If McCain wins the Repug nomination, who do you think he'll pick as VP?

[Emit]

Lieberman?

Huckabee?

:rofl:

[Lost-in-FL]

1. Another Librul n/t

[Colobo]

2. Giuliani.

[VolcanoJen]

3. Jeb Bush.

That's the name they were floating on This Week With Snuffleupagus this morning.

:scared:

[Emit]

5. omg.

Seriously? Jeb's name was floated?

[VolcanoJen]

9. Yes, and in a serious manner.

They said there are rumblings in the McCain camp, and that Jeb could really help him with Florida in the general election. This year, no way is the Republican nominee going to win without Florida.

Now, I personally think that would be the stupidest, craziest thing I've ever seen, but McCain is a little whack, so I guess you can't discount it.

[The Ghost]

69. They mentioned Jeb

but they said Charlie Crist was the one that would help him win Florida

[Faygo Kid]

17. Ohmigod. Get the defibrillator going. My heart just stopped.

That could very well be the case - unify the party and bring Florida into the fold (as though they don't have that state rigged already).

[Emit]

19. And plan for the future for Jeb?

Scary shit indeed.

[VolcanoJen]

22. When I first heard it, I was all "WTF?"

Then I got to thinking... those batshit crazy Republicans would actually LOVE to stick it to us by getting another Bush a heartbeat away from the Presidency.

This is going to be a campaign of animosity and division from their perspective. What better way to perpetuate the divide that has served them so well than to nominate Jeb Bush for Vice President?

[Benhurst]

29. I've been saying this for over a year now.

[VolcanoJen]

31. It's really starting to make sense to me.

The media would go apeshit, and conservatives would eat it with a spoon. It would also snap Coulter, Malkin, Limbaugh, Hewitt, Hannity and the whole rotten lot of them back into line.

[Raven]

4. Very scarey! McCain's VP choice may be very important because

he does not look like a healthy man to me.

[liberalnurse]

44. Exactly what was

going through my mind as I was reading the posts!

[Algorem]

6. Pineapple Noriega

his fellow Panamanian

[Jack Bone]

7. Freddie Thompson...Jeb Bush...John Ashcroft...Colin Powell

[saltpoint]

12. Powell is a possibility. McCain is building his profile around national

security and Powell would be seen by a lot of Republican voters as supporting that profile.

God what a sickening ticket that would be, huh?

[VolcanoJen]

14. What about Condi, then?

As sickening a ticket as McCain/Powell would be, McCain/Rice is downright frightening.

I can see where McCain thinks Powell could boost him even further on national security, but good gawd, why would America want to elect a ticket that got it wrong from the get-go, and lied about it when they had to?

[saltpoint]

18. Beats me. Rice could be a consideration, but agree with you that it

would be totally repellent.

As for McCain, he may get some benefit from the right veep choice but I'm not sure it would be enough to make him sound healthy. The man looks exhausted and weary.

[Faygo Kid]

25. I think it will be someone on the far right to shore up the base.

He's also cynical enough to pick Romney.

[saltpoint]

27. You're right. If Romney were to do pretty well on Tuesday, McCain might

have to go with Mittens, or at least offer him some kind of Cabinet role.

Talk about two yucky individuals.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

32. I don't see that happening --

cabinet, maybe. veep, no...I don't think so. Could be wrong, though.

[BearSquirrel2]

54. Rice ... haha !!!!

Wow, Condeleeza Rice??? Really????

You think perhaps they could choose someone more articulate ... like Dan Quayle?

[saltpoint]

59. The difference between the two is that Rice is an adult with horribly

maimed career judgments and Quayle was a petulant child with no judgment at all.

Yes, if we nominate Obama on our ticket I could see the GOP nominating Rice on their ticket as one possible nom among many.

[BearSquirrel2]

60. Has she ever gotten through a speech ...

Has she ever gotten through a speech without stammering?

[saltpoint]

61. I was in Indiana the night that Dan Quayle defeated long-time Democratic

Senator Birch Bayh.

I'm still stupefied at how many people voted to turn out a dedicated, intelligent guy in favor of Quayle.

To this day.

