John McCain for secretary of defense--President Kerry's secretary of defense, that is?* John McCain For McCain's grandfather and father, see John S. McCain, Sr. and John S. McCain, Jr., respectively John Sidney McCain III (born August 29, 1936 in Panama Canal Zone) is an American politician, war veteran, and currently the Republican Senior U.S. Senator from Arizona. for secretary of defense--President Kerry's secretary of defense, that is? Well, why not? Take the reasons, from ig- to noble. McCain dislikes George W. Bush, and nurses a grudge from the 2000 primaries. McCain has vouched for Kerry's toughness on defense (though he qualified it by adding that Kerry would have to be judged on his record). McCain, however frisky frisk·y adj. frisk·i·er, frisk·i·est Energetic, lively, and playful: a frisky kitten. frisk he might be feeling, could not be Kerry's running mate, given his own Republican record and the temper of the Democratic party; but presidents have reached out to cabinet secretaries of the other party--Henry Stimson, John Connally, Bill Cohen cohen or kohen (Hebrew: “priest”) Jewish priest descended from Zadok (a descendant of Aaron), priest at the First Temple of Jerusalem. The biblical priesthood was hereditary and male. . McCain would be a voice of reason and firmness in a Kerry cabinet--what others would there be? McCain has spoken of his career, most notably at the 2000 Philadelphia convention, in wistful terms. Crossing the aisle into the cabinet would be a gratifying grat·i·fy tr.v. grat·i·fied, grat·i·fy·ing, grat·i·fies 1. To please or satisfy: His achievement gratified his father. See Synonyms at please. 2. , and possibly useful, way to end it. |
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