Replies to post #287768 on Tornado Alley (PROG)

[BOREALIS]

After the election I think most of the country also wondered that.

Makes you wonder how on earth he could bring someone like Sarah Palin and her crude brood into our lives.


But he was open minded and did make some mistakes.

[PegnVA]

McCain's campaign was in serious financial trouble and the conservs insisted he take Palin onboard or they would withdraw their $$$ support - McC made a deal with the devil which, in his book, he admits was a mistake...His gut told him to pick Joe Liberman (I-CT), a guy he knew and trusted, a guy experienced in foreign policy, but a guy who was against the pro-life movement - a no-no with conservs.

[BOREALIS]

There's more to McCain's 2008 campaign details, and the recent news being known now.

But it's puzzling:
Campaign aids are being shut out of McCain’s services,
and his political rivals will be invited.

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Top 2008 campaign aides shut out of McCain funeral

Campaign manager Steve Schmidt, senior adviser Nicolle Wallace, and longtime strategist John Weaver were snubbed, as was former running mate Sarah Palin.

John McCain’s funeral will spotlight some of the late senator’s political rivals – but some of his closest campaign aides are being excluded from the proceedings.

Three of the most prominent members of his 2008 presidential campaign – campaign manager Steve Schmidt, senior adviser Nicolle Wallace, and longtime strategist John Weaver — were not invited to any of McCain’s services, according to three people familiar with the guest list.

It’s not clear whether McCain ordered the snubbing of formerly high-ranking aides before his death. The McCain family has carefully organized all of the funeral proceedings, which begin Thursday in Arizona and conclude Saturday at the National Cathedral. Invitations were extended on Monday with RSVPs from invitees requested by Tuesday, according to one of the people familiar with the proceedings.

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https://www.politico.com/story/2018/08/30/john-mccain-funeral-campaign-aides-no-invite-804162