Haha.

No one in his/her right mind would leave Gravel off the VP list. Clearly, this is an unfortunate misprint. I'm sure McCain, Barr, and Nader will all be trying to recruit him, so Obama better snag him while he can.

If Obama puts Gravel on the ticket, McCain won't just lose the GE by a landslide -- he'll be crushed in the Gravelanch!

Gravelanch!!!!!

I like Patty Murray a lot.  She's a Senator who has cast some gutsy votes over the years (i.e., against the Iraq War, against capital punishment, against the welfare "reform" bill).  But she also has the distinct honor of making the Senate "Dimmest Bulb" every year in the Washingtonian Magazine.  She's not known for handling complicated issues, and would be mocked as the Democratic Dan Quayle (as would Bill Nelson).

Maria Cantwell or Chris Gregoire are much better choices -- albeit less liberal ones than Murray.

Patty is great, but I don't know if she is strong enough of a personality to go toe to toe if McCain picks Romney?

I dislike Evan Bayh, but he seems to be getting play?  

Much prefer Mark Warner, if we are going moderate Governor?  

I just love Joe Biden, though I hate he is the senator from Mastercard, and how strong he was behind that abomination of a bankrupcy bill.

I think, what is strong is this list is, people Obama feels he can work with, very Sympatico?

I think, the question is, would Hillary be on that Sympatico list if not for the clamor for her to be VP?  

Fun to watch this play out...

Five bucks says Joe Biden will will be either Sec. State or Sec. Def, in an Obama Administration.

Hillary Clinton schlept there.  The race was over at that point.

heh.

You might be on to something there.  :)

I'm guessing Nelson and Strickland are the only possibilities on the list.  But my gut tells me Rendell.

Yes.

Doesn't surprise me.  Richardson will definitely get a cabinet post though, or Ambassador to the UN.

Richardson was always angling for SOS?

Not sure he wants to be VP, a do nothing position,
whereas SOS in an Obama adminstration will be very powerful indeed.

I think Biden also wants SOS, but he may end up with Sec of Defense, as suggested above.

Obama will name the cabinet early enough, IF Richardson is SOS, for Bill R. to do the New West Tour, and shore up the Latino vote.

Yep.  Odd that.  Something tells me this list is either incomplete, or a total decoy...just throwing out something for the MSM (and us) to chew on while Obama's folks work on the real list.

in 08 and there is no Democratic bench in Montana so that pretty much rules him out. In 2008 it will be a big fight for him. Trying to get re-elected and regain control of the legislature which is closely divided.

Let him stay and do his magic on Montana for awhile. Then in 2016 we can have the best dream ticket you will ever find. Schweitzer/Burner.

That's loyality, he was behind Obama early and strong.

No way it's Kerry.  It's a gesture of respect.

Well, you are from jersey.  I always knew Kerry was a bad idea.

If they were more qualified, they would have won.

I agree with your assessment 100%. Warner is the best pick IMO. Kaine was on FNS this week and didn't impress.

There is certainly some of that going on.

Where is Anthony Zinni?  He should be on this list.

Or to entice them to work as hard for Obama as possible, if you're being cynical.

I likw Schweitzer... he is a top choice of mine... but I find it funny because the 3rd on your list is the ONLY qualification he fills.  He has ONLY been governor since 2004 and that was his first elected position (he served as a Clinton appointee).  Montanta isn't really a swing state either.  

Yup, which bades the question, why he and not Anthony Zinni?

If we want Military Brass on the ticket....

SOurce for Strickland?

So did Teddy Roosevelt...and we know how that turned out... although times were different then.

From The Senate.Gov website...

"Senator Platt was looking for a way to get Governor Roosevelt out of New York. The corporations and large
financial interests of the state were increasingly disturbed by the governor's performance, especially his support of
the franchise tax, and were anxious to return to business as usual. They placed growing pressure on Senator Platt to
do something about his governor. While reluctant to resort to a potentially disastrous fight against Roosevelt's
renomination for governor, the boss saw an opportunity in all the talk about the vice-presidency. If he could push
Roosevelt into that position devoid of power, he would get the young reformer out of the way, appease his financial
supporters, and be free to select a more pliable governor as Roosevelt's replacement. It seemed the perfect solution.26  
The boss proceeded to push Roosevelt's name to party leaders and hinted to the governor that he might not support
him for a second gubernatorial term. This challenge from the machine, however, only raised the fighting spirit in
Roosevelt, who was never one to a retreat from political battle. In February 1900 Roosevelt therefore attempted to
remove himself from the vice-presidential race, telling the New York Tribune that "under no circumstances could I,
or would I, accept the nomination for the vice presidency."27 The boom for his nomination, however, continued,
with friends and foes alike fanning the flames.  

