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The former Alaska governor reportedly made the comment during the 2008 presidential campaign as aides to John McCain, the Republican candidate, tried to bring his surprise choice as running mate up to speed on foreign affairs. Palin's confusion emerged...
US Republican Senator John McCain addresses a press conference in Cairo on February 20, 2012 during an official visit by a delegation of US senators to Egypt. Egypt says it is working 'diligently' to resolve a bitter row with Washington over alleged... View Photo »
We're trying to win the hearts and minds
And although top U.S. military officer, General Martin Dempsey, said over the weekend that it was "premature" to arm the country's opposition movement, Republican U.S. Senator John McCain called to provide the rebels with weapons. "We have seen in...
Senator John McCain, R-Ariz, the top Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee, talks at the American Chamber of Commerce in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Feb. 20, 2012. MacCain is scheduled to meet with Egypt's military leader, who took over after...
And who are the hawks who have so far marginalized the defense and intelligence establishments in both Israel and the U.S.? They’re a collection of think-tankers and politicians, most absolutely sincere, in my experience. But from Rick Santorum to John...
US Senator John McCain (2nd L, republican/Arizona) addresses a press conference in Cairo on February 20, 2012 together with Senator Lindsey Graham (L, republican/South Carolina), Senator John Hoeven (C, republican/North Dakota), Senator Richard Blumenthal... View Photo »
I don't think there's any doubt. I would say that there was torture. Susan Crawford, a Dick Cheney protegee, said there was torture. John McCain has said waterboarding was torture, and we've admitted we've waterboarded. There have been at least five judges in federal court and military courts that have ...
The 2008 presidential election would not have been a Republican win no matter who the Democratic candidate was. In fact, either John Edwards or Hillary Clinton would have beaten John McCain by a more sizable margin than did Barack Obama, but that...
Leach, who helped raise money for George W. Bush’s first White House bid, waited until Dec. 13 before giving $2,500 to Romney’s campaign. He then sent $100,000 to Restore Our Future on Jan. 30. Gordon Sondland, a real estate investor in Portland, Ore. ,...
John Sidney McCain III (born August 29, 1936) is the senior United States Senator from Arizona. He was the Republican nominee for president in the 2008 United States election. Full Article
U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. , left, talks to journalists during a press conference after meeting with Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi, right, at her lake side home on Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012, in Yangon, Myanmar.
View Photo »U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. , left, and Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi, right, listen questions from journalists during a press conference after their meeting at her lake side home on Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012, in Yangon, Myanmar.
View Photo »US senators John McCain (R) answers questions from the media next to Joseph Lieberman (L) during a press conference at the American Center in Yangon on January 22, 2012. The senators are on a trip to Myanmar where they are looking into dramatic reforms by the nominally civilian...
View Photo »U.S. Senator John McCain (2nd R) talks to reporters as Senator Joseph Lieberman (2nd L) stands beside him during their news conference at the USIS in the American Centre in Yangon January 22, 2012.
View Photo »U.S. Senator John McCain (L), talks to reporters after he and other three senators met with Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi in Suu Kyi's home in Yangon January 22, 2012.
View Photo »US senators John McCain (L) and Joseph Liberman (C) answers questions from the press next to Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi (R) after a meeting at her house in Yangon on January 22, 2012. The senators are on a trip to Myanmar where they are looking into dramatic reforms by the...
View Photo »US Senators, John McCain (R) and Joseph Liberman (L) answer questions from the press after metting with Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra at the Government House in Bangkok on January 20, 2012. McCain and Liberman are on a two-day visit to Thailand.
View Photo »US Senator John McCain gestures as talks with Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra (not in picture) at Government House in Bangkok on January 20, 2012. McCain is on a two-day visit to Thailand.
View Photo »Thai Foreign Minister Surapong Tovichakchaikul (R) talks with US senators John McCain (C) and Joseph Liberman (L) at the Government House in Bangkok on January 20, 2012. McCain is on two-day visit to Thailand.
View Photo »Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra (R) poses for a photo with US senators John McCain (C) and Joseph Liberman (L) at the Government House in Bangkok on January 20, 2012. McCain is on two-day visit to Thailand.
View Photo »Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra (R) shakes hands with US senator John McCain at the Government House in Bangkok on January 20, 2012. McCain is on two-day visit to Thailand.
View Photo »Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman, Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich. , center, speaks with Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman, I-Conn. , left, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012, prior to start of the committee's hearing on the Pentagon's budget. At right is the committee's...
View Photo »Senator Joseph Lieberman (2nd R) speaks next to Senators John McCain (R), Sheldon Whitehouse (L) and Kelly Ayotte during a press briefing in Hanoi January 19, 2012. Joe Lieberman, speaking in Vietnam ahead of a visit to Myanmar with McCain and two other senators, said if the...
View Photo »U.S. Senator John McCain (front) attends a press briefing with Senator Joseph Lieberman in Hanoi January 19, 2012. U.S. sanctions on Myanmar could begin to come down if by-elections scheduled for April 1 in the former British colony are fair and open, McCain said on Thursday.
View Photo »U.S. Senator John McCain (2nd R) speaks as Senators Joseph Lieberman, Sheldon Whitehouse (L) and Kelly Ayotte (2nd L) look on during a press briefing in Hanoi January 19, 2012. U.S. sanctions on Myanmar could begin to come down if by-elections scheduled for April 1 in the former British...
View Photo »U.S. Senator John McCain gestures during a press briefing in Hanoi January 19, 2012. U.S sanctions on Myanmar could begin to come down of by-elections scheduled for April 1 in the former British colony are fair and open, McCain said on Thursday.
