Chatter over Hutchison as possible VP pick gets louder

[Emit]

:puke:

CRAWFORD — Texas Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison's long-shot prospect for vice president is getting a push from conservative and other pundits in the lead-up to next week's Republican National Convention. The latest flurry of speculation online and on cable television constitutes at least a third or fourth wave of chatter about Hutchison...

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"She is female, which addresses the novelty of the opposition; she is smart and well-respected; she is knowledgeable on key issues, especially domestic policy," said Bruce Buchanan, a University of Texas at Austin government professor. "I still think it's going to be Mitt Romney."

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Hutchison, 66, would be "an excellent choice," syndicated husband-and-wife columnists Dick Morris and Eileen McGann said in a piece that catalyzed renewed speculation on the subject.

"She's been around for decades and is not going to start making mistakes now," they wrote. "Her nomination would be a signal to American women that McCain takes their aspirations seriously, even if Obama does not. Hutchison is not charismatic. But her circumstances would be if she were nominated. The prospect of a woman vice president would electrify women throughout the nation."

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The short odds for McCain's vice-presidential picks include Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, former White House budget official Rob Portman of Ohio and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney.

"The conservatives could probably stomach (Hutchison) a lot better than a Tom Ridge or Joe Lieberman," said University of Houston political scientist Richard Murray. "She is a woman and their strategy seems to be to go for disaffected Clinton voters. But I would say this is more like the Chet Edwards boomlet — it raises the profile, there is no downside to being mentioned, but Hutchison at this point looks like a last-minute ploy, not a considered judgment."

... Michael Medved argued that McCain should reject the Pawlenty-Portman-Romney types as too safe and take another look at Hutchison.

"OK, she's not a dynamo of fiery charisma; in fact, as I've noted before, she's a bland and sometimes boring speaker, and a pleasant if unprepossessing television presence. Nevertheless, she is a she — and that fact in itself would allow McCain's choice to upstage Obama's," Medved wrote.

Among other things, having a woman on the ticket could bring in the disenfranchised Hillary Clinton supporters, Medved argued.

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http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/nation/5967502.html

[Thrill]

1. Ticket sure doesn't lack age

If they pick her. That shows Biden has scared the complete shit out of them

[book_worm]

4. She looks like she is about 70

[WinkyDink]

33. Not in that photo, she doesn't. Good grief, the hair alone is age-defying!

[valerief]

2. One thief is as good as another.

[TheCowsCameHome]

3. 150 total years of service

to themselves.

[elkston]

5. Michael Medved should stick to reviewing movies. :) n/t

[ruggerson]

6. I heard somewhere that McCain loathes her

which will make it all the more enjoyable to watch him pick her.

[Yavin4]

17. I'm Beginning To Think That McCain Has A Problem With Women

He does not strike me as someone who is comfortable working with women.

[margotb822]

21. I think he generally looks down on them

Look at the "jokes" he tells, the things he's said to his wife, the way he addressed the birth control question. He wouldn't treat he well as VP.

[BumRushDaShow]

7. Read the comments at that link...

I was checking them out earlier today and boy is there discord among them thar repukes about who McLame should pick! :rofl:

[Bluzmann57]

8. "... The novelty of the opposition..."?

That tells me what they think of a qualified man; just a "novelty" act. Just gets stranger and stranger.

[C_U_L8R]

9. Good.. they can't stand each other

another McCain marriage made in hell

[mzmolly]

10. McCain/Trollop!

:P

[Emit]

11. lol!

:spray:

:spank:

[mzmolly]

15. ; )

:hi:

[GreenPartyVoter]

12. I cannot stand her

[ChimpersMcSmirkers]

13. Old and Older...Catch the Fever!

[WinkyDink]

36. She's 66. Biden is 65. Not a winning slogan.

[Barack_America]

14. He won't do it.

Truth is, he doesn't respect women enough. And with his "croak factor" being so high, there's no way the Republicans would risk it. She could VERY likely become President if McCain is elected.

[ruggerson]

20. But she's a far right zombie

I think they'd be delighted if she became Prez.

[Coexist]

16. ewww... she's gross.

