John Warner might be retiring because other Republicans will try so hard to take him out

[ck4829]

Before this all happened, Warner still had a pretty rough relationship with the rest of the party.

"In 1996, the conservative wing of his own party tried to deny Warner a fourth term. Warner had angered conservatives two years earlier by opposing GOP nominee Oliver North's bid to unseat Democratic Sen. Charles S. Robb. Warner declared the Iran-Contra figure unfit for public office and backed an independent who drew enough votes from moderates to ensure Robb's re-election.

Angered by what they viewed as party disloyalty, GOP conservatives backed former Reagan administration budget director Jim Miller to challenge Warner for renomination. Warner easily defeated Miller in a primary."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070831/ap_on_re_us/warner2008

If he tried to run in 2008, the swift boating would simply be obscene. And the Republicans attack us for what happened with Joe Lieberman.

[never_get_over_it]

1. He might be retiring because he is EIGHTY..... n/t

[phylla]

2. And he can escape a great deal of the messy end of our Iraq occupation and

can make lots of $$ on the lecture circuit.
He has done a good job and I hope that he has many years to enjoy his retirement.

[Jack Rabbit]

3. Warner isd one Republican I'm sorry to see go

I disagree with him as often any here, but he is a man of principle and I respect that. We all should.

In 1999, he was one of ten Republican senators to vote against at least one article of impeachment against President Clinton.

In 1996, he refused to endorse the GOP's candidate for Virginia's other US senate seat, COL Oliver North, because North lied under oath to a Senate committee investigating the Iran-Contra scandal.

[Chipper Chat]

4. So, let him switch parties and run as a Democrat.

Webb would back him and I for one would welcome him.