GOP Rep. King(NY) Leaves Door Open For Presidential Bid

[Purveyor]

(05-18) 09:40 PDT Garden City, N.Y. (AP) --

Rep. Peter King, whose national profile has climbed as head of the U.S. House Homeland Security panel, is leaving the door open for a possible presidential bid.

The New York congressman, responding to a powerful hometown Republican's suggestion that he run for president, said he was taking a wait-and-see approach.

"Let's see what happens," King told The Associated Press in a telephone interview Wednesday. "This is something out of the blue. It is a great honor, but right now I am focused on getting re-elected to the House next year."

Joseph Mondello, the longtime chairman of the Nassau County Republican Committee — once considered among the most powerful GOP organizations in the country — drew widespread applause from 1,100 fellow Long Island Republicans at a dinner Tuesday night when he suggested King consider a "favorite son" candidacy.

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[rfranklin]

1. Ya gotta be kidding!

This is the guy that said, "Waterboarding is a moral imperative."

Among many other detestable things.

[monmouth]

2. Bwahahaha....His "charm" will surely seal the deal for him...LOL...n/t

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

3. Every time you pick up a rock another one crawls out.

Or maybe the better analogy would be -- apparently the clown car isn't empty yet.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

4. we gots to be running out of rocks. Soon. Hopefully.

[leftynyc]

5. I would think

losing your home state would be quite embarassing (I remember Gore losing TN).

[alsame]

6. +1. I was just about to say that he wouldn't even win NY. nt

[PatSeg]

7. Thought this might be a joke or perhaps a typo

Best laugh of the day, but the day is still relatively young and there are SO many republicans.

[rurallib]

8. !

what an ego

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[Renew Deal]

9. King thinks he's Thomas Jefferson.

Should make for some funny ads. I hope he runs. It will be fun to watch him lose.

[Cali_Democrat]

10. ROFL @ this clown

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA :rofl:

[EC]

11. A joke

Right?

[otohara]

12. One More Asshole Calling Obama Names

oh boy!
POTUS getting it from left, right, gay, straight, old, young, black, white, Hispanic, American Indian,

[Catherine Vincent]

13. Puhlease!!

That jackass has the nerve to even think on the possibly to run for president? He's no better than members of the Westboro Baptist church. Any politican that would slander someone the day before their funeral is the lowest scum on earth.

[Thumper79]

14. It just keeps getting worse.

King is a Neanderthal and ugly as hell. He will never make it to the Oval Office. (I'm not even mentioning his racist anti-American views.):puke:

[Canuckistanian]

15. Please....

Close that door.

[CreekDog]

16. And I often leave a door open hoping Ed McMahon will walk in

:eyes:

[Thrill]

17. President of what?

[AtomicKitten]

18. They should put that mess on Pay-Per-View and pay off the national debt. LOL

[Keith Bee]

19. Unrec

See?

[opihimoimoi]

20. He cannot pass the Reason Test...he is a FAIL

[Arugula Latte]

21. And the flow of sewage continues unabated. nt