McCain on talk of run with Kerry: 'No, no and no'

[Freddie Stubbs]

Arizona senator says Bush deserves re-election
Monday, April 12, 2004 Posted: 8:20 AM EDT (1220 GMT)

Sen. John McCain tells NBC's "Meet the Press" on Sunday that he will not leave the GOP.


WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Trying to stamp out speculation that he might consider joining Democratic Sen. John Kerry's ticket, Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona insisted Sunday that he would not do so under any circumstances.

He said he would campaign and vote for President Bush in the fall, despite their policy differences.

"No, no and no. I will not leave the Republican Party. I cherish the ideals and principles of Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt and Ronald Reagan," he said on NBC's "Meet The Press."

"I will not be vice president of the United States under any circumstances. I feel that I can be far more effective in helping shape policy in the future of this country as a United States senator."

more: http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/04/11/mccain.veep/

[MikeG]

1. The only ones who ask him are Russert and Tweety.

No one else wants this dork on the ticket.

[MasonJar]

2. There is no way we need anyone dumb enough to vote for

Bush in our party.

[KT2000]

3. Where does this come from?

Why on earth would our nominee want a Republican VP?
Does this suggestion come from the reupblican party or what.

McCain campaigns for Bush - knowing better than most what scum these people really are. Why would anyone entertain his joining Kerry. This is just delusional.

[TheFarseer]

4. If he doesn't need us, we don't need him

He has to go out and campaign for someone he obviously doesn't like or believe in. He has to live with that.

[peacetalksforall]

5. Please stay with the Republicans, Senator McCain.

I will be one po'd and depressed voter if you run. Your spots are very visible and pronounced. Stay true to yourself.

[pezcore64]

6. lol

i dun understand why you guys hate the guy so much.
he does hae alot of views that lean our way.
for a republican, hes not so bad.
;)
atleast give him that much credit
hah

its just to bad hes another sheeple of the repubs n wont break line.

[Lexingtonian]

7. oh, c'mon

He's just having some fun yanking the Bushies' chains.

No, we don't want him and we don't need him. He has these wierd temperament changes and occasional paranoia that people with small strokes tend to get. People with them tend to be pretty hard Right. In a sense the Bush exaggerations and lies about him in 2000 had a tiny kernel of truth to them, perhaps.

But he's a smart enough politician to use it to his advantage. Offense is often one time, payback can be forever. The more he denies it with some intensity -but inconsistency- the more play it gets and the more it upsets the White House and the Bush lackies at RNC headquarters.