On Tuesday, McCain will visit the Tonight Show in the hopes that Jay Leno will not go as hard on him as did David Letterman a few weeks ago. Too bad for McCain. The election would have inevitably been much closer had he nominated VP someone with a trace of brain cells. As for his future political career, McCain's maverickness will not allow him to retire from politics until death. According to correspondent David Kirkpatrick from NPR, "McCain is one of the most unpredictable politicians out there... if he thought he was young at 72 to run for the presidency,who knows what he'll do next". Wouldn't it be something if Obama selected McCain as one of his cabinet members?
http://www.npr.org/templates/player/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=1&islist=false&id=96811878&m=96813005
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It will be interesting to see what kind of Senator John McCain is upon his return. He could certainly fade off into the distance and be one of those unknown Senators, but if he wants to hold true to the values that he campaigned on, then he must continue to be an active member. While he lost an election, he can still certainly propose legislation in the Senate.
I agree with Dan. Watching where McCain goes from here will be fascinating simply because it will say a great deal about how our political culture operates. Center-left slate.com had an interesting column that suggests what McCain might do to "rebuild the McCain brand."
http://www.slate.com/id/2203756/
The economist too discusses "if only the real John McCain had been running".
http://www.economist.com/opinion/PrinterFriendly.cfm?story_id=12511171
I'm very interested to see how McCain, along with whats left of the Republicans in congress, will react and work with the Obama Administration, which i shall from here on out refer to as the O-team. Never before have I witnessed a situation such as the one we face today, what with democratic majority in two of the three branches of government. My expectation is that the partisanship will continue, but my hope is that the economic problems our nation and the world will bring the two parties together in an effort to find the most practical solution. There hopes, however, are about as likely as Samir's "stick to the issues" hopes. Only time will tell.
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