November 30, 2006 12:45 AM UTC

McInnis Tells Allard to Run Again

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• by: Colorado Pols

And if you take that at face value, we’ve got a bridge to sell you. As the Grand Junction Sentinel reports:

One potential Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2008 wants the incumbent, Republican Wayne Allard, to bid for a third term.

Scott McInnis, who retired from the House in 2004 after six terms, is among the Republicans listed as possible contenders for the post should Allard decide against running.

“I hope Allard runs again,” McInnis said, “His seniority is critical.”

McInnis played down his own interest in returning to Washington, D.C., saying that his interest in returning to public service “remains high, but just how that shakes out, I don’t know.”

Allard, who said in 1996 that he would serve two terms in the Senate, is expected to decide in the spring whether to run again.

Along with McInnis, Gov. Bill Owens, Rep. Tom Tancredo and another former representative, Bob Schaffer, are interested in the post should Allard retire.

It’s not much of a secret that Allard is leaning toward retirement anyway. What Scott McInnis is clearly hoping for is that Sentinel readers haven’t heard so, and that he’ll look like the magnanimous big man once it’s official.

It’s actually a smart play if you think about it.