McCain's possible VP short list...

[sabra]

:rofl:

[Colobo]

1. Kaine?

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

18. Caine?

Kwai Chang Caine?



It would help the McCain ticket.
:rofl:

[Yupster]

2. I'm guessing a woman

Kay Bailey Hutchison seems the most obvious.

She'd rather be governor of Texas though.

[Spider Jerusalem]

3. Um...Tim Kaine is a Democrat.

Why is he on there?

[sabra]

5. WSJ thinks he's on the list...

http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2008/06/14/political-perceptions-new-names-to-stir-into-the-vp-mix/

:eyes:

[Spider Jerusalem]

7. The only reason for that that I can see is that Kaine is a Catholic and a soft anti-abortionist.

('Soft' because he favours bans on late-term abortions, but has said he'd veto any bill to totally ban abortion in Virginia.)

[Eurobabe]

16. That is a complete joke, Tim Kaine is not

swinging to McCain. He's firmly in the Dem column.

[nsd]

22. WSJ must have made a mistake.

Kaine was an early Obama supporter and has been mentioned as a possible VP pick for Obama, not McCain.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

4. Jindal.

My money is on Jindal.

[liberal N proud]

10. That is where most of the buzz is

[VolcanoJen]

29. You mean Jindal The Cancer-Curing Exorcist?

That would be awesome.

http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/06/bobby_jindals_dance_with_the_d.php

[smoogatz]

6. Let it be Mittens!1!!1!

Because, you know, McCain really needs to make sure he's got Utah in the bag.

This does kind of tell you how slim the field really is. But what about Liddy Dole? Or Huckabee? Or Lieberman? Or that pathetic little fuck from S. Carolina, what's-his-name?

[NorthCarolina]

8. I think it'll be Lieberman

eom

[Douglas Carpenter]

32. it would be politically possible for Sen. McCain to chose any pro-choice V.P.

that rules out Joe Lieberman

And Sen. Lieberman as much as I despise him -- on most domestic issues is fairly consistently moderately liberal. He is kind of the inverse of Sen. Hagel.

http://www.votesmart.org/issue_rating_category.php?can_id=53278

In 2007 NARAL Pro-Choice America gave Senator Lieberman a grade of 100.

Senator Lieberman supported the interests of the Planned Parenthood 100 percent in 2006.

2007 Senator Lieberman supported the interests of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights 77 percent in 2007.

2007 Senator Lieberman supported the interests of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 87 percent in 2007.

Senator Lieberman supported the interests of the Human Rights Campaign 89 percent in 2005-2006.


2006 Senator Lieberman supported the interests of the Americans United for the Separation of Church and State 67 percent in 2006.

Senator Lieberman supported the interests of the American Conservative Union 8 percent in 2007.

In 2007 National Education Association gave Senator Lieberman a grade of A.

Senator Lieberman supported the interests of the AFL-CIO 84 percent in 2007.

Senator Lieberman supported the interests of the United Auto Workers 85 percent in 2007.

Senator Lieberman supported the interests of the Americans for Democratic Action 70 percent in 2007.

http://www.votesmart.org/issue_rating_category.php?can_id=53278

[Nye Bevan]

9. Mike Bloomberg

Brings some economic skill along with some sanity. And he has done a pretty good job of running NYC.

[Douglas Carpenter]

30. a pro-choice, pro-gay rights Mayor who until recently was a Democrat is not going to be acceptable

[VolcanoJen]

31. Not to mention, he officially left the Republican Party in June of 2007.

That'll piss off the faithful if some turncoat-traitor who left the GOP becomes the VP nominee. :-)

[Olney Blue]

11. I vote for Jesus Crist.

[PBS Poll-435]

13. There are *rumors* about ol' Crist.

***taps foot***

[Nederland]

23. My father-in-law is Crist's cousin

He says the rumors are totally untrue.

But then family is always the last to figure it out... <snicker>

[PBS Poll-435]

26. And Red Bull out the nose and on the desk.

<snicker>


:thumbsup:

[wmbrew0206]

24. Friends who live in Tallahassee and work in government say Crist

swings both ways.

Whether either are true or not, the rethugs won't allow an unmarried VP on the ticket.

[wmbrew0206]

12. They are missing a lot of more likely candidates

As other have said, McCain might choose a woman. If that is the case, look for Palin from Alaska.

Others not mentioned:
Rob Portman - puts Ohio in the McCain column
Tom Ridge - possible puts Penn. in play.
Chris Cox - if McCain goes nuts and thinks he can take California

[MidwestTransplant]

14. Also Pawletney (sp?) gov of MN

[wmbrew0206]

17. I thought about him, but what does he bring to the ticket?

MN doesn't have that many electoral votes when compared to Ohio or Penn.

While he'll appeal to McCain's base, there are other candidates that do the same thing and put states with more EC votes in play.

Also, I think Chris Cox is originally from MN, so he might also put MN in play.

[MidwestTransplant]

20. He has just been talked about for a while. MN would be a big pickup for them.

Also, Ridge is apparently a no go because he is pro choice.

[JPZenger]

27. I'll put my money down on Pawlety

I think stubborn ole' McCain will pick someone who he feels is similar to him. I think he will resist pressure to appoint an archconversative like Brownback. My bet is Gov. Pawlety. 2nd choice is Romney, who has proven to be a loyal campaigner for McCain.

Most of the polls show Florida as a red state this year, so I am not sure Crist is needed.

[Eurobabe]

15. Some young Repube strategist twit on MSNBC is hawking

Carly Fiorina!! BWAAHWAHHAAA!!! The HP re-tread. :eyes: :rofl:

[MidwestTransplant]

21. Great commercial. See what she did for HP...just think what she will do for the American

economy.

[ElsewheresDaughter]

19. you forgot Holy Joe

[SoxFan]

25. WTF?

Tim Kaine was the first governor in the country to endorse Obama.

[PoliticalAmazon]

28. Brownback looks the most Republicany....

Jindal: Never in his life, not for the xenophobic GOP.

Romney: Perhaps, but his hair is a little too pretty for the prettyhairophobic GOP.

Crist: I think it's just this picture, but he looks very weak, almost ill in this photo. If that was a Dem candidate, the GOPers would immediately wonder if he has AIDS.

Kaine: Is this what he looks like all the time? He looks like he's about 1/4 way through the Hulk transformation...close to Shrekish.

Wonder why I'm focusing on looks? Because appearances seem to drive so many of the GOP voters.

McCain can get away looking McCainish because He's A Goddamned War Hero.

It will be interesting who McCain drags along with him to defeat. I think Romney would be the best for the GOP because it would set Romney up for a strong run in 2012.

JMO, your mileage may vary.

[Barack_America]

33. Kaine? Lol!

Kaine, as in the Democratic Governnor who is Barack Obama's closest friend in politics?

Kaine, as in the first national figure to endorse Barack Obama's presidential bid?

:rofl:

Somebody didn't do their homework!