Posted on 07/01/2015 4:29:42 PM PDT by GIdget2004
Rep. Pete King (R-N.Y.) has ruled out a 2016 White House bid, he announced Wednesday.
"It's just not in the cards. I don't want to be taking up other people's time," King said on CNN's "Wolf," noting his position on the House Homeland Security and Intelligence committees.  King, known for his hawkish views on national security, also said he was exploring a presidential bid out of concern Sens. Rand Paul (Ky.) and Ted Cruz (Texas) were "monopolizing the airwaves."
"They were getting out what they thought was their Republican message. I wanted to counter that. I think I've been somewhat successful in doing that," King said on CNN.
"There are candidates in the race raising national defense issues," he added.
 
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Doesn’t matter to me. In no way would I vote for the smug, NY RINO.
I’m just crushed.
Could it be because only Peter King thought he should run for President?
Puffed up checked pants poofter.
Thank God for small favors. He’s a dope.
Good.
FINALLY, some sort of Backdrop is starting to appear in the GOPe rush to ‘too damn many’.
To think this came before the pre-determined ‘Mia Love festival’ in Iowa.
Did the Irish Republican Army nix it?
Darn. This race could have used another NY liberal. Trump just wasn’t enough.
Oh, no. Maybe we can get Steve King to run. Or Larry King.
We have Pataki.
Damn! I had all my posters and flyers printed out! We need bipartisanship and compromise in Washington!
lol! Yes, two liberal Republicans. Trump and Pataki! We don’t need a third.
LOL....
Can’t say I am feeling any sense of relief.
Or Larry King. Or Billie Jean King. Or Carole King. Or Don King.
Any of these Kings would be far, far better than the dufus from Long Island, Peter King.
I think it should matter to us . The more we dilute the RINO vote the better.
Well I repeated Larry King, but he’d be twice as good as Peter King....
Jumps to second in Quinnipiac Poll.
How utterly disappointing....lol.
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