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Post | 11/19/2008 5:05 pm

John McCain Looking at 2010 Senate Run

By The Staff at wowOwow.com
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John McCain’s not quite ready to ride off into the sunset!

The Arizona aenator, who lost his White House bid this month, reportedly told senior advisers last week that he plans on running for reelection in 2010, which means the 72-year-old envisions playing an integral role under President-elect Barack Obama’s administration. Some people remain skeptical about McCain’s true intentions, with many speculating he’s simply floating the idea to ensure a slot, but may not entirely be serious about keeping his position. Those people, naturally, are Democrats:

Democrats remain skeptical that McCain’s intention to run means that he will ultimately be a candidate for reelection. They see the resumption of his leadership PAC as simply McCain keeping his options open so that if he does ultimately decide to run, he will be strongly positioned to do so.

McCain’s not the only bold-faced Arizona politician who may be angling for a 2010 Senatorial run. Gov. Janet Napolitano, D-AZ, has reportedly been mulling her options — and mock polls put her ahead of McCain. Napolitano’s political future, however, rests on whether Obama pulls her into his administration. There were rumors the governor had been considered for the attorney general slot, but that appears to have been taken by Eric Holder. Another position has been floated, however: head of Homeland Security.

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newzie snoozie

FISRT OFF I THINK , AS MUCH ATTENTION THAT WAS PAID TO JOHNS HEALTH SOMEONE SHOULD NOTICE HOW FAST, HOW VERY QUICKLY HE AGES. WHEN HE WAS RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT HE WAS ONLY 72 SINCE THEN HE HAS AGED 10 YEARS. AT THE RATE HE SEEMS TO BE AGING HE JUST MAY NOT MAKE IT TO 2010. THEN ALSO SOME WHERE RECENTLY HIS NAMED WAS MISSPELLED. DOES THIS ALL MEAN WHEN PUT TOGETHER HE OR SOEMONE HAS LOST TRACK OF HIM AND FORGETTING HIS NAME ALREADY? HEY JOHN, NO DEMENTIA ALLOWED IN THE POLITICAL GAME….

By newzie snoozie on 11/19/2008 5:25 pm
Diana T

I’m not surprised; he’s been a good senator for Arizona. He may serve just like Byrd and Kennedy—until he’s quite elderly.

By Diana T on 11/19/2008 5:26 pm
Belinda .

McCain as Senator of Arizona…yes, President….no. I agree with Diana, my guess is he will indeed be another Kennedy or Byrd and serve until he can’t serve any more. But more importantly I think this run for the presidency taught him alot about his limitations and was a wake up call of sorts. It will be nice to see the old John McCain back now instead of …whatever and whoever…that was we saw over the past year.

By Belinda . on 11/19/2008 5:38 pm
Brooklyn Gal

He is a fine senator and I wish him luck. I don’t think he owes the Conservatives anything and hopefully will vote his maverick style.

By Brooklyn Gal on 11/19/2008 8:06 pm
f p

Go home John and leave the rest of us alone—I for one have had enough of your brand of politicking. The less this country sees of your kind of political theatre the better.

By f p on 11/19/2008 9:55 pm
Tee Zee

Welcome back Frank, you were missed! I agree until Johnny Boy admits to the lies and the smear I think he should live quietly in retirement.

By Tee Zee on 11/19/2008 10:19 pm
f p

Hi TZ—thanks much :-)

By f p on 11/20/2008 5:32 am
Joan Brown

Who’s John McCain? Oh he’s the guy that ran with Sarah Palin for president. Well, if not a president he might as well stay where he started from. This time we will keep checks and balances on pork and special interest groups.

By Joan Brown on 11/20/2008 2:26 am
Marjorie C.

…the 82-year-old envisions playing an integral role…

John McCain is 72 years old. I think his serving another term as senator is between him and the people of Arizona. The climate in Washington DC will be quite different in 2010 — the Democrats will be either heroes, or bums to be replaced. Depends how far right the pendulum will have started swinging.

By Marjorie C. on 11/20/2008 7:26 am
Ms. Dee

Lest we forget… McCain did get 47% of the vote. That’s a lot of people, anyway you slice it. So if he can stay in the Senate and create a bit of an alliance with the Obama administration, it wouldn’t hurt anything. But Napolitano’s a strong opponent.

And I have to say again, I know what’s done is done, but we’d be in better shape today if Karl Rove hadn’t sabatoged McCain’s run for the White House in 2000. Had McCain been POTUS on 9/11, I think he would have led us in a far more productive direction.

By Ms. Dee on 11/20/2008 9:17 am