who Vetted Charlie Black…? the man is STILL a lobbyist. on the pay roll for the Lobbyist, he and many of McCains camp are LOBBYIST…hello LOBBYIST ie. special interest groups, they lobby to get politicians to make laws that benefit THEIR interest at the expense of hard working American like your self…LOBBYIST people, Mccain has 59 LOBBYIST running his campaign….hello is this thing on? COUNTRY FIRST….my azz. that's the same thing Bush and Chaney said and how many BILLIONS of dollars did Halliburton make in Iraq? how many soldiers were wounded and killed ….just by taking a shower…MY GOD PEOPLE did i mention Mccain has 59 lobbyist RUNNING his campaign? do we have to shoot ourselves in the foot to see if we bleed? why dont you vet Charlie Black? Google Charlie Black/Occidental Petrolium and may be you will understand why McCain fliped to off shore drilling. country first…indeed

I have to sign off now, work calls. But I wanted one more post for the road.

Obama did an amazing job and he will be a great president.

Obama 08

Also, what is Hillary doing? She's supposed to be working hard for Obama, and all I hear is she's working hard for herself, and her debt. She should have gone back to her supporters, the 18 mil for help.

Mitt Romney, that is his choice. Great guy and one day will make a fine president.

McCain/Romney '08

to JD: who cares what you say?

p.s. I know your little secret…..you are not black………

His VP should be an ex general, because we'e going straight to war with Iran.

SURPRISE !

They just cried "VP" because the had no other headline … except of their "hatelines".

Trust me, we can wait for McCain's VP choice. In fact, he can take his time because he's not going to win.

Obama 08

@Texas Trail Dog; what the hell man, you post the same crap on every thread. We all know that you are a John McCain supporter. Get over yourself and find a job. LOL

Sean Hannity is trying to say Obama is unAmerican because the Germans really liked him. Since when is there something wrong with being a popular US figure?

Grow up, vote for Obama.

08

It's Romney.

To Ron democrat turned Independent, when during this week did you see proof positive of Senator Barack Obama's alleged muslim belief? The kingdon of Jordan's predominant religion is Islam, the second largest religion in Israel is Islam. When, with all the media and press, when did you see your alleged muslim practicing faith? The Islamic faith are called to prayer 5 times a day: FIVE times the call goes out. You would have to be deaf to not hear it. It is not an unusual sight to see believers drop to to their knees and engage in prayer. So if this candidate is a believer as you contend, where are the pictures of him practicing his faith????? Put up or shut up.

Fox Noise is now showing 8 year old pictures of McCain to make him appear younger. They showed a picture with a "McCain 2000″ poster in it, what a joke.

We're smarter than 5th graders McCain Camp. Too bad, you're not.

Maybe Rush is being vetted to draw in all the ditto heads, that need someone to tell them how and what to think in simple one syllable statements. Oh, wait, Limbaugh had that scamming drug scripts issue in his past, surely that would fail the vetting process, so, guess that pre-empts Cindy too. Looks like the Vice Whisper position for Mccrypt is still a wide open race!

to the world article (OBAMA)
i see allot of people saying, he has allot of words and no action. that's what a campaign is!! that's what every candidate has, even McBush. The difference is, Obama could actually go on the 5th grader show and win… McCain would lose in round 1. The idea my fellow citizens is to choose who you think has the best chance to act on their words. for my money and time, that person is Barack Obama. Judgement leads to firm and intelligent ACTION!!! please, we need a more educated country. This is becoming a farse with all of these inept comments from childish GOP and PUMAS.

P.S. Sniper Fire is nothing compared to JM's gaffes. I'd love to see how he communicates with world leaders when he has trouble in town halls answering questions about Viagra!!!!! SCARY!!!

I'm afraid he's been to busy to devote any time to making this decision. He's still trying to figure out what happened to Czechoslovakia, who moved the Iraq/Pakistan border, when did the surge start, and how did he end up in the cheese isle of a grocery store while Obama was front and center on the world stage.

He's like the fox terrior Elvis, on Greatest American Dog, he keeps sniping at Obama.

Funny.

I am an independent and couldn't decide until the last 6 wks. Now I could never vote for McCain . He is forgetting things, making major verbal mistakes and not admitting it and trashing Obama constantly. He is green with envy over Obama's popularity with the media and abroad. It is disgusting to watch the jealousy.

The choice is obvious-the old, the usual, the outdated, the big boy club vs the new, the energetic, the progressive, the future of OUR COUNTRY.

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Wake me up when Barack leaves France. I'll be looking for more photos from Britain.

Obama 08

So..and this is news?

Experience is NOTHING without the judgement to back it up…

Go Obama!!!!!

Leave the young man alone..I lost my comb oh I for got I dont have any hair. Politic is a strange animal but lot of fun and this election is no difference.

Note to McCain:

When you discover that you have dug yourself into a hole you can't get out of – STOP DIGGING!!

All this back and forth, VP possibility of the day just reminds voters of just how clueless you really are.

If he picks Romney and they both flip-flop together they might crack their heads open.

JB you are an IDOIT because China already owns half the U.S. thanks to GWB and his crew.

I still say this going to come down to who can come up with a good plan to lower energy prices not on the VP choices.

McSurge needs a VP that will fill the McSurgeant spot…

Republicans get to spend the next 8 years wandering in the political wilderness wondering what they didnt get.So much for Roves promise of never seeing a Democrat in office again unless of course they pull off a coup.

I am so tired of McCain's stunt of repeatedly perhaps, maybe, almost, just about ready to announce his VP just to get a little media attention. Perhaps he'd get some attention if he actually had something of substance to say. So far all I have heard from him is how he is the anti-Obama. He doesn't have any ideas of his own, instead campaigning to not be Obama. How weak. And then when Obama takes him up on his taunting dare to go to Iraq, McCain has a snit fit. Good grief. I'm also disturbed that McCain seems to be following in W's footsteps with never admitting he's wrong. Instead, he just changes the story to fit the current need. (Remember, first we invaded Iraq because of WMDs and then when those were found to not exist, it suddenly became that we invaded to spread democracy). The scarier thought is if he really believes all his lines, just as Bush does.

McCain is showing himself to be a very small person stuck in the past and lacking in real policies.

Muslims and Jehovah witness don't believe in holidays either. There is still a lot about Obama we don't know. Will we ever? I heard he didn't sign up for selective service in the 1960's as dictated by law.

Media should show the previous outburst of Micky.

The fact of the matter is McCain can't find anyone stupid enough to accept the VP slot. Would you want to be forever linked in history to the Presidential candidate whose memory has gaps and holes like Swiss cheese? Who says he doesn't understand financial issues. Who can't remember world politics from 15 years ago and still talks about the Czech Republic (4 freakin' times!). Who tells jokes about rape? Who makes up little songs about bomb-bomb-bomb–bomb-bomb Iran? Who proposes war for another 100 years?

What's the difference who is named as VP?

They'll still lose in November.

GOBAMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Obama just wants to be a world dictator. Our founding fathers came to this country because they wanted to be free from the rules of Europe at the time. Europeans like Obama because they don't want America to have the freedoms that we currently enjoy. They are hoping for someone like Obama to make this a socialist nation like they are. We as Americans will not allow this to happen to our country. Thats why we need John McCain as president because he will puts our nation first, not Europe. America is the land of the free and the home of the brave.

McCain has the qualifications & experience to be President so whoever he picks as VP will just add to that. Meanwhile, Obama, the 'rock-star' is still just an empty suit with NO EXPERIENCE.

He loves Obama. Lama -Obama.

It's obvious, especially since Obama's overseas visit, that McCain is very jealous of him!! How presidential of McCain!!

Obama 08!

HOW ABOUT WHO GIVES A CRAP.

McCain is just like Bush and Cheney. He is now changing the definition of the "surge" because he was caught in a lie. Now we hear the surge happened way before Bush even authorized it according to McCain. Even more, McCain is still trying to take credit for it even though he had nothing to do with his changed definition of the surge. He is so confused he doesn't even know what or when to take credit. He is not taking credit for things he had absolutely nothing do with and attacking others for nothing they had anything to with. He is out of control.

Senator Mccain, choose Jindal. Win or Lose, we need to be exposed to leadership like yourself and Jindal……the two of you represent the republican party that I know and support. The two of you are the faces of conservativsm. A Mccain Jindal ticket is a bold one but this country is about taking bold steps where others dare not do and I believe…..again, win or loose I feel a Mccain Jindal campaign will do this country much good. Mccain Jindal 2008

Is anything settled with regard to McCain?!!! I DON'T THINK SO!!!

Pick Hillary!

GO AWAY GO AWAY GO AWAYYYYY

Clueless man in his own world-has n't noticed that the world has changed.

to obama supporters.

sen. obama said in a people's magazine interview that he does not buy his children Christmas gifts or birthday gifts. is it a coincident that the muslim religion also does not regognize Christmas or birthdays of anykind?. is it a coincident that he did not attend MLK'S birthday in Memphis? makes one wonder, does it not?

i hear Rush and O'Reilly are on the fast track to VP…

This reminds me of the day John Kerry announced John Edwards as his VP.

