I know it is improbable that John McCain will in fact be John Kerry's running-mate in the presidential election campaign. However, I can't give up on the idea primarily because more and more influential political figures seem to share my enthusiasm for the idea. It probably won't happen for the very reason that it should: It makes too much sense, and we all know that common sense and the good of the whole are not common denominators in the bellies of politicos. But these precarious days call for healthy doses of both from all whom hold themselves out to be "leaders."
Asked after a speech in California on Monday what he thought of Mr. McCain's potential for the Democratic presidential ticket, Mr. Gephardt described him as a "very attractive figure in American politics" who "would be accepted by the Democratic Party," according to CNN.
Mr. McCain is "someone a lot of Democrats could get interested in," Mr. Gephardt said at the Leon Panetta Center in Monterrey.
