Over the weekend, the Obama campaign sent an email to supporters saying they would text the announcement of his running mate choice to anyone who signs up with their cell phone number.
Sen. Joe Lieberman appears to be on McCain's short list.
Marc Ambinder speculates that Obama will name his running mate early next week and that McCain will follow on August 29, the day after Obama accepts the Democratic nomination.
In a conference call, Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius said that Wednesday night of the Democratic convention will be "Veteran's Night," leading to more speculation that Obama will choose someone with strong national security credentials.
The military conflict between Russia and Georgia leads First Read to ask, "Did Joe Biden's stock just go through the roof
with the Georgia crisis? Is Sam Nunn suddenly back on the short list?"
Sen. John McCain's two day swing through Pennsylvania shines the light on former Gov. Tom Ridge as his potential running mate.
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Wesley Clark makes perfect sense for his background and willingness to be the attack dog that BHO really needs...his remarks about McCain's heroic and leadership qualities, while not artful, were entirely accurate. McCain's stay at Hanoi Hilton is NOT an indicator of good judgement nor is it entirely clear that he was heroic...many stories abound about the refusal to be released....JFK's stint in the military was, quite the opposite, heroism of the highest order, as he was in the mix seeking to bring harm directly to the enemy on his territory...and he remained on the scene until all were accounted. Years later the Japanese sought him out to share their admiration of his heroism...In Vietnam, all that can be said after those years is that McCain sought to bring home remains from an awful mistake...The flyboy mentality is a totally different mindset from ground troops...delivering napalm to innocents was morally repulsive and McCain showed no leadership in following these vile orders...John McCain doesn't know how to win wars and his stint in Vietnam clouds his judgement and thinking. The rest of the military has learned from this vast mistake...McCain would perpetuate it. BHO has demonstrated an unusual grasp of the international scene...McBush is the only one NOT to acknowledge what Obama and the Bushites recently "conspire" to accomplish...talk to the enemy, bring our focus back to real villains, husband our limited resources well, ennforce civilian priorities on our military and make allies more accountable for international order and security...Clark's wisdom and knowledge can only enhance the Obama foreign policy...
Posted by: cybyoung9
| August 11, 2008 5:03 PM
Cybeyoung is an idiot. There is NOT a single quote from McCain or anyone on his staff that says
.."Because I served and was in the infamous hanoi Hilton for 7 years that makes me qualified to be POTUS.." or anything like that.
This dingbat like most Obama supporters has built up a straw man.
wjht clark said a few weeks ago was slander. He said "McCain was riding in a jet plane when shot down".
NO sir... McCain was a fighter Pilot.
SECOND... How does one say that JFK's stint in the military in WW2 is Heroism of the highest order and Proved he was Up to the task of being POTUS but McCains heroism is somehow irrelvant?
Arent there any Obam's supporters out there that have half a brain. ?
Posted by: TR in VA
| August 11, 2008 5:25 PM
TR in VA is an idiot. Wes Clark was responding to the reporter's question, not the McCain campaign.
You wingnuts said, when trying to get draft dodger Bush "elected" that this stuff didn't matter. Change your mind now?
Posted by: supak
| August 12, 2008 3:40 PM
Hey TR...I said JFK was a true hero: I didn't say ANYTHING about PT109 making him qualified for POTUS...I also said McSame was not a hero...and he wasn't a fighter pilot...he was flying an attack bomber...get your facts straight and read the commentary before shooting off your mouth. U R a typical senile McSame supporter...
Posted by: cybyoung9
| August 12, 2008 5:50 PM
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