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Originally Posted by jorgelito
Tully, I think that's kind of the fun isn't it? No one really knows. If I worked in an office I would make an office betting pool. It may sound funny, but the way this race has been shaping up really makes me feel like part of the process. People are talking, deliberating, discussing - it's good for us really.
I think the Veep job is wide open. Looking at the CQ site made me dizzy, so many people I never even thought of.
Intuitively, I would think a person of experience, a familiar face that the people really like, maybe someone from the south, a bit more moderate, and notable/respected. Good gosh, could it be...Ted Kennedy? He sort of fits the bill. A solid Democrat, experienced, a Kennedy name, white, older, could be a good choice. Not very moderate though, but hey, this is the Democratic party. Wesley Clark is intriguing but he's been out of the spotlight for a while now, and I really don't know much about him other than he's a military man.
There definitely is a good opportunity here for the Democrats to make some strategic moves throughout the government at all levels, if they can unite and get organized enough. Then maybe our g'ovt can move forward agaon (just please oh please don't raise taxes).
The writing is on the wall.
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I do think it's fun.
Ted Kennedy? Hmm, not sure what to make of that statement?
I like both Clark and Webb. Webb could add that southern military blue collar accent to the ticket, IMO.
It's odd, thinking back on it, how quickly Hillary fell out of favor with me. It really wasn't that long ago I would have been very happy with Clinton/Obama or vise versa. Watching her campaign was like watching a train wreck. How could she not have a plan past Feb 5th? Why would her staff think she could simply win all the California delegates? The numbers really became impossible for her weeks ago. Even then I could have seen her as a viable option for his VP, though I was having serious doubts his campaign would agree. But I figured she could parlay her political capital into a spot if she wanted it. I went back and forth on this thinking why is she still running? It's hurting the party as a whole. But I suppose maybe at this point she needs to keep going to unite the party once the last primary is completed. After all the contests were over Tuesday and she announced she had decided not to decide what to do I thought, WTF? Umm, excuse me lady the voters decided. It's like she's completely disconnected from reality... and she wants to be the VP?
I think I'll be happy with who ever he ends up picking. But I do think it's time to choose somebody who won't, seemingly, make it their life's work to tell the other side of the aisle to go fuck themselves. Cheney, Rumsfield et el come to mind. All this "all or nothing, we want it our way and we'll stuff it down your throat to get" is getting us no where fast. Time to start listening to each other and actually solving some of the issues. The war continues on borrowed money, the economy is dropping like a rock-wasn't a rising econ. suppose to pay for all those tax cuts? I looked and I can't even find what is the current energy policy. While I have friends and family e-mailing me they can't afford to buy gas to get to work.
It's not too late, IMO. The US has a long history of stepping up to the plate and solving problems. But I don't see how we do that with more "us v. them." Bottom line is it's fast becoming one big fat shit sandwich and EVERYBODY going to have to take their bite. If Obama chooses a decent VP and gets to work it can be done. Hell I'm not so certain McCain might not be able to gets things going in the right direction, though obviously I prefer Obama. But it's going to take working together, not fighting against each other. If it is then the next Admin. is going to make Carter's look like a huge success.