Hayworth told The Associated Press late Friday that he stepped down as host of his radio program on KFYI-AM, a conservative radio talk show in Phoenix. Legally, he wouldn't be able to host the program and be an active candidate.
Hayworth was ousted from his Congressional seat in 2007 after 12 years in office by Democrat Harry Mitchell, and has hosted the radio show for the past few years.
Hayworth says he's not formally announcing a run for the Senate seat, but that "we're moving forward to challenge John McCain."
He added that he's had a wonderful time at KFYI, but "it's time to enter public life again."
Dear John: You lost the presidential election because you weren't conservative enough. You had to bring in Sarah Palin to bump up your creds, and since she wasn't going to be president, we didn't vote for you. You really have lost the conservative base in you home state, being such a liberal and all. JD was in the house for 12 years (good enough). He's amiable, well spoken and can whip your tired old ass.
PS. Thanks for the Viet Nam service, we still consider you a war hero. But then we still consider Charles Barkley and Michael Jordan to be Basketball players too.
Can not agree with you on this. While John McCain does have his liberal tendancies, he is still a tough SOB and still stands far enough to the right for me. My biggest problem with McCain is his pandering to the riligious right aka bringing in Palin and his having anything to do with Kennedy.
ReplyDeleteWith that being said, until someone comes along that is as tough and influential as John McCain, my vote stays with him. JD Hayworth was a big name when I was a kid watching the news, but his political career was not very exciting except for the scandals, which is the reason he lost to Mitchell.