McCain: My ‘Illegitimate Son’ Lindsey Graham Should Run for President

You’ve heard it a million times by now: twice-unsuccessful former presidential candidate Mitt Romney is strongly considering a third bid for the White House in 2016. Throw in the mix Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz, Rand Paul, and you’ve got a pretty full field of candidates.

In light of all this, political reporters have been vigorously asking Capitol Hill lawmakers for their humble opinions on the unofficial GOP field as it stands (or doesn’t really stand yet) today. And Sen. John McCain‘s (R-AZ) response was pretty perfect.

Calling himself a “great admirer of Mitt Romney’s,” McCain decided to go another route and suggest that his best friend in the Senate and ideological twin take a stab at the whole “run for president” thing.

“My illegitimate son Lindsey Graham is exploring that option,” he told reporters. “So I am strongly encouraging Sen. Lindsey Graham, particularly with the world the way it is today. No one understands the world today in the way that Lindsey Graham does, in my view.”

We’ll just leave it at that, folks.

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