This is a bit circular so hang in there.

John McCain should at the proper time, post convention, announce that he will serve one term as president. This announcement, assuming he wins, frees him to be himself in office. A John McCain freed of re-election pressures will likely be more effective in pursuit of an effective agenda.

This puts the Vice Presidential selection in exceptionally high profile and creates the potential for a historic confluence of circumstances. 

I suggest that the Vice Presidential candidate be J.C. Watts of Oklahoma; good looking, nice family, great speaker, author, conservative, football star, successful businessman, CNN contributor, eight years in the House of Representatives and Chairman of the House Republican Conference the 4^th highest leadership position within the Congressional Republican structure. He is, as well, an African American.

That scenario creates a number of interesting dynamics. Assuming Mr. Obama beats Mrs. Clinton the race issue will be mitigated by the presence of Mr. Watts on the ticket. There is no question that Mr. Watts is a superior individual and his presence on the ticket will say something about the Republican Party which has never been said before.

More interesting still, assuming the one term scenario, is that the probability of the first African American president four years down the road emerges as a strong likelihood.  It could be that the first African American president will be a conservative Republican. The irony is almost too much to bear.

Michael Steele of Maryland could also fit this scenario although Mr. Watt’s breath of experience is more significant.

The last thing the Republicans need, this year, is to beg for the traditional criticism of being an old, rich, white guy party. It should not be that party, and the need for a dramatic gesture of inclusiveness should be self evident.  

There could be no more dramatic point of,… yes wait for it……..”Change” than for the Republicans to set the stage for a historic sea change in American politics by positioning J.C. Watts as the Presidential successor to John McCain.