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McCain's untouchables: four men who should not be on the ticket.(John McCain)(Cover story)(Viewpoint essay)

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| July 14, 2008 | Miller, John J. | COPYRIGHT 2008 National Review, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

AS the recent HBO miniseries on his life revealed, John Adams was one of our most quotable Founding Fathers. Here's a remark he made about his vice presidency (both on television and in real life): "My country has in its wisdom contrived for me the most insignificant office that ever the invention of man contrived or his imagination conceived."

It's hard to envision a straight-faced Dick Cheney saying the same thing. A pundit probably wouldn't, either, if only because it might let the air out of what is bound to be this summer's easiest political-discussion starter: Whom will John McCain and Barack Obama pick for running mates?

The question is vital, if ...

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