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Meanwhile, in Old-Guy News
John McCain will unveil his veep pick Friday morning. My prediction: It will either be Joe Lieberman, or a lady.
|8.27.08 @ 11:34PM|#
I'm hearing it might be Eric Cantor.
I really want it to be Lieberman though. Nothing would please me
more than to see the Repub party freak out over a lib on the
ticket.
|8.27.08 @ 11:36PM|#
I dont see how McCain can attack Obama on inexperience as they
seem wont to do and then choose as a VP a
never-elected-for-anything former CEO or a 18-month governor.
Lieberman on the other hand is plausible.
Seitz|8.27.08 @ 11:37PM|#
I'm crossing my fingers for Sarah Palin. VPILF!
I don't what the Dem strategists think of her, and I'm not
convinced any of them would be smart enough to do it, but her role
in the current scandal up there would make it REALLY easy to paint
her as a Cheney in training.
"Firing cops that your family doesn't get along with is simply a
warm up for firing independent U.S. Attorneys who won't
persecute prosecute your enemies."
Seitz|8.27.08 @ 11:38PM|#
Nothing would please me more than to see the Repub party
freak out over a lib on the ticket.
He'd have to pick a liberal for that to happen.
Gaviidae|8.27.08 @ 11:42PM|#
Pawlenty.
He's young, he'll carry Minnesota, Iowa and Wisconsin, and despite
what the pundents say, he'll match up fin for one debate with
Biden.
Bio:
Tim Pawlenty (born November 27, 1960) is an American politician. He
is the 39th governor of Minnesota starting his term on January 6,
2003.
Tim PawlentyHe had served as the majority leader in the Minnesota
House of Representatives prior to being elected governor, beginning
his term in the House in 1992. He earned his undergraduate and law
degrees at the University of Minnesota. His wife, Mary Pawlenty, is
a district judge in Dakota County. He is a Republican.
Tim Pawlenty had originally planned to seek the US Senate seat in
2002. Several national Republican leaders including Vice President
Dick Cheney, asked him to step aside to allow Norm Coleman to
challenge Paul Wellstone. Pawlenty then decided to run for
governor. The race saw four major-party candidates (the Republican,
Democratic, Independence, and Green parties were all considered to
be "major" by the state at the time). Pawlenty ran against Roger
Moe (Democratic), Tim Penny (Independence), and Ken Pentel
(Green).
He campaigned in 2002 on a pledge not to raise taxes to balance the
state's budget deficit. He also supported requiring visa expiration
dates on driver's licenses, a 24 hour waiting period on abortions,
implementing the state's conceal-carry gun law and changing the
state's education requirements. During the 2003 session, all these
issues were passed except the "expiration dates on driver
licenses". Like his predecessor Governor Jesse Ventura, he has a
weekly call-in radio show.
Free Speach Advocate|8.27.08 @ 11:45PM|#
""Firing cops that your family doesn't get along with is simply
a warm up for firing independent U.S. Attorneys who won't persecute
prosecute your enemies.""
Or attempting to prosecute people for running anti-obama ads ala
the big "O"?
SIV|8.27.08 @ 11:48PM|#
Nothing would please me more than to see the Repub party
freak out over a lib on the ticket.
He'd have to pick a liberal for that to happen.
There is going to be one liberal on any McCain ticket. We just
don't want two.
|8.27.08 @ 11:53PM|#
John McCain will unveil his veep pick Friday morning. My
prediction: It will either be Joe Lieberman, or a lady.
Or both. Swami Jon sees surprising revelations being revealed this
Friday.
Half-n-Half|8.27.08 @ 11:59PM|#
"Meanwhile, in Old-Guy News"
I look forward to your covering Obama during the RNC under the
headline "Meanwhile, in Darky News"
Franklin Harris|8.28.08 @ 12:03AM|#
Dream scenario: McCain picks Sarah Palin. They win. McCain has debilitating stroke. Palin becomes the first woman president. The heads of Hillary, Bill, and all the PUMAs explode.
|8.28.08 @ 12:04AM|#
-Or a lady-
What the fuck makes people think Meg Whitman is in any way, shape,
or form a suitable candidate for Vee Pee?
Dwayne Mayor|8.28.08 @ 12:04AM|#
Half-assed commentator, hold your horses! Obama will be old soon enough, too.
Seitz|8.28.08 @ 12:16AM|#
Or attempting to prosecute people for running anti-obama ads
ala the big "O"?
You know the difference between prosecuting and threatening a
lawsuit, right?
Seitz|8.28.08 @ 12:16AM|#
You know the difference between prosecuting and threatening a lawsuit, right?
Seitz|8.28.08 @ 12:18AM|#
You know the difference between prosecuting and threatening
a lawsuit, right?
Trying this again. Forget I wrote that. It makes no sense and was a
stupid comment. My bad. And I compounded the error with bad tags.
