By GottaLaff
Would you agree to be vice president?
Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.)Then what must they think of this guy:
“When I was much younger I would have probably said, ‘Sure, I’ll be glad to accept it,’ but I’m 70 years [old] and they need a younger person for the job. I would probably tell them, ‘Look for somebody else.’ ”
Sen. Pete Domenici (R-N.M.)
“No. I’m too old.”
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa)
“I’m too old to be vice president. But I am young enough to be reelected to the Senate.”
John Sidney McCain, U.S. SenatorBorn: 29 August 1936
Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska)
“No. I’ve got too many things that I still want to do as a senator. And I don’t like the idea of a job where you sit around and wait for someone to die.”