"CHECKMATE "!!!

[Laura PourMeADrink]

Adding Joe, with both economics and foreign policy experience, along with a weak field anyway, has got them checkmated !


Rude-y - Prochoice, too many personal issues

Willard - Knows nothing about foreign policy, has trashed McHouses like crazy, Too rich, Flip-flopper. Adds too many
houses to the team. Fundies scared of Mormons

Polenta - Knows nothing about anything. Too inexperienced to take over.

Color-Code Ridge Prochoice

Got-Fired Fiorina Knows nothing about foreign policy

Crist Extraordinarily boring. No national appeal

Huckleberry Doesn't believe in evolution - Crazy talker.

Powell Prochoice, lied through his teeth about Iraq, couldn't personally fight against Obama

CON-di Too close to AssHat, did not protect us against 9-11, diplomatic failure. Repuke Bigots wouldn't
like it.

Bad Joe Fundies would spontaneously combust

Lindsey Graham Would only draw southerners they have already. Pissed off wingnuts on immigration reform


My guess -- the only one left:

Rep. Bob Portman of Ohio (Age: 52)—
-Portman was a six term representative from Ohio—a crucial swing state in November.
-From 2006-2007, he was the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, which could be reassuring to voters on their number one issue: the economy—and an issue that McCain is not particularly strong on (he said so himself).
-He provides legislative (Congressman), executive (George W. Bush's Cabinet), diplomatic (U.S. trade representative) and economic (Office of Management and Budget director) backgrounds.
-He is 52, so that would contrast McCain’s age.
-Received an 89% lifetime American Conservative Union rating, which would reassure the Base.
-According to columnist Robert Novak, Portman is President Bush's choice for McCain's VP.
-But, he won’t have that much sway in Ohio because he was only a representative.
-He is not well-known nationally.
-Because he is friends with and worked under Bush, he and McCain would be tied to him even more, which is the last thing the Republicans want.

[still_one]

1. It will be most likely the govenor of Minnesosta or Florida

Under no circumstances will it be someone who is prochoice

[Laura PourMeADrink]

4. Don't you think, because of McCain's age, that the "ability to

take over at a moment's notice" should get more weight? Neither
of these governors could run the country. That's why he's
in such a bind - there are so few like Biden - who cover all
bases and appease the wingnuts without alienating the middle.

[skids]

2. Unless they throw the hail mary pass...

...identity politics would might put Condi back in the running, though they'd have to smooth over her libertarian take on abortion law. They may just be that insanely cynical.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

3. Bring her on! However, I have heard her say many, many

times (so much I even believe the lying war criminal) that she wants out of politics.

[DiverDave]

5. I am so disappointed with Powell

I read his book, back in the day, and thought that he made a LOT of sense.

Then the Iraq hearings.
I still think that he was duped, but as he put it in his book:
( I'm paraphrasing), If you get an order that you feel is wrong, you MUST not carry it out.
They told us this in basic training, the result of Mei Lei .
This was in 1975 and Powell would have had a hand in that policy.

I'm very disappointed in him, as he (in his book) was talking alot of sense.
But, I guess the kool-aid was mighty tasty.