Lieberman for McCain's VP?

[Wetzelbill]

Ok, this guy on Huff Post argues that Lieberman should be McCain's VP. I WISH! I just love these guys who are so in love with the mythical bipartisan center where people give out lollipops and hugs and everybody works together to be best friends and pass good legislation.

Please, John McCain, pick Lieberman. He is just the dynamic brigand that you need to capture America's imagination. Please, pick him. -WB



The John McCain Imperative
by Doug Schoen

Who John McCain picks as his vice presidential nominee is more important to the future of the Republican Party, and indeed the country, than it might otherwise initially seem.

Speculation of McCain's possible choices has grown with the news that prominent Republicans Mitt Romney, Charlie Crist and Bobby Jindal will join McCain over the Memorial Day holiday at his Sedona cabin, but if McCain and the Republicans give in to conventional tactics and select a conservative running mate to complement the maverick John McCain, they will most likely have opted for a losing strategy for a party that is now in decline.

The Republican Party is in a downward spiral since losing the majority in Congress in 2006, most recently evidenced by the loss of three congressional special elections in the last few months. Furthermore, the most recent polls all show Democrats have a double digit lead in congressional voter preference.

There is a way for the Republican Party to transform the race and ultimately have a strong chance to win the election. And that is by nominating a non-Republican for the second spot to create a fusion ticket that would be based on a centrist, non-partisan approach. Polls show that 60 to 70% of the American electorate is attracted to the idea of the parties offering a non-partisan, results-oriented approach to the nation's seemingly intractable problems. Fortunately for Democrats, the current makeup of the Republican Party suggests that it is highly unlikely that they will follow this potentially game-changing approach.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/doug-schoen/the-john-mccain-imperativ_b_103118.html

[JerseygirlCT]

1. Lieberman has told those close to him that's not

going to happen.

Of course, people, even Liebermans, change their minds...

[charlie]

8. Probably said that

to take the sting off when he's not asked.

Of course, Joe would leap over the Capitol building for a veep slot on the Republican ticket. His swollen self-importance is a ravenous beast.

[Frustratedlady]

2. Oh, Golly Gee...

That would be SUCH a disappointment.

McCain/Lieberman, YES!

[geiger]

3. probably. let's start this rumor all around.

[BlooInBloo]

4. Prediction: Republicans will never have any other than a white christian man on the ticket.

[Wetzelbill]

11. at least not for the foreseeable future

Like the next 100 years or so. :) I think it's funny when I hear things from the chattering class like Condi being McCain's VP. Yeah, a black woman. No way would that fly with the GOP, not in a million years. :)

[NJmaverick]

5. I hope so, think of that dream ticket- Grumpy Old Men

[truebrit71]

6. Nope.

The rednecks won't vote for a jew...no matter how hard right he is...

Grandpa McLame needs to get someone as far right as he can...Fuckabee or some other religiously insane fuckstick

LIEberman is angling for SecDef or Sec State...

[Wetzelbill]

9. the thing is, McCain is so out of touch

It wouldn't surprise me if he did pick him. It would be a dumb move, but it wouldn't surprise me.

[FSogol]

7. Big bonus for McCain: They can finish each other's sentences. n/t

[JFN1]

10. I think McCain's controllers will only pick Lieberman

if Clinton ends up with the nomination. They'll use Lieberman as "liberal" bait for disaffected Democrats who they believe won't want to vote for Clinton - in other words, it will, in their twisted world, make it more "comfortable" for disaffected Democrats to vote for McCain.

[Bensthename]

12. Best thing about that is how bad it would piss off the far right...

They already consider McCain a lefty.. And bringing over a recent dem, would send them in a frenzy.

[Wetzelbill]

13. oh they would flip out

and stay home. It would be great.