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    AP source: McCotter to announce on presidency

    DETROIT (AP) — U.S. Rep. Thaddeus McCotter will make a "major announcement" Saturday about whether he will run for president in next year's election, a person familiar with the plans said Thursday.

    McCotter's office said Thursday that the 45-year-old will be the keynote speaker Saturday at a festival in Whitmore Lake.

    "He's going to make a major announcement at that event," the person, who is in contact with the Livonia congressman, told The Associated Press.

    McCotter will address whether he will seek the Republican presidential nomination in 2012, said the person, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the person was not authorized to discuss McCotter's plans. The person would not say whether McCotter had decided run.

    The Associated Press left a message seeking comment Thursday for a spokeswoman for McCotter, Michaela Huntley.

    McCotter, 45, is a lawyer and has served as a state senator, Wayne County commissioner and Schoolcraft Community College trustee before entering the U.S. House in 2003.

    McCotter told WJR-AM in Detroit on May 25 he was seriously considering a presidential run. He said the job was attractive because it would let him shape the debate in Washington, but that he'd have to consult with his wife, Rita, and their three children before deciding whether to run.

    McCotter also was linked with a possible run for the U.S. Senate next year, but he has said he will not seek to challenge Democratic incumbent Sen. Debbie Stabenow.

    Earlier this month, McCotter criticized Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney as being too similar to President Barack Obama on issues such as health care and the bailout of the financial services sector.

    "The people who are struggling to get this economy going ... will see that President Obama and Mr. Romney are less rivals than running mates," the congressman said in a written statement.

     

    553 comments

    • WiGoatFarmer  •  10 mths ago
      He will need to gain name recognition. Never heard of him until today.
      • David S 10 mths ago
        20 years ago at this time, who had heard of Bill Clinton?
      • DieDemReps 10 mths ago
        Has to be better then all of them right now except Ron Paul is who I will vote for!
      • MaryB 10 mths ago
        Make sure you learn about him. One place to start is youtube.
    • Noggy  •  10 mths ago
      Who????
      • DUB 10 mths ago
        And, we're going to be suffering for a decade from this one!
    • alergic2pretense  •  10 mths ago
      Who?
    • Francis  •  10 mths ago
      The leaches are lining up to suck us dry.
    • L.A. WALKER  •  10 mths ago
      Who isn't running for President? I think i will run too!!!
      • Diogenes 10 mths ago
        Are you a multi-millionaire???? Prone to corruption....Liar....Traitor...War Monger...well then if you are all of these by all means declare.
      • envelope 10 mths ago
        I will vote for u.....
      • Shag 10 mths ago
        Me too! Hmm, I could live on campaign money, just like that Delaware witch!
    • SSgt. Michael S.  •  10 mths ago
      He is going to pick McBarbarino as his running mate.
    • A.A.J.  •  10 mths ago
      Less well known politicians sometimes run for President because it is a great way to get name recognition on a national stage... he isn't in it to win it... just to help shape the debate and to get his face on national TV.

      Republicans and Democrats both do it all the time. No biggie.
    • Sarah Peggy hill palin  •  10 mths ago
      Never heard of him. Who is this guy?
    • J.  •  10 mths ago
      Another F___ing lawyer running for office. It is no wonder the country is upside down.
    • Rick Perry is not in Texa ...  •  10 mths ago
      Another one?
    • Don  •  10 mths ago
      Whose next? Ronald McDonald and his sidekicks
    • LINDAM  •  10 mths ago
      lol, who in hell is he? I'm sure no one outside his state has heard of him. what a waste of time and money.
    • Mack  •  10 mths ago
      Poll after poll says that many GOP voters are seriously underwhelmed by the existing field, so expect more unknowns to jump into the mix. At this point, it's anybody's game to win.
    • Earl  •  10 mths ago
      Why not. If my memory serves me, his family have been Ford car dealers for years. We know how honest Automobile salesmen are. Would you buy a used car from this man?
    • michael  •  10 mths ago
      Another Republican candidate? They are getting thicker than fleas on a dog. And a no-name, at that. Pretty soon all the Republican members of Congress and the Senate will decide to run for the Presidency.
    • Bonnie  •  10 mths ago
      Who????
    • Mohave Mike  •  10 mths ago
      there must be 20 people who want's obama's job.
    • williamt  •  10 mths ago
      Let me guess lower taxes for corporations and the rich, Reduction of medicare and social security benefits for the middle class, privatize education through vouchers, Privatize prisons, Increase military contracts to companies that support me, OF COURSE wear that flag pin and ALWAYS say God Bless America!!!!
    • A Yahoo! User  •  10 mths ago
      WHO IS THIS GUY? Is it really necessary for ANOTHER no-name to enter the race? We've already got Santorium, Pawlenty, that pro-marijuana New Mexico governor, and the RINO governor of Utah. Unless Palin or Perry enters the race, people need to step back because candidates are getting pretty redundant.
    • david  •  10 mths ago
      lift a rock and find another GOP presidential candidate
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