Did McCain volunteer to speak in Washington state or was he requested?

[kentuck]

And why? In my opinion, he was requested to speak by Karl Rove. They are trying to regain the offensive. They believed that the constant talk about McCain and Kerry was hurting them with some of their base voters. They could not afford to lose McCain supporters and they had that fear. I could not see McCain going to Washington state unless requested.

[bluedog]

1. probably a$$ kissed to get to speak

McCain, a popular Republican senator who rejected calls to join Kerry’s campaign on a unity ticket, praised Bush’s efforts in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

“You will not yield,” McCain told the troops, “and neither will he.”

Bush, in turn, praised McCain’s work in the Senate and as a Navy pilot. “It is a privilege to be introduced to the men in uniform by a man who brought credit to the uniform,” Bush said.

McCain offered his support to Bush’s decision to take America to war, saying it is a “just and necessary fight.”

'Right and wrong, good and evil'
“It is a fight between right and wrong, good and evil,” McCain said. “It is no more ambiguous than that.”

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5239434/


oh and bushs slogan:

“I had a choice to make: to trust the judgment of a madman or to defend America. Given that choice, I will defend America every time,” Bush said.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

2. Not by me. But, I wasn't asked.

I'm still hoping that we can secede and become the Canadian Province of Baja British Columbia. At least us on the west side of the Cascades.

[SmokingJacket]

3. Scary thought: McCain as new VP candidate for Bush???

Just a horrible fantasy, right??

[kentuck]

4. I think it is a possibility....

Especially if Cheney makes the announcement in the next week or two that he is withdrawing from the VP position...This could be a trial run to see how Repubs react to McCain alongside Bush?? Not totally out of realms of possibilities.

[Sinistrous]

5. No. Not a fantasy.

I see events definitely tending toward that outcome.