McCain Won’t Run for Vice Presidency

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) firmly squelched renewed speculation that he might consider serving as Texas Gov. George W. Bush’s vice presidential running mate on the Republican ticket. McCain, in Washington, told Reuters he could not understand the sudden burst of speculation that had followed publication in the Washington Post of an article by conservative columnist Robert Novak. “I’ve made it very clear I don’t want to be considered and I don’t want to be vice president of the United States and I will not be,” McCain said.