John McCain May Pull A Bob Dole
By Pejman Yousefzadeh Posted in 2008 | Daft Ideas | John McCain — Comments (5) / Email this page » / Leave a comment »
U.S. Sen. John McCain's office Wednesday countered speculation that the Arizona Republican would resign this summer to focus on his presidential bid.
McCain spokeswoman Melissa Shuffield told the Phoenix Business Journal that McCain has "no current plans" to step down from his Senate seat.
"No current plans"? Not exactly a firm denial, is it? As the story reveals, Governor Napolitano is obliged to choose a Republican in the event that McCain abandons his seat, but she can choose any Republican she wants. Which means that she will choose the one most likely to lose the next election.
It would be a lousy idea to have McCain abandon his seat during his Presidential race. It serves no purpose whatsoever. Here's hoping that this is just a bad rumor.
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Do we want Napolitano to pick a Republican to serve from now to November, or from November to whenever the next Arizona election is? And do we want McCain's true successor to run with or without McCain at the top of the ticket to help out?
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"If we want to take this party back, and I think we can someday, let’s get to work." – Barry Goldwater
McCain resigns his Senate seat if Obama resigns his.
How's that, DNC?
"No matter how much lipstick you put on the taxation pig, it's still a pig... and it's currently snout-down in your wallet." - Michael Fisk
...resigned his seat? Would have spared us four years of constant reminders why he lost. Same goes for Al Gore (eight year, and counting) and Jimmy Carter (twenty-seven years, and same).
Mass. legislature even passed a veto-proof bill requiring then Gov. Romney to appoint a Democrat to Kerry's seat if he had resigned.
Seriously, for the National Mental Health (how much more can those of us who remember the Nightmare that was the Carter Presidency take?), can't we enshrine in the Constitution that once one leaves the Presidency or fail in the attempt, one withdraws to a dignified eminence-grise retirement?
--furious
"I find your lack of faith disturbing." -- Darth Vader
In 1996, the Kansas governor appointed a liberal Republican. Brownback wiped the floor with her in the primary and went on to win the seat in November. If McCain resigns to force a November election, my guess is that Shaddegg will get in and win the nomination-no matter whom the governor appoints.
Indeed, why else Shaddegg's sudden retirement announcement? It gives him a jump on others like Flake who might want to run for the Senate.
I think it would be a fine idea for McCain to do once the Democrats have selected a nominee, who will then be asked why McCain has quit his day job and they have not. Remember, McCain is probably closing in on the end of his Senate career; Hillary and Obama both plan to be there for decades more if they can't be President.
"No compromise with the main purpose, no peace till victory, no pact with unrepentant wrong." - Winston Churchill