Possible GOP vice presidents

And, as if on cue, the man himself starts stumping against McCain. Oh, and Hillary, too.

"Democrats will win in November and build a majority in Congress not by nominating a candidate who will unite the other party against us, but by choosing one who can unite this country around a movement for change," Obama said...
"It is time for new leadership that understands the way to win a debate with John McCain or any Republican who is nominated is not by nominating someone who agreed with him on voting for the war in Iraq or who agreed with him in voting to give George Bush the benefit of the doubt on Iran, who agrees with him in embracing the Bush-Cheney policy of not talking to leaders we don't like, who actually differed with him by arguing for exceptions for torture before changing positions when the politics of the moment changed," Obama said.

"We need to offer the American people a clear contrast on national security, and when I am the nominee of the Democratic Party, that is exactly what I will do," he said.

 

Prompted by my declaration of support, Obama comes out whaling!
My effect on the race is not to be minimized, beeyotchtes!

 

beeyotches only has one T. ;D

 

Pretty much.

 

The man can sharpen a stiletto with the best of them.

 

Obviously, you've never gone to the gift shop and bought you some beeyotchtes.

 

He did seem re-energized.

So it was you or a Red Bull.

 

He knows, zeke.
He has sensed the tremor in the force.

 

McCain will pick anyone he thinks will help him win, damn the Republican establishment and damn any "successorship" theories.

Why the hell would he pick Rudy? Rudy took an ass-whipping in every state, and would have taken another one in his own home state. (Oh, that would have been so sweet to watch.) McCain already has all the Rudy votes locked up now regardless of whether Rudy's on his ticket. Picking Rudy adds nothing, unless you're really buying into that "successor" thing taking priority.

I wouldn't bet the ranch McCain picks Huckabee, but I won't be the least bit surprised if he does because Huckabee could deliver some votes he wouldn't otherwise get. And I believe it's more votes than he'd lose by picking him.

Furthermore, anyone who doubts the possibility of an influential third party candidate emerging this year has never heard of Michael Bloomberg.

http://nymag.com/news/features/43308/

 

With McCain the GOP frontrunner, Bloomberg ain't getting in it.

 

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