[ClarkBayh 2008]

22. I don't think so...

She is pro-choice to some degree which won't sit well.
She is from Texas which will juxtapose her to Bush ALL the time.
This country does NOT want any more Texans on the ticket right now.

Will not help at all in NH, MI, NV, CO.
She will also have to backtrack on abortion which will anger all the Hillary voters
no end the first time she is asked about overturning Roe v Wade.

[kansasblue]

18. I met her when I lived in Texas. She's not the sharpest pin in the cushion...

or what ever saying you could toss out here.

[begin_within]

23. A few fries short of a happy meal?

I like your pincushion one.

[Qutzupalotl]

29. Her think tank is a quart low.

[margotb822]

19. Soooo, Republicans nominate a woman as a "novelty"

purely for the fact that she is a woman? Yea, she's been around for a while, but if she was so good, why didn't she run for the top of the ticket? Oh yea, the men wouldn't let her. Now, if the Repubs pick a woman for VP, that is pure pandering. But, for the McAncient ticket, any VP will have to be a serious consideration for POTUS, and I doubt she has it. Biden will lay the smackdown on her at any rate...

[nxylas]

26. I hear McCain has a black friend too

And they even let Catholics and Jews into his golf club.

[1Hippiechick]

24. She's the only person who didn't criticize McInsane in the primary - can't create negative ads

ALTHOUGH I am waiting for the Dem Party to ROLL OUT with a compliation ad on Friday a.m. w/clips of all the nasty remarks his Repuke opponents made during the Primary.

Time to take the gloves off, Dems!

[opihimoimoi]

25. I know the Lady, she is a friend of mine, she ain't gonna answer the 3 AM phone call. She knows BTTR

Who wants to Lose in the biggest landslide EVER.....?

[Emit]

30. If offered, you don't think she'd go for it?

:shrug:

[opihimoimoi]

31. She would be one STUPID WOMAN....Doubt it

:toast:

[mvd]

27. They're mentioning Palin, too

But doesn't she have corruption charges? Otherwise, Palin would scare me more than Hutchinson and everyone except for Powell.

[beac]

45. Yes, she's under investigation b/c she fired someone who refused to

follow her order to fire her ex-brother-in-law.

http://www.nasdaq.com/aspxcontent/NewsStory.aspx?cpath=20080813%5CACQDJON200808132138DOWJONESDJONLINE000872.htm&&mypage=newsheadlines&title=Alaska%20Gov%20Palin%20Denies%20Firing%20Official%20Over%20Brother-In-Law

[Bucky]

28. I assumed the OP meant Asa, not Kay Bailey

She's worthless as a campaigner. She'll bring no weight and win very few votes.

[JI7]

37. didn't Asa cheat on his wife and his mistress ended up pregnant

or was it his brother ?

[Bucky]

47. So he has twice as many family values as Obama. Oh noes!

[WeDidIt]

32. It'll be Pawlentey n/t

[JoFerret]

34. Bring it on

what a loser.

[my3boyz]

35. Good. Biden will destroy her in the debate. nt

[book_worm]

38. Dick Morris is pushing her--nuff said.

[yellowcanine]

40. Yep. That toe sucking political whore has no credibility left.

[yellowcanine]

42. I apologize it that insults any honest hardworking whores.

[GoesTo11]

39. It's an insult to women to pick an idiot just because she's female

The reason we need women running for president is because they are qualified people and they represent a group that has been under-represented. Hutchison is not qualified and doesn't represent women's interests. She's would just be a prop. Think it would backfire come debate time.

[Erin Elizabeth]

41. Man, she isn't touching that ticket with a 50 foot pole.

Trust.

[Colobo]

43. Who knows.

[Fleshdancer]

44. Repeat after me: SHE IS PRO-CHOICE

Hutchison has a mostly conservative voting record. She is opposed to outlawing abortion and favors embryonic stem cell research. ;)

http://www.nationaljournal.com/pubs/almanac/2008/people/tx/txs1.htm

[MadrasT]

46. Yeah OK whatever. Underwhelmed. Epic FAIL!

:woohoo: