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nsd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 04:54 PM Original message |
Politico: Kaine 'very, very high' on VP shortlist |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 04:55 PM Response to Original message |
1. Where's Kaine been as a surrogate? Why isn't he out there? |
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polichick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 05:01 PM Response to Reply #1 |
6. I'll bet the veep choice will be THE surrogate while Obama is on vacation in August. |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 05:12 PM Response to Reply #6 |
15. Sure--but if it's to be Kaine, they should ROAD TEST him first, see how well |
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polichick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 05:12 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. "where's the govs?" - good question! |
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Mass (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 05:14 PM Response to Reply #1 |
17. He has been out on TV several times last week and on major sunday shows in the previous weeks/month |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 05:17 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. Well, he didn't make any news or impress anybody, apparently. At least not me, LOL! |
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Mass (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 05:20 PM Response to Reply #18 |
19. That is my main beef against him. |
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Barack_America (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 08:51 PM Response to Reply #18 |
46. He impressed me. Back in January. |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 10:08 PM Response to Reply #46 |
55. Eh, I'll support him, but I don't much care for him. |
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montanacowboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 04:56 PM Response to Original message |
2. Bullshit |
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nsd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 04:57 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Yes, these are the people who came up with Ann Veneman, but ... |
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thewiseguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 05:01 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. And who do you think the VP will be? |
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Cha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 05:00 PM Response to Original message |
4. Well, that dovetails with this thread by |
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nsd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 05:03 PM Original message |
That was a good call. |
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monmouth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 05:03 PM Response to Reply #4 |
10. I am clueless on Kaine, but if Barack is happy with him, if that's |
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grantcart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 05:05 PM Response to Reply #4 |
11. No he's clueless |
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writes3000 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 05:06 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. LMAO! |
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jezebel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 05:02 PM Response to Original message |
7. I don't really know much about Kaine. I just dont want whomever O chooses to have any skeletons in |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 07:30 PM Response to Reply #7 |
35. I voted for him: he stands by his convictions and lives his religion |
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Laura PourMeADrink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 08:11 PM Response to Reply #35 |
39. DP? |
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ruggerson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 08:22 PM Response to Reply #35 |
41. I was hoping you would weigh in on this |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 08:23 PM Response to Reply #41 |
42. You're quite welcome |
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lurky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 05:03 PM Response to Original message |
8. Hmmm... He's still in his first term. |
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Cha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 05:30 PM Response to Reply #8 |
22. First term as Guv of Virginia but not |
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Coexist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 05:31 PM Response to Reply #8 |
23. Virginia only allows one term, I believe. |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 07:32 PM Response to Reply #8 |
36. He can only serve one consecutive term |
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Thrill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 05:03 PM Response to Original message |
9. Kaine is my favority pick. Followed by Schweitzer |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 05:08 PM Response to Reply #9 |
14. I think it will be Schweitzer. |
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yardwork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 05:27 PM Response to Reply #14 |
21. That might work in our favor. Low info voters are likely to be lurching toward McCain |
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woolldog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 06:35 PM Response to Reply #14 |
25. Schweitzer's name sounds too foreign. |
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writes3000 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 05:06 PM Response to Original message |
12. Wikipedia already has the politico report on it. Creepy. |
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muryan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 05:21 PM Response to Original message |
20. Not to mention many of the staffers who got Kaine elected |
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Cha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 05:31 PM Response to Reply #20 |
24. Oh yeah! |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 06:39 PM Response to Original message |
26. grantcart made a good case for, and I must admit, I'm thinking Kaine may be it |
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ErinBerin84 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 06:44 PM Response to Original message |
27. haha, this comment on Wonkette cracked me up. |
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writes3000 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 06:47 PM Response to Reply #27 |
30. Cool! I like that bumper sticker! n/t |
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VolcanoJen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 06:46 PM Response to Original message |
28. Wait! I think I've heard this song before! |
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darius15 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 06:46 PM Response to Original message |
29. Let's just wait |
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salonghorn70 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 06:51 PM Response to Original message |
31. A Question For All Of you |
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Sparkly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 07:07 PM Response to Reply #31 |
32. Good question. |
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Laura PourMeADrink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 08:15 PM Response to Reply #31 |
40. I will never forget Bayh's response to an old lady immediately |
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kimbo fleiss (41 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 07:15 PM Response to Original message |
33. It'll be Tim Kaine |
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Dinger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 07:26 PM Response to Reply #33 |
34. Oh Great (nt) |
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Sparkly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 07:47 PM Response to Reply #34 |
38. lol |
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Dinger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 09:30 PM Response to Reply #38 |
50. Yeah, Like Whoopee |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 07:46 PM Response to Original message |
37. And we should pay attention to Politico -- a right wing corpo-media blog -- why? (nt) |
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DFLforever (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 09:30 PM Response to Reply #37 |
51. Ben Smith seems to have pretty good contacts in the Obama |
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Laura PourMeADrink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 08:24 PM Response to Original message |
43. what they said about each other... |
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malik flavors (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 08:44 PM Response to Original message |
44. Kaine is a brilliant campaigner. I love when he starts talking spanish. Very charismatic. |
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Barack_America (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 08:53 PM Response to Reply #44 |
47. He has a similar ability to diffuse nastiness with charm... |
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Cha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 08:56 PM Response to Reply #44 |
48. It's was amazing to me when I read his bio that |
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Barack_America (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 09:34 PM Response to Reply #48 |
53. The former-missionary bit is also highly appealing... |
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arewenotdemo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 08:46 PM Response to Original message |
45. As an ex-Ohioan and present Virginian |
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grantcart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 08:58 PM Response to Reply #45 |
49. Something seemed to take Brown out of consideratin early on |
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Barack_America (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 09:35 PM Response to Reply #49 |
54. I believe that was Strickland... |
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Barack_America (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 09:31 PM Response to Original message |
52. Just happy to see Kaine finally get serious attention. |
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