Posted on 11/21/2004 9:53:50 AM PST by wagglebee
Arizona Sen. John McCain said Sunday that while he has no current plans to make a run for the White House in 2008, he would not rule it out.
"I do not foreclose the option," he told NBC's "Meet the Press."
"There will be plenty of time to consider whether to run for president again," the Arizona Republican said. "But certainly I don't think it's in any way appropriate for me to speculate on that at this time." McCain, who will by 72 in four years, said he didn't expect his age to be a major obstacle to a prospective presidential run.
"I have a wonderful mother who is 92," he told NBC. "Maybe I could use her as an example."
A recent Gallup poll of possible GOP presidential candidates shows McCain tied for the lead with former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, with each garnering ten percent support.
In a head-to-head match-up with expected Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, McCain would win 53 to 37 percent, according to a Fox News Dynamics Poll.
The media-friendly Republican said he'd decide whether to make the run by 2006.
(just playing conspiracy theorist)- perhaps because he didn't want to have to run against an incumbent?
... as long as he runs as a DemoRat, no problem...
That helped. :)
Actually, John is a team player,
but not always on our team.
You are right about not running twice. John McCain did not do so well the first time, why would anyone think that he is going to be better liked the second time around.
An improving economy and increasing dissatisfaction with local Democratic leadership will flip Wisconsin and Michigan. I'd like to include PA in that, but I am leery about just how corrupt the voting is in PA. But Ohio also becomes much safer.
Bill
Oh, so in other words, he faked right in order to get elected. Thanks.
I agree. Reagan didn't turn 70 until a few weeks after he was inaugurated. Reagan didn't have any health problems when he took office and the press was still talking about his age. McCain has been treated for melanoma (which often recurrs). When age becomes an issue, it also becomes necessary to look at a person's age in eight years;McCain went through an inhumane ordeal in the Hanoi Hilton that surely took a huge toll, couple that with cancer and his effectiveness in his mid and late seventies becomes a serious concern.
The Texas parental notification law provides for special circumstances under judicial bypass. You can agree or disagree with Gonzalez. But to continue with inflammatory remarks calling Gonzalez pro abortion is uncalled for.
>>>>If you heard a politician talk, and can only speak of an impression you got, it's not worth mentionning.
In this specific case, Alberto Gonzalez is not a politician. Gonzalez is a close friend and confidant of President GW Bush. I trust the President not to appoint a pro abortion nominee to the USSC. Fact is, Gonzalez is being nomintaed to the be AG. He isn't being nominated to the SC. As I said, the jury is still out.
Btw, when it comes to Presidential nominees to the USSC, there is absolutely no way of telling how a certain jurists appointment would pan out over a 10-30 year timeframe. Kennedy adn O'Conner weren't known as soft pro-lifers when Reagan nominated them. And Souter was also an unknown quantity. Eisenhower and Nixon had the same problems with Warren and Burger.
There really is only one response. Lets get busy amending the constitution so Arnold can run
http://www.amend4arnold.com
Changing the constitution for one RINO is a horrible idea.
Come on. The guy was tortured, for his country.
Could you really stand to listen to eight years of that strident yelling? Honestly, she reminds me of a fish-wife on a tear.
McCain has had melanoma. You can still see the effects in his jowls. He may wind up like another Paul Tsongas, who announced that he'd beaten his cancer, only to die five years after the election from a recurrence.
-PJ
I would almost swear he has had two melanomas removed. But, when I read something recently it said one. Either way, they say when you get one, you likely get others.
The media kept yapping about Howard Dean all last winter. They kept saying he would be the Rat nominee for '04. John Kerry got the nomination . A lot of things can happen that nobody expects. Call me back in 3 1/2 years.
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