Obama and McCain to Meet in Chicago Monday

I see the start of the sun coming through the clouds.

Obama is thinking: Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer.

McCain was good person but his choice of Palin was politically motivated and it showed bad judgment on his part. Overall he has served his country with honor. the only blot on his record will be a dumb and shameless Sara Palin.

Sen. McCain is too old. He would probably help in an advisory capacity. He will surely undergo the same kind of health deterioration typical of those who lose a presidential bid so late in life.

Is it true that Obama wants to create a National Security Force that would be equal to our Military force and the same monies budgeted to this force? What’s wrong with State, County and Local Police/Fireman? What about the National Guard? Does Obama want to have his own Army? There was a story about either a congressman or senator comparing Obama to Hitler, and then had to apologize for his remarks. Although his remarks were a bit over the top, he did bring up a valid question. The story dropped from the news like crap through a goose. So does anyone know if Obama is planning this?

Glad to see Obama is finding the experience he lacks to run the country.

McCain over Clinton ANY day, in ANY capacity. Buh bye, Hillary!

As I read these comments I can only conclude that we have mass psychosis or extreme lack of experience represented by many of you. We have problems, very serious ones, but every generation does and you are not special in that regard.

china: If you think your smarter than Palin there are applications waiting to be filled out for a job in the Obama administration. Why don’t you try your luck. But don’t take bets on getting it.

Um, no Will. He was talking about things like the Peace Corp, and similar groups in education, health care, etc. He is not looking for us to strap on our holsters.

no bipartisan, make me believe BHO, I never will and many others won’t either. This is a losing battle. We have lost. keep up all the bashing, we are way seperated, and it will get worse. 2nd civil war coming….

1st, if Obama draws Republicans from the Senate, this really won’t effect the situation a lot, since he’s pulling as many or more Dems to senior positions.
2nd, there’s some ambiguity over national service, compulsory or not, national volunteering or public service, and the national police force.
But before anyone gets too alarmed, most every European country has this – and we have aspects of similar things already. I think, we need to wait for more details.

BY WORKING BIPARTISANSHIP IS GOOD FOR THE NATION AS IT SHOULD BE.TOGEATHER WE STAND DEPARTED WE FAIL THANK GOD.

Would love to get the Kool-aid consession for this place! Is it available?
And hell, yes Johnny, why stop screwing over your party just because you lost us an election? But at least he can honestly say he has a bipartisan voting record… Obama’s bipartisanship consists of sometimes voting Democrat, and sometimes voting “present”.

This is probably just a courtesy call in trying to put the election behind them. Sen. McCain would best serve the country at this point by remaining in the Senate and assisting Obama in legislation that both sides can agree on and vigorously opposing him when Obama supports bad ideas. Sen. McCain has demonstrated over the years that he is a very gracious man in defeat. I hope that the new President-elect and the overwhelming Democratic majorities in Congress will prove to be every bit as gracious in victory.

Values of civility are meeting with values of courage. An interesting clash of history. ………..

ok let me attempt some political analysis.
Obama wouldn’t offer McCain a cabinet position (at least I don’t think he would). If I’m not mistaken, if McCain were to leave for a cabinet position, Gov Napolitano would appoint his successor. However, according to AZ law, she would have to appoint somebody from McCain’s party. If she appoints someone good for the position, her chances of running and winning in 2010 can be compromised if the appointed Senator does a good job. If she makes a gimmicky appointment and the person fails miserably, she would end up looking bad in 2010. As a popular governor, she doesn’t really need to appoint someone just so to make them look bad and beat them later. On the other hand, if McCain stays in his senatorial post till 2010 and runs against her then, she stands a very good chance of beating him. So thats a pick for the democrat.
So who thinks Obama would put her in a position of losing the 2010 Senate race?

Mariann Pepitone
you are correct in your assumption only Republican ‘true americans’ can be trusted,
especially the ones that live in ‘real america’
Will:
you are correct also….. Obama is secretly forming a police force to take over America and make it a fascist country…… just look outside your window.. can you see ‘them’ ?