View Photo »US Senator John McCain (2nd R) speaks next to US Senator Joseph Lieberman (1st R), Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (1st L) and Senator Kelly Ayotte at a press conference in Hanoi on January 19, 2012. John McCain said they had talks with Vietnamese top leaders on a number of issues...
View Photo »US senator John McCain speaks during a press conference at the US embassy in Manila on January 17, 2012. Four US senators are visiting the country to meet with Philippine government leaders aimed at strengthening military cooperation between the two countries.
View Photo »US senator John McCain (podium) speaks while fellow senators Joseph Lieberman (2nd R), Sheldon Whitehouse (R) and Kelly Ayotte (L) listen during a press conference at the US embassy in Manila on January 17, 2012. Four US senators are visiting the country to meet with Philippine...
View Photo »US senators (L-R) John McCain, Kelly Ayotte, Joseph Lieberman, and Sheldon Whitehouse listen to a question during a press conference at the US embassy in Manila on January 17, 2012. Four US senators are visiting the country to meet with Philippine government leaders aimed at...
View Photo »In this photo released by Malacanang Palace in Manila, Philippine President Benigno Aquino III, center, chats with visiting U.S. Senators, former presidential candidate John McCain, R-Ariz. , right, and Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn. , during their courtesy call at the palace in Manila, Philippines,...
View Photo »Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. , second right, speaks with other Senators, from left, Kelly Ayotte, R-N.H. , Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn. , and Sheldon Whitehouse, D-RI, during a press conference at the U.S. embassy Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012 in Manila, Philippines. The U.S. senators visited the...
View Photo »Senators, John McCain, R-Ariz. , right, and Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn. , left, is escorted by Philippine Secretary of Foreign Affairs Albert del Rosario, to visit Foreign Department office Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012 Manila's Pasay City, Philippines. The U.S. senators visited the country to...
View Photo »Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. , right, speaks next to Sen. Kelly Ayotte, R-N.H. , during a press conference at the U.S. embassy Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012 in Manila, Philippines. The U.S. senators visited the country to meet with government leaders to re-affirm the alliance and cooperation.
View Photo »Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. , speaks as Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn. , left, smiles during a press conference at the U.S. embassy Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012 in Manila, Philippines. The U.S. senators visited the country to meet with government leaders to re-affirm the alliance and cooperation.
View Photo »U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. , left, talks to journalists during a press conference after meeting with Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi, right, at her lake side home on Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012, in Yangon, Myanmar.
View Photo »I'm very biased, but if there is such a thing as a fiscal conservative who was willing to take on the leaders of both parties, it was Flake
John McCain is a great American hero ... All of us on Morning Joe thank him for his service to America. He is a great man.
I hope this is a lesson to the activists and public officials that would prefer to engage in partisan character attacks rather than help focus the discussion on the vital need (to) secure our southern border
OK, well they got the general drift of that ... Consistency is not a great thing, and especially someone like John McCain who consistently annoyed conservatives, bragged about annoying conservatives, and would claim he was courageous by attacking conservatives and getting good press in The New York Time...
This independent GAO study again confirms what U.S. Forest Service and local officials in Arizona have long known: That some of the fires along the Arizona-Mexico border are caused by people crossing over the border illegally
I just wanted to thank you for writing such a great article on your reasons why you voted for John McCain. I wish everyone would have read that article.
I see it as more of a consideration than I did a few months ago
Romney's only strategy is to be the John McCain of 2008 -- the last man standing
I don't think consistency is such a great value ... John McCain was consistent.
They have a new balloon at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade: the John McCain balloon — it never gets off the ground
As the Democratic National Convention plays on television, four top Republican strategists meet in a hotel room to decide who will accompany John McCain on the 2008 Republican Presidential ticket.
This bill was drafted in secret by Sens. Carl Levin (D-Mich.) and John McCain (R-Ariz.) and passed in a closed-door committee meeting, without even a single hearing.
Remember, South Carolina doesn't necessarily elect the most conservative candidate ... John McCain took a huge step toward claiming the nomination by winning there in 2008.
It helped John McCain, it sure helped Pat Buchanan, it probably helped Steve Forbes more than what otherwise would have occurred ... For conservative-leaning independents, that endorsement has the potential for a real boost.
No more surprising than John McCain’s involvement in secretly drafting the bill in the first place.
In 2008, it notably backed John McCain who eventually went on to win the New Hampshire primary following a major comeback from a near-dead campaign.
Well we did that with John McCain in 2008, and it worked out pretty well ... We consider the candidate over all - we don’t just look at the poll numbers.
Senator McCain's campaign actually said, and I quote, 'If we keep talking about the economy, we're going to lose.'
No. John McCain is a friend of mine. I've always liked and admired him. He speaks his mind. He's a good friend of the United Kingdom. I've always had a very strong relationship with Barack Obama. But I still see John McCain.
Senator McCain’s campaign actually said, and I quote, if we keep talking about the economy, we’re going to lose.
There was no hidden effort on the part of our campaign. It was instead to point out that what's sauce for the goose is now sauce for the gander, This ad points out, now, guess what, it's your turn. The same lines used on John McCain are now going to be used on you, which is that this economy is going to...
Although conservatives dub Romney a flip-flopper for changing positions on abortion, gun control, and health care, the base knew all about those old reversals in 2008, when it nonetheless praised Romney as the only conservative alternative to maverick moderate John McCain. Apparently the party has moved...
Well actually, the ad, before it went out, was sent out with press releases describing that what the president had said about John McCain was now going to be used, to be said about him
It was instead to point out what's sauce for the goose is now sauce for the gander ... He spoke about the economy being a huge burden for John McCain. This ad points out, guess what, it’s now your turn. The same lines you used on John McCain are now going to be used on you, which is that this economy is...
This ad points out that guess what? It’s now your turn. The same lines that you used on John McCain are now going to be used on you.
