McCain for VP?

[Renew Deal]

I have seen the idea of McCain for VP bouncing around the internet. I think it is interesting, and would be for it if the President was strong Dem. What do you guys think? Which candidate would he best fit with? Do you think it's realistic.

[CMT]

1. No becuz...

despite some Independence from Bush, McCain is still basically a conservative Republican.

[molly]

2. It's realistic if you have a pug president

McCain will never switch parties.

[revcarol]

3. God, NO.

That's ALL we need, a man in the WH entourage who never found a defense contractor or a weapons system he didn't LOVE.

Reduce defense contractor expenditures by 15%. Vote for Kucinich.

Welcome Bleachers 7.:-) I hope the rest of your stay is more auspicious than your posting debut.:-)

[bicentennial_baby]

4. No No No No No

No

[Booberdawg]

5. NO, because he is a REPUBLICAN. n/t

[Jacobin]

6. NO WARMONGERS!!!!!!!!!!!!

[liberalnurse]

7. Not on this board.....

I think you dialed the wrong number......I've been thinking that for a while now.

[mrbill]

8. no thank you

he flunked the test.

[Q]

9. He would make a great Republican VP...

...but otherwise can't see the point of this thread.

[Renew Deal]

12. Proposed by

I have seen this on other sites and Jeanine Garofalo sugested it on CNN the other day. I was wondering if this was widespread or just her idea.

[liberalnurse]

14. You are beating a dead horse.

:evilfrown:

[carpetbagger]

10. Don't like that at all.

That John McCain appears to be some type of liberal is a result of how far the GOP has gone. Now, I'd go with McCain over Bush any day, and if it wwere the only way to defeat Bush, I'd certainly go along with it. But we've got people on our own who would be much better presidents, and much better VP's, than John McCain. If we choose a ticket sensibly, I think we can convince a plurality of voters that we will be able to help ensure their safety as well as improve their economic lot. I also think it would serve us better if we actually do win to have a ticket which would be popular enough to win by a margin, with some coattails, yet leaving enough credibility to pound Congress for change.

[carpetbagger]

11. Don't like that at all.

Oops.

[realFedUp]

13. No.

Really tired of McCain.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

15. I Respect John McCain

He only looks liberal because the Republicans are so reactionary. He is a small c conservative like the man he replaced in the Senate-Barry Goldwater.

[mrbill]

16. I knew Barry Goldwater and John McCain is no Barry Goldwater.

Barry wasn't on the evil empire team.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

17. Ya Think

McCain is not really pro-Bush but he can't slam the head of his party.

And Barry was pretty hawkish on Viet Nam.

[mrbill]

21. so says the tv ad.

little girl picking flowers, h-bomb goes off.

barry wasn't the brown & root candidate.

[Ilsa]

18. No thanks.

I voted for him in the Repub primary in 2000 to try and upset shrub whom I knew was a bastard. But he has lost me over his pro-war stance and his support of *'s lies.

[gristy]

19. If McCain had switched parties, say, to Independent

then the idea would have some merit. I have quite a bit of respect for him. But the fact that he has not renounced his membership in the Nazi...oops...Republican party, your idea is dead in the water.

[kentuck]

20. Old idea....no longer operational...

McCain has shown his rightwing tendencies too often to even be considered.

[Cha]

22. Not for our side...the other side can do whatever the fork they

want!

[poskonig]

23. Let's ban abortion and privatize social security while we're at it.

In other words,

fuck no.

[demnan]

24. McCain is a Republican

If he switches he'll just be an Independent. This is politics. Only Democrats should run in the Democratic Party.

[Kahuna]

25. He'd do it for bush. Not for us. He's a REPUBLICAN.

McCain is a conservative Republican. Period.

[Rowdyboy]

26. I couldn't believe Janean Garafalo.....

talking up this absurd idea. I had begun to respect her opinion, but that is just insane. Why would Democrats make a conservative Republican vice-president? Why not just nominate Jeb as the Democratic nominee and be done with it? Bush v Bush...at least we'd take Florida...

None for me, thanks...