Posted on 11/03/2004 1:24:15 PM PST by cogitator
I was speaking about his first election. Followed by an economic boom.
Perhaps McCain should be reminded of that in the hopes that he'll not do pre-campaign grandstanding for the next four years.
I think that Bill Owens and George Allen would both be good candidates in 2008. While he received little attention, I thought that Mitt Romney's speech at the convention was a good speech. I don't know enough about him to know whether he'd be right on the issues, but I wouldn't be surprised if he made a run.
I think we should be looking at J.C. Watts as a possible vice-presidential candidate. He's been out of the spotlight for a while, but he's made speeches for conservative candidates. I think the "real world" experience outside government will actually make him a stronger candidate. If he ran for the Oklahoma governor's office in 2006, he'd have a good chance of winning. If he managed not to make any mistakes in his first two years in office, he would likely be a strong candidate, but it might still look bad leaving after only two years. A better position might be in the cabinet somewhere.
Bill
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