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Obama/McCain Veepstakes, continued
Z’ latest:
—– MSNBC’s Howard Fineman reports that Senator Joe Biden (D-DE) is the “clear frontrunner” in the Obama veepstakes. CNN is on the same wavelength.  ‘Twould be an interesting pick for many reasons, among them the fact that when Biden ran for president back in 1988, he ran an ad that included the following quote, “”The White House isn’t the place to learn how to deal with international crisis, the balance of power, war and peace, and the economic future of the next generation. A President has got to know the territory, but that’s not enough.”
Heh. The things the RNC would be able to do with that ad 
—— On the other hand, something called the “Tribble Ad Agency” is reporting that Obama has chosen Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius to be his running mate. Alrighty then.
—– Whoever the pick, just where will The O-man announce his veep selection?   Longtime Obama watcher Lynn Sweet reports that Team Obama is ”reserving [the] Old State Capitol in Springfield for Saturday to showcase running mate.”  Ambinder’s hearing the same thing from an “Obama aide.”
—– On the McCain front, all kinds of rumors are swirling about who he will pick and when the announcement will be made.  As to the when, I think that ground has been covered: Next Friday (in Ohio), which is also McCain’s b-day, and the day after the Democrat National Convention. As to the who, NRO’s Rich Lowry wrote this this morning:
NR has learned that the McCain campaign has been calling key state GOP officials around the country the last couple of days and sounding them out about the consequences of a pro-choice VP pick. The campaign is asking about the reaction of conservative grass-roots activists to such a pick and whether a pro-choicer can be sold to them. This is an indication that the McCain campaign is serious about the possibility of a pro-choice VP nominee and that McCain leaving the door open to Tom Ridge last week may not have been merely a friendly nod to a longtime supporter.
In a follow-up post, K-Lo points out that readers are pointing to the possibility of Rudy being McCain’s surprise VP pick.
I’ll say it again: Don’t do it, Mc.
—– On a related note, considering the fact that the McCain camp is not ruling out the possibility of picking Joe Lieberman, Ross Douthat weighs the positives and negatives of “bipartisan” presidential tickets.
As always, stay tuned …
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I would cheer a Biden pick: the man is a complete idiot and blowhard who doesn’t know a fourth as much about foreign affairs as his ego tells him. He’s the author of the single worst idea of the Iraq campaign: breaking up a sovereign ally into ethnic enclaves. Between him and the Prophet Barack, the Democratic campaign this year will be a foot-in-mouth fiesta.
Bring it on.
Regarding McCain’s choice, I’d have little problem with a pro-choice Republican, but then I’m not a social conservative and abortion is not a litmus-test issue for me. (For me, the red-line issue is the war with jihadist Islam) And Tom Ridge was a popular governor in PA, so I can see the attraction of picking him: Pennsylvania is winnable for the Republicans this year.
On the other hand, Maverick’s campaign has spent a lot of time and effort building bridges to social conservatives, and I’d be surprised to see him endanger that work by picking a Veep who would set them howling. Besides, it’s not as if he needs a moderate running-mate to attract independent votes: he’s already doing well with that category.
My guess is still that it will be Romney, who would utterly destroy Biden in any debates. It’s too bad Sarah Palin’s (conveniently timed) troubles have probably taken her out of the running; I’ve come to be quite impressed with her. (And not just because she’s a hottie.
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Perhaps McCain heard you, S.T.:
McCain won’t choose pro-abortion Running mate
We shall see……
Rudy would be a decent choice. I still think Palin would be great. If BO picks Kathleen Sebelius then Palin might be a must.
WB, Anthony! Had been wondering why we hadn’t seen you in a while.
Howard Fineman also said that Joe Biden had “working class roots.” Yeah, right! Joe Biden went to high school at Archmere Academy, the toniest private school in Delaware, where tuition for the current school year is $18,450 a year — that’s higher than Penn State! — and it doesn’t include the bus, at $2,500 to $3,000 a year.
OMG Yes Biden!!! The only man in human history to run for President 10 times and never get above 10 percent. You would think after the 1st 5 times he would take the hint…I guess that goes against the liberal meglomaniac psyche. Maybe we can get him to give us a history lesson on slave states again.
This would be THE most ridiculous pick of any out there. It would be like a 24/7 gaffe machine. GW would have nothing on these two buffoons. 
– Lorica
A McCain-Palin ticket works fine for me. The only problem might be that she can’t be the “beat-up-on-Obama” VP that could shine the light on the empty suited one.