Prediction: McCain will pick Kay Bailey Hutchison as his VP in an attempt to exploit disappointment

[Czolgosz]

of white, older, female, Democratic-leaning independent voters who wish that Hillary was our nominee.

2nd prediction: It will not work.

[Epiphany4z]

1. eeeee gad

maybe...but dam thats like running yer nails over the chalk board...that woman grates on my last nerve.

[Connie_Corleone]

2. It won't work if Obama picks Kathleen Sebelius for VP.

[stratomagi]

15. Agreed!

[rug]

17. Democrats pick first.

[terrell9584]

3. She is awaiting a coronation as Governor of Texas

She won't take it

[democrattotheend]

4. Someone suggested that to me a while ago

And I think it would be a really smart move for McCain. I think Obama needs to pick a woman for his VP, preferably one from the clinton camp. Granholm would be perfect if only she were eligible!

[Texas Hill Country]

5. she is not a contender, i can promise that

[RB TexLa]

6. She has a pretty good shot to become governor of Texas, can't see wanting to run for or be VP

[Czolgosz]

10. Her gubernatorial ambitions are seen by many as an attempt to boost her desirability as a candidate

to the the first woman VP. If Texas governor is a stepping stone, then why bother if you can get there in one step? Plus, if she runs as VP and loses (which would be likely), it only boosts her chances in the run for governor.

[RB TexLa]

13. The VP slot is still a warm bucket of piss. "ambitions" for it are to use it for something else

like Edwards last time to run for president this time.

But you get good exposure from being on a "short list," and no presidential candidate is going to admit that people turned them down for the VP slot.

[Frustratedlady]

7. You josh?

If she ends up in the WH, I'm off to Canada.

[Overseas]

8. Not Condi ? /nt

[flpoljunkie]

9. More likely pick is Carly Fiorina, infamous CEO of HP and Fox News business consultant

Carly Fiorina of the $42,000,000 "golden parachute" controvery/lawsuit has become a frequent surrogate for John McCain on MSNBC and I would suspect CNN and Fox, as well.

Fiorina was just now on MSNBNC speaking again as McCain's surrogate.

[4themind]

12. She has a LOT of baggage

that would just further expose his inability to offer any new regulatory oversight to PREVENT messes like the investment-bank/lenders fiasco. Not to mention the whole spying-on-employers mess that was attributed to Carly by many as well. Might broaden his appeal to the free-marketers, but he'll still have a huge fundie gap.

[flpoljunkie]

22. Indeed, she does.

[chyjo]

11. I think Hutchison

is less anti-choice than most National Republicans would like. Since somehow he comes out as a moderate from the party he is going to have to select someone even crazier than himself for the VP slot. A scary thought indeed.

[casus belli]

14. That would validate the claims that his admin would be Bush III n/t

[indepat]

16. I regard Kay as one of the most disgusting politicos in our nation's history: her

hypocrisy is possibly unparalleled imo exceeded only by her disingenuousness and possibly reichousness. :D

[BigDDem]

18. I'd be shocked

KBH would rather be Governor of Texas

[global1]

19. Hillary Will Really Put Her Support Behind Obama If McCain Picks....

a woman for VP. Hillary wants to be the first woman president and can't take the chance that McCain's VP might wind up with that title.

[thevoiceofreason]

20. She has already informally announced she's running for governor of Texas

[Stop Cornyn]

21. It will be Obama-Richardson vs. McCain-Hutchison, and we'll win.

[Carrieyazel]

23. She is a terrible choice. Maybe the worst he can make.

No, Hutchison will likely hurt him. She's awful.

[Stop Cornyn]

24. She's pretty popular among Republicans and the chattering pundit types here in Texas and she's one

hell of a fund-raiser.