On the shorter versions of the short lists Ive seen lately Joe Biden is a common denominator on all of them. Yes Biden ruled it earlier, but I think he was being coy. Biden is one of my favorites, and I much prefer Biden to some of the Veep prospects from Red States.
The chours about Biden being Obama's pick has grown in the last few hours:
WASHINGTON -- As Sen. Barack Obama prepares to announce his vice presidential pick, some people close to Delaware Sen. Joseph R. Biden Jr. say he has leaped to the top of the list of prospects.
Every four years, when the Democrats have finally settled on a nominee, we reach a point where it becomes clear that the Republicans have us totally beat when it comes to party discipline. Whereas Republicans hit the airwaves to deliver the party line, the Democrats are plagued by a swarm of self-promoters who like nothing more than the free publicity of offering 'advice' to the nominee via journalists who are eager to scribble up concern troll articles that are validated by that dreaded phrase, "Fellow Democrats say..."
Well, here's some advice to the party hacks who just can't stop complaining: if you're worried about the campaign, get off your lazy ass and spew some f'n talking points, jackass.
I cant find a youtube clip of it but yesterday on Hardball, Willie Brown was saying that alot of democrats are worried with Obama as of late.
he went on to explain that in the primaries, Obama was dynamic and showing us what he was bringing to the game. Brown stated that Obama has been less exciting and needed to keep the excitment coming..
I know I am not the only one who is feeling the same way I am when I express that I am a little burnt out over these VP speculation diaries because I have been reading the comments of fellow Kossacks who are expressing this same sentiment. But it's what I am NOT seeing in these diaries that really irk me.
I have yet to see one , and if I am wrong on this, I am hoping that someone will please post a link in the comments section because I really would like to read it, but I myself have yet to see one diary making the case for a VP candidate on the grounds that he or she would best be able to GOVERN in an Obama Administration or TAKE OVER , should , Lord forbid, something happen to him.
Yes this is the real deal. McCain's tactics recently have been working, in which the recent poll from USA Today/Gallup. Obama experienced a 10% decrease among voters under 30 years old where some analysts believe this may result from McCain's appearance at the faith forum with Warren the other night. It is believed that the higher percentage of religious people under the age of 30 gave a boost to McCain. The poll also found that Obama's recent statement regarding his answers to the Georgia-Russia conflict has made him weaker among national security issues among people polled overall in this poll.
UPDATE: Admittedly, this isn't the finest blog that ever existed. Can we all please swallow our Veepsteaks edginess and take this with a grain of salt and some humor?
Earlier tonight I made this comment suggesting that Barack Obama "Rick Roll" America just prior to announcing his Vice Presidential selection. Now there is an official Rick Roll Us, Barack! facebook group!
After a flirtation with Wes Clark, I'm comfortably settled on Sebelius as my most-hoped-for VP pick. A scan of the press/blog CW finds that the most common knock on Sebelius is that it will alienate Clinton supporters, who will be angry that Obama picked a woman other than Hillary.
Now, this is a plausible-enough-sounding talking point, but really turn this one over in your head.
Barack Obama should pick Oprah Winfrey for his running mate. She is a person of exceptionally good judgment and integrity, marketing savvy, charisma, and accomplishment. Let's begin with good judgment. The day after Colin Powell made his Feb 5th, 2003 UN presentation, making the case for war that the rest of the media was praising, Oprah had the exceptionally good judgment to host a two day anti-war show that was so controversial attempts were made to take it off the air.
There has been a lot of handwringing around here about polls. Let me tell you Obama is polling well giving the amount of negativity directed towards him.
Obama is leading polls nationally because the times have changed. McCain has consolidated his base and yet despite a 10 percent consolidation advantage still trails.
I recently wrote about how the near media hagiography of John McCain was so slanted, even many Liberals in the media -- people to the left of me and even I can see that McCain has become a figure of the far right -- routinely engaged in skewed analysis to fit their sophomoric John McCain crush.
Ok, I will admit it, I like Maureen Dowd, there I said it! I'm not sure if I like her because of the light or heat, but I like her.
Edit: I'm not suggesting, advocating or supporting that the story linked is accurate factually, only the practical impact.
Today (tomorrow), her piece titled "Two Against The One" strikes truths others would not speak. The only issue I have is her title, it should read 3 plus the media. The media likes to admonish itself for the heavy coverage of Obama but ignores that disproportionate volume of that coverage is negative. We actually had a network ask,
"Is Obama the Anti Christ?"
this week, kinda like the "How long ago did you stop beating your wife?" question. I'm not naive, I know her history, for whom she worked and her opinions but it's ok she's cuts deep and I like her. I'm convinced that Dowd first and foremost enjoys calling people on crap, anyone but particularly the press.
It was agreed in advance that McCain was supposed to be sequestered in the 'Cone of Silence' during Obama's interview segment. But McCain was only just leaving the hotel at the time when he was supposed to be sequestered. Now, the McCain campaign is blaming his tardiness on traffic, but the fact of the matter is that, even without one iota of traffic, John McCain was not on schedule to abide by the rules of the forum.
John McCain had no intention of being in the 'Cone of Silence' for the entire hour.
Or else his campaign is so completely in disarray that they can't get him to a 5:00 appointment on time.
Many want to win so bad that every tick, tip; view of a poll gets everyone going.
Me, I don't care about the horserace, which is for the cable desk clerks.
I care about the state polling, which is still soft now, and the ground game.
This is what won Obama the Democratic Nomination, it will bolster him across the final line, but we cannot continue to have these negative ads go unanswered or unchallenged.
