Even those Republicans who support John McCain and his positions on the issues wonder about his age. Political analysts speculate that the senator may seek a younger running mate whom voters would consider qualified to succeed him if he dies before the end of his term.
Our sources tell us something quite different. Instead of looking for a younger running mate, they are considering someone older than McCain, someone perhaps like Dr. Carl Perrin. Although such a choice seems counterintuitive, it makes sense when you look at it carefully. First of all, compared to Perrin, McCain will seem like a young man. Second, conservatives are still likely to sit out this election. Even though he has been cozying up to them lately, they still consider him too liberal. With Perrin as a vice presidential candidate, the campaign would attract enough cross-over Democrats to make up for the lost conservative votes.
From Perrin’s point of view, the proposal offers some advantages. Even though the former English professor has not conceded, his chance of gaining the nomination seems more remote every day. Running with McCain would give Perrin a chance to get into a position of power in Washington. Plus he would get that nice salary and the perks of the office. Also, if McCain and Perrin were elected and served two terms, Perrin as vice president would have a shot at the nomination in 2016. After all, Strom Thurmond served in the Senate until he was 100 years old. Why couldn’t Perrin run for the presidency at age 86?
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Insiders say that at the very least Perrin is intrigued witht he idea of being a running mate to John McCain. He has long admired the Arizona senator, and he is beginning to recognize that he has practically no chance of winning the Democratic nomination. Furthermore, people who know Perrin say he is not above compromising his principles if he can see an advantage.
Despite Perrin's admiration for McCain the man, however, that admiration does not extend to his political positions. Unfortunately, McCain is promising more of Georgie boy's programs. McCain voted against the Bush taxes in 2001 and 2003. Now he says he is in favor of making them permanent. The senator once called Jerry Falwell and his ilk "agents of intolerance." Now he is sucking up to all conservatives.
Perrin says he is honored to be considered for a place on the McCain ticket, but even he is not willing to bend his principles that much
Age shouldn't be a factor because, after all, Reagan was still serving while he had incipient alzheimers.
McCain's decision to interfere with the NC GOP Party re the Jeremiah Wright Video tape OFFENDS me - a WWII Navy Vet.
Someone had better tell McCain to "pick up the speed, and NOW!!
If he doesn't have the guts to tell America exactly WHO, or WHAT Obama is, then I don't think he really wants to be President.
But he had better take off the gloves and start telling people about this Islamic African Radical.
Obama is a MUSLIM, and I'll be damned if I will live in a country
where bleeding-heart liberals have elected a Muslim to run this place. I have never heard of such idiocy in my LIFE!!!
Tell the WORLD about this Islamic African, or you will prove to the world that you have NO GUTS! You will also be condoning the DESTRUCTION of the FREE WORLD. Tell America about the TRUE OBAMA, and I mean NOW!!
MCCAIN YOU ARE A LIAR!!! YOU ARE TOO OLD!!! YOU SUCK.... GIVE IT UP!!!! LET SARA CHANGE YOUR DIAPERS...!!!! RETIRE LIKE YOU SHOULD HAVE 10 YRS. AGO.....THANK YOU FOR LISTENING ...ALTHO I'M SURE NO ONE WILL SEE OR PUBLISH THIS...CUZ GUESS WHAT YOU ARE JUST ANOTHER JEWISH SUPPORTER....CUZ THEY GOT THE $$$$$$$$$
AHA!!!..........I JUST LEFT YOU A COMMENT AND I'M SURE THAT THEY SCHMUCKED IT.... YOU HAVE NO INTEREST IN HEARING ANYTHING EXCEPT CUDOS FROM STUPID OLD PEOPLE....
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