VP short list quiz ... Can you guess who I'm talking about?

[snowbear]

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01. He's considered to be part of "Obama's inner circle" (according to WAPO's chart):



02. He's a former member of the House of Representatives from the red state of Indiana

03. He was a key member of the 911 Commission

04. He's considered a moderate Democrat, a family man, a Catholic, and is 51 years old

05. He's the son-in-law of a popular (former) U.S. Senator from Louisiana

06. He was the chief sponsor of the "Transition to Teaching" bill which addressed teacher shortages, recruiting and training

07. He was the lead sponsor of the Higher Education Act, which reduced interest rates on student loans

08. He was the a principal sponsor of the AmeriCorps national service program

09. He was the co-author of a bill to expand Head Start to provide childcare coverage for women moving from welfare to work

10. He served on the Intelligence, Education and Workforce, and Science committees

11. He is the current president of the Center for National Policy

The Center for National Policy (CNP) is a non-profit, non-partisan public policy organization dedicated to engaging government leaders with practical policy solutions on global security. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., CNP brings together decision makers, policy experts, opinion leaders and the American public to encourage innovative policy and programs on the challenges facing America’s national security, including U.S. engagement abroad, national security and intelligence reform, terrorism, proliferation, homeland security, post-conflict reconstruction, as well as the budgetary, trade and educational tools required to meet these challenges.

>> Who am I talking about? And do you think he'll be on the short list? For some reason, I think he might be..

Don't you just love quiz time?

[ruggerson]

1. Lee Hamilton is too old

so I'll go with Tim Roemer

[snowbear]

2. Ruggerson won!!

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[PM7nj]

3. I guess you read Chris Cillizza? nt

[snowbear]

5. I was scrolling through Democrats CLOSE to Obama w/Nat. Security experience..

And he fits that bill for sure.

YES, on one of the websites I saw mention that Chris Cilliza and ...someone else .. (I forget who) .. mentioned that he's someone that may be considered.

[writes3000]

4. I've never heard of him but his resume sounds great. n/t

[DailyGrind51]

24. "I've never heard of him" which is why he will not be selected!

No popular name recognition, no way will he be asked to join the ticket!

[babylonsister]

6. Bayh? Boring-then and now. I hope Obama picks someone

surprising!

[Cosmocat]

16. I think Bayh is a homerun ...

1) I have long held the same opinion as you of Bayh ... Boring, DLC ...
2) I also have felt that BO would pick someone off the radar and that would peek interest ...
3) I think times now dictate different ... The MSM is just TEARING him apart every way possible ... He can not ... CAN NOT pick a woman other than Hill, they will KILL him from that point until the day of the election with the "he is poking a stick in Hillary's eye" spin ... That is an example ... Biden, sorry, I like the guy a bit, but he is too loose with the lips, even if he doesn't say anything stupid, they will find something innocuous and spin it to death ...
4) Bayh DOES have enough gravitas to swing Indiana to BO, given that Indiana is in his home field range ... It is close already, and Bayh is strong enough there to make the difference ...
5) Bayh is that staid, good looking in a middle state way, guy who has not already been painted in a negative light by the right wing/MSM ...
6) He also has some foreign relations creds ...
7) He is a former governor, in addition to being a senator ...

[Hutzpa]

21. You guys are still stuck in the politics of old,

don't you get it, after all these speeches Obama have given people are still show
signs of not paying attention, Obama is changing the Electoral maps and you
guys are still stuck on him picking someone who will win him a swing state or
a red state, c'mon get a grip will ya!!!

[Cosmocat]

23. What part of my post did you not get ????

Don't give me this "politics of old" crape ...

YOU are a step behind ...

Sorry ...

I have been saying for months now that the "map" is going to change ...

In campaigns you have to have a longer range vision, with the ability to adapt as you go ... BO's sweeping change message stands, but has been muted greatly going into the general by the MSM framing ... I repeat, two months ago I would have blanched at the thought of Bayh, in the wirl wind of BO's "speeches" ... But, TODAY, with the framing the MSM is doing on him, it is different ...

