Kerry-McCain?

[selenite0]

Sen. McCain said he'd entertain being Kerry's Veep. Then he said "It's impossible to imagine the Democratic Party seeking a pro-life, free-trading, non-protectionist, deficit hawk. They'd have to be taking some steroids, I think, in order to let that happen."

Guess not.

Sigh. Is voting for someone so much to ask?

Comments

[patgund.livejournal.com]

I'd vote for that ticket. I think Clark would be more likely a choice though, (granted, I like Clark for many of the same reasons I liked McCain. YMMV). Problem I see with that is that McCain would pretty much have to switch parties to even be considered a VP - and even as marginallized as the NeoCons in the GOP have made him, he's too much of a GOP loyalist.

I could see McCain getting a cabinet-level post in a Kerry administration though.

[patgund.livejournal.com]

Something else I just realized. This gives Kerry a de-facto endorsement from McCain, and minimizes his usefulness to the GOP in getting Bush elected. Which places him on a tight-rope, because if Kerry loses, what little power McCain has in the senate is going to be stripped away from him. The more I think about this, I'm wondering if McCain is jockeying for a cabinet position in a Kerry presidency.

[selenite.livejournal.com]

This gives Kerry a de-facto endorsement from McCain

He said he was going to keep campaigning for Bush, so I think "entertain" may translate as "instead of hanging up immediately I'll listen and say no politely."

[patgund.livejournal.com]

(nods) It's possible - but, either by his words or the media spin on them, he gave the impression of support. And considering the screaming I was reading on some of the far-right blogs about his comments, I'm not the only one who got the impression of a de-facto support.

I've suspected for a while that McCain's campaigning for Bush is due to party loyalty than personal liking - I doubt the smear campaign Bush threw against McCain has been forgotten, and certainly McCain has been marginallized within his own party - he's got too much personal power and prestige, but the NeoCon GOPers can't stand him because he's too old school GOP for their tastes.

[anansi133.livejournal.com]

I'd like to see a McCain-Dean ticket. Even better, a McCain-Nader ticket!

[selenite.livejournal.com]

McCain-Nader. I'm trying to imagine their platform. Actually, trying to imagine the two of them in the same place gives me a picture of a cage surrounded by people chanting "Two men enter! One man leaves!"

[anansi133.livejournal.com]

...picture of a cage surrounded by people chanting "Two men enter! One man leaves!"

...That was more or less the picture in my mind, generated by the press coverage of Dean versus Kerry.

The last few elections for me, have been less about which of the two parties best personifies 'the' american mood of the moment, and more about how deeply entrenched are the parasitic snakes sucking out the brains of US governance. To me it makes little difference whether this process is characterized by a republican flag, or a democratic flag. As long as enough people can be alienated from the polls and the issues, it's largely a matter of window dressing.

I guess in that sense, you might call me a lukewarm Bush supporter, since I'm seriously considering not going to the polls for the first time since I've been eligable to vote. It's the most articulate way I know of saying, 'a pox on both your houses!'

[selenite.livejournal.com]

It's the most articulate way I know of saying, 'a pox on both your houses!'

I've voted libertarian to say that, except for voting for Perot in '92. But I can't stomach the libertarian party any more. That would leave . . . Nader.

I don't think I could do it.