McCain's Short List for VP: Joe Lieberman or Lindsey Graham ??

[State the Obvious]

...since the three of them are traveling together in Iraq and elsewhere.

IF... Republican logic works this way...
... as VP, Lieberman would pull in some Democrats and Independents....and also has experience and name recognition....OR
Lindsey Graham would appeal to the Southern voter along with his experience and military/legal background.

(Don't kill the messenger here...just wondering) :crazy:

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. McCain/Lieberman -- how much excitement can we stand?

:puke:

I don't think JoeMentum would help McCain much at all.

[bluestateguy]

2. There are some rumors about Lindsey Graham batting for the other team

I'm sure the evangelical conservatives would be interested to know.

Heh.

[QC]

18. Yeah, but Donnie McClurkin is going to pray the gay right out of him. n/t

[Medusa]

34. I don't think Graham will be his VP choice

maybe Sec of Defense perhaps, but not VP due to those gay rumors.

[babylonsister]

3. Romney and the guv from FL's names have also been bandied about.

Me, I'm confident he won't get that far.

[TwilightGardener]

4. If McCain goes with Graham, and the GOP approves, I will applaud

their sudden open-mindedness and tolerance. And Larry Craig could finally be himself, instead of just a wide-stancer.

[Kurt_and_Hunter]

5. Lindsey Graham please! (Isn't he said to be gay?)

If so, that would certainly help with the RW religious vote!

[Auntie Bush]

19. He will also help Mccain win the gays vote from Dems.

The Log Cabin group will be energized.

[alteredstate]

24. There's one small problem here....

Graham's in the closet. And he votes anti-gay --- he voted against the gay marriage amendment.

[NewJeffCT]

6. Lieberman has said he ruled it out, but

he's not exactly been honest the past few years...

[Unsane]

7. It will be SC governor Mark Sanford.

Mark my words.

[tishaLA]

9. either him or Gov Christ

[LisaL]

13. My bet is also Christ.

McCain needs someone young(er) as a VP, cause McCain is so old.

[Unsane]

16. Sanford is quite young.

And has a proven record (and is married). Crist has skeletons in his closet ala Larry Craig.

[LisaL]

20. FL is more important in GE than SC because it's kind of

swing state.
McCain would want a VP that can help him to win electoral votes.

[Unsane]

25. No shit Shirlock.

He also wants a VP who can raise money and appease conservatives. Crist is an unmarried, closet homosexual.

[LisaL]

26. He is divorced.

[Unsane]

27. He was married for one year in the early 80's

The "straight lifestyle" didn't work out for him.

[LisaL]

29. Well, sorry. I don't know all the local gossip.

It probably be neither one of them.

[Vinca]

8. McCain, Leiberbush and Graham go everywhere together.

They're like the 3 Stooges.

[lutefisk]

17. I'm sure they prefer to think of themselves as "Les Trois Mousquetaires" n/t

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

10. Our esteemed Governor (MN), Timmy "The Tool" Pawlenty

has been living up inside McLame's colon for at least a year, hoping to get picked. He sucks mightily, but if he gets the nod it would at least get his sorry no-taxes-ever-for-anything ass out of Minnesota and maybe we wouldn't have any more collapsing freeway bridges.

[Unsane]

12. I think that guy has a mullet.

[NRaleighLiberal]

11. Should be disallowed just due to potential annoyance! Mr Rogers or Mr Whiny...

Either combination would manage to put pretty much everyone to sleep with every speech.

[shayes51]

14. I predict Colin Powell.

[Straight Shooter]

21. I noted the same candidate a few days ago. That would be a strong ticket.

U.N. dog-and-pony show notwithstanding, Colin Powell would draw the GOP like flies to honey, unless people viewed it as too heavy of a war ticket.

I read a couple weeks ago an article touting Pawlenty, though. He is apparently a serious contender, but things change swiftly. I think now they'll look for someone with strong economic creds.

[LisaL]

22. Well, they need someone who knows at least a little something

about economy.

[nsd]

31. Powell might be too old.

He turns 71 next month. McCain is already vulnerable because of his own age. I don't think the Republicans will run a ticket with two men over age 70.

[wileedog]

15. He needs a strong Conservative to appeal to his base

Neither of those guys are it. Graham in particular was another guy at the head of the Immigration debate, making it an unacceptable "Amnesty ticket" for Conservatives.

Hope this is true, a lot of Republicans will stay home, especially if Obama is the Dem.

[Exilednight]

23. It's gonig to be Crist from Florida.

[IndianaGreen]

28. Let it be Lieberman

It would be an historic occasion to have a man that ran as VP as a Democrat to run again as a Republican. Take Zell Miller too!

[onenote]

30. you can take it to the bank that it will NOT be Lieberman

Lieberman, for all his faults, has a solid pro-choice record. Anyone who thinks that the repubs, who already are suspicious of McCain, would stand for one minute the prospect of having a pro-choice politician a hearteat from the presidency (especially with a president as old as McCain) should find some other board to participate on, because they don't know squat about politics.

[JerseygirlCT]

33. Not so solid, really

He supported CT's Catholic hospitals in their bid to refuse rape victims emergency contraception.

I don't think he gives a crap about women's rights, myself. It was useful for a while, that's all.

[onenote]

35. solid enough to get a 100 percent rating from naral in 2007 (McCain got zero)

Lieberman voted against the so-called late term abortion bill; he voted against a flag desecration amendment. He's a jackass and a moral midget when it comes to the war, but I'd be willing to take any bet you want to make that he won't be the vp nominee of the repub party. Not. A. Chance.

[JerseygirlCT]

36. Oh I totally agree with you on your conclusion

In fact, I'm very sure of it for some very good reasons.

But I'll never think of him as pro-choice after his disgusting bid for the conservative Catholic vote here in CT - at the expense of rape victims. Shameful.

[JerseygirlCT]

32. I don't think Lieberman thinks he'll be VP

I wouldn't be surprised if he wanted a juicy cabinet position, though. He'd hold onto his (very) tenuous connection to the Democratic party and preach to the nation about bipartisanship and consider himself a hero.

That would suit his overblown ego perfectly.

Here's hoping those dreams crash and burn.