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Mon 4 Feb, 2008 04:53 pm
OK, I have jumped the gun a bit. The candidates have not been decided, but as of now, basically there are four in contention. They are, in alphabetical order, so as not to slant anything, Clinton, McCain, Obama and Romney.
It seems that there are strong feelings both for and against all the candidates. IMO, a strong running mate that would unite the members of each political party would go a long way to enable one candidate or another to stand out of the pack.
If you had your druthers, what would be your "dream team" ticket?
My personal choice for a Vice-Presidential candidate with John McCain at the head of the ticket is....... Colin Powell.
All right, not going to happen. Even if offered the candidacy, I believe Mr. Powell would turn it down, but oh what a sweet ticket that would be. The one draw back is that both are strong in military and foreign affairs, and just a wee bit weak on domestic issues. Oh well.... can't have everthing. A good friend of mine likes Joe Biden for the Vice-Presidency.
Dream team? - Jesus Christ and Gandhi, if I can't have them I will have to settle for Obama & Edwards.
I agree with you, Phoenix, but I have to think some more about it.e
In the meantime, I see Asherman's point re McCain and Powell.
Biden (or perhaps Dodd) would be good VP's for the Dems. Bloomberg for the Republicans.
Heh, or Bloomberg for a Democrat.
McCain and Lieberman. The problem, in my opinion, with many "tickets" is there might be two people competing for the spotlight. Lieberman, in my opinion, would not be in contention for the spotlight. Having been on a Democratic ticket before, when he ran with Gore, he might just get some Democratic voters now?
Lieberman, another fiercely independent thinker willing to buck partisan politics, would be a good candidate in my opinion. Actually, I trust John McCain's character and judgment to choose a running-mate.
If only Ron Paul would throw in with McCain. Turn Tehran to glass, get some oil, legalize pot, manufacture some ****, return to hard currency. It would be awesome. There'd probably be a giant urine stain on the globe right beneath whatever city is the capital of Canada.
OK , I'll play, even though I'm not sure Hilly/Bill or Obama will get the nomination.
Obama will choose Kathleen Sebelius. He won't choose a white man.
Hillary will choose Bill Richardson.
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The Republican side is much harder. I confess, I have no idea yet. Haley Barbour comes to mind. He helped Mississippi recover from Hurricane Katrina while the Dems next door in LA were still playing cya after mismanaging their resources and failing for years to plan for what everyone knew would occur.
But there seems to be three R's in contention there, not just two.
real life wrote:But there seems to be three R's in contention there, not just two.
Haha, not suprised you'd be a Huckabee fan.
It would be quite a coup if Colin Powell endorsed Obama, but in the end, I believe he will support John McCain in the general election. He would be one hell of a VP nominee for the GOP. One Powell endorsement, to me is worth, all the Hollywood endorsements combined... and the Kennedys as well.
That was an interesting interview, Osso, thanks for posting it. Frank James (the Swamp, Chi Tribune blog) speculates that it means Powell will back Obama. I dunno. That would certainly be nice.
I dont know about the dem VP candidate, because it depends on who wins the dem nomination.
As for McCains VP choice, I think that Sarah Palin might be an excellent choice, based on her youth, her politics, and on the fact that she is already a governor...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Palin
I expect McCain to go for Trent Lott, Obama will so for some repected establishment guy....maybe Daschle
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