Playboypenguin
Moderator
I was just watching Wolf Blitzer's show and they repeatedly made the statement of how some people are saying McCain looks petty for not having Cheney speak at the convention. The official story is Cheney was supposed to be there but cancelled because of weather but the behind the scenes story was that there was much debate about Cheney speaking and McCain was not thrilled with the idea.
Do you think McCain is being petty or do you simply think he is doing what is best for the party? Cheney is hugely unpopular and his presence would probably not add anything positive to McCain's campaign.
One of the senior republican officials made the statement that Cheney would have actually been popular with the people at the convention but when asked to clarify by Blitzer if he meant people just in attendance at the convention or republicans as a whole he said just the ones actually there and admitted he might not play well with those watching on TV.
I think Cheney is a scoundrel and history will only show how bad he truly was once he is gone and I do not think McCain is beholden to him at all. I agree with McCain's reluctance to want to be associated with a person like Cheney. I do not think he is being petty. I think he is being principled.
Do you think McCain is being petty or do you simply think he is doing what is best for the party? Cheney is hugely unpopular and his presence would probably not add anything positive to McCain's campaign.
One of the senior republican officials made the statement that Cheney would have actually been popular with the people at the convention but when asked to clarify by Blitzer if he meant people just in attendance at the convention or republicans as a whole he said just the ones actually there and admitted he might not play well with those watching on TV.
I think Cheney is a scoundrel and history will only show how bad he truly was once he is gone and I do not think McCain is beholden to him at all. I agree with McCain's reluctance to want to be associated with a person like Cheney. I do not think he is being petty. I think he is being principled.