Sorry, but Bayh helps him to "change the map" ...

[JI7]

7. Tim Roemer

just based on the first 2 . i KNOW you aren't talking about Bayh.

[snowbear]

8. LOL.. When I think of him, I always think of the 911 Commission..

Plus he's been an Obama supporter for eons..

[madura]

12. he's kinda easy on the eyes too.

imagine two handsome people running the show after the two most ugly men on earth in the history o fthe world, cheney and boosh.

yah yah i know superficial.
but there has never been a handsome republican ever.
think about it.

[NYC_SKP]

9. Roemer, but I had to use the google...

Interesting fellow....hmmmm.

Yes, I love quiz time!

:hi:

[NYC_SKP]

10. Interesting: He is president of The Center for National Policy,

Which created the Edmund S. Muskie Distinguished Public Service Award

The list of award recipients is interesting.

<snip>

The Edmund S. Muskie Distinguished Service Award honors the late Edmund S. Muskie (1914-1996) who served in the Navy, as governor of Maine, as U.S. senator and as U.S. secretary of state. He chaired the CNP board following his retirement from government service.

Past Muskie Recipients

1996

* Madeleine Albright

1997

* Hon. Lee Hamilton, U.S. House of Representatives

1998

* Hillary Clinton

1999

* Hon. Charles Dodd, U.S. Senate
* Hon. John Warner, U.S. Senate

2000

* Hon. William Cohen, Secretary of Defense

2002

* Hon. Charles Rangel, U.S. House of Representatives
* Hon. Amory Houghton, U.S. House of Representatives

2003

* Hon. Robert Byrd, U.S. Senate
* Hon. Richard Lugar, U.S. Senate

2004

* Hon. Charles Hagel, U.S. Senate
* Hon. Edward Kennedy, U.S. Senate

2005

* Hon. John McCain, U.S. Senate
* Hon. Mark Warner, Governor of Virginia

2006

* Hon. John Murtha, U.S. House of Representatives

2007

* Hon. Nancy Pelosi, U.S. House of Representatives
* Hon. Susan Collins, U.S. Senate

[AtomicKitten]

11. Hadn't even crossed my mind.

good call

[Drunken Irishman]

13. I want a Catholic on the ticket for personal reasons.

;)

[Alexander]

14. He wouldn't be a bad choice, but how popular is he statewide?

If he could help Obama carry Indiana and put Louisiana in play, he would be a good choice.

[faithfulcitizen]

25. not popular at all, but the press coverage in Indiana would be nonstop, imo

[Eurobabe]

15. Top of my head without googling,

Tim Roehmer. He's the only one I recognize from the 9-11 commission.

[Enrique]

17. he might risk losing the Truther vote

:shrug:

[MasonJar]

18. I did not read the details very carefully because I noticed immediately that

all the sentences began with "he."

[Hutzpa]

20. Bitter lately.....

Why don't ya take a chill pill....:shrug:

[MasonJar]

22. Bitter" Hardly! I just think that the list is not very inclusive. Yes, I preferred

Hillary, but I have always admired Obama and would never vote for a GOPer for anything after the last 8 miserable years.

[Hutzpa]

26. You really are not going to give up on Hillary

being a President huh... don't you think its about time to let go of this
'He-lar-ree' for President meme, its getting old now, lets try and change
our mindset for once.

[Hutzpa]

19. ahaha........Former Senator Tom Daschle

who would have thought he would be the man behind the man, hnnmmm.....

not a bad pick, but I have an itch and for some reason it just cannot

go away, this itch is coming from up North, somewhere in Montana and

its looking more and more like a rash.

Must admit, its not a bad itch to have....really, its not, young, good

family values and will definitely take us to the next decade which is

something I know Senator Obama is considering when deciding on his VP

pick.

There....I said it.

[TexasObserver]

27. 911 gave it away. Roehmer.