Isn’t it nice to FINALLY have an adult in the White House? Could you imagine Jr. Bush doing this with Al Gore? What a childish man and presidency. You can see how he can’t wait to get out of there and leave his failed presidency and record low approval waiting to those more responsible than he ever was. Who ever would have thought that little Jr. could single handedly destroy the Republican Party and conservatism generally. I never would have guessed it, but I’m pretty stoked that it happened!

I don’t think McCain is the type to take direction well. A Maverick by his own definition. Why would Pres. Obama want a loose cannon on his team?

Will: not only is Obama planning on a secret police force, turning us into a fascist country, but he plans to shutter and lock all the Christian churches. He will announce that he really is a Muslim after all, and he will propose that all Christians be put in concentration camps. Then he will appoint Bill Ayers Sec. of Defense.
LOL. Get real, people!

he needs only be a moderate ally in the senate. he doesn’t have the temperament nor the managerial skills to head a cabinet department. But in obama’s quest to marginalize the ideological right, just like Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius did by bringing the left, the center left and the center right together while leaving the wingnuts out could be very effective. Folks don’t remember very well that temperamentally and in terms of template for government, obama’s always been love the sebelius approach. and she was wildly popular. Now, this wouldn’t nor couldn’t work for previous presidents. But obama is more independent with a huge emailing list. And all he needs to do when he’s working on energy policy is ask folks to call their congressman and senators to tell them to vote for the plan. It’s got incredible potential because the only thing that trumps washington’s self-love is the prospect of losing their power. if ur constituents are showing widespread support for a plan, then u better vote for it. And that’s where this Team of Rivals comes in. It pretty much guarantees obama approval ratings in the mid-60s or even lower 70s for at the very least the next 6 months. Obama doesn’t overreach though. So far i like what i see. There isn’t a better time to dismantle the republican party than when it is the most vulnerable and ideologically strained.

Question – Janet Napolitano will most likely be named to a post herself (Homeland Security Director) – if she is, the Republican Secretary of State in Arizona will succeed her as governor – it will be interesting to see how this is played out. If she is named to a post before McCain, then her successor would appoint McCain’s senate replacement.

whybeconservative?
“Isn’t it nice to FINALLY have an adult in the White House? Could you imagine Jr. Bush doing this with Al Gore?”
Uhmmm, do what exactly?
“On Monday, President-elect Barack Obama and Senator John McCain will meet in Chicago at transition headquarters,”
All their doing is having a meeting.
“In May, Obama alluded to putting McCain in his Cabinet”
Obama also “alluded” to opposing FICA, accepting “public financing of his campaign”
And 10 “town hall debates”
Obama’s history shows reading “into” Obama’s words is a pointless exercise.
BTW, are we now using “alluded to” in place of “inartful” “malleable” and “nuance”?

I HOPE THAT PRESIDENT ELECT OBAMA ASK SENATOR MCCAIN TO BE ON HIS STAFF!!!

NatFrankie:
What the hell have you’ve been smoking?

You know you’re deep in wing nut land when people are critical of two men who ran against one another getting together to explore common ground.
Good on both of them.

Hey Barack Obama won this election decisively.For those of you that want to complain about that , just stop your whining. You’ve had eight years of having it your way. Now, NOW it is time for the rest of the country to have a piece of that good old american pie. Grow up and stop being so stingy and selfish!God bless America and God bless President elect Obama!

If Obama and McCain can figure out a cabinet position for McCain it will be even more evidence of REAL Change and the fact that our next President is indeed a wise man.
I liked McCain before he started hopping into bed with the right of the GOP to try and win the election. If he can swallow his pride and get his maverick back and really reach across the isle this could be a great thing for the country.

