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Who cares about the VP. If Hillary he better have a new cabinet post "Food Taster". If Biden he gets a Loud Mouth. If Kaine he get less experience than he has. I think he should go with Pedro Richardson and the theme can be "Votes we don't need no stinkin Votes !!"

I am going with Kaine & Unable* 08'

(* My new nickname for the Obamination)

BHO is going to have big challenges in the debates (unscripted, hard questions) and he tends to ramble off-script. He needs a strong debater in a VP to overcome this weakness (as a ticket/team).

IF Barack does not pick Hillary, her supporters will not vote for him. He better not act foolish. May God bless Barack Obama, the next President of the United States of America.

What good is experience at age 72 if you never did anything new or never tried to change old worn out policies.?

WE -ARE--SCARY-DEMOCRATS! FEAR - US!

WE –ARE - GOING - TO -TAKE - AWAY - YOUR - TAX -- CUTS!

WE'RE - GOING - TO - END - THE - WAR - YOU - LOVE!

WE - ARE - GOING - TO - STOP - YOU - FROM - PILLAGING - THE - POOR!

BE - SCARED!

REPUBLICAN PARTY AND MCCAIN STOP TRYING TO PLAY THE POW SYMPATHY GAME. I KNOW MCCAIN WAS A POW IN REPUBLICANS TRYING TO USE THAT LINE TO MAKE PEOPLE FEEL SORRY FOR HIM YOU CANT PLAY THAT GAME WITH ME BECAUSE MCCAIN WAS A POW THATS MEAN THAT YOU COULD TELL ME ANYTHING . TRYING TO FEEL SORRY FOR ME FOR A CHANCE SEND OUR TROOPS HOME NO DRAFT. HELP ME WITH MY ECONOMIC PROBLEM NOT ONLY HELP FOR THE RICH LIKE YOU. FEEL SORRY FOR ME THEN I COULD FEEL SYMPHATY FOR YOU MCCAIN. ENOUGH WITH THE POW LINES.

What I notice more than anything is that all the VP names are men. Aren't there any women smart enough or experienced enough besides Clinton? Obama would never put a woman in as VP because he looks down on women. Just check his campaign workers and his short list for VP and you'll find very few women. Couple that with some of the comments he has made and you find a man who deep down feels that he is smarter and better than women and most men.

If barrack realy want to win Hillary is the only VP who can guarantee this for him.. she helps him carries FLA, OHIO Michigan and pennsylvania plus is very popular where i live which is bloomington indiana.. mccain is like a freight rain picking up stream.. mccain raised 1.6 million in one day in NJ last week nt exactly a repub stonghold.. Barrack pick someone other than him at your own peril.. if u want to govern and change our country u have to win first .. or u can belong to that special club the ALMOST wons.. gore & kerry ..
obama – clinton '08

omg, it sounds like he's still considering Hillary...

Poor Barak Obama supporters they are just not that good at math. They actually think they can win with just 52% of Hillary Clinton supporters voting for their man. It is very simple pick Hillary and if she accepts, win, or don't and lose. I am a delegate, I know hundreds of democrats that will not vote for Obama without Hillary. Obama supporters, if you wat to win, you better start pushing your guy to go for Hillary, or plan on McCain for 4 years.

Bush touted "experience" and look where he took us. This country needs change from all the crap we've been fed the past eight years.

OBAMA in 08!!!!

I'm so soured on Obama and his nasty supporters that it doesn't matter who he picks because I will NOT be voting for him. He's just an empty suit with rock star rhetoric that will flip-flop and say anything to get a few extra votes. Who needs that? I'm not anxious to vote for McCain, but I'm tired of seeing Obama and his fake presidential seal and all the other presumptive crap.

I wish we would hear more from the people of Illinois as to what they think of Obama and the job he did as a state senator and also as a US senator. We only hear from people who want to see him elected and don't know him well or only from his being a Senator. More background is needed.

Losers all.

With the terrible downward spiral of our countries economy,respect in the world, a war based on complete inaccuracies when we should of kept a stronger presence in Afganistan, utility bills that have gone up 40-50% in 3 years, gasoline that has doubled in 4 years,(lets not forget Bush saying in the spring he hadnt heard gas prices was gonna spike in the summer when everyone in the country was talking about it!) How about a Vice President who had 5 MILITARY DEFERRMENTS to stay out of the army yet was SECRETARY OF DEFENSE DURING THE !ST BUSH ADMINISTRATION! Let's not foget the hugest deficit in the country's history after the Republican leadership walked into the White house with a surplus. The 1st in decades! And McCain's voting record largely mirrors support of this administrations policies. Does a house have to fall on people to realize we gotta get this leadership (if you can call it that) out of the White House and get an educated man with fresh ideas in there!
Rob from Texas was right. Obama gives in-depth thought out answers where John McCains's are as simplistic as Bush is. Unfortunatly sometimes too many people like simplistic answers because they get to hear what they want to hear.

John McCain is not a war hero. He was a coward who dropped bombs on innocent women and children. This takes zero skills.

