Guest guest Posted November 22, 2004 Report Share Posted November 22, 2004 My father is pretty conservative and even he's afraid of McCain. Says he spend too long hanging by his thumbs. McCain Not Ruling Out Run for President By WILLIAM C. MANN WASHINGTON (AP) - Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., said Sunday he is not ruling out a run for the 2008 presidential nomination, but that he is not a candidate now. A decision to run, if one should come, would not be made for at least two years, said McCain, speaking only a few weeks after the 2004 campaign ended with President Bush winning a second term. ``Look, I'm not running for president,'' McCain told NBC's ``Meet the Press,'' and added: ``I do not foreclose the option.'' McCain, a senator since 1986, made a strong run for the Republican nomination in 2000 but lost to Bush in a bitter campaign. Still, McCain added his popularity to Bush's re-election campaign this year after rejecting overtures from Sen. John Kerry to join the Democratic ticket as the vice presidential candidate. ``There will be plenty of time to consider whether to run for president again, but certainly I don't think it's in any way appropriate for me to speculate on that at this time,'' McCain said on NBC. He was asked when that time might come. ``I would think at least not for a couple of years,'' McCain said. ``You know, the president hasn't even been inaugurated yet. Isn't it a little unseemly for any of us to start on that path again?'' At least one prominent Republican, Sen. Chuck Hagel of Nebraska, already has said he is considering a 2008 run for the White House. If McCain were to run, he would turn 72 on Aug. 29, 2008, at the height of the campaign. Only President Reagan was older at his inauguration - 73 at the start of his second term. Asked whether age might be a factor in his decision whether to run, McCain said: ``Yes, I think that would have to be a consideration,'' he replied. However, he said, ``I have a wonderful mother who is 92. Maybe I could use her as an example.'' Anna Blaine anna333 Why Wait? Move to EarthLink. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 22, 2004 Report Share Posted November 22, 2004 everyone seems to forget mccain was a central figure in the savings and loan scandal of the early 80's, and it nearly killed his carrer....so he re-invented himself Anna Blaine <anna333 Nov 21, 2004 5:52 PM McCain may run in '08 <HTML style= " FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: MS Sans Serif " ><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content= " text/html; charset=windows-1251 " > <META content= " MSHTML 6.00.2800.1400 " name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <P> <DIV> <DIV class=ffcopy> <DIV class=Atitleb><FONT face=Arial size=3>My father is pretty conservative and even he's afraid of McCain. 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MANN</FONT> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV><BR><B><SPAN style= " FONT-SIZE: 12px " >WASHINGTON (AP) - Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., said Sunday he is not ruling out a run for the 2008 presidential nomination, but that he is not a candidate now. A decision to run, if one should come, would not be made for at least two years, said McCain, speaking only a few weeks after the 2004 campaign ended with President Bush winning a second term. </SPAN><BR><BR></B><SPAN style= " FONT-SIZE: 12px " >``Look, I'm not running for president,'' McCain told NBC's ``Meet the Press,'' and added: ``I do not foreclose the option.'' </SPAN><BR><BR><SPAN style= " FONT-SIZE: 12px " >McCain, a senator since 1986, made a strong run for the Republican nomination in 2000 but lost to Bush in a bitter campaign. </SPAN><BR><BR><SPAN style= " FONT-SIZE: 12px " >Still, McCain added his popularity to Bush's re-election campaign this year after rejecting overtures from Sen. John Kerry to join the Democratic ticket as the vice presidential candidate. </SPAN><BR><BR> <DIV class=Anorm><SPAN style= " FONT-SIZE: 12px " >``There will be plenty of time to consider whether to run for president again, but certainly I don't think it's in any way appropriate for me to speculate on that at this time,'' McCain said on NBC. </SPAN><BR><BR></DIV> <DIV class=Anorm><SPAN style= " FONT-SIZE: 12px " >He was asked when that time might come. </SPAN><BR><BR></DIV> <DIV class=Anorm><SPAN style= " FONT-SIZE: 12px " >``I would think at least not for a couple of years,'' McCain said. </SPAN><BR><BR></DIV> <DIV class=Anorm><SPAN style= " FONT-SIZE: 12px " >``You know, the president hasn't even been inaugurated yet. Isn't it a little unseemly for any of us to start on that path again?'' </SPAN><BR><BR></DIV> <DIV class=Anorm><SPAN style= " FONT-SIZE: 12px " >At least one prominent Republican, Sen. Chuck Hagel of Nebraska, already has said he is considering a 2008 run for the White House. </SPAN><BR><BR></DIV> <DIV class=Anorm><SPAN style= " FONT-SIZE: 12px " >If McCain were to run, he would turn 72 on Aug. 29, 2008, at the height of the campaign. Only President Reagan was older at his inauguration - 73 at the start of his second term. </SPAN><BR><BR></DIV> <DIV class=Anorm><SPAN style= " FONT-SIZE: 12px " >Asked whether age might be a factor in his decision whether to run, McCain said: ``Yes, I think that would have to be a consideration,'' he replied. However, he said, ``I have a wonderful mother who is 92. Maybe I could use her as an example.''</SPAN></DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Anna Blaine</DIV> <DIV><A href= " anna333 " >anna333</A></DIV> <DIV>Why Wait? 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