"John McCain has gone from Republican presidential front-runner to political death watch."

http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB117590747371462798-pl4_ZpgWwASwrTPX7c4jioPu6jc_20080406.html?mod=blogs

McCain Seeks to Regain
Footing After a Bad Week
By JACKIE CALMES
April 7, 2007; Page A2

In short order, John McCain has gone from Republican presidential front-runner to political death watch. On Wednesday, the Arizona senator kicks off a month of high-profile events, seeking a resurrection of sorts.

He badly needs it. Mr. McCain just reported raising $12.5 million for the first-quarter -- behind Republican rivals Mitt Romney and Rudy Giuliani, as well as Democrats Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and John Edwards. Most analysts won't go so far as to bury Mr. McCain, citing his Republican rivals' own baggage: Both Mr. Romney and Mr. Giuliani are suspect among social conservatives for their records supporting abortion and gay rights, and gun control. But the one-time GOP front-runner clearly had a very bad week.

It began with reports of the heavily guarded senator shopping at a Baghdad market and declaring "things are better," and it ended with a New Hampshire poll showing Mr. McCain, the longtime leader in that first-primary state, now in a dead heat with Mr. Romney. Sandwiched in between were the stories of his money woes.

All of that makes next week -- and the next month -- critical to the survival of his candidacy. Mr. McCain's campaign scheduled three policy speeches in consecutive weeks, culminating April 25-27 with his "official" announcement tour through early nominating states of New Hampshire, Iowa and South Carolina and finally to his home state of Arizona. Wednesday's first speech, at the Virginia Military Institute, will showcase Mr. McCain's "commitment to winning the war in Iraq."

Trouble is, no one doubts Mr. McCain's commitment. But recent polls show the public is increasingly doubtful of the prospects of winning the war. And that, in turn, may be undercutting Mr. McCain's chances of winning the nomination.

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John McCain & Sam Brownback utter the following:

"I am withdrawing my name as candiate for president of the U.S."

I would expect Brownback to be first, hopefully soon, as that man TRULY sickens me...But after McCain's "Iraq is safer" stunt, I despise him almost as much as Brownback....

Lost a lot of credibility, too hard to rebuild. Stick a fork in him, he is almost done!

and wondering where it all went wrong.

That picture of him Humping Bushies leg doomed the guy

America is tired of lying liars running things.

As for McCains commitment, it's long overdue.

:rofl:

Supporting the Iraq war seems to have become the new sacred cow in the Republican party that nobody actually believes in. They'll be punished for coming out against it, but they'll be punished even worse for actually trying to enact Bush's "stay the course" policies. That would imply a dangerous willingness to actually believe the party spin. Comrade, we must have victory, ya? Raise up a glass of Victory Gin!

Is that what they are calling the purplr kool-aid now? :)

there with the Independent lieman for politicos to trust on the state of Iraq.

Oh, you mean McCain!?

Bwahahahahahahahahahahaahahaha!!

October 18, 2006
ABC News' David Chalian reports: While campaigning for Republicans in Iowa today,
Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) jokingly said "I think I'd just commit suicide,"
when he was asked how he would react if the
Democrats gained majority control of the United States Senate.

http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2006/10/mccain_in_iowa_.html


Maybe he is a man of his word.