Posted on 11/10/2006 4:44:29 PM PST by John Carey
Sen. John McCain (news, bio, voting record), considered the front-runner for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination, intends to launch an exploratory committee next week, GOP officials said Friday.
The officials spoke on the condition of anonymity to avoid pre-empting a public statement from the four-term Arizona senator.
McCain, the GOP maverick who unsuccessfully sought his party's nomination in 2000, already has opened a bank account for the committee, one official said.
"The senator has made no decision about running for president," said Eileen McMenamin, a McCain spokeswoman.
Aides to McCain say the senator will discuss a presidential bid with his family over the Christmas holiday.
McCain is a former Navy pilot who was a prisoner of war in Vietnam. He was elected to the Senate in 1986, and served in the House for four years before that.
If McCain were to run, he would turn 72 on Aug. 29, 2008, at the height of the campaign. Only President Reagan was older — 73 at the start of his second term. McCain's health could be another issue. The senator has had several cancerous lesions removed from his skin.
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DOA in the GOP primaries. Not enough stupid Republicans to believe RINO McCain's latest transformation into a "conservative."
OMG! McCain is Bob Dole without the good will of the base. Not quite a winner IMO. But then again, they aren't known as the Stupid Party for nothing.
ugh
Let us pray.
I looked up the word "maverick," and it means "loose cannon."
What a waste of $$$
John, start exploring, your not getting my vote. Why? Cause you gave us more then enough proof you can`t be trusted!
Good God-- if it's between McCain and Hillary, I'm going to spend election day puking my guts out.
maverick, as in bird brain.
no thanks Johnny boy.....Duncan Hunter perhaps, but not John McCain!
It isnt the missing strawberries I wonder about, Its the missing POW/MIA's
He and Hanoi John went to Viet nam on a special Senatorial Mission to find Missing POW/MIA's, Many documents and much evidence was destroyed by Kerry. They came home empty handed when it cam to POW/MIA's but Kerry;s cousin got a great contract out of it.
These are the missing strawberries I wuestion.
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They can explore all they want. I voted a straight Republican ballot a few days ago, but I'm not going to vote for their candidates.
He's too old. 2000 was his year or never. Why doesn't he help us draft Mark Sanford or someone else with the credentials to help us win this election.
No way, no how. Forget it, John!
I like "unbranded" calf much better.
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