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What's the alternative?
he would not be the nominee if he had not played up his "I did not support this dumb war" in the primaries
He should stick to his convictions and choose Dennis Kucinich or Cynthia McKinney
What's the alternative?
I meant what's the alternative come November for Obama supporters who dislike his VP pick, not what are Obama's alternatives for VP.
However, he supported the war in Iraq and voted for the Patriot Act in 2006, both of which may anger some Democrats.
Obama's supporters will support him no matter what, it seems.
He can change his Iraq pull out plan.
He can be for off shore drilling now.
He can be for FISA.
It seems that most of his 45% just want a change in what the next occupant of the Whitehouse looks like.
It seems that most of his 45% just want a change in what the next occupant of the Whitehouse looks like.
So the natural solution would be for us to just go ahead and vote for McCain right?
A Word On Trust; Or, Why John Edwards Still Matters
19 Aug 2008 11:47 am
Early in the spring, Barack Obama asked John Kerry for his advice on the vice presidential selection process. Kerry was too happy to oblige. Choose someone, he told Obama, that you trust completely. Don't expect the process to build trust. Don't choose someone with the expectation that you'll develop a trust.
This was, of course, the lesson that Kerry learned from 2004; he thought he could trust John Edwards; Edwards had promised Kerry that he deserved Kerry's trust; Edwards promised Kerry that he would be his full and complete partner.
It didn't work. And the recent revelations about Edwards personal life make Kerry's advice all the more acute.
In truth, there aren't too many potential VP picks who could be fairly said to have earned Barack Obama's trust. Not Hillary Clinton. Probably not Joe Biden. Not Evan Bayh. How could they? They've spent so little time with Obama, and none on neutral territory, when they have nothing to gain and thus no incentive to modify their behavior.
Michelle Obama, too, has counseled her husband about the imperative to trust the person he picks.
Assuming Obama agrees, it stands to reason that he won't choose someone he does not trust ALREADY.
He trusts Gov. Sebelius. He trusts Gov. Kaine. He trusts Sen. Jack Reed.
politico.com
McCain weighs a Lieberman surprise
Alexander Burns, Jonathan Martin, Mike Allen 53 minutes ago
John McCain is seriously considering choosing a pro-abortion-rights running mate despite vocal resistance from conservatives, with former Democratic vice presidential nominee Joseph I. Lieberman (I-Conn.) very much in the mix, close McCain advisers say.
Under strong consideration: former Pennsylvania Republican Gov. Tom Ridge, and Lieberman, who was Al Gore’s running mate in 2000.
Multiple GOP sources say that party officials in Washington and in the states have been contacted by the McCain campaign in the past two weeks and asked about the fallout from such a choice. One person familiar with the calls said the party was being instructed to prepare for different candidate prototypes — including one in the mold of Lieberman, who is an independent but still caucuses with the Democrats.
One obstacle for Lieberman may be legal. A GOP official said that since he is not a Republican, Lieberman may have a challenge being certified on some state ballots.
But GOP sources say McCain and his close friend Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) still haven’t given up hope on making what some believe would be a game-changing decision by tapping Lieberman.
Lieberman’s office declined to discuss the topic. “Those questions are best left to the McCain campaign at this time,” said Erika Masonhall, Lieberman’s Senate press secretary.
The RNC just came out today and said McCain will not pick a pro-abortion VP, so no Ridge or Lieberman, thank God.
"Republican National Committee officials said Tuesday that McCain is no longer considering former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge.
Several sources at the RNC told FOX News that in the last 36 hours, senior McCain advisers and aides have told RNC officials that McCain “got the message” last week that choosing a running mate who supports abortion rights would not be helpful."