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Keating Will Not Run (For President in 2008)
Political Wire ^ | 1/16/07

Posted on 01/16/2007 10:22:04 AM PST by areafiftyone

Former Oklahoma Gov. Frank Keating (R) said today that "he's done flirting with the idea of running for president," the Oklahoman reports.

Said Keating: "It's just not the right thing for me to do at this time."

He also said "he would still like to go back to public life at some point. He said if Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-OK) decides against running for re-election in 2008, he would consider running for the seat, but he said he expects Inhofe to run."


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Oklahoma
KEYWORDS: electionpresident; frankkeating

1 posted on 01/16/2007 10:22:05 AM PST by areafiftyone
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To: areafiftyone

Well then how about J.C. Watts then?


2 posted on 01/16/2007 10:25:45 AM PST by Vaquero ("An armed society is a polite society" Robert A. Heinlein)
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To: Vaquero

He has my vote!


3 posted on 01/16/2007 10:30:57 AM PST by Young Werther
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To: areafiftyone

I will be holding a press conference today to announce I am not running for President, at this time.


4 posted on 01/16/2007 10:34:45 AM PST by Always Right
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To: areafiftyone

I wonder if he'd consider being veep?


5 posted on 01/16/2007 10:36:03 AM PST by bushfamfan (DUNCAN HUNTER FOR PRES. 2008)
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To: areafiftyone

Not surprised Keating is not running and it would not surprise me if he did run if Sen Inhofe steps down. Heard that Brad Carson, the nasty Dem who lied in 2004 against Dr. Coburn is getting money for another run. He is a Clintonite who I guess didn't learn his lesson the first time.

Carson pretended to be conservative but people finally woke up he was lying!

Retired General Tommy Franks has moved back to OK and some expect him to run for something here in the coming years and a very good friend of my Congressman Tom Cole.


6 posted on 01/16/2007 10:39:37 AM PST by PhiKapMom (Take Back the House and Senate -- Rudy/Allen 2008!)
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To: PhiKapMom
If Inhofe bows out, Brad Henry will run for Senate. The question isn't who can beat Carson. That's been done. The question is who can beat Henry.
7 posted on 01/16/2007 10:53:01 AM PST by shadowfighter
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To: areafiftyone
But the last of the Keating 5 will be running.
8 posted on 01/16/2007 11:04:57 AM PST by Sgt_Schultze
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To: shadowfighter

Brad Henry has already announced he will not run for Senate and will finish out his term!


9 posted on 01/16/2007 11:54:05 AM PST by PhiKapMom (Take Back the House and Senate -- Rudy/Allen 2008!)
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To: PhiKapMom

Two years is a long time to keep that promise, especially when he has a better shot angainst Inhofe than Coburn.


10 posted on 01/16/2007 12:25:51 PM PST by shadowfighter
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