McCain: People are begging me to run for president again

Hot Air ^ | 11 Nov 2013 | ALLAHPUNDIT

[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.

[CGASMIA68]

didn’t read it but,..they are probably all Dems

[Moonman62]

He should run for president of Mexico. He can have Jeb as his running mate.

[eyedigress]

Ok Horshack who is the GOP loser this time, Christie or McCain?

[CGASMIA68]

Wow..and in this FU political enviro..who knows?

[Greetings_Puny_Humans]

One thing we can say for this old RINO, at least he’ll wrap up the Methuselah and Tutankhamen vote.

[elpadre]

The Democrats would rejoice with McCain as a candidate again. It is what we would call a “walk over.” When one team forfeits, the other team would have to walk across the field to claim their win.

[Bedford Forrest]

Hey McCain, you little troll - the blue rinse set will be waiting for you at the Chautauqua Amp next June - after all, Victor Borge has been dead for years and they need a replacement. Don’t worry about the piano - you can fake it.

[Jean2]

I bet many of those are actually democrats. It obviously hasn’t occurred to this doofus the reason they want him. They know that he can’t beat Hillary.

[TheBigJ]

The unqualified traitor born in Panama didn’t qualify the first time as NBC per Constitution. Oh yeah but that’s what Resolution 511 toilet paper was for with Zero and Hillary supporting. Time for another round in the Hanoi Hilton since the first time didn’t beat in any aspirations for freedom and the rule of law.

[SandRat]

during try out he noticed that a dog had puppies along the side of the road, So he ticket the dog for littering,

[tet68]

Oh, that’s low, stop your bitchen.

[redfreedom]

McCain must have been touring some insane asylum.

[livius]

An old man’s fantasy. It’s like how all the 20-something’s down on the beach look at him with longing...

[heye2monn]

McCain just voted for the ENDA legislation. It forces homosexual quotas upon business. Soon enough ENDA’s weak religious protections will disappear and require churches to hire gays.

Thanks, Mr. Pseudo-Pro-Life squishy media-loving McCain.

[OrangeHoof]

On one condition - that he resign his Senate seat like Bob Dole did.

[semaj]

What people might that be you crazy old fool? Perhaps he is referring to the wee people, like fairies, elves, and leprechauns?

[cableguymn]

McCain.. Stop listening to the voices in your head. Many of us didn’t want you to run the first time.

And I WON’T vote for your lame ass again.

[eartick]

...Or maybe Vietnam has been cleaning and decorating his old cell like the Oval office....

[X-spurt]

Yeah! His “friends across the aisle”!

If he doesn’t want a biblical embarrassment, he needs to find another game.

[publius911]

McCain: People are begging me to run for president again

The clueless RINOs?

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