If he was a true war hero, why was his plane shot down? Could it be because he simply isn't that smart? There's a reason he graduated 894 out of 899. Think about it....What a loser!

senator obama should pick hillary clinton and stop playing around.everybody knows she can bring an overwhelming number of votes to the democrats column and they will win.come om dems dont blow it again. this will be #3 may i add.

senator obama should pick hillary clinton and stop playing around.everybody knows she can bring an overwhelming number of votes to the democrats column and they will win.come om dems dont blow it again

Why???It doesn't matter who he pick to be his VP. The matter is if he wins in November???

Kim,
You stay out on the campaign trail, working the hours he does under great stress, and see if your hair doesn't turn gray.

We have seen Obama's idea of "change", change your mind, change the subject, change your stand, but what is bad is he doesn't change his old Chicago style politics, lie, lie,lie.

Picking someone with more experience would not require a lot of heavy lifting

Change that empty word.

I would bet he's likeliest to pick Joe Biden as his VP. Then Tim Kaine, then Evan Bayh, then Bill Richardson, then Hillary Clinton.

Sad how divided and uninformed are the comments I read above. We should all take a deep breath, take with a grain of salt all the "spin" that radio and, even, the press have thrown at us, and take a very sober look at whom we think is, like it or not, the better choice to try to take our country forward in the way most Americans now understand we must go.

Personally, I am most horrified at the depth of the corruption and disrespect for the true American traditions and Constitutional beacons that have been absolutely trampled with devilish skill, right under out noses, with the Carl Roves, the "swiftboating", (which has already begun anew), by the current administration and the virtually bankrupt list of areas where the distinguished veteran has brilliantly and boldly charted new courses and disavowed, clearly, the precedents of his political party.

I'll take my chances on Obama.

Rob

Rob

If Obama chooses anyone other than Hillary Clinton to be his VP, he will lose to McCain, for he will be unable to beat him in November.

I am one of the Hillary Clinton supporters that will write in on the ballot Hillary's name, or will vote for McCain. I know that I will NOT be alone in doing this.

So if the Democrats want to win back the White House in November, then they better pull out all stops to get Hillary Clinton on the ticket, that is the only way Obama has a chance at becoming our next President.

Is this surprising? Of course it's a difficult decision.

As some one who is not sold on Obama i do tip my hat off on a good job keeping cnn on it toes about the V.P pick I love it .

To all of you IDIOTS -No Hillary No VOTE again HELP HER PAY her Debt !!!

OBAMA/WESLEY CLARK...........08

Senator Obama will be President- and CHANGE will happen- whoever the VP Nominee is- (Hopefully BIDEN!)- experience will help and he will be open to the changes Barack wants. THey will be on the same page!
I already have an OBAMA/BIDEN 08 button! Hope I can keep wearing it!

For the one who wondered: Obama's hair is "turning gray" because he's told the make-up artists to make him look more "presidential."

SO IMPRESSIVE! Watch for new "grey" streaks in Michelle's
hair shortly!

Barack shall pick three VP instead of one. One to help him to get the blue collar worker's vote, one to have national secury experience and one to have diplomatic experience. May be another one to handle the domestic issue, the economics. That will be four VPs. A good start to change Washington.

JOE LIEBERMAN IS A JUDAS. HE IS SELLING HIS PARTY FOR SEVEN PIECES OF SILVER.

IT WAS THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY THAT GAVE HIM HIS CAREER AFTER HE LEFT LAW SCHOOL.

McWAR,PLEASE PICK THE JUDAS FOR VP FOR THE GOP,PLEASE?

"Specifically Obama was "very hung up on the experience versus change,” the source said,...a source close to the Illinois senator tells CNN's Gloria Borger. " OBAMA IS HUNG UP ON THIS? IMAGINE THAT, AND PEOPLE ARE REALLY GOING TO VOTE FOR THIS GUY?!!!!

OBAMA IS A CONFUSED MAN? MAYBE SOME OF YOU PEOPLE HAVE FORGOTTEN THIS MAN IS PICKING A PERSON WHO MAY NEED TO STEP IN AND TAKE OVER THE OFFICE OF P.O.T.U.S. THIS IS NOT A GAME, IT'S OUR FUTURE. PUMA=PAIN UP MY AS–

wait, the republicans are desperate? Who brought up the situation about houses with McCain? Does that not sound desperate to anyone else? Do houses actually make a good president? The democrats are also getting desperate since the realize that their wonderboy is not as far ahead as he used to be.

There is an appropriate pick that should stand out above the rest that embodies representation for the core issues. Change for the economy, healthcare, the environment, poverty, education, retirement, taxes, and peace – Hillary Clinton.

tedious898 – Why does it always comes down to "Black Guy" .... PLEASE stop the race excuse ... blacks are victims ...boohooo .... i was mugged twice in NY, guess by who?

Obamas change will be .

Instead of a dollar, all you will have is change.

His next change is, from the Red , White and Blue. He will raise the white flag /

Obama is all mouth, an will ruin this Country.

His experiance is just running that lower lip. No substance any where along the way.

I say, go back to Rezko & Wright an start over. An then make your dirty Laundry Change.

Obama's attempts at hyping the vp selection to boost his polls is disingenuous.

