Veep Not Worth The Vet
Posted on July 7, 2008 at 6:33 pmWhy Jim Webb took himself out of the Veepstakes:
A Democrat close to Webb confirms that a request for documents preceded his declaration to the Obama campaign. The Democrat said that Webb did not want to relive the vigors of a campaign so soon after his election to the Senate.
Webb’s statement suggests that Caroline Kennedy and Eric Holder, the two leaders of the team, had received instructions from Sen. Obama to vet a number of finalists, including Webb.
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Make Him Trade His Integrity, Once Shame On You….
Posted on June 13, 2008 at 8:32 amJoe Lance thinks it is plausible that Colin Powell would actually hook up with the gang that made him sellout his intregity while selling the Iraq War:
I’ve talked with a friend at work about a McCain-Powell ticket since 2000. Could it actually happen? How attractive would it really be?
Office Space
Posted on May 26, 2008 at 10:29 amAl Giordano reports that John Edwards has requested the use of his former North Carolina campaign space back from the small business he donated to and discusses whether that could mean that Edwards is Barack Obama’s choice for Vice President.
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Corker For Veep?
Posted on May 16, 2008 at 8:04 amTommy Oliver, a conservative critic of the Senator during the 2006 Republican primary, says why not:
I doubt that McCain will be calling Senator Corker to be his running mate anytime soon, since Corker has been extremely critical of the Senator from AZ from time to time, but if things don’t work out in 2008 for Republicans, Corker is a man that they should give a long look towards in 2012 as a possible candidate. He has business credentials that are almost as strong as Mitt Romney’s, as he was a self made multi million dollar CEO of the largest construction company in Tennessee, which he expanded into a successful real estate business. He has executive experience in running a government, and was successful. While mayor of Chattanooga from 2001 to 2005, he cleaned up the city. He also served as the Commissioner of Finance and Administration for Tennessee from 1995-2001. By 2012, He will have spent six years as a Senator, and is establishing the conservative voting record to brag about. He will have had experience in both the legislative and executive branch to match, and since he was elected, he’s been talking so much sense conservatively that Fred Thompson would be proud. Lastly, he’s still only fifty-three, and could be around for a while.
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Fred Thompson Declares He Would Not Accept The Vice-Presidency If Offered
Posted on April 25, 2008 at 8:14 amFrom The Hill report on the Hannity & Colmes interview:
“That’s not in the cards,” Thompson said. “That’s not what I want. Well…and I don’t think that call [from McCain] would ever happen. I think John needs somebody else. I would advise him if he asked me that he needs someone else, of a different profile. The presidency is the only job in town that’s worth going through what you got to go through to get it, including the vice presidency….”
This is pronouncement is interesting given reports that Thompson’s ill-fated presidential campaign actually snowballed out from an attempt to raise his profile so as to be in the mix to get such a nod.
See the entire interview here.
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Phil’s Veep Angle
Posted on April 24, 2008 at 10:28 amJeff Woods thinks there is no doubt that our Governor is angling for a spot on the Democratic ticket:
Bredesen seems pretty serious about landing the veep spot. He’s remained uncommitted even after Clinton swept Tennessee’s primary. And unsolicited, he’s offered himself as a party leader to settle the nomination fight, making the rounds of TV talk shows to propose a superdelegate convention in June. He holds obvious advantages for the Democrats as a Southern governor.
If Bredesen does want the job why not step out and endorse Obama? Wouldn’t that help his cause more than sitting on the sidelines?
Now would be the perfect time. It would have the effect of muting the John Tanner endorsement of Hillary yesterday and it would allow Obama and Gore operatives play up speculation about an Al Gore endorsement of Obama to reporters writing the story. A good little bump for Obama and chit that Bredesen can cash out in his Veep interview.
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