Obama: Please suggest you'd offer the Cabinet job heading Veterans Affairs to McCain

[elehhhhna]

1) It'll piss him off, royally.

2) He'll have to reject it publicly, lol

3) It'll reanimate press attention on McMaterialistic's ATROCIOUS veterans advocacy record

4) We'll have a ball with the "Veterans Affairs" angle. tee hee!

[C_U_L8R]

1. Just don't put him in charge of Housing.

I do hear he's really excellent at making runs to Starbucks...
maybe he found his true calling serving up Nine Limo Lattes

[elehhhhna]

2. McC's son needs a job, too. Treasury?

[elehhhhna]

3. Cindy? FDA!

[lonestarnot]

9. She'll declare another war!

[elehhhhna]

11. LOL CIndy's drug war = winner take all...

All at once.

[lonestarnot]

12. All for one, never one for all!

[wtmusic]

4. I love that.

:thumbsup:

[elehhhhna]

7. D'ya think offing "Dept on Aging" would be insulting? LMAO

[TexasObserver]

5. No! Make McCain Secretary of Having a Load in His Pants.

You kids get off my lawn!!

[elehhhhna]

6. Re Get Off My Lawn...maybe Dept of Interior?

[madeline_con]

8. Re Get Off My Lawn... you'll damage the oil derrick!!! n/t

[UTUSN]

10. Thought you were series!1 as in, what do you have AGAINST vets?!1 n/t

[LostInAnomie]

13. More like the media would crucify him for being presumtuous...

... and insulting to a "POW War-Hero".

Now, if you would flip the scenario and have McCain offer Obama a cabinet position, it would have a similar effect to the one you set up. The media will protect McCain no matter what.

[elehhhhna]

16. Imo, it's worth it,. Depends on how he or his surrogate phrases the suggestion...

It plays on McC's SINGLE perceived "strength", and boomerangs back to negative info & coverage for McC -- who will hopefully have a fullblown *Special Bonus!* on-camera babyfit when asked about it.

[Overseas]

17. Or corp media would say-- What a good idea, honoring his service!

They'd have one liberal on with five conservatives. The liberal would mention JSM III's voting record but would be drowned out by the conservatives with their pre-arranged talking points all about how JSM III knows the vets needs from the inside.

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

14. Make him Secretary of Silly Walks

It's obvious, really...

[BlooInBloo]

15. Heh - not a 1/2 bad idea.

[opihimoimoi]

18. He might accept...no jobs to no psychos...

[Bluenorthwest]

19. But McCain is lousy on Veteran's issues.

And that is the bottom line.

[elehhhhna]

21. See #3 in the original post. That's the point!

[ColbertWatcher]

20. Brilliant! n/t

[ourbluenation]

22. Isn't it against some law to draw up a cabinet before the election?

just saying

[AZ Criminal JD]

23. No

just saying

[ourbluenation]

30. 18 U.S.C. § 599

"whoever, being a candidate, directly or indirectly promises or pledges the appointment, or the use of his influence or position or support for the appointment of any person to any public or private employment, for the purpose of procuring support in his candidacy shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.”

http://vlex.com/vid/19191068

I'm no legal expert, but it seems to me that it's against the law per the above.

[AZ Criminal JD]

32. "for the purpose of procuring support"

In order to break that law a prosecutor would have to show an exchange of support for the possible appointment. There is nothing in that law that does not allow the simple naming of a cabinet or other positions.

[babylonsister]

24. And the gesture would piss off vets; not a great idea imo. nt

[janet118]

25. I agree . . . a lot of vets would not think this is funny

They know McCain is full of shit and would think Obama stupid for not smelling it.

[usregimechange]

26. 5), it would make DU go apeshit

[Hippo_Tron]

27. Nope, make McCain Chairman of the "Follow Bin Laden to the Gates of Hell Commission"

[alittlelark]

28. He should offer the post to him only if veterans groups agree!!

He should do it magnanimously! It would be a beautiful thing!:evilgrin:

[CoffeeCat]

29. Make him Secretary of Housing and Urban Develpment...

McCain has A LOT of experience in the area of housing, right!?!?

[farmboxer]

31. Video of McCain being extremely cruel to missing POW's wife

show what McCain is all about. Needs to be shown on national TV by Dem campaign. McBush votes against vets, troops, all the time.