Showing posts with label McCain. Show all posts
Showing posts with label McCain. Show all posts
Tuesday, August 28, 2018
Prediction: The Appointee to the Empty AZ Senate Seat
UPDATE: I wasn't clear - I think the perioxided twit would be AWFUL as a Senator. However, from her standpoint, it would be "like TOTES GRATE!".
Cindy McCain has been brought to the forefront as the potential appointee by many.
Not gonna happen.
This coming week is going to be all about Meghan McCain's strong, brave appearance in the funeRALLY display. She will be in the limelight, as she shepherds her grieving mother around, taking center stage in the public interviews/photo ops, and generally setting herself up as the Next AZ Senator.
It would be a great move, even if she only manages to hang onto the seat until the next election. She would be able to wear her burnished credentials for every future political commentary opportunity, use it to guarantee her a seat at the news table, even after her looks have faded, and sell a crap-load of books, focused on Daddy's legacy, and how she, alone, can Keep the Flame Alive.
Bet on it.
Cindy McCain has been brought to the forefront as the potential appointee by many.
Not gonna happen.
This coming week is going to be all about Meghan McCain's strong, brave appearance in the funeRALLY display. She will be in the limelight, as she shepherds her grieving mother around, taking center stage in the public interviews/photo ops, and generally setting herself up as the Next AZ Senator.
It would be a great move, even if she only manages to hang onto the seat until the next election. She would be able to wear her burnished credentials for every future political commentary opportunity, use it to guarantee her a seat at the news table, even after her looks have faded, and sell a crap-load of books, focused on Daddy's legacy, and how she, alone, can Keep the Flame Alive.
Bet on it.
Monday, August 27, 2018
He Wanted to Be a Lion
...but his publicized prohibition of Trump speaking at - or even attending - his funeral, just seems unbelievably petty.
Mean-spirited. Refusing to put aside Earthly quarrels for Heavenly forgiveness.
As such, it will stand in memory long after his positive points have been forgotten. Not "Malice towards none, Charity for all".
Now, I realize that the family is said to have ordered this. The provision to not invite Trump was "leaked" in May. Leaked, in this case (as in many) means: I want people to know this, but I don't want to take responsibility or criticism for openly stating it.
McCain COULD have followed up the leak, explaining that he had no desire to bring controversy into the setting, or that his family had requested it, and, for that reason, he was not inviting Trump. It would have been B$, but the kind that allows people to pretend that they buy it.
He didn't want to smooth over anything. He wanted to light a FIRE. Expect the eulogies to include lots of "I don't want to be partisan, but..." preceding a torrent of hostility to Trump. Wellstone, 2.0.
However, if it goes as I have predicted, expect the backlash to be stunning in November.
Mean-spirited. Refusing to put aside Earthly quarrels for Heavenly forgiveness.
As such, it will stand in memory long after his positive points have been forgotten. Not "Malice towards none, Charity for all".
Now, I realize that the family is said to have ordered this. The provision to not invite Trump was "leaked" in May. Leaked, in this case (as in many) means: I want people to know this, but I don't want to take responsibility or criticism for openly stating it.
McCain COULD have followed up the leak, explaining that he had no desire to bring controversy into the setting, or that his family had requested it, and, for that reason, he was not inviting Trump. It would have been B$, but the kind that allows people to pretend that they buy it.
He didn't want to smooth over anything. He wanted to light a FIRE. Expect the eulogies to include lots of "I don't want to be partisan, but..." preceding a torrent of hostility to Trump. Wellstone, 2.0.
However, if it goes as I have predicted, expect the backlash to be stunning in November.
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