[Samantha]

62. And Kathryn Harris will be designated as

Secretary of State?

Sam

[saltpoint]

63. Just my take, but It doesn't feel to me as if Ms. Harris has a future in politics.

The district she represented is now represented by far-Right thug Vern Buchanon, who "won" in 06 under very fishy circumstances over a worthy Democrat, Christine Jennings.

A revived and very focused Jennings is challenging him again this year and I think ol' Vern could be on his way out.

Harris opted for a state-wide GOP primary in 06 and was decimated.

I think her hay day has come and gone.

[Samantha]

70. Oh, I was just being facetious

Sorry you took me seriously. I was in such a funk to read that post about McCain thinking about Jeb as a vice presidential possibility I went on auto-rewind to election 2000 days; but upon further reflection, I think McCain would have to be extremely foolish to pick him. He has to know how polarizing Jeb would be, and McCain would be risking attracting defecting Dems with that choice.

Sam

PS I thought about you over the weekend when I was watching Law & Order. The crew was trying to track down a serial killer who they suspected worked at a fish market. "Aqua Velva must be his best friend," one of the cops muttered.

[saltpoint]

71. My misread, Samantha. Sorry.

(the "Aqua Velva" line is hilarious!)

[Tuesday Afternoon]

24. Powell or Tom RIdge, perhaps? n/t

[saltpoint]

26. O god I nearly forgot about ol' Tom duct-tape Ridge.

Yes. I imagine he's a possibility on a "Terrorists hate us/We'll protect you" ticket.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

30. Mark Sanford out of SC --- another possible or Mark Udall from

Colorado :shrug:

[saltpoint]

36. I had the Udalls on the blue team. We have to fight for Colorado, but it

feels like a winnable match to me.

Sanford's name keeps popping up here and there.

[BearSquirrel2]

52. Don't you think he's learned ...

What you don't think Powell has finally learned how the Republicans have been using him and destroying his work and reputation?

[saltpoint]

56. He should have by now, but then again, he's a Republican. Worse yet,

a Bush Republican.

They may have to do some drive-through ECT on the man and hope for the best.

[saltpoint]

8. Tim Pawlenty.

Pawlenty survived the blue wave in 06, he's from a purple state, he will serve as "high-profile host" to the GOP convention in the Twin Cities, and appeals to the "moderate" indies McCain purports to represent, as opposed to some good-ol-boy slapdasher like Haley Barbour.

McCain could pander to the Far Fundie Right and choose someone from their ranks, but he's not going to win the White House in a general election by trying to please those people. They're unpleasable until Jesus himself descends from the clouds and takes CATCHER IN THE RYE out of the nation's schools once and for all. McCain might just as well bolster what little is appealing about him, and Pawlenty offers that demographic.

[surfermaw]

10. Huckabee need Cons. and religious right

[onehandle]

11. Somebody else at the end of his political career or a potential white guy for 2012.

Step up and lose, losers.

[cali]

13. Haley Barbor (sp)

[VolcanoJen]

38. I think Haley Barbour would be a throwaway.

The logical thing is to pick a VP based on his/her ability to help you in a state you're unsure about winning.

I'd wager Mississippi is a safe bet for Republicans in November. McCain will need help in Florida, Ohio, Virginia more than anything.

I don't know who could help him with Ohio, but Jeb Bush could help in Florida, and George Allen could help with Virginia.

Both rather noxious choices, but they make sense to me.

[Ian David]

15. LIEberman already said no. I'm guessing his VP will be Condi Rice. n/t

[Emit]

21. Really?

Lieberman was asked?

[1corona4u]

16. Roody...

[still_one]

20. lieberman already said he won't run. If he is smart he will pick a moderate

[Botany]

23. Wilford Brimely

[liberalnurse]

28. He was on stage with

Gov. Arnold and none other than Rudy" when Arnold gave his blessing to MCain with an endorsement. Why was looney Rudy there when he had endorsed MCCAIN days before Arnold did; which was thu yesterday's news?