Overheard at the meeting…
Barack: Geez, Johnny, you scared me by picking Governor Palin. You weren’t suppose to make this so difficult for me.
John: Heh, heh, heh. You should have seen your face when she dissed you as a community organizer. It was priceless.
Barack: Very funny. I tried to help you from losing in a landslide by picking Joey “the mouth” Biden but then you went and picked a REAL veep. Johnnyboy, you’re lucky I’m so charming… So, what do you want? Do you want an overt cabinet position or do you want to stay covert in the Senate and sabotage the Republicans like you’ve been doing?

Obama would never do it, but he could do a lot worse than McCain in an advisory position on his staff. Obama is forming his leftist illuminati cabinet despite his vows of bipartisan politics.

even though mccain was soundly defeated and humiliated, he has got to make nice. mccain still has to work with a sea of democrats in both houses as well as obama as potus. or, mccain could just retire and enjoy his wife’s 100 million empire.

Mariann Pepitone
you are correct in your assumption only Republican ‘true americans’ can be trusted,
especially the ones that live in ‘real america’
Will:
you are correct also….. Obama is secretly forming a police force to take over America and make it a fascist country…… just look outside your window.. can you see ‘them’ ?
Heck, I can see is Russia from my window! oops talking about that “true american” again.

I see ABC is still trying to push Hillary Clinton onto the nation. Like trying to sell a dead horse.

This meeting is likely to be about Obama and McCain working together to build a strong inclusive America as well as a couple of policy matters that McCain and Obama agree on: energy policy, climate control etc. I’m sure Obama wants McCain in his corner when these big expensive issues start moving through Congress, a place where McCain will remain. The only possible talk about the cabinet (if it is an issue at all) will be about Napolitano.

I voted for Mr. McCain. I think for many reasons: experience and knowledge that he was the better of the two. However, others disagreed. I commend Mr. Obama for reaching out his hand in bipartianship with Mr. McCain. Mr. McCain should turn down any offer from Mr. Obama. It wouldn’t be genuine. He needs to stay in the Senate and closely watch Pelosi and Reid and make sure thaty they don’t have something up their sleeves. Mr. McCain has exemplified the character traits of a patriot and a true statesman. Mr. Obama could learn a thing or two from him. I am very scared for this nation due to his lack of experience and knowledge in helping us get out of 2 wars. Mr. McCain stay where you are we need you.

Grampa McCain is a bitter loser. He doesn’t realize he was the republican sacraficial lamb as was Dole in the 90s. There is no reason to meet with him as he will not go along with Obama’s ideas in the long run. I don’t get the reason for the mtg. McCain is a nothing. Reps don’t like him and dems don’t either. Not sure how he got where he is. Certainly not a hero as proclaimed. He just got caught,became a POW (5yrs??) and daddy was a big deal admiral.That does not make him a hero. Not everyone in the service is a HERO, folks. Most are afraid to say this. Anyway, the only real republicans were those that didn’t vote this election, and there were many. None of those running truly met the republican ideals. Any republican that did vote for McCain had to hold their nose and compromise their beliefs big time. Admit it.

McCain may be old but he has experience.
Obama is young and doesn’t have any experience it would be nice if they could work together for a greater America.

Make McCain the point man on eliminating stupid spending and earmarks and perhaps looking into wasteful spending in the budget. It would be taking his greatest strength and using it for the greater good.

Hillary should think long and hard before she gave up
a powerful senate seat that is hers for the asking for
as long as she wants it, for the most tenuous job in any
new administration. Now, why would the first African
American president want to appoint his biggest political
rival Secretary of State, knowing full well it would
effectively end Hillary Clinton’s political
career, and give the African American governor of
NY, by default, the opportunity to appoint anybody
he chooses, Colin Powell, for instance, to fill her
vacant senate seat? I mean, Hillary could hardly come
back in four or eight years and realistically challenge
a sitting fellow Democrat for her old seat, now could she?
I hear the Big O is retiring her talk show, maybe Oprah
would like to be the Junior Senator from NY? For a man
that always warns everybody else to be on their guard against
racism, Barack Obama plays the politics of race very, very
well.