Posted on 11/11/2013 3:14:50 PM PST by mandaladon
It’s sad that Maverick’s taking this idea just seriously enough that he’d think to mention it to another human being. He’s 77 years old, ran a famously chaotic campaign in 2008 before getting crushed on election day, and would face a much stronger, younger field in the primaries than he did last time. That he forced me just now to devote even half a second of thought to how he might stack up against the 2016 contenders is frankly embarrassing, and something for which I’ll never forgive him. It’s like watching a 60-year-old pitcher announce that he’s thinking of coming out of retirement, if his career highlight had been getting shelled in Game Seven of the World Series.
But — on an egregiously slow holiday news day, this is manna from heaven. I’ll make him a deal: I promise him my endorsement if he chooses Mitt Romney for VP. “Particularly since the shutdown, I’ve had a spate of e-mails and letters and phone calls saying, ‘Run for president again,’” McCain told The Arizona Republic. “As you know, I’m seriously thinking about running for re-election to the Senate. But I think, in the words of the late Morris K. Udall, as far as my presidential ambitions are concerned, ‘The people have spoken — the bastards.’”…
While even McCain agrees that another presidential candidacy seems far-fetched, Bruce Merrill, a veteran Arizona political scientist and pollster, told The Republic he has fielded multiple calls from out-of-state reporters this year investigating the possibility. McCain was critical of the GOP strategy to try to defund President Barack Obama’s health-care law, resulting in a partial government shutdown. McCain emerged with better national poll numbers than others associated with the crisis, including “tea party”-style U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas.
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Hillary?
He’s definitely senile now. I guess that’s what happens when you drink way too much Koolaid.
Go for it!
I didn’t know Senator McCain drank from the same pitcher of kool-aid as the liberals do, but then again I think we all kind of thought that anyways.
“My strawberries.......”
We want you to “GET LOST!”
Hillary’s going to need a V.P. with some military experience.
it’s like a recently divorced,bald, 50 year old go to a club and try to impress a 20 year old.
But he’s a maverick. He’s awesome.
He’s an awesome maverick.
Sarah said so.
He’s just not hearing the “Please don’t” part of the plea.
Run Juan run! Run for dog catcher!
Although I suppose even losing that race might be your
style.
Now he’s hearing voices, nursing home for you take carter with you
Hillary?
This is very funny. He should go into stand up comedy.
Someone should as Mitt Romney if Chris Christie would still be the “Most electable Republican” in 2016 if John McCain were to get in the race?
BWAAAAAHAHAHAHA!
Doesn`t matter if it`s the RINO McLame or RINO Crispy Creme Christie.
Hillary will cake walk over all GOP nominees and perhaps the prophesy of ‘ the whore atop the beast’ comes true.
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