He may get positive benefits from selecting any of the candidates, but all candidates come with negative factors also. For example, Biden cannot fit the bill of "hope and CHANGE".

Biden's solution to give $1billion to Georgia in aid does not instill confidence in his experience in foreign policy.

Obama's slip in the polls will only get worse, even after announcing the candidate. History repeats itself with Obama outspending McCain by $30M in July and nothing to show for it except a 50% drop in the lead. What a joke.

"Obama: I've decided"

"The Great One" has decided. WOW! The universe will stop spinning! Who the heck cares!

Obama, get a life! NOT all of us care about you - honestly!

Guarranteed his choice won't be a man of honor though, doubt one could stomach all the lies and empty promises. Just remember, Hitler was a great speaker too!

I do hope that all these people making remarks about someone being to OLD will remember what they said when they possibly go for a job one day and they don't get it and they thing, well maybe I am too Old.
DON'T FORGET THE THING YOU PROBABLY SAY OH THAT IS DISCRIMINATING. Well, you cannot discriminate regardless of AGE.
Hope you remember this YOUNG PEOPLE. Maybe you are too young and have a lot to learn and are in for a rude awakening one day.
AMEN

"The polls show that the novelty of a black President has worn off and Obama is just another politician (which he was all along).

For those who are oblivious, Obama will pick Evan Bayh–why?—because he can deliver Indiana—-Obama also wants Colorado and Virginia but none of his picks can deliver those states—

Finally, with Obama and McCain agreeing on beefing up the war in Afghanistan, with the Iraq war now winding down, and with the price of gasoline dropping, Americans are seeing that we just don't need Obama and the potential problems he brings (ie: much higher taxes, etc:)—-

So let's get McCain elected and get back to the good life–"

Winding down? Why don't you say its in its last throes or mission accomplished............ oh that's right cause your FULL of it! Almost 7 years and Bin Laden is still free. I thought you Repubbies are about Security but with all our power and strength we can't catch one man. How do you propose paying for these Wars???? Oh yeah, don't worry your plan is to allow our kids to pay for these wars, while they fight our future wars (and maybe Iraq and Afghanistan due to impotetant leadership)...... Hey but you know everything and the Repubbies can do NOTHING wrong!

Oh, have you heard that Mohammad Ali wants to be in Denver? Use to be Cashus Clay until he became a Muslim to avoid the draft. Changed his name and religion to be able to keep boxing and making tons of money.

Too bad Colin Powell is not running for President. Powell would get my vote. He is a true Leader. He is a republican TOO.

Well, it sure isn't going to be Hillary! That's for sure.

If it's not Hillary as VP, it won't matter who it is.. I won't vote for him if it's not Hillary. McCain will get my vote then.

Obama has painted himself into a corner. He will humm aha well I aha well I needed, well I needed someone with more aha humm you know then I have. Truley pathetic...

so the great obama is now reduced to having to find a running mate who will help him beat the old washed up Washington style politician, who shouldn't even be in this race. all McCain as to do is find someone who won't pull him down, he is doing all right by himself. the democrats are starting to sound like they are trying to convince themselves instead of the public everytime one of them is on tv they keep repeating the same thing over and over almost word for word obama himself is starting to sound like a broken record and his voice is changing. getting aggravating actually and they could of had Hillary

one neva knows til they watch with open mind,,,,

Obama is HUNG UP! On himself. Period. He's being exposed for the empty suit that he is. Americans are smarter than to vote for someone like that! I want a grown-up in the White House - McCain!

You are reporting that Clinton supporters are not signing on with O'Bama. I am wondering how many O'Bama supports would have gone over to the other side if Clinton had won the nomination.

Clinton or Colin Powell-he'd win in a landslide with either, and I love Hill, but I would really love to see Powell take this on. Then Hillary can be Sec. of State and then on the Supreme Court.

I am thrilled Barack is NOT paying for Hillary's debt! My gosh her and slick willy have 110 million! She chose to go on and she almost destroyed the party as well. What a terrible person she is. I pray Barack does NOT pick her as VP I will be so disappointed.

with obama at the top of the ticket, the dems are going to lose. this harvard graduate can't even put 2 sentences together without stammering. puma's please hijack the convention, and get hillary into nomination.

McCain has integrity. Obama who is he?

obama / sebelius Thats change!

How many centuries of experience would help McCain to graduate from Harvard?

The answer to every McCain criticism: He was a POW. Sorry John, you've overplayed that hand. And it's only August.

I don't understand every time I comment anything about McCain's education it never get posted.

any woman who would not support another in this critical time, and after all we have been thru is 1/2 a woman, and could easily be talked into buying ocean front property in Arizona.

All HRC bloggers say she had 18 million votes...so where the hell are they??? NOT retiring her debt thats for sure. There's no way Obama needs Hillary OR her "supporters". They are so hate filled and biased that there's no way they'd vote Obama even with her on as VP. They just want to mouth off which they do very well. Vote McCain or whatever. Nobody cares...you'll have to live with the results of your actions!

Please ABC.....Anyone But Clinton!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

As long as it is not Clinton, I am OK with whoever he picks!

