*****VP Pool: Name the person you think will be VP and date Obama will announce**********

[book_worm]

My prediction is Joe Biden on Thursday, August 21st.

[LSparkle]

1. I'm with you on the choice but I think it'll be Wednesday, August 20.

GO JOE!!!!

[book_worm]

32. I think Joe going to Georgia is a good indication he will be chosen.

[nbsmom]

69. There's nothing to stop him from naming Biden as Sec'y of State either

That slot is a better use of his time & talents (?) if you ask me. Think about it in private sector terms: You do the job most of the time before you 'have' the job.

VP needs to be more of a pit bull and able to play 'bad cop' when necessary -- so look who's been showing up as the surrogates on the Sunday morning and cable news talk shows (from the OBAMA campaign only of course). Biden hasn't been pulling those gigs as far as I've seen, and I've been watching quite a bit. Clark, Webb, Kaine, Richardson, Bayh, Sebelius, McCaskill - yes. Biden - no. I think it's because there are simply too many chances to lay an oratorical egg, so to speak.)

On the other hand...Biden's gifts would serve him well as S o S, don't you agree? Wonderful command of the facts on the ground, a great amount of credibility (and favors -- don't forget the favors to be called in) among fellow lawmakers. And VPs aren't dispatched to emerging military crises...In other words, Cheney hasn't gone anywhere, Colin Powell or Condoleeza Rice have. In the prior administrations, it was Albright not Gore who went on the peacekeeping/negotiation/fact-finding trips.

[TwilightGardener]

2. Evan Bayh or Jack Reed, Wednesday, Aug. 20th.

[Botany]

3. Stephanie Miller

8/26

[book_worm]

4. hello, mama

[Botany]

7. We need a VEEP who gets in @ 2 AM

And one who likes to cuddle too.

[Independent_Voice]

5. Clark, Aug. 18

[PM7nj]

11. I would love that!

August 18th is my birthday! That would be the best birthday present!

[Alexander]

29. Seconded.

[Dinger]

6. Wes Clark, Wednesday, August 20th

Mark it down.




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[BklynChick]

16. ditto.

[windbreeze]

23. Wes Clark....on Aug 20th...

for more reasons than one...I have been behind Wes since March of 2003...and Aug 20 is our 25th Wedding Anniversary....I would be in 7th heaven...c'mon Obama...give me a special present..another reason to lift a glass o'the bubbly...wb

[DCBob]

26. Right your are Dinger! Wes on Wednesday!

I hope.

[Dinger]

31. "Wes Wednesday" . . .

Has a nice ring to it:)


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[HiFructosePronSyrup]

72. Agreed

[indie_voter]

8. Clark. August 20th

[goclark]

12. Ditto

[MercutioATC]

9. Brian Schweitzer. August 21st.

[Whisp]

10. Richardson, this Wednesday. nt

[Kittycat]

13. I saw Richardson on Wednesday...

He spoke in place of Obama at our IL Democratic State/County Convention in Springfield. Our table was two away from his, and we were 3 tables from the stage. Great speech and he was very real/personable. I did feel sorry for him, because during the early speeches by state & US Pols, people kept coming up to his table asking for pictures and doing autographs. I just couldn't get on board with that. Let the guy eat his breakfast, drink his coffee, and listen to the speeches. Interrupting him like that was not only rude to him, but to those speaking :(

[Whisp]

15. lucky you!

I like Richardson a lot, he seems real and comfortable to be around and not one for putting on airs.

yes, you have to be a special kind of breed to tolerate all that privacy interrruption. I know it would make me crazy - I'd probably throw a pancake at them . ;)

[Kittycat]

22. He came off as an every day kind of person to me.

Not the typical politician type. Very laid back, genuinely happy/sincere. :)

It was a great day, I must admit.

[Motown_Johnny]

38. Obama is in NM tomorrow...

[Arnold Judas Rimmer]

14. Clark. Friday August 22

some time in the mid afternoon.

[Pilotguy]

17. Joe Biden, Monday the 18th

[Pilotguy]

19. Ooops...

Someone had Biden on the 18th already. I say Biden on the 19th instead.

[Motown_Johnny]

39. isn't he still in Georgia?

[Dinger]

18. Changed My Mind, Wes Clark, August 16th

Yeah, tomorrow!!!!



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[tekisui]

28. Clark TODAY!!!! In a few hours!

[grantcart]

20. Kaine August 20th

[AlinPA]

21. Brian Schweitzer, August 20.

[progdog]

35. Ditto

n/t

[trewsx11]

24. Timothy Roemer, Aug 19

[book_worm]

75. wow that's a new name.

