The Magnificent Bastard Strikes Again!
From "last throes" to this:
I suppose not, when the candidate is a fellow Republican. But to Cheney's credit, age has never been a factor for Republicans (the older the better). Considering the likes of Newt Gingrich and Rush Limbaugh have had multiple spouses, I'm sure the Republican (if not the conservative) base will overlook it. As for religion: well the country overcame JFK being a Catholic (I can't believe people actually said he would have taken orders directly from the Pope) and Joe Lieberman being Jewish VP candidate (note: both of these where Democrats at the time), so maybe they can deal with a Mormon.
I guess what I'm saying is: the GOP, as it stands right now, is probably willing to overlook some traditionally conservative (read: WASP) "character flaws" in order to keep the White House. But no way would they let a 70-yr-old Mormon Democrat on his third wife go unscathed in a campaign.
John McCain is 70, Rudy Giuliani has been married three times and Mitt Romney is Mormon—not a problem for being president, Vice President Dick Cheney says.
I suppose not, when the candidate is a fellow Republican. But to Cheney's credit, age has never been a factor for Republicans (the older the better). Considering the likes of Newt Gingrich and Rush Limbaugh have had multiple spouses, I'm sure the Republican (if not the conservative) base will overlook it. As for religion: well the country overcame JFK being a Catholic (I can't believe people actually said he would have taken orders directly from the Pope) and Joe Lieberman being Jewish VP candidate (note: both of these where Democrats at the time), so maybe they can deal with a Mormon.
I guess what I'm saying is: the GOP, as it stands right now, is probably willing to overlook some traditionally conservative (read: WASP) "character flaws" in order to keep the White House. But no way would they let a 70-yr-old Mormon Democrat on his third wife go unscathed in a campaign.
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