So Obama has a tough time making decisions. I'm sure glad that being President doesn't require decisions. Saddleback showed McCain is decisive, and Obama can't answer a simple question without a bunch of equivocating. God help us if we have incoming Russian missiles, and Obama has to decide what to do.

THIS IS WHY WE NEED CHANGE, BECAUSE EXPERIENCE HAS ALREADY PUT US IN THE HOLE. OUT WITH THE OLD IN WITH THE NEW

OBAMA 08

Who care what Hillary Clinton has to say. What has she actually done for New York since she has been Senator. Another thing for the records when she was First Lady she was out running for Senator in New York and she did not even live there. They were from Ark. By the way, how many homes do they have? Hillary Clinton only stood by her man because it was in the making for her to run for President in the next election. Well it happened didn't it? I still think Bill Clinton should have to pay the Government money back for all that was spent for his lying about Monica. Supposedly they did not have too much money when he left the White House but ,my oh my at the money he made on his book that he wrote and all the money he pulled in doing speaking engagements. I would never have his book in my home. Have all US citizens forgotten this? Hello Democrats.

For decades this country has been mis managed by males. Hillary's message has 'stuck' because who better to know the needs of the children than a mother. Who better to defend a country than that who took an oath to love honor and cherish her husband who in the face of adversity was the last male president who ran this country with respect, prosperity and pean as his 3 montras

Well now we have one male too full of himself and the other either in cahoots with GW if you believe that crap or can't remember that 5.3M people have lost their homes and the economy is in the crapper!

With Hillary's name going on the ballot and Caroline Kennedy in the mix we not only get experience who's focus in on our children's future, we get the bonus of the 2nd spot going to historicall a brillant family in the political arena and you get 2 women who care about our children as our leaders.

Now those are the 2 people you want to not only be able to answer the phone at 3am but have the intellectual capacity to understand what the 1st important step would be 'THINK ABOUT OUR CHILDREN'

Signed – Gender Blind!

All these PUMA voters are good for is mouthing off. This has been proven by the fact that hillary is still $25 million in debt. She only rasied $2 million last month towards her debt. How come? I thought she was 18 million supporters strong? Oh yeah that's right, that's all they're good for, is complaining and stomping their feet like whiney children who didn't get thier way. If they'd take a few minutes out of their ranting sessions and write a $1- $5 check to her campaign, maybe she'd be out of debt already? You puma's do realize her mis-management of her funds has completely ruined her political career right? The funny thing is, the only comments on these blogs that I read where people are saying that they donated to hillary are usually teh Obama supporters. Weird hey? I doubt I'd ever see a PUMA donate to Obama's campaign though.

Anyone he chooses on that list has more experience than him, was it tough to figure out which one wouldn't make it so obvious?

let's see McCain's and his buddy's experience ...
lying to the American public,
leading the country to a wrong war,
destroying America's foreign relations,
leaving the country in thrillions of debt,
bombing this,
bombing that ...

sure Obama doesn't have that experience.

RE: a Bitter mid westerner who loves guns and God – you’re a sick puppy and you need to refrain from drinking and blogging .

I have absolute confidence in Obama. Obama has shown no propensity for gambling or carelessness and exhibited the highest moral standards in how he has lived his life.

Let's hope that the vice president is more electable than Obama because he is going down the tubes, he is being flushed out.

The only way Obama can win the presidency is if uncle George Soros buys it for him, and that will never happen.

So, we can be sure that the Democratic Party ruined their opportunity to govern this great country and because of their corruption and selection of a candidate they will live to regret it.

So, get ready for President John Sydney McCain

Obama = refreshing, new ideas, "THINKER"

McSame = Old, wrinkly, "What borders Iran?" "CINDY, how many houses DO we own now?" "Why do they call me 'songbird' ?"

@A Bitter mid Westerner who loves guns and God
So you back McCain: So you believe in Adultery?? (against God and the Bible)
So you believe in our economy going down the tubes??
So you believe in letting the Taliban/Al-qa-ida/Osama Bin Laden running free after killing over 3,000 US and world Citizens, when we almost had them, but diverted our troops to Iraq for WHAT???
So you believe in his collecting tax payers hard earned money for 26 years and he leads all congress people in being Absent (AWOL)..No wonder we are in the miss we are in with Bitter/Uneducated in the facts of life/real world people like you..reap what you sow

I wish these Hillary people would stop now! In response to the nut above, where is Hillary's loyal following? Hillary can't even get her loyal following to pay off her multi-million dollar campaign debt. Hillary has distanced herself from her PUMA's, where are all these throngs of people still devoted to Hillary?? At this point in time, Hillary has ceased to become a viable Senator. All this talk of her grand career after the Primaries seems to have vanished like all the cameras that were once trained on her around the clock. Hillary, thank god, is disappearing even faster than I could have hoped for.

you Hilary supporters are pathetic. Get over it. She is a loser!

Yes Kim

Obama starting to show some gray hair is all just a political ploy created by the dems to make him look experienced...

I think South Park said it best. 25% of the population of this country is retarded.

WHY DIDN'T CINDY MCCAIN DRINK BEER INSTEAD OF STEALING AND USING DRUGS.

