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• 1. Bob Schaper - Asst. Metro Editor  |  February 8th, 2008 at 7:42 pm

  I will now make a prediction for all the world to hear. Between now and the Republican convention, John McCain will be forced to announce he’s had a recurrence of the malignant melanoma that has scarred his face. The cancer will be even more serious this time, throwing the party into chaos.

  McCain will NOT be on the November ballot, due to health reasons.

• 2. Pat Cunningham  |  February 9th, 2008 at 4:09 pm

  A bold prediction, indeed, Mr. S. And who will fill the vacuum?

• 3. MR. BASEBALL  |  February 9th, 2008 at 9:22 pm

  I don’t know if Mr. Schaper will be proven correct, but there’s no question that McCain’s age and health are issues. If elected, he’ll be much older than Ronald Reagan was when he was elected to his first term. I think if McCain wins, he will be a one term President.

• 4. Pat Cunningham  |  February 10th, 2008 at 8:24 am

  Mr. B, I don’t see how McCain can win in November, especially if his opponent is Obama. Mr. Straight Talk is not a good campaigner or a good debater. He’s not going to have much support from the hard-right wing of the GOP. And he’s a one-issue guy — military policy. His stance on immigration takes that issue off the table. He’s admitted that he doesn’t know much about economic policy, which hurts him big-time during a recession. I just don’t see him winning.

• 5. MR. BASEBALL  |  February 10th, 2008 at 2:41 pm

  I agree that if Obama is the Democratic Candidate, McCain has no chance. But if Clinton gets the nomination, that will energize the far right of the Republican party and it will be close. Because Clinton initially voted in favor of military action against Iraq that issue won’t play as well for her as for Obama and the Republicans will label her a flip-flopper. Obama will also draw a lot of independents and moderate Republicans to his side while Clinton will actually lose some Democrats who may stay home. Right or wrong, there’s a segment of the population that despises Hillary Clinton.

• 6. Pat Cunningham  |  February 10th, 2008 at 9:55 pm

  There’s some logic to your analysis, Mr. B, but I think anti-Hillary hysteria among the knuckledraggers and kooks could redound to her benefit. That was the case, in effect, in the New Hampshire primary. She suffered a few unfair shots, and, boom, she won.

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