Meanwhile, in Washington, President McKinley remained silent on the issue. The president had never been greatly
impressed by Governor Roosevelt for reasons of both personality and policy. Yet, after Hobart's death, he gave no
indication of preference in the selection of his new running mate. Most Republican leaders believed Roosevelt
would bring a new kind of glamor and excitement to their ticket. The governor was a recent war hero, whose record
in office had been very popular and less radical than some had feared. There were also no other similarly attractive
candidates available.28 McKinley may have been opposed to Roosevelt, but he proposed no alternatives, and his
silence seemed to indicate acceptance.  

By the time the Republican National Convention opened in June in Philadelphia, it had become obvious that
Roosevelt was the favorite to receive the vice-presidential nomination. When he continued to protest that he would
rather be governor of New York, Lodge warned him that, if he attended the convention, his nomination was assured.
But Roosevelt could not stay away, claiming that to do so would look like cowardice.29 As a result, despite his
protestations, his magnetic presence at the convention fired the enthusiasm of his partisans to a fever pitch. When he
appeared for the opening session clad in a black hat reminiscent of the Rough Riders' Cuban campaign--what one
delegate called "an acceptance hat"--his nomination was sealed. Scores of western delegates spent that night
parading and chanting "We want Teddy." As Senator Platt put it, "Roosevelt might as well stand under Niagara Falls
and try to spit water back as to stop his nomination by this convention."

Ohio Senator Mark Hanna, who opposed the Roosevelt nomination, tried to block the movement from his position as convention chairman, but without
support from the president he could do little against the combined forces of Platt, Pennsylvania boss Matthew Quay
(who had an old score to settle with Hanna), and genuine popular will. In desperation, Hanna could only protest,
"Don't you realize that there's only one life between this madman and the White House?"31  

Theodore Roosevelt really did not want to be vice president, but he was a confirmed political realist with
presidential ambitions. He knew that regaining the nomination for governor of New York would be difficult, if not
impossible, against the open opposition of Senator Platt, and even a successful gubernatorial campaign promised
only two years of political struggle against growing corporate hostility. Although Roosevelt continued to fight his
own nomination, his protests grew gradually weaker, until, by the time of the convention, they were no longer
convincing. Everything pointed to the vice-presidency, and Theodore Roosevelt knew how to read the signs. He did
not pursue the office, but when it was thrust upon him, he accepted it. For good or ill, he was now President
McKinley's running mate and he was determined to make the best of it.  "

I love that story.

The odds of a Republican or crossover who voted for Bush actually voting for Obama are pretty much nil...Just shore up the base & try to keep OH & FL although I do see that the 2 statements are contradictory. Hopefully, there will be less voters disenfranchised unlike the last election cycle.  At this point I'd go with a proven fighter like Clinton who has loyal, unwavering following & also has been on a winning team against GOP machine in a G/E before, unlike anyone else on this list.  I wouldn't count on Obama NOT being viewed as a polarizing figure come November. The GOP's job is to ensure the opposite, so I wouldn't be running scared about those who don't like Clinton - rest assured those same people will be just as anti- Obama come November so don't worry about wooing them; just try to secure more realistic votes.

Wouldn't we want to pick the one who would be the most reassuring to Democrats first? Aren't we Democrats?

What if Hillary doesn't want to be VP?

Go Away McCain Troll... You Slap Hillary in the face and spit on her values with every trollish comment you make.  You are not and never were a real or true Hillary supporter.

yep, it would be a really huge backlash UNLESS it is made known that Hillary was asked to be VEEP first and she declined it.

Question: If Clinton won the nomination & even though there was a huge outcry to pick Obama as her VP & instead she picked a different AA, wouldn't that be a bit of a blunder from a public relations standpoint? I mean it definitely insinuates that one AA is as good as another (even if for some reason that wasn't the intention).  And Clinton is HIGHLY qualified for the office, Sebelius is NOT going to deliver KS so the only other reason she is picked is to pacify women voters (as though people like myself only vote along gender lines @@). It is just common sense as to why this would offend people.

I agree, her response was flat as a pancake.

And, I hear that take: its trying to mollify Hillary's female supporters?

My take is, Obama really has a great relationship with Sebelius, certainly that is why she made the list, (Napolitano and McCaskill abscent.)

I would agree, if I had my drothers, I would pick Clark for the Military/Overseas Foreign Policy experience.  

Just don't know how familar or comfortable Obama feels with Wes.

He also seems to really like the Virginia guys, Warner and Kaine.

I think Warner is very strong, smart, business oriented, knows how to speak to value voters.

But, I think Sebelius does as well?

If she is not good, how did a Democrat AND a women win in Kansas for goodness sakes?

He thought it was foolish... sorry the sourced links in this are no longer up.

http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?tit le=James_L._Jones