I'll take fresh ideas over bad experience any day. Everyone screaming about experience... but everyone who's running with all this experience has shown what that experience has led to... the worst economy and foreign policy we've had in decades!

So.. go ahead and tout your experience... because the experience we've had so far has been bad experience.. with no new ideas to bring us out of our bad times.

Don't get me wrong.. I don't have a problem with having an experienced VP... but I'm glad we'll have someone with fresh ideas calling the shots.. and someone with experience with whom he can temper his ideas with.

He is probably afraid to pick a VP because there may be someone to outshine him! So.. he has started all this hooplah about his VP to get some "free" media attention!

If it's not Clinton....sayonara Obama, the Obubble has burst for you.

Kim, if you think Obama's hair is gray now, wait until he has been president for seven years.

But back on topic.... Gloria, your article reads like a National Enquirer piece (of dung), all gossipy with an "Unamed source" to boot.

What's up, too many reporters on the Kayla story?

Obama has put himself into a corner–He has to choose between the best of 2 evils-
Experienced VP-
Hurts His Change Deal-
New Face-
Not enough experience–
Either way he loses and putting himself in this position is an example of inexperience–

hey those of you who are clinto supporter and not voting brack if hillary not the vp you are all stupid

THE ONLY PEOPLE HUNG UP ARE THE PEOPLE WHO MAKE $5 MILLION A YEAR OR MAYBE $3 MILLION OR ARE WORTH $100 MILLION, WHAT A BORING LIFE. THE WHITE HOUSE WOULD BE JUST ANOTHER HOUSE TO GLORIFY WHILE LIVING TAX FREE AND AMERICANS ARE SITTING ON THE SIDELINE WATCHING AND PAYING.

a Bitter mid westerner who loves guns and God August 21st, 2008 7:44 pm ET

60 year old white woman Supporting Obama is probably white trash.

I've seem them before out in the gutter of life.

Obama is risky and he would gamble our country and our values.
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The only piece of trash here is you.

MANY PEOPLE FELT THAT REAGEN WAS ONE OF OUR BEST PRESIDENTS........HE WAS A HOLYWOOD ACTER

HE HAD LESS EXPERIENCE THEN OBAMA

SO I ASK WHAT IS THE REAL REASON THAT PEOPLE ARE HESITANT TO VOTE FOR OBAMA?

I THINK MOST WONT WANT TO ADMIT IT BUT THEY HAVE A HARD TIME ABOUT IT BECAUSE OF THE COLOR OF HIS SKIN

WE NEED FRESH BLOOD IN THE WHITE HOUSE BECAUSE THE LAST 8 YEARS HAVE TORN OUR COUNTRY DOWN

A CHANGE FOR THE BETTER...

MCCAIN = THE DRAFT

He's the change, now he needs experience on the ticket. Come on, people, he's trying to win over more supporters, not get his own to support him even more.

Biden is a TERRIBLE choice
1) No one knows him like HIllary
2) His so called "foreign policy experience" wont help obama
3) It will go against Obama's message

HILLARY IS HIS ONLY CHOICE.

HILLARY FOR VP

pick your mentor Jimmy Carter.

Hey Bitter

How rude.

The country has no values that uses propoganda to go to war. Fellow citizens calling others white trash and looking down on others. If you haven't noticed the country is losing it's standing in the international community, fellow Americans losing their homes and jobs. I hope you are using you high standing to improve on the state of country

I cannot wait to find out who Obama picks! Anyone he chooses will compliment him.

Obama 08

For all those 18 million Hillary fans... don't worry!
If Hillary does not get chosen by Obama, don't worry, Mccain will choose her. Oh, by the way... do not to forget to bring your one dollar with you to the convention so you can contribute to retiring her debt.

Of course this fool needs someone with experience because he has none himself. It still won't help him because he will screw this country up sooooo bad if he is elected (god forbid).
HE WILL CHOOSE HILLARY CLINTON because the clown now is soooo afraid he's losing. If it's not Clinton then it will be BIDEN....who has already told the fool he doesn't have the experience and "on the job training is not offered".
Want to know what obama is going to do to this country..........just look at the major cities inthis country that are run by democrates and the poverty of each.

'ope to see a good choice to put on my bumper sticker!

I'm sure that, whatever the decision, it'll be a person who will augment his campaign, and I can live with his choice.

Will it be Hillary? Frankly, I could even live with that choice (barely!).

Stay tuned!

BITTER MID WESTENER: Is your "white trash" smear a racist comment? Actually I am a wife, mother grandmother and a teacher who cares greatly about my family and students' futures.

These futures are too precious to be in the hands of a man who knows nothing except for attack, smear , pander and lie. If your candidate is so exceptional why doesn't he release the other 540 pages of his military records? What is he hiding??

You can always tell who gets all there information from FOX noise.

Obama has chosen Rev. Jeramiah Wright as his VP!!!!!

I think if Obama wants to win, he is going to have to pick a VP with experience. I'm all for change, BUT with everything going on in the US and the world and the fact that he is an African American (gasp) many are not comfortable with him. He also needs someone that is a good attack dog and can take on the Republicans. In my opinion, Biden fits the bill. Hillary doesn't have the experience, being first lady doesn't count!!! I will vote for Senator Obama no matter who he picks though...

