My Mom's Wild Theory on the GOP & McCaine

[romantico]

My Mom said something this morning that made me think. Yeah, its wild but hear me out. She thinks McCaine will get the Nomination and they will pick a really conservative Vice President. If McCaine gets elected and takes office,he will step down due to health reasons after a few months and the VP will take over. I know its tin foil hat wearing paranoia,but I still can't shake it. I put nothing past the GOP/Karl Rove.

[no_hypocrisy]

1. Anything's possible.

[leftofthedial]

2. if nominated

he DEFINITELY will have an ultra-"conservative" (neocon, theocratic fascist nutjob) VP candidate.

[bryant69]

5. Almost certain - he has to convince his base that he's not as bad as they think he is

Too bad for Lindsey Graham and Joe Lieberman.

Bryant
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[Lisa]

3. and to think that this actually sounds quite middle-of-the-road for them

Given what Rove's been up to in the past (smearing etc.), it's definitely a possibility. Not paranoid at all. They've snuck their ideologues into position using happy-face tactics before.

Kudos to your mom.

[bunkerbuster1]

4. Even if that's not the "plan," that's a legitimate issue for us to campaign against

The actuarial tables are not real kind to a man who's had cancer, in his early 70s. Not that likely to make it past a first term, and far more likely to kick off in the first term than would be any other candidate.

That being the case, it's fair to focus on the extremism of whatever Veep he'll pick, and it's a good bet that Veep will be farther to the right than McCain.

Along with being a warmongering sack of shit like McCain already is.

[Bobbieo]

6. R- Your mom makes sense, particularly if McCain has malignant melonoma.

It will be the VP who really counts.I've stated this before!!!

[L. Coyote]

15. His age and health are real concerns. Oldest R candidate ever if nominated.

Plus his cancer ....

[alarimer]

7. Huckabee for VP

I was thinking the same thing. They need him to capture the southern conservative vote.

[Evergreen Emerald]

8. ohmygod...that is scary! I hope she is wrong.

!

[NoPasaran]

9. I'm not scared

We're going to skin him alive in November.

[jmm]

10. His ego's too massive to willingly step down and he would

try to work through any health crisis even if it would be bad for his health but if he was elected I could easily see this happening.

[Wiley50]

11. Just Like the Last Old Fool, There Will Be a Bush in the Backseat Driving

This time it will be Jeb.

Mark my words.

Just look at McCain's Advisors:

John McCain

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Henry Kissinger

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Richard Armitage, former deputy secretary of state, covert operative and lifelong Bush ally

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Robert “Bud” McFarlane, Reagan/Bush national security adviser, Iran, Contra

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William Kristol, editor of The Weekly Standard (neocon)

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Alexander Haig, Reagan/Bush secretary of state

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George Shultz, Reagan/Bush secretary of state, Hoover Institution, Bechtel

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Brent Scowcroft, Ford, George H.W. Bush national security adviser
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James Woolsey, former CIA director

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Lawrence Eagleburger, George H.W. Bush secretary of state

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William Ball, Reagan administration Navy secretary

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Colin Powell

http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=7...

[karlrschneider]

12. Beware the McCaine McMutiny!

;-)

[supernova]

13. McCain/Huckabee 08!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x4319502

[Matariki]

14. Dear god - I heard some pundit on NPR talking about Huckabee as a VP choice

to appeal to the 'idiot base' of the repub party.