McCain

mccain said in an interview that he may not support a Palin 2012 bid, even though during his campaign he said she was the next-best candidate for president.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/14/mccain.senate/index.html

...unsurprising that he feels that way.  surprising that he said so.

mccain now has to go back to being in the senate without a leadership position

will he be a centrist unifier who works with obama or will he fade bitterly into the background?

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/18/mccain.future/index.html

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/17/transition.wrap/index.html

obama and mccain talked today about how they could cooperate to do the best for america

obama has talked to a lot of his rivals in his search for cabinet members

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