Posted on 10/30/2004 5:39:06 PM PDT by PolishProud
In the Friday's edition of the Arizona Republic Chip Scutari opines that John McCain is the GOP front runner for 2008. He claims that McCain is the most "influential politician not living at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave." He's a national statesman with star power to match Hillary Clinton. He has hosted Saturday Night Live, appeared on Letterman and Leno and is a constant fixture on the Sunday talk shows.
Scutari goes on to write that If Kerry wins, McCain will run in 08. He can garner crossover vote from moderates and independents and will appeal to "pragmatic conservatives."
McCain thinks there should be more women in office and complains that there are no Hispanics in the Senate. Scutari writes that McCain is a regular guy that has a lot of charisma and claims that McCain has mended his fences with the White House as evidences by his recent stay at Bush's Texas ranch, the only second member of congress to get that honor.
My question to Scutari is, what have you been smoking? McCain has so alienated the Republican base that he could not get elected to national dog catcher. If I was Bush I'd use McCain too.
There are a lot voters out there, moderate and independents, that think because McCain is loved by the press, Larry King and late night show hosts that he would make a good president. But without the Republican base McCain doesn't have a chance.
I will never forget McCain's recent appearance with Senators Lugar and Hagel on a Sunday morning talk show in which he criticized President Bush. President Reagan once said "don't speak ill of a fellow Republican." And McCain did so in the middle of Bush's reelection campaign.
This conservative will stay home if its Clinton Vs McCain in 2008.
Aaaauuuuggggh! Nooooo! Don't make me choose!
I hope it doesn't happen. I think he'll be in his 70's by then so hopefully he won't run.
I sure as hell hope not.
He is the absolute worst candidate I could imagine.
Democrats hate him. Most republicans don't like him.
What the hell?
front runner my butt
Somebody is smoking too much crack. Sad.
He'll never make the primaries...not to worry
I will NEVER vote for McCain.
He's no better than a DEMONcrapper.
I will stay home and forget about politics if he is the best the GOP can do.
I despise him almost as much as Kerry/Edwards. He SHOULD be running with Kerry as his VP.
As a Democrat he would win...as a Republican he will be lucky to make it out of NH.
Anybody but McCAN'T
You forgot to mention a "barf alert".
Hillary or McCain? Hillary or McCain? Hillary or McCain? What a choice
Well, maybe Nader will run again.
Heck, I'd write my name in on the ballot if I had to.
Mayor Giuliani would be the best I can think of. He is highly respected by both parties... His biggest flaw is that his name is difficult to spell.
I couldn't even hold my nose and vote for the traitorous slug. If Kerry was running against him it wouldn't make ANY difference.
Let's wait til Wednesday, ok???
LOL mind reader
The MSM loves him, but he will be way too old. 2000 was his last shot. He knows that.
he couldn't get the nomination before and he'll have less of a chance in 08. i know of no one that likes him.
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