McCain Sees the Funny Side of Defeat
Former presidential candidate returns to the campaign trail and an interview with Jay Leno
John McCain and Sarah Palin will return to the campaign trail today, just over a week after their crushing election defeat, with the former presidential candidate helping a fellow Republican senator and the would-be vice-president positioning herself for a 2012 White House run.
McCain is to campaign in Georgia on behalf of Senator Saxby Chambliss, who faces a run-off election on December 2. Palin is in Miami, using a slot at the Republican governors' conference as a platform to stake a claim to be the party's next presidential candidate.
On the Jay Leno show on Tuesday, McCain confirmed he would not stand again in 2012.
He said the day after the election the security team that had been with him 24 hours a day suddenly departed. He and his wife, Cindy, found themselves alone, and headed into the mountains for a coffee near their home in Arizona.
Asked how he had been since the election, McCain resorted to a joke he used eight years ago after losing the Republican nomination battle to George Bush. "Well, I've been sleeping like a baby. Sleep two hours, wake up and cry."
Asked why he had hidden the funny, likable part of his personality during the campaign, McCain said times were tough: "I don't frankly think that a lot of people wanted a stand-up comic."
McCain is to campaign in Georgia on behalf of Senator Saxby Chambliss, who faces a run-off election on December 2. Palin is in Miami, using a slot at the Republican governors' conference as a platform to stake a claim to be the party's next presidential candidate.
On the Jay Leno show on Tuesday, McCain confirmed he would not stand again in 2012.
He said the day after the election the security team that had been with him 24 hours a day suddenly departed. He and his wife, Cindy, found themselves alone, and headed into the mountains for a coffee near their home in Arizona.
Asked how he had been since the election, McCain resorted to a joke he used eight years ago after losing the Republican nomination battle to George Bush. "Well, I've been sleeping like a baby. Sleep two hours, wake up and cry."
Asked why he had hidden the funny, likable part of his personality during the campaign, McCain said times were tough: "I don't frankly think that a lot of people wanted a stand-up comic."
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