McCain's Veep: It's All About the Map

re: McCain's Veep: It's All About the Map

publicspeaker — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 21:21:59 GMT

You forget the arrogance that ran rampant when Reagan took office. Four years earlier, Jimmy Carter had tried to humble the presidency when he walked through his inaugural parade.

Then Reagan came along and restored the concept of "America's Royalty" with his top hat and limo. The press and much of the country fawned over him like he was some elite king... oh wait, where have I heard that kind of fuss criticized so harshly this year?

Listen carefully to what the Republicans criticize: they are usually guilty of it themselves.

re: McCain's Veep: It's All About the Map

love234america — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 21:25:58 GMT

Obama is the biggest liar of any presidential candidate in the history of the U.S. He says what the crowd he is speaking to wants to hears; then the next day he says the reverse; he only wants votes no matter how he gets them. He's so arrogant and egotistical he will not listen to our generals and Chief of Staff on military matters because he believes he knows more than they do. This is exactly why Hitler lost the war: he thought he was smarter than his brilliant generals (thank God for this).

Will someone please tell him the this is the United States of America, not Africa, and that we have an election in Nov. to elect the next president and to stop planning his move into the White House as he is doing, quit showing his 'presidential seal' and quit redecorating in his mind as he said the Lincoln Bedroom. He looked like another leader of Europe who spoke frequently in the same spot Obama spoke in Berlin; that leader too was a silver tongued speaker who held the crowd spell bounded and look what he did to his country and to the rest of Europe in the 30s and 40s.

re: McCain's Veep: It's All About the Map

KYJurisDoctor — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 21:27:52 GMT

The BEST chance John McCain has of beating Barack Obama is by selecting Colin Powell his Veep candidate. Then, the election, will be, O-V-E-R,! OsiSpeaks.com

re: McCain's Veep: It's All About the Map

sparky716 — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 22:45:51 GMT

hello love234america what the h*ll do you think McSame is doing he's flip floped so many times he 's not sure what he believes..Obama will win the election in November... you like McSame are living in the past...you were probably not even born when Hilter was alive...its the presidents job to tell the military what to do...not the other way around (General Douglas MacArthur found that out the hard way) If I was Obama I would be planning my move into the White house also...the old man ant got a chance ...old man McSame could not draw a crowd of 200 much less than 200,000 thousand Obama drew in Germany...I think he had a crowd of 80,000 in Oregan McSame might get 80...face it over 80% of Americans believe were headed down the wrong road and so does most of the world

re: McCain's Veep: It's All About the Map

benluclar — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 22:55:41 GMT

One word to McCain: Romney

Two words to Obama: Stay overseas

Three words to MSNBC: Report some NEWS

re: McCain's Veep: It's All About the Map

benluclar — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 23:00:11 GMT

Largest expenditure of the Obama campaign: ADVERTISING ON MSNBC and NEWSWEEK.

Waste of money, "O" campaign.... its FREE DAILY!

re: McCain's Veep: It's All About the Map

sparky716 — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 23:39:05 GMT

after what the republicans did to Colin Powell at the un in front of the whole world i don't think he would accept the vp spot from McSame..... as for Romney he hates him if he does pick Romney it will be only because he "might " help in Michigan but I don't think so...America needs change not McSame....

re: McCain's Veep: It's All About the Map

Miande — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 00:53:48 GMT

Every dust-caked, tweed-clad presidential scholar also loves to point out that Lyndon Johnson was chosen as vice president in 1960, not 1964, the year he was running for re-election as President.

re: McCain's Veep: It's All About the Map

JBaloun — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 01:29:29 GMT

It is too bad that McCain can not delay his choice for VP and keep Romney, Ridge, Portman and Pawlenty as potential candidates until after the election.

re: McCain's Veep: It's All About the Map

JBaloun — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 01:44:58 GMT

Let whichever of the four home states that votes the highest percentage for McCain determine the VP selection. Then McCain gets more votes in all four states.

re: McCain's Veep: It's All About the Map

Galasso — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 15:41:11 GMT

Kennedy chose Lyndon Johnson in 1960 to balance the ticket. Johnson had tremendous power and influence in the Congress. Johnson could walk on the floor of the Senate and co-opt sufficient numbers of people to vote a certain way simply by talking to them. He had tremendous "EQ". JFK and LBJ didn't like each other very much, however, but there was a symbiotic relationship that allowed things to cook without boiling over. When Johnson assumed the Presidency he got rid of a lot of things "Kennedy" right down to throwing out Jackie's French chefs and bringing in the BBQ cooks and perdenales chili pots. There was a significant change in foreign policy as well. Choosing the the right VP is much more important than most people think.

re: McCain's Veep: It's All About the Map

JoeT — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 18:42:18 GMT

Oh, come on now. Obama is looking at the map too. Why else would some of the most talked about be from states he thinks might switch from Republican to Democrat. Evan Bayh - Indiana, Jack Reed - Nevada, Tim Kaine - Virginia, and Kathleen Sebelius - Kansas. Do you think those four would be all talked about if they were not from Republican voting states that Obama thinks he could possibly win with them on the ticket?

If Obama really thinks that all of America wants him, and that geography does not matter, he would pick Biden or Dodd. I don't think that will happen with the polls getting tight, and McCain gaining traction in a lot of states that Obama figured were wins (Colorado, Minnesota, Ohio, Florida), now all looking very good for McCain.