I'm an idiot.
Free Speach Advocate|8.28.08 @ 12:19AM|#
"You know the difference between prosecuting and threatening a
lawsuit, right?"
If Seitz had a brain, he'd take it out and play with it:
Now, Obama himself has upped the ante by demanding that the
conservative who funded the Ayers ad be criminally
prosecuted:
Obama general counsel Bob Bauer today sent a second, sharper letter
to the Justice Department, directly attacking the Dallas
billionaire funding a harsh attack ad, Harold Simmons.
"We reiterate our request that the Department of Justice fulfill
its commitment to take prompt action to investigate and to
prosecute the American issues Project, and we further request that
the Department of Justice investigate and prosecute Howard (sic)
Simmons for a knowing and willful violation of the individual
aggregate contribution limits," he wrote.
Matilda|8.28.08 @ 12:21AM|#
"Trying this again. Forget I wrote that. It makes no sense and
was a stupid comment. My bad. And I compounded the error with bad
tags. I'm an idiot."
Remind meagain what Lincoln said about fools removing all
doubt...
Not SIV|8.28.08 @ 12:23AM|#
This election will be all about the 60s! Dig it! It's gonna be WILD, man!
|8.28.08 @ 12:25AM|#
"..., or a lady."
Isn't that unduly restricting the field of possible female
candidates?
|8.28.08 @ 12:41AM|#
Free Speach Advocate | August 27, 2008, 11:45pm | #
""Firing cops that your family doesn't get along with is simply a
warm up for firing independent U.S. Attorneys who won't persecute
prosecute your enemies.""
Or attempting to prosecute people for running anti-obama ads ala
the big "O"?
While what Obama is doing wrong, you'd better be voting for Bob
Barr because he's using McCain's proudest achievement (outside of
being shot down).
Free Speach Advocate |8.28.08 @ 12:46AM|#
"While what Obama is doing wrong, you'd better be voting for Bob
Barr because he's using McCain's proudest achievement (outside of
being shot down)."
i don't know what you are referencing. If you could elaborate, I'd
appreciate it. Thanks.
Elemenope|8.28.08 @ 2:15AM|#
i don't know what you are referencing. If you could
elaborate, I'd appreciate it. Thanks.
McCain-Feingold Campaign Finance Reform.
My thing is, he's basically saying: hey, there's a law that's tying
my hands. Why isn't it also be applied to my opponents?
The law's rightfulness aside, when one side in a contest is
following a law, and the other is not, that's not cool. Is it?
Nick|8.28.08 @ 2:43AM|#
I'm really hating this election, and at this point I have no idea who I'm going to vote for. McCain's foreign policy and view on government scare the heck out of me, Obama is putting an easy-to-palate smiley face on socialism and Barr is sending libertarianism into a conservative gutter with his hardline stances on immigration and abortion. Of the three, I respect Obama's integrity the most, but still don't particularly trust him. McCain is far preferable on health care, school choice and spending to Obama, but hardly at all on anything else. Barr's probably the strategic choice, just to get the libertarian name out there, although I'm not convinced that a guy exposed as a total hypocrite by Larry Flynt is the best vessel for the ideas of libertarianism (not that there were any other candidates that could have done a better job, but...).
|8.28.08 @ 2:54AM|#
A lady, or a female politician? The intersection of these sets
is extremely small.
-jcr
|8.28.08 @ 2:56AM|#
demanding that the conservative who funded the Ayers ad be
criminally prosecuted
I have a feeling they'll drop it rather than take the chance of his
first amendment rights being upheld and driving a stake through
McCain-Feingold.
-jcr
|8.28.08 @ 8:27AM|#
My thing is, he's basically saying: hey, there's a law
that's tying my hands. Why isn't it also be applied to my
opponents?
Didn't conservatives used to oppose changing the rules of elections
half-way through?
|8.28.08 @ 10:27AM|#
Wow, I just heard on the radio this morning that John McCain was a POW. Who would've known?
|8.28.08 @ 10:57AM|#
Remind meagain what Lincoln said about fools removing all
doubt...
And a fine example of joe'z law of the internetz.
GG|8.28.08 @ 12:02PM|#
Gaviidae | August 27, 2008, 11:42pm | #
Pawlenty.
"The era of small government is over ... government has to be more
proactive, more aggressive."
--
Tim Pawlenty, 2006
Sounds about right for McCain.
|8.28.08 @ 12:26PM|#
I want it to be Palin. If it's not her, then I want it to be the Lieb. Either way would make for great television.
|8.28.08 @ 12:44PM|#
"Lady" is really misused here. If McCain were picking a man
candidate, would you have said "gentleman"? Because that is the
analogous term for a man.
"Woman" would have been much more appropriate here. "Lady" is
clunky, presumptuous, sexist, and outdated.
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