[Retrograde]

25. I misread this

"Name the person you think will be VP and date Obama."

I'm sure Mr. Retrograde won't mind...

I still want Richardson, but I doubt it will be him. Clark's my second choice.

[Motown_Johnny]

43. ROFLMAO. omg.. I do see your point.. The date Obama will announce

Don't give up on Bill yet

Obama is in New Mexico tomorrow...

Give it another 18 hours or so

[jefferson_dem]

27. Joe Biden on August 18.

:hi:

[jumptheshadow]

30. Hillary Clinton, August 18th

Everything Obama has done has set up the elements of control and drama he needs to unveil Ms. C as "number two." The convention will be a lovefest. Everybody, including the fence sitters, will feel motivated and enthused. The media will love the show and will replay its key moments over and over again.

I don't think that Bill has been told, by the way. That might have been one of the tests.

Note: I voted for Clinton in the primaries, but had mixed feelings about both candidates in equal proportion.

Second note: My brother, a long-time Freep member who was even quoted by Matt Drudge once, has *hated* the Clintons for years. It was a visceral dislike -- his face got red when he talked about them.

He visited me this past weekend and: He has changed his mind about Hillary. He believes she has "grown" as a leader and says he would vote for her. He admired her tenacity during the primaries. I was in shock after my conversation with him, because his feelings about the Clintons had been so vehement in the past.

Second choice: Wes Clark Third choice: Joe Biden

[Zhade]

34. "He has a speech".

Unlikely.

[Zhade]

33. Gotta say, I have no idea - except that it won't be clinton.

Other than that, I've no idea who he'll pick for his ticket.

[tulip]

36. Bayh Aug. 23rd

:hi:

[Motown_Johnny]

37. Richardson, Monday the 18th at 6:00 pm est

[Kurt_and_Hunter]

40. Predicting Kaine Wednesday, but hoping for Biden Wednesday

[blue_onyx]

41. Wes Clark

on Wednesday, August 20th.

[Motown_Johnny]

42. kick

[nsd]

44. I think you're right.

Biden on Thursday.

[book_worm]

45. kick

[Orangepeel]

46. Biden, Wed., Aug. 20 at 12:00 noon. n/t

[thewiseguy]

47. Either Kaine or Clark.

[Thrill]

48. Mark Warner on Wednesday

[jmowreader]

49. Brian Schweitzer on August 27th

[book_worm]

50. kick

[SeaLyons]

51. I think it's going to be Hillary

...he needs her. It will close the deal.

[scheming daemons]

53. You mean you WISH it's going to be Hillary....

[SeaLyons]

65. yes, that's true...

I wish it with all my heart.

[Dems to Win]

52. Al Gore, August 21

[BlooInBloo]

54. I don't care who it is anymore. I just hope he does it in 20 seconds. Ugh.

[DefenseLawyer]

55. I'm playing a longshot

Jim Webb on Wednesday.

[Willo]

56. Clark, Friday, August 22nd, 4:00p.m EST

[Phoonzang]

57. Brian Schweitzer- Aug 20 or when hell freezes over.

More likely Joe Biden- Aug 21

[cabbage08]

58. I'm guessing Joe Biden

[AspenRose]

59. Joe Biden

Not sure when.

[Yavin4]

60. Sam Nunn, Aug. 21st

The perfect choice. Southerner, foreign policy expert, opposed Iraq War, knowledgeable, and would make Mitt Romney look like a used car salesman.

[JBear]

61. Bob Graham - 6 pm EDT 19 Aug 08.

Why not! No one else has picked him.

:bounce:

:popcorn:

[DCBob]

62. Biden.

I was for Gore, Richardson, Webb, Clinton, Sebelius, Feingold, Kaine, Clark, Bahy, now I am sure it is Biden!

[goodgd_yall]

63. Evan Bayh on Friday, Aug. 22

I don't especially like Bayh as a VP choice, but I think that is who it's going to be.

[road2000]

64. Max Cleland, maybe? n/t

[madwivoter]

66. Biden, Friday August 22

[cabbage08]

67. Biden today

[book_worm]

68. kick

[Debi]

70. Yep Biden 8/21

:bounce:

[charlie and algernon]

71. Biden, August 20th

[WheelWalker]

73. Biden. 1:50 p.m. EDT - August 22, 2008 CE

[Eurobabe]

74. Biden, Thursday noon.

Be there or be square.