Coburn Dismisses Veep Talk With Emphatic 'No'

Senator Tom Coburn said Saturday he has no interest in the vice presidency, thus ending speculation he might be considered by certain Republican nominee John McCain.

Speaking Saturday morning at Northeastern State University-Muskogee, Coburn replied with an emphatic "No" when asked if he would consider being the Republican vice presidential nominee.

"Let me put this to bed," he added after a short pause. "I'm old enough to know what I'm called to do."

Coburn, and former Congressman J. C. Watts, have been mentioned as possible vice presidential running mates. Washington strategists have down-played those rumors, saying McCain will select a better-known running mate from a larger state.

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