Within the hour, Tom Ridge was at the podium announcing "We don't know who, or where, or when, but they're out there. Thank You."

McCain has to distract people from Obama.

However, John is the "deer in the headlights" on this one!

Old machine does not work in the new age of technology.

This whole thing was to capture media attention. It worked. Personally I could care less who he picks. Who ever he picks, if elected, he will be serving us more of same old Bush policies.

No intellectual will run with him except Liberman and Romney. McAttack will only announce the name if he thinks it distract the spotlight from Obama.
It is sad to see Micky getting so low and in desperation.
Mean, rude, frustrated, angry, senile, jealous and envious, old old man.
What ever credibility he has is lost ithis week. People saw a different side -perhaps the only side he ever had. McSenility.

Keep teasing, McSame. Maybe you can round up those two reporters in New Hampshire…maybe they still care…

can somebody tell what makes OBAMA qualified to be our president? just because you can fool uneducated people in to believing you will be a good president does'nt make you qualified.

Go ahead and pick your translator Lieberman already, he has lost all credibility. You have bee foot dragging about this for 3 days now and still no one cares.

He is waiting for Obama to name his VP so that he can follow suit just like he did with announcing whether or not he would accept public financing, always following. His policies are those of W’s because he can’t form any of his own. Follow the Leader. Almost 30 years in congress and now he wants change. Follow the Leader. His time has came and gone; leave the stage for someone who is ready, willing, and MORE than ABLE! OBAMA ’08!

McCain just wanted some attention…awww wittlle baby wanna ba ba. after all the crying about the media not paying attention to him his camp puts out the VP rumor…that shows me he will stoop to any level to get what he wants, Country first? really? how sad though for a man who has been around for 30 years, supposed to be this great war hero, has the media for his "political base", is worth Millions of dollars, even has an army of lobbyist running his campaign and has Bush hitting for him and he is still BEHIND in the polls. i really wonder if the Press has the guts to write anything about McCain on the 29th on the anniversary of the USS Forrestal tragedy…Google McCain wet start.

Funny that McCain can lie, he can have gaffe after gaffe and the media did call him out. He can try to steel the credit from the soldiers fight on our behalf and the Iraq people that is helping them self better there country and is not called out on it. He has shown a hate for women in all his votes and it is ok. His voting records have shown that even thought he is a VET he steps on them.

This is the first time that I have heard of this man and the evil that he presents is too much for me to take a McChance on another hateful man take office. He is McScary McSame who runs around on the Double talk express. McBush, McWar, McSurge, McHate all women, McClown is on a few of his names.

Because this is something McSurge-Smirk '08 has no experience with, it is showing his soft underbelly as a politician.

First, it's "lets do it right after the dem convention to soften the bounce", then it's "let's do it while Obama is abroad to soften the bounce", now it's "let's do it sometime before olympics to get a bigger bounce".

The dude just doesn't get it. If he's smart he'll pick someone with a fairly low "creep-o-meter" reading. Between his smile and his wife's eyes, he's got a lead pipe lock on creepy.

We need to peel the onions. The candidates might be great, but I don't think anyone has done a very good job of going beyond the surface. Are we as voters asking the hard questions or are we getting into a mob mentality and accepting things said by the campaigns as absolute truths. I really think the media has responsibility to educate the electorate on the key issues. They should do so in a way that appeals to our logic instead of our emotions. We have an important decision and we should not just pick a side and not question who we have sided with. The voters did not do a good job at choosing our last president. We as voters also have a responsibility to educate ourselves. We need to demand more from the media. Treat us with some intelligence and maybe our actions will reflect that.

Please don't vote McSame. He is not good for America. Whinner.
America will be isolated as much as North Korea if we pick McSame for president. The world will see how stupid and ignorant we are if we do and the whole world wants a change and Obama is the one that can bring the world together to put that into effect. Many white Americans don't like the fact that a blackman has that much power or should I say is that likable by so many. White America just have a problem with that but the rest of the world is moving on people and they want the best person for the job even if he is green. The world is speaking America and we better learn how to listen.
McSame is old and as they say "sold in his ways" and the days of the "good ole boys" are done. Rush is wrong and he lies to you every day pushing his DOPEie thoughts into your heads and blinding you with his hate speach. Its time to move on past that crap.
Obama08

Mccain is running for President of the SURGE. Any prospective running mate will want to be VP of the United states.

A little boy crying wolf is understandable, but a desperate McBush-sad –sad–It seems like McInsane will do anything to get a llittle attention.
Can you ever see him on a world stage? God -No.
America is smart to elect a president like Obama.

So McCain went out of his way to tell the world press that he may or may not pick from an undisclosed list of potential VPs at some point of his choosing in the (possibly) near future, even though he's ready now. Wow, this clarifies a lot.

"Hey world, I don't know what the heck I want to do."

Of course the issue is not settled. No self respecting Republican seeking re-election or political credibility for that matter wants to be connected with McCain. It would be a black mark on his or her record for any future presidental run for office.

Just watch the rats desert the shinking ship as we get closer to the election.

This is as anti-climactic as the rest of your campaign, pal! Whoever it turns out to be will have to be competent and that will just make you look worse by comparison…

After listening to Obama's speech in Berlin, if he's not the type of President we need at this moment, I doubt who else or will. He's articulate, visionary, charismatic, and yes, charming.

I'm an enlightened citizen with no party preference, I look at candidate's manifesto, personality, and yes, eloquence in delivering, even bad news to the audience. Obama seems to have it all. The whole world seems to see these qualities in him, I hope the real voters see them too. Take your party affiliation out of the equation and go by what the country needs at this moment in our history, and who can reconnect us to the world we seem to have disconnected ourselves from over the years.

CNN why don't you just wait for him to announce…al this speculation is a joke and is not news!!!!!!!

I think the October surprise should be that Hillary is crossing over and is going to be McCain's VP. LOVE IT!! LOL!!

Doesn't sound like he's getting a lot of takers to jump on his loosing campaign. Nobody wants the old man McCain stink on them.

George Howard- you are one guy on here that makes perfect sense. I have said the same thing. the military-industrial complex is the real power running the country and if they want McCain to be POTUS he will be. FDR said something to the effect that nothing happens in politics that isn't already planned to be that way. If the plan is for Obama to be POTUS he will be. But the neo-cons do not want to lose power now that they've hijacked the GOP (and totally made it into something unrecognizable) and will do anything to stay in power. So be ready for anything (including a false flag operation). And then as you said Mr. Howard, will we continue to be sheep or will we make a stand.

Romney has some credentials, no doubt.
He also (like ALL OF US) has some baggage.

When the announcement is made, I think CNN, FOX, MSNBC, etc. should announce it. Until then, the media should'nt really worry itself with speculation and trying to be the first to report is as it has become apparent that the McCain team (smartly) is playing the media to keep their name in front of voters.

this is not news ,anymore.been reporting on rep. vp pick ,all week ,to steal headlines,from obama's successful trip abroad.on another note ,that repubs wanna whine about obamas trip,i'll be perfectly clear:taxpayers paid for all three senators' trip to afghanistan and iraq ,as fact-finding missions.the rest of his trip was paid for by me and other donors to obama's campaign.taxpayers only paid for the trips to the war zones,to speak with commanders and leaders and troops,which repubs have been whining that obama should do,for weeks ,now.

How sad is it that this candidate is lauded by such a large proportion of the American people?

McCain was never going to reveal the VP this week. It was just a way to keep the media on him and that failed miserably.

A lot of rumors have been floating around about the candidates, and maybe, just maybe, they might cross party lines and select outside their parties. Just a thought, I wonder what would happen if McCain offered Hillary the VP slolt? I know it is far fecth, but that would sure be interesting……especially when "winning" the general election means everything…..

Yea and all the buzz this week about this VP pick or that VP pick was just intended to grab some attention away from Obama. It was all manufactured and you guys bit. Is it him? Is it him? Is it him?

More non-news from the non-candidate

A dad who killed the child.Age is also a factor of experience.Sen. McCain must combine this and have the honorable responsibility of civility and not choose to destroy Obama with shameless and open lies.If Obama was as presumptive as McCain would want the world to believe,it follows by devine logic that he too was singing a premature victory song in Canada.

Anyone who actually thought McCain would pick his running mate this week is politically ignorant. That was obviously just a political ploy to detract attention from Obama.

And this is the Republican "Maverick": John McBush.

If McCain had a monkey as his running mate, I'd vote for him over Obama. The DNC has really messed up in nominating "their" choice rather than the people's choice. My mother, a lifelong Republican was going to vote for Hillary but now she reports that people are lined up to switch from Democrat to Reublican in her home town. I have not personally met one single person who has admitted that they will vote for the racist, omnipotent, arrogant idiot that the DNC had forced on us. Well, unless they were black, and I don't bother asking them.

