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Who will Obama choose as veep? Nope, you're wrong
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| Contributor | Craverguy |
| Last Edited | Craverguy Jun 06, 2008 02:56pm |
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| Category | Opinion |
| News Date | Friday, June 6, 2008 08:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | June 6, 2008 | WASHINGTON -- If the primaries resembled a marathon dance competition that only ended when the last Montana voter dropped, then the upcoming veepstakes is more akin to a game of Clue played wearing earplugs and blindfolds. Everyone has an opinion and has heard a rumor -- from those chattering on cable TV to those installing it -- but tangible evidence is invariably in short supply.
So will it be Hillary Clinton at the Naval Observatory with a consolation prize? Virginia Sen. Jim Webb bathed in confetti in Denver with the macho vote? Sen. Claire McCaskill in Independence bragging about the last vice president (Harry Truman) to hail from Missouri? Or Gov. Ted Strickland proving that the swing state of Ohio is now the "mother of vice presidents"?
There is a good chance that Barack Obama's ultimate pick for the heartbeat-away job will not be on this list. And John McCain's vice-presidential deliberations are bathed in uncharacteristic secrecy on the no-talk express. Nothing better illustrates the folly of trying to get ahead of the story than the New York Post's front-page banner headline ("KERRY'S CHOICE: Dem Picks Gephardt as VP Candidate") just as the 2004 nominee was tapping John Edwards. |
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