From MSNBC (slow loader warning - their pages are loaded with crap on all sides):
Armstrong earned a historic seventh straight win after Sunday's final stage of the Tour de France. Now he is looking ahead to turning 34 in September and new horizons: everyday life, the fight against cancer and maybe -- so far, it's still just a maybe -- elected office.
"To me politics are about fighting for what you believe is right," he said Thursday. "I've always done that on the bike, on a purely sporting level, but also on another level."
The question if Lance runs, is, which party will he run for? Wikipedia has some clues:
In an interview with the New York Times, teammate George Hincapie hinted at Armstrong possibly running for Governor of Texas after retiring from cycling. In the July 2005 issue of Outside magazine [6], Armstrong himself hinted at possibly running for Governor, although "not in '06."
By Texas political standards, he would almost certainly run as a Democrat.
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...as he has described himself in the past as being "middle to left," "against mixing up State and Church," "not keen on guns," opposed to the Iraq War, and pro-choice.
John Kerry also commented on a possible career in politics for Lance, but worries he'd be a Republican. Nevertheless, Kerry admires Lance:
Armstrong, who plans to retire after this year's Tour, sealed a historic seventh straight victory Sunday. He has not ruled out a career in politics after he quits.
Like Armstrong admirers around the world, Kerry wears the yellow rubber "Live Strong" wristband produced by the cyclist's cancer-fighting organization.
"He's a terrific person with an unbelievable personal story, and he understands the seriousness of a number of different choices," Kerry said of Armstrong's comeback from cancer.
"It's one of the great sporting accomplishments of all time," he said. "The sheer willpower is stunning."
Wikipedia again:
U.S. Senator John Kerry, interviewed on OLN at the 2005 Tour de France, indicated Armstrong has the potential to be successful in politics.
"I think he'd be awesome, he'd be a force. I just hope it's for the right party," Kerry said on OLN. President George W. Bush, a Republican and fellow Texan, also considers Armstrong to be a close friend.
Armstrong was quoted by The Times in 2004 about his views on Iraq: "I don't like what the war has done to our country, to our economy.
My kids will be paying for this war for some time to come. George Bush is a friend of mine and just as I say it to you, I'd say to him, 'Mr President, I'm not sure this war was such a good idea', and the good thing about him is he could take that."
What do you think? What might Lance do? I know I'd be excited to have him running as a Democrat. That'd be cool.