Lets hope its McRomney 08!

Please not Pawlenty!

July 25th, 2008 11:49 am ET
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CNNYou really are a piece of cake. I and others make comments but if they are negative toward OBAMA then they are put on hold awaiting moderation and never get posted. In these comments nothing is being said as most of the OBAMA supporters comments who do without substance call everyone else racist and PITIFUL names with misspelled words and incomplete sentences. But yet, you people of CNN insure that their comments get posted. All we ask is for some fair and balanced reporting here. MUST WE GO TO FOX NETWORK TO GET IT. Out of ten articles you post, 7 of them will be about OBAMA. People should blackball your TED TURNER RUN NETWORK. HE ALONG WITH JANE FONDA DESTROYED OUR MILITARY ACTIONS IN VIET NAM AND YOUR AT IT AGAIN TO DESTROY OUR MILITARY FOR OBAMA. IF YOU ARE SO STRONG FOR HIM JUST SAY SO AND LET IT BE KNOWN ONLY IGNORANT PEOPLE CAN POST HERE.

Can't believe the horrible choice we have this year for POTUS. Attaching yourself to a younger and more economically educated VP won't help you, neo-con John. And even if you were to bring Hillary in as VP it doesn't change the fact you're a horrible candidate, too, Barack.

WOW

I gave $100.00 to johntMcCains' campaign and it is like blowing it out the window lol…Barak has desroyed him,,,

McCain needs a good VP running mate and he is still trying to figure out what to do……

nice job John you just handed hin the keys to the white house…….

Way to keep America strong!!!

Thanks

Kevin McGrath
Boston

Thank god he stayed home. It was SO nice to see an american speaking abroad, without a single burning presidential effigy or flag. Europeans have seen enough facisim to recognize a glossed over "neo-conservative" agenda for what it is, a neo-facist agenda.

Good luck finding someone to jump aboard your sinking crapwagon!

CNNYou really are a piece of cake. I and others make comments but if they are negative toward OBAMA then they are put on hold awaiting moderation and never get posted. In these comments nothing is being said as most of the OBAMA supporters comments who do without substance call everyone else racist and PITIFUL names with misspelled words and incomplete sentences. But yet, you people of CNN insure that their comments get posted. All we ask is for some fair and balanced reporting here. MUST WE GHO TO FOX NETWORK TO GET IT. Out of ten articles you post, 7 of them will be about OBAMA. People should blackball your TED TURNER RUN NETWORK. HE ALONG WITH JANE FONDA DESTROYED OUR MILITARY ACTIONS IN VIET NAM AND YOUR AT IT AGAIN TO DESTROY OUR MILITARY FOR OBAMA. IF YOU ARE SO STRONG FOR HIM JUST SAY SO AND LET IT BE KNOWN ONLY IGNORANT PEOPLE CAN POST HERE.

So it was just a ploy to try to steal some of Obama's thunder? We already knew that McLame. George Bush Sr put it in the proper prospective…you are just jealous!!! The funny part about it all is the trip which was pure gold for Obama was at your insistance. Although you thought you were setting him up.

P.S. Don't stop whining though, it only helps senator Obama.

Victory in November!!!
Obama 08!!! Fired up and ready to go!!!

we will truly be sorry if we vote for Senator Surge.

McCain can't find anyone.

I don't know what all the mystery is about McCain is going to pick Mitt Romney because he thinks he can help with the economy and put MA and other states in play. I pray to God he will still lose!!!!!!

Just make sure the VP is fit enough to help the old guy in his daily ablutions.

Correction – the awakening started in 2007 and the surge in 2008

why would he need to ruin someone elses political career,by asking them to join his 'trash' machine?

ONCE AGAIN, SENATOR MCCAIN, THERE IS NO DEADLINE AND NO RUSH TO NAME A V P CANDIDATE.
FURTHER, WHY HASN'T YOUR GLOBE-TROTTER OPPONENT NAMED HIS VP? TOO BUSY PLAY-ACTING ABRAOD AND NO ONE WANTS THE POSITON?
TAKE YOUR TIME, MCCAIN. KEEP IT CLOSE TO THE VEST!!!

We don't want Mitt Romney–Especially women don't want Romeny. for VP. Actually, women don't want McCain.

If you are a woman, better look into what McCain stands for, unless you don't care about your rights as a human being.

CNN turn on CNN and see that McCain stated he has made a decision on his VP then you can tell CNN that you seen on CNN that this artile can not be true!!!!

McCain / Byrd '08

Well, surprise surprise! So all the talk about McCain picking a VP running mate this week was just a cynical and desperate ploy by McCain to try to divert media attention away from Obama's successful overseas trip. And as usual with the media, it fell for McCain's ploy hook, line and sinker!

Nice to see that McBush can still deflect attention from Obama's trip. I like the stunt of having the LA Gov state that he will NOT be a VP. (snicker, snicker). Way to go!! By the way, good message "East Coast Bum". God bless you and YOUR service! I don't like war either.

Anyone but Slick Romney.

I honestly feel sorry for Sen. McCain. I always liked him but he never seemed presidential. These days just angry and frustrated.

I do not think its going to matter who his VP is. This election is about the two candidates. All McCain can do is make this a referendum on Obama. He's critics Obama's every move and needs the press to cover up his many gaffes.

I will be amazed if a majority of americans vote for Sen. McCain because for the first time in a long time I believe we will vote
FOR THE SMART GUY – THIS TIME! Obama

Honestly, who actually cares?

I've lost respect for McCain. He could have taken Obama's trip in stride like a man who wants to be president instead of being angry and complaining of media love. For just 5 days McCain lost all composure. Is this how he'll handle the 3am call?
using different tatics to get attention, Vp buzz and german themed day. It looks very childish, there is no creativity in it.
Though going to see the oil spill site in Miss. River would have given a wounderful picture and AD on why off shore drilling is bad.

He might as well just pick George Bush as his VP.

He's adopted all of his policies!!!!

Who does he think he's kidding???

Perhaps he will pick Cindy as his VP.

In the end it won't matter. McCain will win in Nov. Obama has no experience and is on the far Left. Now the lefties on here can post all the junk they want but the fact is most Americans do not want a Socialist State. McCain is a true leader. Obama is only one more Chicago machine politico who is only a cheerleader.

He probably forgot who he picked.

I think his VP should be the "FAT LADY". The one that sings before it is all over.

Behold the final throes of a mud-slinging, empty rhetoric, disgraceful campaign. RIP McAncient campaign.

Did this report mention Charlie Black? Wow! I thought that he was replaced and asked to leave the campaign. I guess that means that with the McCain campaign, you never leave. I think it is time to see how the McCain campaign works (if it does). I thought that Phil Gramm was leaving his role, but it isn't clear and sure. Charlie Black is still there despite many calls for his departure. Maybe one of these two guys could be the VP for McCain since they seem to do a lot of speaking for him, but not for him.

Obama's trip would have been encouraged had it been for the right reasons. It was a campaign pure and simple. He gave a speech in Germany that bashed America and gave a craptastic excuse to not visit the troops. We're wooed by the crowds that showed up but, once again, no mention of the TWO, popular music bands that performed for free.
They hung obama posters on the west wall in Jerusalem! Hell, lets decorate the vatican while we're at it!

After this big long trip around the world…he STILL doesn't have any foreign experience. He's a COMMUNITY ORGANIZER and a professional campaigner!

CNN, could you be more obvious. Why wont you post pro-McCain comments. Are you a news organization or not.

America will be isolated as much as North Korea if we pick McSame for president. The world will see how stupid and ignorant we are if we do and the whole world wants a change and Obama is the one that can bring the world together to put that into effect. Many white Americans don't like the fact that a blackman has that much power or should I say is that likable by so many. White America just have a problem with that but the rest of the world is moving on people and they want the best person for the job even if he is green. The world is speaking America and we better learn how to listen.
McSame is old and as they say "sold in his ways" and the days of the "good ole boys" are done. Rush is wrong and he lies to you every day pushing his DOPEie thoughts into your heads and blinding you with his hate speach. Its time to move on past that crap.
Obama08

WOW. Obama is arrogant. Anybody else see his Berlin speech? Did we already have an election, and he forgot to tell us? That speech single handedly turned off thousands of on the fence voters across the US. We've never cared what Europe thought about us. Obama should know this.

Hey CNN why don't you let us know when he picks a VP, not when he may possibly might pick a VP at some unkown time or date.

I hope he picks Romney so that Romneys enormous ego gets crushed this november.

OOPS – wrong ticker. My previous comment about hate was meant for the other one where HATE was spewed by "American". Sorry.

The guys is so out of his league…….just say nobama!!!!! He goes over to Berlin and insults our country-maybe he should apply to be a german citizen!

