Outside the Beltway

Kerry-McCain

James Joyner · Wednesday, March 10, 2004 · 2 comments

Citizen Smash passes on word that John McCain would “entertain” a vice presidential offer from his “close friend” John Kerry.

Well, they both served in Vietnam (or so I’m told), they both hate George Bush, and they’re both Democrats.

Update: Kevin Drum has a decidely different reaction, much to the amusement of Steven Taylor.

FILED UNDER: Campaign 2004, John Kerry, John McCain, Kevin Drum, Steven Taylor, Vietnam

James Joyner is Professor and Department Head of Security Studies at Marine Corps University's Command and Staff College and a nonresident senior fellow at the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security at the Atlantic Council. He's a former Army officer and Desert Storm vet. Views expressed here are his own. Follow James on Twitter @DrJJoyner.

John A. Kalb says:

Wednesday, 10 March 2004 at 17:24

McCain’s many things, but not a Democrat. He has something like an 84 lifetime rating from ACU. Aside from his maverick act, he’s overall fairly conservative.
McGehee says:

Thursday, 11 March 2004 at 08:52

Much as I dislike McCain, I have to agree with John — McCain is not a Democrat.

What he is, is a McCainocrat.