An Unbeatable Ticket

But about as likely as JFK/JFK.

Sen. McCain Open to Being Kerry's VP:

Republican Sen. John McCain allowed a glimmer of hope
Wednesday for Democrats fantasizing about a bipartisan dream team to
defeat President Bush.
McCain said he would consider the unorthodox step of running for vice
president on the Democratic ticket � in the unlikely event he
received such an offer from the presidential candidate. "John Kerry is
a close friend of mine. We have been friends for years," McCain said
Wednesday when pressed to squelch speculation about a Kerry-McCain
ticket. "Obviously I would entertain it."
But McCain emphasized how unlikely the whole idea was. "It's impossible
to imagine the Democratic Party seeking a pro-life, free-trading,
non-protectionist, deficit hawk," the Arizona senator told ABC's "Good
Morning America" during an interview about illegal steroid use. "They'd
have to be taking some steroids, I think, in order to let that happen."

I'm not sure how much I agree with McCain's politics, but the fact that he's even entertaining the notion is a loud, hard slap in the face of the Rove Machine. I bet Bush is regretting the whole "John McCain fathered a black baby out of wedlock"
thing during the 2000 Republican Primary.
I think the likelihood of a Kerry/McCain ticket is pretty slim, but how
sweet would it be if a high profile Republican Senator went out on the
campaign trail for John Kerry?

Posted by flow Frazao on March 10, 2004 at 02:33 PM | Permalink