McCain just wants another 15 minutes on TV. No one is interested in following his tired campaign around because the only "news" is when he makes a gaffe about Iraq or countries that don't exist anymore.

If people did not figure out that it was a campaign stunt, they must still believe Bush when he says "Mission Accomplished".

Who cares who he picks but hopefully its not the arrogant Romney
Pawlenty is a much better pick realistically!!

As I see it tho there are only two questions to ask yourselves here:

Would you rather have a young bright and alert intellectual mind in a crisis
or an old man who is bordering on the beginning of dementia
Who is not quite sure who the enemy is from one day to the next or where they are for that matter.

The answer is simple,
Obama 08

being black myself, and an ardent mccain supporter i don't get where the enthusiasm for barack comes from… are yall just feelin guilty that your ancestors made us slaves??? the guy knows nothing… not that john mccain is einstein but at least hes done it enough before to use muscle memory and go through the motions…
lastly, anyone saying mcbush is ignorant,. just plain ignorant… george bush is a republican, john mccain is a conservative… mccain has crossed party lines, W creates them… mccain IS A HERO, bush was a coward, mccain is pro choice, bush not so much…. WHAT ARE THE SIMILARITIES? old white republicans? sounds like yall the racists to me

McCain is throwing out speculation on his VP in a weak attempt to stay relevant in the news. He can't stand all the good press Obama is getting. He is green with envy. He will probably not announce till late in August.
But then, who really cares anymore.

Not Reporting the Good News?

A sharp decline in the intensity of news coverage of the Iraq war immediately followed General David Petraeus' testimony before Congress last September.

Cybercast News reports that data from the Multi-National Force-Iraq shows there were 219 embedded reporters in Iraq when Petraeus told Congress that the surge was working. That was also the month that the surge reached full force.

The number of embedded reporters has since dropped by 74 percent in nine months to just 58 in June.

The largest single-month drop in embeds came in October of 2007 right after the general's testimony.

Trust your media?

Wow ! I just came back to get other's opinions and read some of the HATE !!!!

It's hard to believe people in this country actually feel so much negativity so strongly about another human being.

Too bad – anger and frustration clouds the mind. Oh well – I like to hear other people's opinions, and am willing to listen to both McCain and Obama – just as I listened to the other candidates in the primaries.

Oh well.

McSurge says it will definitely be that guy… what's his name… Nit… or was it… Rudee. Anyway he was for the surgery… I mean surge. Quit twisting my words… I'm so confused.

Funny, the American people have known all week there wouldn't be a VP announcement, but the media is still waiting with baited breath. Journalism USED to be a profession. Now it's just entertainment.

Did you not expect this???? Of Course – It was ALL PLANTED BUZZ – and it was obvious. McCain – Go Away!

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McWar just wanted some buz about him and he can't do it with his plans.

The media now is trying to win the award for who can bash Obama the most. The coverage has been inaccurate and sensationalism at best. To say that Obama is getting positive press is ludirous with not only the crap on Fox News but also the daily emotional, unsubstantiated rants by Lou Dobbs, Glenn Beck and Campbell Brown.

The uglliness of Americans is what is being broadcast all over the world. Go ahead and bote for a man showing the early signs of dementia and go it alone just like you did in Iraq.

McWeak hasn't picked a VP yet because he hasn't been able to get a dart to land on the board yet.

When does Cindy McCain release her tax statements like everybody else in this campaign already has done?!?!?!

John McCain has already stated that he will only give a speech in Germany as POTUS. That's a speech he won't have to worry about writing!

John McCain is lampooning Obama for going overseas, when he, McCain called for it! So what is it, McBush?!

McCain used the fact that Obama hadn't been overseas in YEARS (fact: in 2006) as some of his negative campaigning. Now that he's gone overseas, McCain is trying to use That in his negative campaign that Obama is bragging, taking a victory lap, and should never have gone. Just like the rest of McCain's campaigning, its all negative. He even flip flops on his negatives. McCain needs to take a vacation, like about 8 years long.

Since the Obama discussion was already closed I guess I have no choice but to rant in this one. Obama visits to other nations is the greatest thing that has happened to this country in A LONG time. When Bush went abroad he was greeted my anti American people. Obama went without a war agenda to attack other countries. He went looking for PEACE. We once had most of the world on our side after 9/11 and they felt our pain here. Bush ruined that when he starting calling other countries a "Axis of Evil" when these countries had nothing to do with 9/11. Why didn't he put Saudi Arabia on that list? Is it because they have the oil that we need and get from? McShame is following Bush's trail. McShame is so threaten by Obama because he knows that Obama will once again UNITE other nations to back us. We need other Nations to stand with us to defeat the Radical groups who do NOT want peace. The USA has image of being a very cocky country and that perception needs to stop. We are not the police of the world. So go ahead and call me unpatriotic because I feel this way.

This just in at Fox News, Goofy has just except the position for VP saying 'Garsh ahuh, I didn't even know a dog could hold that position! McCain camp states his forien policy resume can't be beat! In other news the two will soon fly to Germany on the dumbo express! That is all!

I'm thinking it is going to be Lindsey Graham

The candidates will choose a running mate in due time.

I Think McCain should choose Phil Graham as his running mate so

that after losing in November, they can take over AARP as president &

VP respectively.

Other tickers are closed….so I digress.

For all those McCain/Pumas saying the speech yesterday was in response to a free concert…..How many europeans (would you suspect) bring american flags and posters of Obama to free concerts? How really ignorant you people are. Its amazing anyone from another country would believe we have a public school system which requires every child attend at least until the 12th grade.

For Nightingtrash dummy in Berkley Square – get a life! Obama supporters (and I'm one) are not uneducated – moron – knuckle dragger

Anyway

How can anyone that wants change vote for John McCain?
People that old are set in their ways and DO NOT change.
Ask my father…

well you know there is one thing i noticed. McCain isn't
rallying crowds in Berlin before he takes care of some
logical bases first—like selecting a VP and campaigning
in the country of the actual upcoming election!
McCain would be so grilled if he had done a grandstand like that
and all of you Obama lovers and media know it.
Take Obama to the carpet on that one! Do you guys ever
question anything Obama does?
It's ridiculous.

This suggestion is part-serious/part-superfluous, but here's my
suggestion for a Veep running mate for EITHER candidate:
an Asian-American female. Requisite 35-years old, at least
2nd or 3rd-generation so the red-necks can't say "She ain't
a real Amerrikun". Pretty, confident, and smart. Like a TV
News Anchor, Lawyer, Scientist, etc. Someone who actually
knows about the economy or global warming, etc. Minorities
would vote for her candidate 'cuz she wouldn't be yet another
WASP male, women would vote for her 'cuz she's one of their
own, and guys would vote for her 'cuz they'd like to see her naked.
Think of one of the lead characters in "Grouching Tiger,
Hidden Dragon". Like Condie Rice, only with integrity and
her OWN mind. Works for me!

Regardless of the polls – the politicians know the polls are slanted- they also know the congress and senate will be practically cleaned out of republicans come November. The only republican that McSame can get for a VP running mate is one that doesn't currently have a job. Sitting governors, congressman and the like know if they get on this ship the McTitanic THEY'RE GOING DOWN

With McCains botching of historical facts he seems like an old man with Alzheimer's and you try to explain he is wrong about the Iraq Annwhar awakening; the awakening started in August 2007, the surge troops were sent in February 2007 and didn't start operations until July 2007; No McCain the surge did not save the life of the Sheik that started the awakening you for some reason believe it did but he died in December 2007. The fact is maybe the surge helped but it was in no way the catalyst that you are spinning it to be. Second, the surge is a tactical strategy; not a Middle East Policy. With this and all the flip/flopping, the confused statements – in his field of expertise I might add – the geographical inaccuracies and campaign staff issues no wonder Veep interest for McCain is almost null.

CNN.. WHO CARES? why are you not reporting on real things that are going on in congress – right now there is a house judiciary comittee meeting about abuse of executive power i.e. IMPEACHMENT of bush/cheney, the two biggest crooks in american presidental history. this is real news americans need to know and YOU keep it from being reported.

shame on you cnn.

How is the fact that McCain has not settled on a VP news? It will be news when he DOES pick one. Come on CNN. There are better things to report on.

\|||\\||///||//|/ <- more straws for CNN to grasp at.

And I'm voting Obama this year…

At least McCain has a choice. Obama has to pick Hillary Clinton if he wants to win.

Told a LIE to get recognition.

wow griff, comparing mccain to eisenhower? that's a bit of a stretch. eisenhower warned us about the dangers of the military-industrial complex while mccain openly embraces it. also, eisenhower despised war ("I hate war as only a soldier who has lived it can, only as one who has seen its brutality, its futility, its stupidity"), whereas mccain seems to revel in it ("bomb bomb bomb bomb iran"). just because they were both in the military DOESn'T make them similar. do some research next time.

