Obama also got NARAL’s endorsement today. Hopefully that will pull back some of the so-called “Green Evangelicals” who have been thinking twice about voting for McCain. I can see the NARAL campaign literature: “Obama & NARAL–A great team. No fetus can beat us.”
I saw a list of potential Obama VP candidates and the governor of Kansas was on the short list. Wonder how that would play with the Roman Catholic church, given said governor’s slavish support of abortion and the warnings she’s gotten from her Catholic archbishop not to receive the Eucharist until she repents of her stance?
That would be a great ticket: a man who would now like us to believe that he hasn’t gone to his church for many years paired with a woman who isn’t welcome in her church.
I’m no fan of John Edwards, but I’ll concede him this: I can’t think of anyone who has gotten more mileage than he has out of serving 1 ineffective term in the only political office he has ever held.
I have to confess, when the Democrats nominated Edwards as VP in 2004, I was concerned about the Democrats winning. However, as the campaign moved forward, he just sort of dropped out of sight. I don’t see why he would be a better candidate this time. My friends in North Carolina, of both political persuasions, tell me that Edwards would have a hard time winning state-wide office there.
Who should Barack Obama choose as VP if he wants to win? The answer is (a la John McLaughlin): Evan Bayh.
Obama seems to me too arrogant to recognize that he needs someone to win over the moderate blue collar vote. He is too radical and polarizing with his Wright and Ayers connections.
Another arrogant politician is McCain, probably more so than Obama. He’s so busy fighting those in his party he won’t listen to any advice that tells him he might need conservative votes more than the moderate and Democratic ones he seems to be courting.
And, irony of irony, that leaves Clinton as the least arrogant of the bunch.
I think that’s one of the signs of the apocalypse. I hope it comes soon because I’m not looking forward to voting this November and I’d really like the world to end before that.
Chris, I think Obama is seriously considering people like Richardson, Webb and Clarke. Given that he’s been entering hostile territory with some frequency, I suspect he’ll choose a qualified candidate with plenty of experience in Washington who is NOT tied to the Clintons.
As far as Wright and Ayers – it doesn’t seem to be hurting that much. It might make those who wouldn’t vote for a Democrat anyway that much more scared.
John Edwards: profile in courage.
Obama also got NARAL’s endorsement today. Hopefully that will pull back some of the so-called “Green Evangelicals” who have been thinking twice about voting for McCain. I can see the NARAL campaign literature: “Obama & NARAL–A great team. No fetus can beat us.”
I saw a list of potential Obama VP candidates and the governor of Kansas was on the short list. Wonder how that would play with the Roman Catholic church, given said governor’s slavish support of abortion and the warnings she’s gotten from her Catholic archbishop not to receive the Eucharist until she repents of her stance?
That would be a great ticket: a man who would now like us to believe that he hasn’t gone to his church for many years paired with a woman who isn’t welcome in her church.
I’m no fan of John Edwards, but I’ll concede him this: I can’t think of anyone who has gotten more mileage than he has out of serving 1 ineffective term in the only political office he has ever held.
I have to confess, when the Democrats nominated Edwards as VP in 2004, I was concerned about the Democrats winning. However, as the campaign moved forward, he just sort of dropped out of sight. I don’t see why he would be a better candidate this time. My friends in North Carolina, of both political persuasions, tell me that Edwards would have a hard time winning state-wide office there.
Who should Barack Obama choose as VP if he wants to win? The answer is (a la John McLaughlin): Evan Bayh.
[#6] WRONG! Corect answer: Colin Powell!
(from another McLaughlin fan)
Why would he want the endorsement of this loser?
#6. Gen. James L. Jones, USMC (ret.)
http://tinyurl.com/52eegl
(the problem is Gen. Jones is so overqualified, his stature would diminish Sen. Obama.)
Obama seems to me too arrogant to recognize that he needs someone to win over the moderate blue collar vote. He is too radical and polarizing with his Wright and Ayers connections.
Another arrogant politician is McCain, probably more so than Obama. He’s so busy fighting those in his party he won’t listen to any advice that tells him he might need conservative votes more than the moderate and Democratic ones he seems to be courting.
And, irony of irony, that leaves Clinton as the least arrogant of the bunch.
I think that’s one of the signs of the apocalypse. I hope it comes soon because I’m not looking forward to voting this November and I’d really like the world to end before that.
Chris – I hope not!
Chris, I think Obama is seriously considering people like Richardson, Webb and Clarke. Given that he’s been entering hostile territory with some frequency, I suspect he’ll choose a qualified candidate with plenty of experience in Washington who is NOT tied to the Clintons.
As far as Wright and Ayers – it doesn’t seem to be hurting that much. It might make those who wouldn’t vote for a Democrat anyway that much more scared.
[i]I suspect he’ll choose a qualified candidate with plenty of experience in Washington who is NOT tied to the Clintons. [/i]
Does such a Democrat even exist? Even the ones supporting Obama have strong ties to the Clinton machine.
JE