Does anyone know who is vetting McCrabby's VP? We know about

[babylonsister]

Obama's team, but the rethugs?

I don't.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

1. it was probably decided a few years ago!

[whistle]

2. Ralph E. Reed Jr. who is taking on the image of being from British royalty

[babylonsister]

4. Link? nt

[whistle]

9. Gathering money to buy a place for a VP possibility and/or a seat at the table..

<snip>
Figure in Abramoff scandal raises money for McCain

WEST BLOOMFIELD, Mich. (AP) - A political strategist tied to the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal is helping raise money for John McCain, urging his fellow Georgia Republicans to attend a fundraiser for the presidential candidate in Atlanta.

Ralph Reed, former director of the Christian Coalition, said he had agreed to be on McCain's ``Victory 2008 Team'' in an e-mail that solicited donations on McCain's behalf. The Republican National Committee is hosting the fundraiser set for an Atlanta hotel on Aug. 18.

A House investigative committee in 2006 did not call Reed as a witness, but concluded that he interceded with the Bush White House to help some of Abramoff's clients. Reed's public relations firm also received $4.2 million from Abramoff to mobilize Christian voters to fight the opening of casinos that could compete with Abramoff's Indian tribe clients.

Reed later said he regretted the actions, which contributed to his 2006 Republican primary loss in a bid to be Georgia's lieutenant governor. Abramoff went to prison for conspiracy, mail fraud and tax evasion.

McCain led a Senate investigation into Abramoff's dealings with Indian tribes, which included information about his ties to Reed. McCain said in a November 2007 presidential debate: ``I led in the Abramoff hearings in the, in the obscure Indian Affairs Committee, for which people are still testifying and going to jail.''

In an e-mail statement, Reed said, ``I take the long view of politics, which is that yesterday's opponent can be tomorrow's friend or ally.'' He said he supports the Arizona Republican but holds ``no position, title or official role in the McCain campaign and am not seeking one.''

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/feedarticle/7723110

[babylonsister]

10. Perfect-thanks! nt

[Mabus]

3. Arthur B. Culvahouse Jr.

(AP) The search for John McCain's running mate is such a mystery that few people even know who's involved in the review.

The Republican is leaning on a consummate behind-the-scenes player in Washington - attorney Arthur B. Culvahouse Jr. - for this maximum-discretion, minimal-disclosure assignment. In Culvahouse, a one-time White House counsel to President Reagan, McCain gets someone whose work mostly has been so obscure that he likely isn't recognized outside Washington's Beltway.

Culvahouse has been involved in vetting people for positions at all levels of government for three decades, roles he's gotten partly because of his reputation for under-the-radar maneuvering.

McCain has turned to him in recent weeks as he sorts through a list of some 20 or more would-be No. 2s - not that you'd know it. The Arizona senator, like every nominee-in-waiting, is demanding privacy and trying to keep the search under wraps, including the involvement of the man who goes by A.B.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/06/24/politics/main4206530.shtml?source=RSSattr=Politics_4206530

[babylonsister]

7. Thank you, Mabus, whoever that is. Very interesting. He's an old

shitheel that's furthered this destructive party. Got it!

[Mabus]

16. Here are some sources, member of Bush's Intelligence Oversight Board

From sourcewatch (http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Arthur_B._Culvahouse)


(He) was selected February 7, 2006, by President George W. Bush to be a member of the President's Intelligence Oversight Board. (along with Donald L. Evans and David E. Jeremiah, see http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=President%27s_Intelligence_Oversight_Board)

Profiles

According to his law firm profile, Culvahouse is the Chair of and has practiced law with O'Melveny & Myers from 1976 to 1984, and from 1989 to the present.

"From March 1987 through January 1989, Mr. Culvahouse served as Counsel to the President of the United States. As White House Counsel, Mr. Culvahouse advised President Ronald Reagan on matters ranging from the Iran-Contra investigations, to the Supreme Court nominations of Robert Bork and Anthony Kennedy, to the legal aspects of the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty; and he chaired the inter-agency lawyers Committee on War Powers and the President's Committee on Federal Judicial Nominations. In January 1989, President Reagan awarded Mr. Culvahouse the Presidential Citizens' Medal, an award established in 1969 to 'recognize citizens who performed exemplary deeds of service for the country or their fellow citizens.'

"From June 1973 until November 1976, Mr. Culvahouse was Chief Legislative Assistant and Counsel to United States Senator Howard H. Baker, Jr.

"From 1990 through 1992, he served as a member of the Federal Advisory Committee on Nuclear Failsafe and Risk Reduction, appointed by the Secretary of Defense, to evaluate and recommend improvements in the United States' Nuclear Command and Control System. In December of 1992, Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney awarded Mr. Culvahouse the Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service. Mr. Culvahouse's prior service on boards and commissions includes service on the Supreme Court Fellows Commission (2002 to 2005), the Board of Visitors of the U.S. Naval Academy (1989-1991), and the Counterintelligence Advisory Panel to the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (1989-1990)."

Culvahouse received his Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from the New York University School of Law in 1973 and his B.S. from the University of Tennessee in 1970.

Professional Activities

* Admitted, Washington, D.C.; California
* Admitted to Practice, U.S. Supreme Court
* Member, Brookings Institution Board of Trustees
* Chairman, Board of Directors of Regulatory DataCorp., International LLC "(an independent company formed by a group of leading financial institutions to assist clients in responding to such global security issues as money laundering, terrorist financing and organized crime, as well as complying with the USA Patriot Act)"

Current and past known relationships includes a sociogram at the link.

From Muckety http://www.muckety.com/Arthur-B-Culvahouse-Jr/75.muckety

Arthur B. Culvahouse Jr. current relationships:
Brookings Institution - trustee
New York University School of Law - graduate
O'Melveny & Myers LLP - chair
President's Intelligence Advisory Board - member
President's Intelligence Oversight Board - member
University of Tennessee - graduate
Arthur B. Culvahouse Jr. past relationships:
1980 Howard H. Baker Jr. presidential campaign - general counsel
2008 John McCain presidential campaign - head of vice presidential search
Howard H. Baker Jr. - chief legislative assistant and counsel
Committee on War Powers - chair
Fannie Mae - lobbyist
Federal Advisory Committee on Nuclear Failsafe - member
Lockheed Martin Corporation - lobbyist
Ronald Reagan - counsel to the president
Supreme Court Fellows Commission - member
U.S. Naval Academy - board of visitors member
Vinson & Elkins - partner

[CK_John]

5. Cheney of course. n/t

[Dinger]

6. I'm His Chief Vitter, Oops, Vetter, And It Will be . . .

Bob Dole!
We're going all the way! Woo hoo!

[MiniMe]

8. Cheney?

He was in charge of finding Georgie's VP.

[snowbear]

11. Mark Foley and Larry Craig are vetting his pick..

You didn't know that?

Huh.

[babylonsister]

13. Ewwww!

:puke:

[pot luck]

12. The Google?

[cliffordu]

14. Last I saw it was the Hell's Angels out in Sturgis.

[treestar]

15. Satan

:evilgrin:

[Top Cat]

17. BUSH