Everything about John McCain't seems unsettled. I have never seen a candidate look and sound so out of place and disoriented as he did on the news the other night appearing in grocery store with a local family. Worst photo-op ever! Probably because he knows nothing about the average person.

Why do blacks keep allowing Democrats to take their votes for granted. Your lives have never improved for the long term by any decision made by a democrat. Seriously, what is your reason for voting for a democrat. It makes me sick to my stomach.

This is boring. Please publish any of his VP after he selected one!

The RNC keeps emailing their recommendations to McBush, but he will never get them because he can't use a computer. Real presidential. What year is this…2008?

I hope its Mitt Romney, then it will Hasta la Vista Obama Romney will bring in MI, ID, NV, NM, CO, UT, PA, MT, OH, FLA, MO, MN, WI, IOWA, and ALL the SOUTH and Maybe NH and Maybe MA and it will be a Landslide, that right. Don't hate you morons, and YES latinos will go to McCain. By the way Latinos can smell a RAT in Obama, he is NOT for the Latinos!!!! I mention about 5-6 Blue states going RED!!!!

Latinos para McCain!!!

Does it really matter? Does anyone really think McCain is actually the guy for the job? Goooo Obama!

Can't wait for Senator Obama to get back in the states so that Senator McCain can calm down some. He & has campaign people have been frantic every since Senator Obama went overseas.

Won't matter anyway. Come November McBush will be a two time LOSER!

He'll announce as as soon as NOT announcing stops providing headlines.

Anything to keep his name in the news. Too bad he doesn't have any stong political points to discuss.

It's Friday and the GOP candidate is tired. He has had a rough week! All that grocery shopping and sausage eating has worn him out.

Check back with them next week after he has had a few IVs and is back on his feet.

First of all, those of you who chose to ridicule McCain should consider how it felt to be a POW. It says alot about McCain and his character, as he has more guts than most of you. He has served his country and deserves better than to be the butt of some Obama idiot supporters jokes. What the hell has Osama, I mean Obama done excpet give a speech and pal around with Wright, an obvious racist and anti-American. You all should clean up your act because you sound like disrespectful fools.

McCain should choose Christy, Lieberman, Romney or Powell as they add value to the ticket . Christy might deliver Florida.

I think McSenile should pick Mitt Romney, #1 He is smart and knows economics; why did he spend 45 million dollars on his own campaign and LOST.#2 McSenile says military service counts , makes him ready on day one: Mitt Romney nor any of his five sons have served. Wake up America McSenile is to OLD. OBAMA 08

Connie from Indiana

Just let him get his bearings. The VP will come.

McCain should pick Hillary because they seem keen on picking people who lose. Oh, btw after reading these blogs I think education should be Issue #1. I am speaking about both McCain and Obama supporters. Its hard to get your point across when you're talking about a "looser" or a "losser". Its also hard when all you do is type in caps how Obama hates America but you don't comment on the subject of the blog and say "Nobama" over and over again. Whatever happen to intelligent conversation? What happened to discussing facts, not spewing outright lies and insults? Stop calling one another racists, sexists, and stupid. As an Obama supporter, I've got to say its really disappointing to read these blogs and see some of the comments coming from both sides. Oh, and McCain/Clinton people (I'm just wondering… did some of you know the primary is over? She's not running anymore) if you would like to know why some of you are called racist? Its not just because he's black its because when people ask you why you DO not support him you all give the same answers that are either inaccurate or false. Then, every single thing he does, good or bad, you come on these blogs and call him an idiot. I just want one LOGICAL explaination about, not just your dislike, but seemingly vitrol hatred for the man. One would think he burned your house down or something. No one said you had to personally like him, but it seems like something much more, and one can only attribute such irrational emotion to something other than Obama himself. I do not believe all of the people who are not voting for him are racist, but when people say things like "he's a muslim", "how can you elect Hussein Obama?" and "A dead Obama supporter is a good Obama supporter" one has to really wonder. BTW all those comments are from these blogs.

Common Sense 08 (Obama POTUS)

Manipulating the media, fear mongering none of these tactics is going to work this time around. No more repubs this year.

Obama 08/12.

Who Cares. McCain is junk.

McShame is a complete Moron … he will do and say anything to get headlines…McShame, why don't you just give us some policy proposals and maybe you won't have to worry about the spotlight.
I WANT TO HEAR YOUR FORIEGN POLICY EXPERIENCE…!!!!
***BARACK THE VOTE AMERICA … MCSHAME IS AN IDIOT !!!

If america elect John MaCain as president I have no problem he is a good person, but make sure to give abosolute majority to democrats in congress and I mean 67 vote in senate, and defeat all that special interest Republican senator.who still believe in deregulation and think that rise in oil price is supply and demand.

Obama is a Jewel, gifted in his own rights, and highly favored, nothing will stop him from his accomplishments, war is not for everyone, we want PEACE through out the WORLD, too many families have lost innocent lives,, learn to run away and live to see another day… If not Mr. Mc Know IT All needs to take the frontline, then his male relatives should follow behind, NO MORE WAR , Bring our American brothers and sisters, fathers and sons, aunts and neices, uncles and nephews, HOME…

Anti-Obama Americans make me laugh hysterically.

It's clear you're bigots because Obama possesses no threat to you NOT to vote for him. Infact, he possesses qualities that should make you vote for him. He's being direct, laying everything on the table for you to eat and digest rather than starving you of the truth like your past politicians whom have mastered that art. Your past politicians also mastered the art of playing on your fears and persuading you to vote for them which insults your intelligence and yet you all of a sudden are intelligent voters for McCain. LMAO! Where were your intelligent voting senses when you elected Bush for the 1st term and re-elected him for the 2nd term? LMAO! You got fooled by the same administration that McCain is running under and you still remain fooled or maybe you’re not fooled, you’re just in denial from fear of an African American being your next President. The latter is clearer. This makes you a bigot and not someone with a difference of opinion. What’s that difference of opinion anyway? That McCain will help control/revive your current #1 issue which is your economic downfall/recession? Not good enough! You know why? Because McCain does not know the first thing about Economics and your economy and he even admitted it openly. At least he was honest about it. LMAO! Okay, so he’ll take revenge on your attackers rather than protect you ahead of time from them. Hasn’t the approval rating for your so called war on Iraq dropped dramatically? It’s clear, you’re a bigot!

To those suggesting that 200,000 people came out to see a concert, can you tell me who was playing? When was the last time a concert drew 200,000? The vast majority of the crowd was there for Obama. Get over it.

You can cheer up, though. McCain drew a crowd of 27 people to Schmidt's Sausage Haus in Columbus, but I think all but two were there for the sausages. ROTFLMAO!

A President less appealing than two day old meatloaf cannot lead our nation out of the mess we are in. We need a leader, not a caretaker.

Obama '08 Yes HE Can and Yes WE Can!

who really cares what these little whining girls nominate? He" probably whine about who he nominates himself. What a little girl

Gov. Pawlenty is scheduled to speak at the National Press Club on August 6. As McCain is expected to announce his VP pick before the Olympics, why would Gov. Pawlenty address the NPC — that is, why would he be of interest — if someone else were chosen to be McCain's running mate?

McCain is getting older by the day!!! Soooo sad!!!! I'm in my 60's and will reitre next year!!! He should have done the same thing. McCain reminds me of every bad thing that has happened to this country in the last 40 years and I can't watch him! Two unneccary wars and many friends dead! We need hope, a future and after Obama in Europe we will get our pride back!!!

Flashback From Abroad Nov 2004:
After 4 years the US's president Bush is facing a tough reelection year. Under his watch the world has seen more rogue countries obtaining and testing nuclear missles while it's image is tarnished. Meanwhile the nation struggles with its war in the Middle East that will ultimately never have a clear winner, and lastly there are further allegations that there might have been some fib telling in the White House. This will be a tough election for GW Bush and his administration.

Flashback From the World Press Dec 2004:
The USA has reelected their leader for a second term! Tha's right, they chose him again! We also report that it wasn't even a close election. Senator Kerry did not stand a chance against America's love of the intellect and direction of their president. The world braces for four more years of George W Bush. Nucular!

Nov 2008
Will America dupe itself again?…..

buzz about veepee for mcsame is a headfake and so is his campaign…every gibberish this old twig has been spouting is a headfake; offering no alternatives but just being an old angry toothless attack dog…glad that Obama is setting the tone and pace for the presidential race. let's see if you can keep up mcsenile…because you are running out of antiquated talking points!!

Obama '08/'12 – President of the United States!

Good job CNN – 5 days in a row to finally tell us he can't remember who he wants.

McCain needs to define a "win" – he needs to explain his policy on a lot of issues. Instead, he's leading you all around by the nose to get free publicity.

It's pitiful.

The precision and efficiency of the Obama campaign has reduced John McCain to a shell of his former self 2000, "Maverick" self.

Timing? Timing? McCain needs to stop playing "Psychological Games" with the American public and name the person. He needs all the help he can get as quickly as he can get it.

