Wonkette
Because John McCain cherishes service above self, he almost took a vow to live out but one term as president before manfully expiring in 2012. You see, last year when he was losing horribly, he was so deeply unpopular within his own party that the only way Republicans could stomach supporting him was if they had some assurance they’d be rid of him as quickly as possible. But then old WALNUTS! had to go and not make his Selfless Vow, because he is a venal politician like all the others, interested in living and things.
Campaign advisers said that, as they discussed the merits of the pledge, the drawbacks were obvious: it might tie McCain’s hand with Congress. It would certainly raise the profile of his heir apparent and vice presidential nominee, who would be treated as a de-facto presidential candidate for McCain’s entire term. And it would draw attention to his age.
But at the time, the benefits were judged to be equally as powerful: his finance team loved it; it would call more attention to the political opportunism of his opponents, Republicans and Democrats. It would free him from having to spend the last two years of his presidency running for re-election; it would send an unmistakable message that McCain intended to be a different kind of president. One Republican close to the campaign said: “It would have been the most selfless act in modern American politics.”
So of course he didn’t take any pledges of any sort, because he started winning, the end.
Exclusive: McCain Almost Took “One-Term” Pledge [Marc Ambinder]
Also he wouldn’t have to remember anything from more than four years ago, which would’ve made things much easier.
C’mon WALNUTS! Roll over boy. Gooood.
Now sit. SIT. Very nice.
…so we would have had to watch him decay for ONLY 4 years? That sounds like a really good deal!!!
People try to put me d-down (Talkin’ ’bout my administration)
Just because I got shot down (Talkin’ ’bout my administration)
Things we do look awful c-c-cold (Talkin’ ’bout my administration)
I hope I die before I get old (Talkin’ ’bout my administration)
This is my administration
This is my administration, baby
The only pledge I want to hear about from him is a pledge to make sure that the candy dish on the desk in the Oval is ALWAYS stocked with Werther’s Originals.
He should ask any VA governor how well that whole 1-term thing works.
“They’ll have to pry the red button from my cold dead hands.”
Ol’ lame duck McSame better sign that pledge, or Mitten’s going to slip
something into his Metamucil.
Now if someone could just get Hillz to take a no-term pledge
He just knows the end of the age comes in 2012. He’s an ancient Mayan after all!
AngryBlakGuy: I want to see McCain running for (and losing) the presidency well into his 90s. Or have those already passed? Either way, it makes the rest of us feel better about our age.
McCrampy will be president forever.He’s going to have his head transplanted onto Jim Webb’s body,and rule foe eternity…
He’s got that whole Jose Feliciano thing going on in foto.
Hey, if Barack took the same pledge, maybe Hillary would rally behind him instead of stabbing him in the back in preparation for her 2012 run.
ManchuCandidate: *golf clap*
Didn’t Bob Dole actually make a one-term pledge, due his extreme wizenedness? I seem to recall his speech at the convention talking about his “last campaign” (though this could have just been because he and everyone else knew tha the had no chance whatsoever of winning).
Ironically, Dole is still around and being feisty four years after his second term would have ended.
He should take the pledge. Hell, does even need 4 months, let alone 4 years, to finish bush’s job of completely fucking up the world?
McCain is just being realistic. Four years is more than enough time to get us into a war with Iran, completely destroy the economy, and make sure the kids get off the White House lawn.
And if he can completly stack the supreme court with people approved by the likes of Bill Kristol, Rush Limbaugh and Pat Robinson, that is just a little whip cream on top of a nice shit sundae.
Actually, McCain is sort of wimping out. The best thing he can do for his campaign is pledge to server no years if elected.
jfruh: And ripping Scott McClellan a new one, just for the fun of it! Funny thing is, old-mannerisms aside, everything he said was true.
Obama reneged on his pledge to “preserve a publicly financed general election.”
Miguel: Hilarious!
NotUrEvryDayWEzl: Oh and you know he’ll be running. I think it’s in his living will.
Miguel: Shut up, man! Everytime I hear someone say that, I give in to the compelling urge to send another $25 to the Obama campaign. (Whoops, there I go again…)
Wow! That is an interesting angle. STARTING your term as a lame duck. Gee, what could go wrong for you there, McCranky? I say, give it a go!
masterdebater: Doesn’t really matter if you considered a lame duck when as soon as you take the oath of office you plan to first conquer and then become Supreme Leader for Life of the entire world.