Noonan suggests McCain runs for only one term

[question everything]

(a way for him to win, of course)

It seems to me it would be a brilliant thing for (McCain) to announce he means to be a one-term president, that he means to have a clean, serious, one-term presidency in which he will do things those under pressure of re-election do not and cannot do. This would be received as a refreshment, a way out for the voters in a year they seem to want a way out. For many in the middle it would be a twofer. You get a good man, for only four years, and Mr. Obama gets to grow and deepen. He'll be better older.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120846056666123713.html?mod=todays_us_weekend_journal

[AlCzervik]

1. another column sponsored by Vodka.

[Fenris]

5. LOL! I love you.

[AlCzervik]

7. she's giving vodka drinkers everywhere a bad name.

:D

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. Even one term of McCain would wreak havoc ...

NO terms for him, IMHO!

He could make sure the Supreme Court takes a hard, and quite long-lasting turn to the right...

And he could certainly guarantee our involvement in Iran would go on...:puke:

And I'm sure he could irrevocably mess up quite a few other things! :mad:

This must not stand!

[AlCzervik]

4. yup, the court, if nothing else not one more republican should be allowed

to appoint another Supreme court justice and you know that once Dimson is out of office one or two of them will probably retire.

[dchill]

9. Right! If limiting himself to ONE term is GOOD...

Then NO term would be BETTER! I like that kind of logic. :)

[sutz12]

3. Thus paving the way for Jeb in 2012, right?

:puke:

[bluestateguy]

6. That way he can be an imperialist like James K. Polk, who also made a one term promise

nt

[Skittles]

8. I don't think it would be "brilliant"

I think it would very much remind voters he is an old f***

[kskiska]

10. The next presidential campaign would begin the day after his inauguration.

Whatever happened to the idea that 4 years was not enough to accomplish anything, and 8 years was too long - that a 6-year term should be instituted.

However, where McCain is concerned, even a single term is too long. As noted above, the judicial appointments alone would be disastrous, even though he'd most likely have a Democratic Congress to deal with.

[aquart]

11. Run as a lame duck? LOL!

[Historic NY]

12. You can't run if your dead, his anger & health issues.........

will hasten his end.