I'm really starting to question his respect for tangible progress on things. Maybe he has lost his bearings.

- he spoke of the PSYCHOLOGICAL impact of telling "the market" that we would drill for oil offshore; that was suppose to lower prices

- his chief economic adviser, who WROTE his economic plan, spoke of a MENTAL" recession caused by WHINERS.

- he has offered ZERO in the way of true plans and solutions for the country's problems … all he has done is criticize Senator Obama … including about this trip, which he, McCain, goaded Obama into taking.

- and finally, all this week he was worried about how to steal the spotlight back from the Senator's ground breaking trip / speech to 200,000+ of European citizens … something he couldn't do … even with the power of the Presidency … in a million years.

Screw timing McCain. You have LOST YOUR BEARINGS. Do SOMETHING man! Where is your dignity?

He doesnt believe in time lines, they only will bring defeat to his campaign. He will wait 100 years if he has to as long as it does not mean defeat!

McCain had no intention of revealing his VP…….He was just trying desperately to get attention away from Obama's amazingly successful trip…….GOTCHA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

Poor mccain just trying to get attention, And for all of you bashing obama on his trip, What about mccain when he went to canada , Mexico and colombia to talk about Nafta is he the president yet???? bunch of hypocrites!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This man and whoever he picks is a total disater waiting to happen.

This election couldnt be more simple. This election is about the last 8 years of Republican leadership. On every issue you will find either corruption, incompetence or neglect.

This is not a test of Obama. This is a test of the collective intelligence of the American people. If McCain wins, I see the vary voters who elected him complaining about the war and the economy for the next four years just like those who voted for Bush.

If Obama wins I see things going back to what it was like under Clinton. Even though they were primary foes the similarities are everywhere. In 92 Clinton ran on change. He was the fresh new face with new ideas. Both Clinton and Obama came from very humble beginnings.

i'm sure the mccain campaign isn't dropping vp options to national news providers to "check out the reaction." cnn alone has had a page devoted to both candidates' vp possibilities for like three months now. the article says he'll pick when he's ready, (just like obama will pick when HE'S ready) and he'll pick from a selection of willing and able candidates who can support his platform. he's not fly-fishing for any republican who will bite – that's just absurd.

It doesn't matter.
He could resurrect Reagan it woudn't help.
The money people are for Obama.

The rest of us schmucks can appease ourselves by attempting show our displeasure with the way our nation and our government is heading–and make believe we're participating in a Democracy–but Wall Street is convinced the nation won't elect another GOP after GWB–and their financial backing, as well as, money from OS investors, envior0-business, etc–is all going to the DNC this year.

McCain to campaign manager… I need attention so, what's the plan?
This little guy will be the end of this Country if he is elected to office. He is a hot head and I don't think I would want him any where near the red phone, holding any codes etc…. All, his so call experience is about a bunch of nothing!!! I'm personally too scared that he will have a flash back and it will be over!!!
Trust me I have seen this before in War Vets!!! The are outstanding folks one day and the next it's all over!!!

I love the way America is headed. The war, gas prices, housing crisis, none of it affects me. I make over 300K a year and pay about 24K in taxes thanks to tax breaks. Vote McCain. Let's keep it going!!!

How about this, CNN: When McCain announces his VP choice, you can THEN talk about it. This is getting tiring.

Sorry everyone, I haven't been taking my medication lately.

Obama 08

It is important to find a VP that has supported the war and is very vocal on support of the 'Surge' since this is all McWar talks about. You would think McBush engineered the Surge himself and not Gen Petraeus to hear him talk. McSurge brags non stop about supporting the Surge. Of course he supported the Surge since he supported this terrible,foolish and wasteful war from the onset. McBush critisizes Obama for not supporting the Surge. Again, of course Obama did not support the Surge. Obama has been very rightfully against this foolish war over oil rights, so for Obama to be for an escalation of the war would have made him as hypocritical as McWar himself. Did the Surge do some good? Yes it did, very much in part because of the Sunni Tribes coming over to our side. McLiar says the Surge is the reason the Sunni Tribes turned. False, the Sunni Tribes turned well before the Surge was even proposed. Although the Surge was a good thing. We are still mired in a war that kills our young Soldiers and we gain nothing from it unless your an Oil Company CEO or are being paid by one. Obama rightfully wants an end to the Iraq occupation and so do the people and government of Iraq. McWar speaks of a 50 to 100 year occupation of Iraq against the desire of their people and ours. If all McBush has is his Surge, which has ended. Then McBush has nothing to offer.

I don't know when McCain should make the announcement of who should run as his vp. I think that he can probably skip someone from the south more than likely because the south looks at canidates hard and they will read Obama's B.S. pretty quick compared to the north, north east and the extreme west coast. I think the western states will be safe for him to. They are a lot like southerns and display a lot of good old common sense. so he had better pick someone from the areas that will help him in the electoral vote. Obama can claim all he wants to about it being publicized about visiting the wounded troops in Germany . As a veteran of twenty years I know that regulations apply to stop photo ops and stuff like that from happening. He has no excuse from not visiting them. If he can go on his "GOD" tour of europe than he could have seen the troops instead of drinking champagin and listening to rock concerts staged to open his events. The man is just a slug and hates the military.

There was NEVER a time..this whole "story" was brought up so McCain could be in the news everyday while Obama was out making him look like the non-world leader he is.

ALL you need to know about mcCain is the fact that he REFUSED to obey the unwrtten rule of Politics. EVEN between HATED opponents throughout our history. NEVER SPEAK ILL OF A U.S. Politician when they are out of our Country. ESpecially when they are visiting an ACTIVE Warzone. He hasn't shut up for 1 hour since Obama left, in fact he leaked his travel plans BEFORE they were made public.

McCain has proven to be unstable in memory, policy, morals and integrity.

I think the GOP shoudl be able to replace him at this point with a more viable candidate. They will still lose but it would be a face saving move NOT to have this man held up as the Best of the Best they have to offer.

He is waiting Obama to announce so that he can criticize,stupid.

McCAIN SHOULD PICK A YOUNG PERSON FOR HIS V.P., THE REASON IS, HE WILL DIE OF OLD AGE IN IS FIRST TERM AND THE V.P. WILL BE OUR PRESIDENT, BUT I DON'T THINK WE HAVE TO WORRY BECAUSE HE HAS NO CHANCE OF BECOMING OUR NEXT PRESIDENT.

OBAMA WILL BE OUR NEXT PRESIDENT.

Who cares about an un-named VP that will never be? Obama will win and all you pessimists who harbor disdain for Obama's popularity at home and abroad had best get over it or prepare to live in that state of mind for at least the next four years. There is, however, another alternative. While you can't control whether Obama moves to Europe where he is soooo well liked, you can control whether you move to some other country where he is not so well liked (but good luck finding one). I actually encourage you to do just that because you are the weakest links that have enabled Bush to place the US in this predicament in the first place. Let me be clear…Obama is no Messiah and can perform no miracles, but there is an undeniable similarity to THE Messiah. He is being persecuted by the very people he has come to serve.

Is Obama running for president or King? What arrogance. Even some European gov officials are saying that Obama gives a good speech but that's about it. No substance period. Wait till Obama announces his VP choice. He will loose a few more points in the polls when those poor diehard Hillary for VP supporters pack it in. The question for them is do they just sit out the election or actually vote for McCain.

So folks this is far from over…

I find it funny that Obama's talk in Berlin was preceded by a free concert of two popular artists in Germany…Makes a great photo op to have "tens of thousands" attend your speech.

And the fact that Obama is the "presumptive" nominee is all the more presumptuous speaking in Europe the way he did at the time he did. Really pretty ridiculous.

What does he mean by tearing down the walls? More government? more socialism? Let European ideals direct the US?

Say no to Obama and McCain. Yes to Barr!!

who would want to run with this old fool? he would be the one doing all the work while McCain is playing with his war figures trying to remember who goes where.
he is making a fool out of himself with "the surge" talk everywhere he goes and the american people are ready to move on. we want peace and we do not care if the serge worked and who's idea it was. we have moved on to stop the bloodyness of the McSame bunch and all the talk of more wars and years in iraq.
this old coot makes me sick.

Folks

Do you think his running mate could be HILLARY CLINTON?

You guys do realize that it's not McCain's campaign who keeps making a big deal of the VP buzz, but actually the press. So just stop saying that this is some huge scheme to get the attention off Obama. This is the problem with these blogs, they let people who know next to nothing say whatever they want.

I want to apologize for any past hate filled comments made about Obama and my ignorant post concerning Mitt Romney. Please disregard everything I write as I am sure it is obvious to all on this board, I have no idea what I am talking about.

Oh yeah, and I voted for George Bush twice!!.

The dream ticket … McCain / Nader.

