republican Party leaders and their rich backers want to keep giving the mainstream masses a wind up toy. A Bush, a Palin, a McCain or any Barbie or Ken will do. Just dress 'em up and get 'em talkin' just like ole "Joe Six Pack" and "Joe the Plumber" whoever that is. Its sure not you or me. Let them think their leaders are just like you. This has kept the masses happy, while Republicans and cronies eat the Hens.

Of course, when the Hens are noticed missing, it will be someone else' fault. Probably the Democrats somehow, it does not matter how, or someone in Iraq. No wait, it might be Putin, or possibly its Castro, no wait he's almost dead, okay then, Chavez ...... Or maybe that Muslim Arab Socialist African Malaysian Hawaiian and UnAmerican Obama...... And so the tomfoolery goes........

Liberals are not socialists. The latter is a word sullied by dictators and megalomaniacs. Theirs' is a false concept of socialism, used for selfish gain and to keep the masses poor and in chains. As McCain has said - strong backs, or the backbone of America is that American laborer. A back strong enough to carry the malarkey called Republican Conservatism or, I think, Piratical Conservative is more fitting.

There is no stronger Nation than one with a well run economic engine. One that is fairly and sensibly regulated. One that shares the wealth equitably. One that is built on morally sound incentive systems for its operators. One with a collective advancement and support system for all its members.

Republicans as much or more than any others will tell you that you don't send into battle men without protection and weapons. You don't send men that are unskilled and untrained in the use of weapons. You don't win battles by leaving your compatriots unprotected. And you don't leave the weak and wounded behind. Their rescue is the mark of heroes. If its heroic in the battlefields of war, why not so in the battlefields of life?

America is indeed headed for a brighter future with Obama than with McCain.

[mavisdarling]

I have a sneaking suspicion that by the end of next week, we will see start seeing LOTS of articles in the mainstream news about Sarah Palin's ethics problems and her blatant lies about the "issues".

I think the media is fed up with her dodging. I think her big *numero uno* enemy, The MSM, is just saving up all their ammo until the last big news week of the election.

[lightnin]

Comment: Here's an example of "democratic" financial responsibility:

WHO screwed up Social Security??

When Social Security began the "democrats" SAID:

Participation would be VOLUNTARY.

The contributions would be TAX-DEDUCTIBLE.

The funds wouldn't be used for anything ELSE, and interest would ADD to the account.

The payouts would NEVER BE TAXED.

LBJ & demo majorities in the House and Senate put the funds in the General Fund so they could use it for their pet projects (PORK), no interest adds to the
fund now!

CARTER & demo majorities in the House and Senate gave Social Security to immigrants who had never PAID IN!

CLINTON & demo majorities in the House and Senate made the CONTRIBUTIONS taxable, AND made the PAYOUTS taxable! (Al Gore cast the deciding vote on
the payouts!)

OBAMA wants to GIVE Social Security to the 11 million ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS that are here, ALONG WITH Medicare! (Think more or them will come then to get
in on THAT?) AND, with demo majorities in the House and Senate, he'll SUCCEED!

AND, after all THAT, the "democrats" have the GALL to blame Republicans for the mess Social Security is in!

[Evangeline M. Baluyut]

How could COLIN POWELL change his mind? When he ripped the benefits under the BUSH administration he didn't bother to vote for Democrat Party. Now that he has no power,he suddenly changed his mind to vote for Barack Hussein Obama. What a dirty rat. Powell will always be remembered the dirty rat of Iraq War.