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No Single Term for McCain
The Page by Mark Halperin — ... In an interview with Politico, McCain stated unequivocally that he would not pledge to serve only a single four-year term, rejecting a suggestion that some allies believe would allay questions about his age and underscore his non-partisan message of putting country first. ...

Early Morning Swim
Firedoglake — Special POW edition. Out by 2011. Will McSame accuse Bush and Rice of surrender? Be very afraid: McSame wants a two-term presidency. Maverick! Video of McSame saying he would've picked Cheney and Rumsfeld if he'd been elected in 2000. Will we get the veep choice today? Obama's in Virginia while Gramps takes the day off. The latest "OMG, Obama's totally gonna pick this guy" prediction. And another. For all this talk about how awesome McSame is doing, ...

Politico: McCain Won’t Make Single-Term Pledge
The Page by Mark Halperin —

No One Term Pledge For McCain
The Atlantic Politics Channel — The Politico quotes John McCain as flatly denying he's considering a one-term pledge. That settles that -- a bunch of McCain advisers had been and have been open to the idea, and McCain, at least two years ago, was, too. Not now.

McCain: I’ll Be So Different From Bush that I’ll Continue All His Policies
Matthew Yglesias — Here’s some jibberish from John McCain as reported by Martin & Allen: “I don’t have any need to show that I’m different than President Bush,” McCain said when asked if he’d take any steps after being elected to demonstrate where he’d diverge from his predecessor. Look, sure, McCain isn’t under any moral obligation to demonstrate difference from President Bush. But if he intends to pursue substantially the same policies as President Bush, then he has no right to react angrily when his political opponents say ...

McCain: ‘I don’t have to show I’m different from Bush.’
Think Progress — ... In a new interview with Politico, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) said, “I don’t have any need to show that I’m different than President Bush.” Though McCain drew “implicit contrasts” with the president during the interview, “he declined to outwardly criticize Bush and flatly stated that he wouldn’t do anything as president to underscore his difference with the unpopular incumbent.” According to a new CBS/NYT poll, ...

McCain Will Not Pledge to Serve One Term
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire — Sen. John McCain "stated unequivocally" in an interview with Politico that he "would not pledge to serve only a single four-year term, rejecting a suggestion that some allies believe would allay questions about his age and underscore his non-partisan message of putting country first." ...

Around the Web: 2008
The Corner on National Review Online — Thursday, August 21, 2008 [image] Around the Web: 2008 [Katherine Connell] The latest on the candidates . . . McCain Conservatives Urge a Running Mate Who Opposes Abortion Los Angeles TImes [image] The Silver Bullet The Washington Post [image] Calls Lobbyists 'Birds of Prey' Politico [image] Unsure How Many Houses He Owns Politico [image] Giuliani, Lieberman Will Speak at GOP Convention The Washington Post [image] Exclusive: No Single-Term Pledge Politico [image] [image] Obama On His Veep Thinking Time [image] Team Seeks Changes in ...

Bush Moves To Remove Iraq From The Campaign By... Adopting Obama's Position-- McCain Too Busy Counting His Homes To Realize
DownWithTyranny! — ... ? Do you count the million dollar parking lot he owns and call it fourteen? He can't be bothered to think about those kinds of questions, not when he's trying to explain his latest flip flops, one on how he would promise to just be a one-term president and one on ...

No single-term pledge for McCain
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News — ... allay questions about his age and underscore his nonpartisan message of putting country first. “No,” McCain said flatly, “I’m not considering it.” There has been speculation that McCain, 71, could couple a single-term promise with an untraditional running mate such as Democrat-turned-independent Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman (Conn.) to make the case that he would shove political interests aside and run a consensus-oriented government with the Democratic-held Congress.... Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0808/12681.html