My friends…. McCain is having a hard time deciding on someone from Wisconsin to shore up the Southern vote, or someone from Florida to get the Midwest vote. He was hoping for Phil Grahm to target the youth vote and Jindal to get the seniors…………………..or something like that…….time for his nap…….maybe he should wait until he finishing his International trip to Chechoslovakia……isn't that also on the Iraq/Pakistan border….or is it part of the Roman Empire…….so tired…………..surge,surge,surge……………..zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

***McCain and his supporters need to stop whinning about all the news Obama is receiving. When Mccain was the one who invited him to travel to these countries.

***Mccain, just wanted to be with him so you could show off. If that wasn't enough now people want Obama to come home, when they too wanted to see if he could connect to these leaders and he is doing that. Yes it was a sight to see over 200,000. Some stated there was a concert there earlier. But these people decided to stay and wait on Obama, waving american flags.

***Obama is trying to unite the world, not just the USA…..

Dear Becky–you sound very young–is this not what an election is all about–stealing the other candidate's thunder? Do you think JM should sit and watch Obama's mishaps and not say anything? Obama is not God–and JM is running for the same office. Obama smears JM every day, but does it through surrogates so he looks clean! The Dems are so desperate to win this time that they are leaving no slimy stone unturned. However, it is McCain's job to point out errors. You and the media certainly are not! vote with your head, Americans–JM 2008

CNN where's the political ticker about the oil spill in the gulf.

McCain says weather was the reason he didn't go out to the oil rig to talk about offshore drilling. But I bet being surrounding by miles and miles of spilled oil wouldn't look to smart on a pro-oil drilling tour!

CNN is turning into rags like National Enquirer.

But the timing of all the VP leaks is set to coincide with Obama making real news about real issues.

To reply to a post on another string
David from Atlanta July 25th, 2008 9:04 am ET
How will not spending money we don;t have in Iraq to spend money we don't have on tax cuts to create a bigger loss in tax revenue help?

Anybody that lives in this economy knows you can't spend what you don't have.
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I don't know. The Republicans have been doing a pretty good job of it. Bush, Bush, and Reagan have accumulated 76% of the entire U.S. national debt in less than 20 years. Pretty impressive, huh?

Their accumulation rate is an average of $366 billion per year, nearly 3 times the rate of Clinton and Carter at $133 billion per year. The other 38 Presidents averaged only about $3.5 billion per year. Therefore, the spendthrift tag team of BB&R have accumulated debt at a rate over 30 times greater that our other 40 Presidents (including Clinton and Carter).

But who needs facts, when you can have biased right wing ideology and mythology?

To all of you blind Obama followers: On June 6, 2007 your beloved Barry Hussein Obama was one of 33 Congressmen and Senators to vote against an ammendment to Bill 1348 to make English America's official language of America!! His vote was abetrayal, political surrender, VIOLATES THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, AND DISHONORS ALL AMERICAN VETERANS!!! This is the act of a traitor and he should be treated as such. Anyone who votes for this guy is also just as unpatriotic as him and does'nt care or know about the constitution of the United States. Oh yah this is for Becky, Barack Husssien and Ahmadinejad sitting in the tree….. how immature are you liberals anyway. Think about whats best for the country instead of your feelings for a change.

The Vice President choice has been selected, but his and Lieberman's schedules have not coincided so that Joe can whisper the correct answer into McCrypt's Beltone, when the doddering old fool, experiences yet another "senior minute"..

Consider J. C. Watts .would be excellent choice.

I am so cool that I am going to be nominated VP of prussian state affairs along side this dope, except that there is no prussian state, maybe that's why he'll be elected there.

Only posting negative McCain comments for this article? Why is my comment still awaiting moderation?

Dude, do you realize how anti-climactic your entire campaign is? When you told Tim Russert a couple years ago that even if you knew there were no WMD , you would still invade, that kind of undercuts all your BS about "the surge". Face it, old guy, you are still fighting the war in Vietnam that we lost and that is why you want to stay in Iraq 100 years.

No matter who joins you on the Titanic, you're both going down!

I believe McCain is still trying to figure out how to get GW Bush as a VP so that we can have 8 more years of a "Mission Accomplished" type of presidency.

It was all a publicity stunt to get some Media "Buzz" Senator Keating 5 McCain, and the American people know it.

Here's to you President John McCain!!!!

You Dems do not realize this, but a lot of moderates (such as myself) really like McCain because we are in the middle. We don't like Dem policies on a lot of stuff (no drilling, raise taxes, anti-war), but we are not hardcore conservatives either (it is a woman's choice on abortion, we are not religious nutjobs). McCain has done MORE than any other senator to REACH ACROSS PARTY LINES.

More of you should appreciate him for what he was done. Just as Obama is pandering to the hardcore liberals in the election runup, so too is John McCain pandering to radical conservatives.

Those of us in the middle see Obama as toooooo far left. John McCain swings just enough towards the middle.

If he gets a VP whose sole responsibility is the economy…than it is settled and President McCain will crush the far left wing Barack Obama.

Stop drinking the flavor-aid and re-read my comment again.

Bob Novak is a stooge.

Hummmmm…who should McGrumpy pick as VP? What about George H…he was riding around in a golf cart with McGrumpy the other day and they looked like a good match.

Republicans are completely delutional now and grabbing at straws.Lets see how they like living 8 years in the political wilderness.

He's crazy if he's waiting for a good time. Now is the time he doesn't have much time. But then this is the guy who allowed himself to be filmed in front of cheese.

Yesterday the headline was "Mac & Cheese". The Senator should pick his VP now.

Obama 08

John McCain is way too old to be president, he needs to be in a nursing home or sitting at home reading a book. For the republicans to pick this man to be the nominee for president just goes to show how sad and pathetic the republican party has become. They do not know anything else except attack your enemy whenever and whereever you can!

Yes and the statement that leaked from your campaign was just a hoopla attempt to draw media attention away from Obama's trip which McCain insisted he take. The conduct by the McCain camp this week has been what I consider to be pure simple childish jealousy. So very unpresidential.

Please CNN stop you are making me sick, Mccain is not going to pick his V.P until Obama picks his V.P, so stop the distraction all eyes are on Obama and let us enjoy the coverage of Obama stop this nonesense about the old man Mccain, Mcshame,McBush,McWar.

A vote for John McCain is a CERTAIN vote for WAR! This man is obsessed with WINNING a war, it doesn't matter which war. Now a war might be necessary during his term if he is elected, but then again it might not. Nevermind, either way if McCain gets elected hundreds of thousands more people will die in this world. That is a fact. THIS is indeed why Barack Obama is loved all over the world. Germans, like most people in the world, see the insanity in Bush foreign policy adventurism and do they not like it. They are NOT terrorist sympathizers in the least but even from across the waters they can clearly see the danger McCain represents to humanity. THIS IS WHAT EXPLAINS OBAMA'S POPULARITY.

One other fact we need to admit in America is that those code words that the Clinton's used to signal a certain segment of American society the "hard working" blue collar" "rural American", lets call them what they are, code words to for RACISTS. They are the people who would rather the country go down the toilet, than be lead by a 'black 'man. Let us not pretend that is not a fact. If McCain wins it will be due, in large part, to this ugly racists underbelly. Obama is betting that America is better than that. I am with too betting and hoping.

To A Nightingale Sings in Berkley Square:

Mitt Romney brilliant? This is probably the funniest thing I have heard in a very long time. Thanks for the laugh, I needed it today.

Who cares about if or when or who this man picks as VP. Frankly no matter how you dice it, it appears that he would be another BUSH (Homer) …

No GOP- No McCain!

Attack Mac has spent the week dangling carrots and hinting that there might be news just in order to make some news and get attention.

The only thing we actually got though was a lot of sniping and griping without substance. That of course was followed with wandering explanations of what "surge" actually means.

"Pay attention to me! I've got some clouds to yell at!"

Mind Games.. Thats all McCain AKA McSane has for the American people. His aides suggested it and now they are backtracking.

Never the less, they FAILED to dent Obamas foreign trips!

Obama/ Sebellius 08!!!!!!!

Obama's right about a lot of things (and he's been PROVED correct by current unfoldings) & people can't stand it. People have already decided who they are voting for anyway. It's sad that this race is even this close.

-V

why are you guys in the media giving this attention when he calls he says that today i will announce my VP pick then and only then will give it coverane the same must be said about Obama

McCain Clinton in 2008 !! PUMA Power !!

Shame on you Mccain. When you went to CANADA no one criticized your speech. Admit thtat you are Jelous of Obama. Wanting to send people's children to die in war should not be your goal because you want to see them burried. Your presidency will continue the lasting grief of those those who have lost their families in Iraq. You're full of hatred.

looks like McBush is trying to create a TV reality show out of the VP choice in an effort to garner some free publicity. In the long run, WHO CARES WHO THIS WAR-MONGER LOSER PICKS?

If after all this wait, it turns out to be Lieberman, it will be the moment of great shame for our country.

I wonder who Ron Paul will pick for V.P.

