And the Running Mate Will Be?

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.

Quinney and Doo Hoo

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.

I think that Powell is a good candidate, but I think that he has been tainted by his association with Bush. Also, he is in his late sixties.

Normally, that would not be a problem, but Obama appears to be capturing the imagination of the youth vote. I think that if Obama wins for the Democrats, we need a younger person on the Republican side to appeal to the youthful voters, to conteract the image of McCain as an old man.

My son came up with an interesting idea, J.C. Watts. A former Oklahoma congressional representative, he is black, 50, good looking, erudite and articulate. A former football player at O.U., and the Canadian Football League, he served as a Baptist minister.





http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J.C._Watts

What do you think?

http://www.nndb.com/people/991/000049844/

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.

Haha, not suprised you'd be a Huckabee fan.

Looks like Powell might be supporting a demo or an independent.. and not running as #2 on the GOP ticket.
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/02/09/colin-powell-may-support-democrat-or-independent-in-?'08/

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.

X marks the spot

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

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2. McCain Considering Condi for VP?

One rumor rife in political circles is that likely Republican presidential nominee John McCain might choose Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice as his running mate.

On the Feb. 11 broadcast of "Larry King Live," host King interviewed another African-American woman, Barack Obama's wife Michelle, and said, "I arrived in Washington today from New York . . . and the first thing you hear is rumors. And one of the rumors is that if McCain is the nominee, he might choose Condoleezza Rice as a running mate."

Said Obama, "I hadn't heard that."

The Condi talk "is just a rumor, folks," King said. "This is Washington ?- it thrives on it. You live here, you know it's right."

Obama: "I don't live here."

Rice was also named as a possible GOP running mate on a recent "Charlie Rose" show on PBS, when Dr. Richard Land of the Southern Baptist Convention said he would like to see a Vice President Condoleezza Rice.

Comment: They've got my vote! McCain and Rice I mean...

I expect McCain to go for Trent Lott, Obama will so for some repected establishment guy....maybe Daschle