Hopefully we will know soon, I'm tired of all the speculation....

Obama/Biden, 08

I see the nasty obama supporters are still at it.

This decision was hard, God help us when he needs to make real decision on the country 'n' the world.............

no hillary shes aliar and a loser nobody likes a loser

CLINTON WILL NOT BE AROUND FRIDAY AND SUNDAY ,ANYWHERE NEAR OBAMA ON BOTH DAYS.

Hey Bitter,

There is nothing risky about Obama. He is level-headed, thoughtful and intelligent.

Risky is the belligerent, stubborn, rhetoric that constantly spews from McAincient's mouth!

OBAMA and HILLARY share 95% of their views.

MCCAIN and BUSH share 95% of their views.

A president for the people or a president for the few.

Obama take Hillary and then send Bill after McCain.

Go after health care and do something to help ordinary people -first!

McCain has pschological problems which will come to the surface quickly when you make the annoucement.

The poor old bugger will go snake. He will be in a mental hospital before the election.

Everyone its going to be OBAMA/KERRY 08!

Keep in mind that the VP chosen will come from a state that Obama needs to keep blue. Meaning, the Senate or Gubernatorial race following the VP departure needs to be a safe blue race.

Where has his vaunted campaign staff been these past two weeks?

Scott, Rangel proposed the draft in an effort to get the Repuglicans to admit that "the growing burden on our uniformed troops [in Iraq] is obvious, and the unfairness and absence of shared sacrifice in the population cannot be challenged." In other words, he was against the war. He did not truly WANT a draft. McCain is a war monger. If he's elected we'll be involved in Venezuela, North Korea, Iran, Iraq, Russia and probably a dozen other countries. McCain would LOVE a draft!! Please check your facts!

It doesn't matter Barack. You'll be calling the shots and setting the direction.

You need someone ...

1.) you can trust & work with as a partner when you deem it appropriate.
2.) that you can delegate tasks to, and be confident that they will get completed as you want them to be completed.
3.) that can GUARANTEE you a huge state that you would not otherwise get.
4.) ready to be president if something should happen to you
5.) that mutes McCain's perceived wisdom, experience, and the superficial allure of his POW status.
6.) some that pulls white men in the south.
7.) Smart enough and yet smooth enough to show up McCain and his running mate in the debates.
8.) would hold office for a single term so that you could selet Sebellius for a 2nd term and groom her to be the 1st woman President.

Why don't all you whining Hillary supporters stop threatening that you'll take your toys and go vote for McCain (thereby undermining everything Hillary and the entire Democratic party stand for!!!) and send Hillary a check to help pay down her debt! Go gosh sakes, I was just reading the thread on what Hillary still owes from her primary campaign, and it's basically all Obama supporters asking where are the Hillary backers!

Frankly, I'm sick of you all...

The Obamaniacs here are forgetting one huge thing, the military. Obama wants to cut apart our military with huge budget cuts. He plans on cutting key modernization programs and replacements for aging vehicles and equipment. Despite what Obama thinks however we need these programs more than ever in these uncertain times. At least McCain promises to keep our military the world's finest fighting force and allow Iraq to stand on it's own.

For a man about "hope" Obama also seems like he couldn't care less about our space program. Think twice before you vote.

" Experience" experience " We have had some president in our history did not have experience when taken office and had less when they came out. So what all the beef about experience.

"so let's get McCain elected and get back to the good life–"

yah brah, the last eight years have been soooo good. i'm smooth sailing over here while people get killed everywhere else. life is so great, right?

WOW . OBAMA'S VP CHOICE A SURPRISE..!!!!!

Once again, Obama is a liar. His campaign said to sign up to receive a text "the moment Obama decides". Well, he just said he has decided. So are the text messages going out??? If not, then he is LYING!!!!!!!!!!

see the movie "OBSESSION", you owe it to yourself and America. It will shock you whether you are for McCain or Obama!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Senetor Barack Obama campaign has done a wonderful job keeping all the media talking and speculating about who his V.P. choice will be for over a week now. All those V.P. Wanna b's should be thanking him for getting so much publicity and name recognition. Cause some of them I have never heard of before and now some are house hold names. I believe his campaign will announce his V.P. choice tomorrow.

You would think that it is going to be Hillary. Good or bad, it is the only choice that makes sense. She got close to half the votes and has a VERY loyal following and plenty of name recognition.

60 year old white woman Supporting Obama is probably white trash.

I've seem them before out in the gutter of life.

Obama is risky and he would gamble our country and our values.

Hillary is better served in a high level cabinet post than as VP. Wake up Hillary supporters. Vote Obama as I am sure she will NOT get such an offer from McSAME. DUH.

What get's me about you Hillary supporters is, what exactly did you think John McCain would have done to her? She's NEVER served in the armed forces. She's served less time in the Senate than McCain. What makes you people so sure she could beat him? Also, given her husbands past along with some very questionable problems of her own how exactly was she going to stand up to the Republican machine?

Remember this 18 million people voted for Obama, which means 18 million people didn't vote for HRC.

Tell me, please why you beleive HRC would beat McCain.

