Obama veep vetting team looks at retired military

[Moloch]

WASHINGTON - Barack Obama is considering former top military leaders among his possible running mates, according to a senator who met Tuesday with the Democratic presidential candidate's vice presidential vetting team.

North Dakota Sen. Kent Conrad told The Associated Press said the team asked him about potential candidates from three broad categories — current top elected officials, former top elected officials, and former top military leaders.

Conrad would not disclose which names they discussed, and the Obama campaign has been keeping the process a closely guarded secret.

"We talked about many names," Conrad said, including "some that are out of the box but I think would be very well received by the American people, including former top military leaders."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080610/ap_on_el_pr/obama_veepstakes;_ylt=Ai6aowojzpKpqTStDmSpWG804L4F

Great news for those of us who were wishing for Webb or Clark.

[bdamomma]

1. any guesses???

[KittyWampus]

2. Wes Clark? Hope Hope Hope

[CountAllVotes]

6. I'd like to see Gen. Clark too!

He has a lot of very good things going for him. Besides being a retired general, he has an excellent record and is against the Iraq war.

:kick:

[AtomicKitten]

3. Team Obama is doing a comprehensive VP search.

The search itself is really impressive, I can hardly wait to see his choice.

[Marrah_G]

4. I really hope they look at people skilled in diplomacy rather then military

[Avalux]

5. Doesn't have to be one or the other. Both diplomacy and military would be a winner.

Wes Clark fits that bill.