Griff — That is because his VP, is "Very Private" to him…Oh yea !! VP rumor for 4 days…… He was trying to steal the thunder Obama has generated ALL OVER THIS GLOBE now he can talk about the SURGE
Again !!!!!

Wow, just saw a clip of a speech MCain was giving today. He started with "My friends" so everybody left.

CNN IS ONLY POSTING THESE WORTHLESS STORIES BECAUSE MCCAIN COMPLAINED.
HE IS LOOKING FOR SOME ATTENTION.

That's b/c he was trying to stir a buzz to keep the attention away from Obama. Any one can see that. What a strategy. This dude is a boot!!!

Obama 08

If JM can't win Idaho, Montana and Utah without a certain VP candidate, he is gonna get SMEARED in the election.

He's meeting the Dalai Lama, maybe he'll be interested in being VP.

McCain is wise to take his time. Obama has the buzz right now but is slowing declining in the polls. Obama is done.

You are thinkink about VIP?

hAVE A LOOK AT OBAMA.
Obama is an American product .

Before enybody calling him popstar; I will say , he is not a singer, rock star?
He doesn't plays guitar either.

Kennedy,Mandela,Gandy, those are political stars and OBAMA is a politicien and very popular at home and over sea,

IT NOW DEPEND ON YOU IN WHICH CATEGORY YOU GONNA PUT HIM. Remember he is a politicien.

For every pro Obama posting here, there are 10 other anti Obama postings censored. I know mine are censored a lot and hear complaints from others too. Come on, let us not have a media that is in Obama's pocket. It smells of facism.

He should have Joe Lieberman as VP, thus adding some Gigabyte to his falling memory

I look forward to the annoucement and am not concerned with timing.
The trip Obama took overseas this week on the taxpayers dime…just proves to me yet again how unworthy he is for the job here at home. The media loves him and so do the Europeans….enough to turn me off!

It's the ECONOMY stupid?

He's still weighing in on the great Senator from the 57th State.

You liberals are pathetic!!

McCain/08

It is so sad to me, that the young in America, do not give a Sr. Senator and former POW , respect. They call him names, insult his intelligence and his wisdom and age. It absolutely reminds me why I will be voting for Sen McCain.

You know, for all of McCain's complaints about the media coverage this week, I sure do see his old, crusty self on tv quite a bit!!! How much more does he want, his own 24 hour news/McCain channel?! Oh, that's right – FOX already has him covered there!!!

McCain source says timing of VP announcement not settled

I guess Gramps McCain is having trouble finding someone who'll agree to occupy a deck chair on his sinking ship….

Of course he hasn't!!!!!! For people to even think he was going to take the little spot light off himself that he had this week is just plain stupid. How else would you get the media to cover his lame duck campaign. THERE WILL BE NO VP ANNOUNCEMENT UNTIL AFTER THE CONVENTION.

woah backoff my fellow bitter citizens of the world. mccain is running a civilized campaign. your boy obama just doesn't do it for me no hating……i just don't think a state legislator has what it takes to negotiate with our seasoned congress…..i agree Mitt Romney would be an excellent choice for VP. PUMA

No one will call him back they all know it would be political suicide.

Funny all the Obama supporters here just post snide comments about a war hero, you don't have to vote for him but he does deserve your respect. And fyi, objects in your rear view mirror are closer than they appear!

This "field" trip Obama has gone on is starting to work against him, he's just not as good of an orator when he has to answer unscripted questions. Also don't appreciate him not visiting the troops in Germany is lieu of shooting hoops. His speech yesterday was strange, definitely received a strange reaction from the Germans, it wasn't very substantive at all.

that's funny…..mcattack had an interview on Cnn and was asked about if he had picked his running mate and he said he has made up his mind but hasn't made it official yet.

Your article states that he has not settled on a running mate yet. which is it? I don't know why I even asked because it's the same old answer. Mcbush is senile and all he can do is lie, deny and criticize.

What's unfortunate is that the press has taken to trying to cover up and protect him from his lies. It won't work, cnn, stop trying!

Is it apparent to any one else that John McCain exhibits the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease?

Listen up people, I am an Obama supporter and would like nothing more than for him to be the next President. That being said, and you can quote me, OBAMA WILL NEVER BE PRESIDENT! The powers that be will not allow that to happen, either through election rigging or (god forbid) ‘taking him out’.
The question is, when this happens, what will you people do? Will you be good little sheep or will you make a stand?

John McCain is to be respected for his military service to this country.
However, the remark he made this week "Obama would rather
win a campaign than win a war" was disgusting. Although he is
very envious of Mitt Romney, he will be his VP.

You know McCain wants to make his announcement first to demonstrate that he is ahead of Obama in planning how to run the White House. Camp McCain just doesn't know how that idea will fly with voters.

So they send up test balloons to see how well it go over. In light of the numerous gaffes in recent days and weeks, this probably not a bad idea. Just as long as he doesn't pick Romney.

Romney didn't do well in the GOP primaries, and will do even worse in the general election. He comes across as a bit pompous to me.

Can anyone say PUBLICITY STUNT

McCain not ready to announce running mate–.He just wanted some attention ……….Now he can continue to Talk about the SURGE!!!!!
This is NOT NEWS !!!!

I thought they said the announcement buzz was about getting out the VP this week to steal some glitz off Obama. Now CNN says "That appears to differ from a Washington Post report Friday that the Arizona senator plans to announce his VP choice at some point before the Olympic Games in China that kick off August 8″. I think what they intended was to make sure CNN reported an article on this blog everyday like they have for this week Obama was away. Pathetic CNN! McSame feeds you out of each corner of his mouth and you gobble it down…YUCK! Eeeew!

Who cares? It is the man at the helm we are voting for. And McCain just doesn't cut it.

Army officials refute claim of Barack Obama snub in Afghanistan

Still underway, but the McCain campaign drops a new name every 4 hours to check out the reaction, talk about chosing with your own convictions.

First the campaign has to be able to catch someone capable of being VP, who wants to get onboard this ship. Then they have to hold them there.

Then what was all the hub-hub about the last few days…oh that's right, Mcbush tripled dogged dared Obama to go overseas and boy did he, and now Mini-me is trying yet again to steal the thunder Obama has generated ALL OVER THIS GLOBE. I am currently in the Navy and I very much respect Mcbush, but being a war hero do not qualifiy you to be the BOSS, you are just that…a war hero who sees war as the only solution to all problems and I for one am tired of war. In fact I would argue that this is not war, just another unauthorized conflict of which mini-me was a part of some 45 years ago. I have served this country now for 16 years and most of that has been at war. We are tired and weary and what this to end. Iraq is ready to defend itself, this is what Bush wanted, now this is not good enough?????? Something id afoot here people and the GOP is behind it ALL.

Also, be do not watch the olympics, I am not and very surprised bush is showing his face there, so much for our country being true leders of Demoracry in the world. I guess that was part of the loan aggrement between us and china!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

McCain was just trying to steal Obama's thunder while Obama was overseas. zzzzzzzz McCain is so transparent and his snickering reminds me of George W. Bush, among many many many other things.

McCain and Bush
Sitting in a Tree…

He is just trying to get some attention. Senator McCain is so desperate these days, he would say anything. I can understand the feeling but this is a lesson for him. The Bush policy will take him no where. Not even to Mexico!!!!

He should go with Colbert. Then people can start taking him more seriously.

I think a Mitt Romney will give the presidency to McCain. Mitt is one smart dude. I've heard him speak and he is next to brilliant.

Mitt is a former governor of MA a Kennedy state and he was also in charge of the Winter Olympics. In both jobs he excelled.

I think he can bring MI, MA, Utah, ID, Montana and a few other states to the McCain table. For this reason he should be the PICK.

McCain's campaign may have a surge strategy in moving up an announcement of his VP mate.

Grocery markets across the country are noticing a surge in dairy sales, after McCain speaks about surge.

The smell of knockwurst is in the air as millions of Americans take to their grills, after McCain has sausage at Schmitt's… a sausage surge.

Reality… ***crickets***

he's still waiting for someone stupid enough to say yes

I have just been reading about Walter Cronkite, and he reminded me again, how this Election is Like, one of Ike's… In the 50's… Keep going John. He Won, and so will you…

Doesn't sound like anyone in McCain's camp knows what's going on.

Gotcha. Funny. All that time leaking little VP rumors, and putting down Obama's trip (which he encouraged), he could have been constructive and actually discussed more of his plans or project his own inspirational thoughts. Just a suggestion. Unfortunately wasted it looks. Too bad.

Of course the announcement's still up in the air….he forgot who he wanted

Great job of misdirection McSurge, BRAVO!!!

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This is how desperate McCain has gotten for attention. It's sad.

Maybe his VP should be Joe Lieberman or Phil Gramm?

His running mate will probably be his 45 caliber colt pistol. YeeHaa bang bang

That is because his VP, is "Very Private" to him…