Charles Rangel, a DEMOCRAT introduced a bill in 2006 to reinstate the draft. Why do Dems keep yelling at John McCain? He was agreeing with the woman's 5 minute tirade about veterans medical support. Please check your facts. Democrats wanted the draft back in 2006. McCain is against the draft.

@california voter – may i suggest that you are hung up on yourself and need to get over it if you care about a democrat taking back the WH. Get over yourself and your want for hillary to be on the ticket.

the truth is i don't care who he picks, he has my vote!i could never vote for John bring back the draft, bomb Iran, 59 lobbyist running his campaign (from Charlie Black-OCCIDENTAL to Nancy Pfotenhauer-KOCH IND.), 7 mansions, $100,000,00.00 trust fund baby elitist, Keating 5, USS Forrestal, giving up Military information, adultery having, over turning Roev Wade, gaffe machine, to old to run two terms, vote 95% with Bush yet still claim "maverick", drill here drill now (when they have 68 million acres already, i don't know my own voting record on birth control (err uuuhhhhh ummmm), Pastor Parsley loving, flip flop at pay McCain. John McCain is as inept as Bush but FAR more dangerous

I know this is a little off topic but, why all of the sudden is Obama's hair turning a little gray? Does he think this will make him look more experienced? hmmmmmmmmmmmm.

I also agree with Peter that the GOP has a much more difficult VP decision. Unless they pull in Colin Powell (highly unlikely) or Huckabee (impossible), no one on the GOP side offers as much to gain as Obama does by choosing either Clinton, Biden, Bayh or Kaine.

Bayh and Kaine possibly swing a dbl digit EV red state to blue, which could make the difference in another close election.

Clinton - womens vote & Hispanics (would make a difference in CO, NM, NV, FL, NH, OH). Basically, the election result would be guaranteed.

Biden - would help swing independents in NH.. maybe VA

SC – do you really think McCain will undo the brainless shenanigans with more wars and less tax on corp. america and big oil? I'm not catching your logic here.

Personally I want change, not experience. But I also want Obama to beat McCain, because I don't like how he gives simplistic answers to a lot of questions. I am an evangelical Christian and I didn't like his answers at the forum, I believe Obama had more thought in his answers. I wonder though if Obama is picking Clinton, because she would be experience and conflict with his change. If that's what the hint is going to be.

He needs an older, wiser head, who can deal with change. Not all old people like McCain are stuck in the past.

Scott L August 21st, 2008 7:09 pm ET

Doesn't matter he will get crushed in November. Also, EDW check your facts. Dem Rangel proposed draft in 2006.

Ta ta!
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Rangel isn't running for President....he is a congressman...dummy.

Bill Richardson meets both the Change and Experience that Obama wants in a VP, I only hope Obama chose him!!

Obama Richardson 2008

Republicans are definitely desparate – all they can do is smear and make innuendos. This is the "high road" Mcwarmonger? No thanks – NO MORE WARS FOR OIL

The polls show that the novelty of a black President has worn off and Obama is just another politician (which he was all along).

For those who are oblivious, Obama will pick Evan Bayh–why?-because he can deliver Indiana--Obama also wants Colorado and Virginia but none of his picks can deliver those states-

Finally, with Obama and McCain agreeing on beefing up the war in Afghanistan, with the Iraq war now winding down, and with the price of gasoline dropping, Americans are seeing that we just don't need Obama and the potential problems he brings (ie: much higher taxes, etc:)--

So let's get McCain elected and get back to the good life–

Joe Biden is not change. He has been a senator since Obama was 11.
Only one VP choice will be a game changer for Obama, the rest are so what issues.

AS AN ILLINOIS DEMOCRAT, I CANNOT FIND IT IN MY HEART TO VOTE FOR BARACK REGARDLESS WHO HE PICKS TO BE VP.

TO BAD THE VOTERS HAVE BEEN TAKEN IN BY THIS GUY. WHAT A JOKE..............

I think my comment was misinterpreted by someone (oops).

I won't vote for anyone who has Clinton (either one) on the ticket.

Obama '08

McCain/Keating 5 is not the experience we need

Unfortunately, Mr. Obama’s first choice has been debunked….it is not Bigfoot after all, just a rubber suit filled with roadkill…Yes, the vetting process really works!

Obama is what we call in the military a 'careerist' meaning he is has always been focused on his next job, his next promotion; not focusing on the job at hand. Consequently, in order for Obama to survive, he must select a VP that has all the qualities, capabilities, and qualifications that he lacks, and will never have.
Here is a question for all of the Obama supporters: "what is the difference between Obama and Howdy Doody?" Answer: "Nothing. They both have wooden heads, someone else is talking for them, and pulling their strings."

Obama is a confused man – can't make his mind up on anything

McCain is hung up on being called "President" it's always been his ambition regardless whether he was F student in the Naval Academy!

OBAMA '08

Yeah... if he puts Hillary on that ticket, I might not vote. I don't want her to be President.

...and McCain is trying decide between youth and same old...

IF HE DOES NOT CHOOSE HILLARY CLINTON I WILL WRITE IN HER NAME BECAUSE NEITHER PARTY HAS A VIABLE CANDIDATE!

