McCain to NH vets: Won't run for president again

AP ^ | 2010-10-02

[rabscuttle385]

NASHUA, N.H. (AP) — If John McCain hadn't made it clear before, he's leaving no doubt that the presidency is a dream gone by.

Addressing a veterans rally for a Republican Senate candidate in Nashua on Saturday, the Arizona senator was reminiscing about his presidential campaigns in New Hampshire, where he won the Republican primaries in 2000 and 2008.

He told the audience of 200 that "this may surprise you, but I will not be running for president again." He promised, though, that he will do everything in his power to make sure New Hampshire maintains its first-in-the-nation presidential primary status.

[rabscuttle385]

Quite a promise you're making there, McLiar.

[Longbow1969]

Thank God.

[FlingWingFlyer]

Who said that he was?

[kromike]

Gee, Juan. Color us as disappointed. /sarc.
We're still waiting on you to do your duly-elected job as Senator and actually fight Obama tooth & nail on everything.

[Attention Surplus Disorder]

Perhaps the first intelligent decision of his political career.

[OrangeHoof]

Could we get Huckabee, Romney and Giuliani to make the same pledge? Thank you.

[rrrod]

Who is John McCain?

[stuartcr]

I would like to see Steve Forbes run as VP, with whoever geets the pick.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

If his lips were moving when he said it, he was lying.

[Free_at_last_-2001]

McCain to NH vets: Won't run for president again - Unless he's needed to lose to someone again!

[blackbart.223]

We would likely be better off if he never ran for president in the first place.

[Cicero]

Well, perhaps the more important thing he said was that he would do everything he can to keep New Hampshire first in the primary process.

After all, they helped him win the nomination, twice.

New Hampshire used to be a pretty conservative state, but it has a record of nominating RINOs. And it allows crossover votes. Hillary bussed in mobs of voters from Vermont and Massachusetts last time, and they let them vote, too.

A perfect first primary state for RINOs and leftists, I’m afraid. In fact, as we saw last time around, conservatives don’t get to vote in the presidential primaries until too late to make much difference, especially if no electable conservatives are running in the first place.

[MrEdd]

Hopefully he will lose his senate seat now.
Getting rid of RINO leadership is far more important than a senate seat.

[misterrob]

Why is a tiny state like NH granted such status for the GOP? Or Iowa? Here’s an idea, one national primary day, one national election day. Eliminate the influence of Iowa and other states whose citizens are bribed every year by reps who want their vote. Each candidate gets one year to travel the country and explain their positions. The national elections are held 3 months after the primaries are over and the respective conventions are held.

[Candor7]

McPain should not be running for the senate again either. He should be skulking away in shame after handing our country over to a junta of nationalist socialists.

Why do people even humor him?Why are they not throwing rotten eggs and partially composted vegetables at him?

[DuncanWaring]

Didn’t he say that after he lost out on the nomination in 2000, also?

[FlingWingFlyer]

Same here. I always thought he’d make a great president. His problem is that he’s not a good enough bull**** artist to make a good politician. He says things that the people don’t want to hear. The truth. The voters have a problem with being told the truth. They want rainbows and unicorns.

[blackbart.223]

"Why is a tiny state like NH granted such status for the GOP? Or Iowa? Here’s an idea, one national primary day, one national election day. Eliminate the influence of Iowa and other states whose citizens are bribed every year by reps who want their vote. Each candidate gets one year to travel the country and explain their positions. The national elections are held 3 months after the primaries are over and the respective conventions are held."

Here is a better idea posited by Rush Limbaugh. There are no taxes withheld from any ones paycheck. You pay up on April 15. The election is held on April 16.

[Jane Austen]

Do not count him out. McCain said the same thing in 2000. He word means nothing.

[Navy Patriot]

Juan McLame, a lifetime of failure in combat and being held captive by America's enemies.