[kabar]

McCain doesn't want the second slot. He wants to be President. His ego won't allow anything else and the reality that his age would foreclose running for President after being VP for 8 years. If McCain had switched or ran as the unity candidate for VP with Kerry, I think Kerry would be President today.

[rodguy911]

"If McCain had switched.. I think Kerry would have been president..
Very possibly.
There is no doubt McQueeg has an ego as big as the sun and the stars, but like you say he isn't getting any younger or wiser. He may smell the coffee and be willing to settle for a # 2 spot an "any" ticket. I get the desperation sense when I try and analyze him which is tough at best to try.