I HAVE ALSO RE REGISTERED AS AN INDEPENDENT THIS COUNTRIES CURRENT POLICIES IN GOVERNMENT AS FAR AS SUPER DELEGATES, MONIES SPENT ON ELECTIONS, AND LACK OF PROPER VOTING MACHINES JUST LEADS ONE TO BELIEVE OUR GOVERNMENT IS PREPARING THE U.S. FOR LOSS TO THE OTHER WORLD POWERS

I know it's Biden. And he is the REAL straight talker!

OBAMA/BIDEN '08-'12!

The GOAL is putting a Democrat in the White House!

If he isn't smart enough to realize he absolutely NEEDS
HILLARY to get enough votes - then he isn't smart enough to
run this country. We need exceptional brains to undo the brainless
shenanigans of Bush.

Obama may be hang over so he hang up
Hillary 08 or Mc Cain 08

McCain chose a clintion? HAHA that is funny. He would lose all his voters. Hmm maybe he should haha

I say Joe Biden.

I watched CNN and Bill Maher thinks that Obama should pick Hillary as his running mate. The rumors of his top 3 are 3 boring white guys. He needs Hillary Clinton because he needs to show bold stand and the ruthlessness of the Clinton's on attacking the key issues. (That was Maher's words)
Obama has moved to center and changed his stand on Oil drilling, he voted YES for FISA etc. Hillary voted No on FISA protecting citizens privacy.
Hillary would bring back the movement for the Democrats.
Only 52% of Hillary's 18 million voters are behind Obama. It would be a mistake to ignore her accomplishments with getting Americans behind her. I don't know anything about those boring white guys. Hillary is a national figure.
People slam the Clinton's have a short memory or they are to young to remember what the economy was like when Bill Clinton was in office
Funny we don't hear about health care anymore.
Obama has lost his movement and that is evident with the fact he is not winning by a very large percentage after having 8 years of BUSH!!
Problem now is I wouldn't be surprised if she would say NO to the V.P. position.
GO HILLARY!!! I will write her name in…

Don't worry about the choice. It will be just fine.

The Republicans should be the scared ones. Lieberman and Ridge upset the right wing. Huckabee is too extreme, Guiliani is just show, and Romney is another elitist who doesn't understand the average American.

I agree with you Barbara. We hear daily how PUMA's (Clinton supporters) will be voting for McCain. He could get all their votes by naming Hillary. She would have her debt paid in no time.

Let's all gang up on the Black Guy and win back the Presidency for the people with the "experience" to really destroy america.

I am thinking Obama/Biden Biden has the foreign experience & can take on McSame & challenge his war status etc.

Don't worry Barack, anybody but Hillary is fine with me.
Remember that a lot of your support was also anti-Hillary. So, you better let the witch waiting. We already won; Hillary lost

Obama '08/ Mark Warner '12.....Never Hillary; She will never be POTUS

He's made up his mind, and so have I, No Hillary, No Vote.

Okay, as if the McCain camp wasn't going to bring in Rezko anyway. It won't work.

If you want to talk about character, what about the fact that he left his wife Carol and their 3 kids, to have an AFFAIR with Cindy Lou the Barbie beer bimbo.

It doesn't matter what he did or did not do in Vietnam, what matters is what he did after Vietnam. Our brave soldier, came home and cheated on his sick wife, ditched her and the 3 kids for 17 year old Cindy Lou. A rich girl who was almost half his age.

So don't go there John, because we have plenty of facts about your "failed" marriage. Or as they say in the south–your double dipping ways.

"Poppa was a rollin' stone, wherever he left his hat was his home, and when he cheated, all he left us was alone."

I think McCain should choose one of the Clinton's (either will do). After all, they were campaigning for him even in the primaries. Maybe McCain should pay her debt too – ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

This just proves my point about Obama. He should care less about how his VP pick would affect his message and more about who the best vp for this country would be. I guess you have to be careful when you are all message and no substance.

Doesn't matter he will get crushed in November. Also, EDW check your facts. Dem Rangel proposed draft in 2006.

Ta ta!

Please, let's stop speculating. Just wait and see who he chooses.

Most of our Presidents had little to no experience when they reached the White House. That experience means nothing once you get there... nothing will prepare anyone for that job.

Look at Bush... he was Governor of Texas, yet he still managed to botch things up... and if you look at others in the past, you will see that many of them had never even held major office when they became President.

Experience is important in some things... but a strong, intelligent, well spoken, well thought, and highly educated leader with a strong support system (cabinet) is more important than a leader who has had decades of Washington experience in politics.

For the good of this Country... that is what we need.

Me personally, I want something new guys. I don't want experience!! Is our time to take over the world!! Phelps is doing it, Nadal is doing it, Lebron James is doing it, Kyle Bush is doing it, etc. I'm telling you, this is our time...

But on the other hand, if he gets someone with experience, that'll help him out also. It could be a nice upgrade you could say. But do I know who is he gonna pick?? To be honest, I have no idea...

May I suggest that Obama is hung up on himself and he needs to get over it if he wants to win this election!

Obama/Clinton or NOOBAMA

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