[saltpoint]

35. Love the cartoon. On the silver screen, Karen Hughes plays the nurse.

[goldcanyonaz]

33. Condi Rice.

[gasoline highway]

34. Huckabee is a backfire choice....

A lot of repubs/independents will be wary about voting for an old man who could possibly die when Mike Huckabee is next in line. He'll pick someone with tons of economy experience.

[JoePhilly]

37. It will be Lindsey Grahm of South Carolina.

A southern social conservative.

[saltpoint]

41. Lindsey was a McCainer in 2000, so the loyalty question is covered.

It could be. He'd be a different sort of juxtaposition against McCain's old-timey-ness.

[JoePhilly]

42. YUP ... and they are both Iraq war hawks ...

[saltpoint]

43. Yes. There'll be no disagreement on that angle.

I'd like to see McCain go down in flames. He is in the twilight of his career and on the last legs of his personal health, by all impression.

He ought to step aside and spend some time with the family and all that.

[newmajority]

55. The Republican party will never put Lindsey Graham on a national ticket

and we all know why.

[RDANGELO]

39. Lindsey Graham is a good possibility.

McCain is more likely to go with someone he trusts over someone who will add to the ticket. He has been with his campaign from the beginning. He has the same global view.

[JoePhilly]

46. McCain / Graham is the GOP ticket I predicted last March ...

I saw them traveling together to Iraq ... and heard some of the things Graham was saying ... seemed a natural fit.

[Fabio]

58. I used to think this was likely

but there is a lot of evidence that Senator Graham is actually gay, which might be problematic. It definately would be investigated

[VolcanoJen]

40. What about Ol' Macaca down in Virginia?

McCain's going to need some help in Virginia and Florida, I think. George Allen might be on the short list. :puke:

[demo dutch]

45. Huckabee, he needs the RW

[JoePhilly]

50. I think Lindsey Graham would be stronger with the RW base.

Huck has been unable to seal the deal ... and he's too "liberal" on illegal immigration.

[saltpoint]

47. Jim Talent of Missouri.

Amenable white guy conservative from a battleground state.

Voters tossed him in 06 but he retains some support and name recognition and could put Missouri in play for the GOP.

[Sensitivity]

48. Hagel is the likely pic given past alliances

[okasha]

49. Rick "Goodhair" Perry?

Has unspoiled record of doing nothing to benefit the State of Texas, but has signed discriminatory anti-gay measures, further damaged public education and made a mess of the budget. Good solid Republican practices.

[Emit]

51. Well, thanks for the discussion folks. Very interesting insight. I have to say, though

all of these mentioned turn my stomach to some degree or another -- most to a large degree, actually. It also makes me feel proud to be a Democrat!

[David Zephyr]

53. Condi Rice or Mel Martinez.

You heard it here. Bookmark it.

[saltpoint]

57. Had the idea that Martinez was born in Cuba. Wouldn't that make him

ineligible to hold either the Prez or V.Prez?

If McCain is their nominee, he's already taking a massive hit on the Immigration question. Martinez, an immigrant, might draw focus of the exact sort McCain can't afford to have if he's going to win battleground states.

[UALRBSofL]

64. It would be Huckabee

Have you noticed how Fox is touting McCain as liberal, and Huckabee as the right wing christian coalition type? And what I can't figure out is the way Fox has been going on and on about McCain you would think Romney would be the front runner.

[saltpoint]

66. Hi, UALRBSofL. Well to be honest I try to avoid cable news. It's not always

possible, of course, but of the batch, FOX seems little more than a GOP propaganda network.

I think you are right -- the really far-flung Conservative Right actually think McCain is "liberal." If I told you a crescent wrench was a blueberry muffin, my guess is you would think I was chemically altered or phenomenally stupid. That's how I feel about FOX News.

Romney does seem to have more cash in his pockets than McCain, but he's so damned creepy that voters are just not feeling the fire. It kind of looks to me as if McCain will win their nom by default.

But McCain looks and sounds awfully weary and exhausted to launch an intense, white-knuckled quest for the White House at this point.

[Lucinda]

65. Of the known field? The Huckster

Otherwise...I have no clue.

[ordinaryaveragegirl]

67. Huckabee and Ghouliani are both currently sucking up...

That's sickening enough for me. :puke:

[Unsane]

68. Haley Barbour