President Peter King? New York Republican Considering Run for White House

[hrmjustin]

John Parkinson

Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., emerges from a closed-door meeting with House Republicans to work on an approach to immigration reform, at the Capitol in Washington, July 10, 2013. Credit: J. Scott Applewhite/AP

After surveying the field of contenders expected to enter the Republican presidential primary in 2016, Rep. Pete King, an 11-term Republican from Long Island, N.Y., said he is considering running for the country’s highest elected office.

“I’m going to certainly give it thought. I’m going to see where it goes,” King said during an interview with ABC News today. “My concern right now is I don’t see anyone at the national level speaking enough on, to me, what’s important – national security, homeland security, counterterrorism.”

As King weighs an improbable campaign, he called New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush “solid candidates,” but said he has been disappointed by the lack of focus on foreign policy by other candidates that are presumed to enter the Republican primary.

“I would hope that our party is not defined by Rand Paul and Ted Cruz,” King said, taking aim at conservative Republican senators from Kentucky and Texas, respectively. “I’m not crazy about Rand Paul and Ted Cruz. But on the other hand, you know, guys like Chris Christie and Jeb Bush, I have a lot of regard for.

Read more at http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2013/07/president-peter-king-new-york-republican-considering-run-for-white-house/

[atreides1]

1. Just what we need

A terrorist supporter, or does he really think people have forgotten his support of the IRA?

[hrmjustin]

3. This is very true.

[Enrique]

9. it's about time we had a terrorist-supporting president

[hrmjustin]

10. I wonder how he would get around that.

[BeyondGeography]

2. He's fully qualified, imo

for the 2016 clown car.

[hrmjustin]

4. We would be at war every week with him.

[Cooley Hurd]

5. If he won, it would make history: 1st President with a toupee...

[hrmjustin]

6. I had no idea he wore one.

[LeftofObama]

7. Please proceed, Mr. King!

[hrmjustin]

8. I tell you we would be at war all the time.

[longship]

11. The clown car is loading up already!

Can hardly wait. I am going to stock up on popcorn and Cocoa Puffs -- the latter, as in coo coo for.

R&

[hrmjustin]

12. I can not imagine they would every vote for him.