Obama heads to VP vetter’s office building
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(CNN) - In a sign Barack Obama may be moving closer to selecting a running mate, the Democratic presidential candidate was spotted Monday heading into the Washington office building of his top VP vetter, Eric Holder
Following a roundtable with some of his top economic advisors, Obama headed to the downtown Washington law offices of Covington and Burling, where Holder is a partner. He declined to answer any questions on his way in.
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Holder, along with Caroline Kennedy, is principally in charge of steering the Illinois senator's search for a No. 2. Longtime Washington insider Jim Johnson had also been leading the search but stepped down last month amid questions over favorable loans from Countrywide Financial.
Caroline Kennedy is also reportedly in Washington Monday for a Democratic National Committee fundraising event.
Obama's campaign wouldn't comment on the meeting, though he's expected to spend nearly two hours there before heading to a fundraiser in Arlington. Obama campaign manager David Plouffe, as well as senior advisers David Axelrod and Robert Gibbs, are also traveling with Obama Monday, though it is unclear if they are attending the meeting.
Speaking with NBC Sunday, Obama wouldn't say how close he is to selecting his running mate, but said it would happen "soon enough."
“I'm going to want somebody with integrity. I'm going to want somebody with independence, who's willing to tell me where he thinks or she thinks I'm wrong, and I'm - I'm going to want somebody who shares a vision of the country where we need to go, that we've got to fundamentally change not only our policies, but how our politics works, how business is done in Washington,” he said.
UPDATE: Obama left Holder's office building shortly before 7 p.m. ET, almost three hours after he went in. He declined to answer any questions on who he met with.
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If Obama has any sense at all he will pick Joe Biden for V.P. Biden should have been the nominee, not Obama or Clinton, however the media is to blame for their biased, slanted, narrow-minded reporting.
Had EVERY candidate been given the same coverage as an ex-POW, a Mormon ex-CEO, a woman, and a biracial man, neither Obama or McCain would be the nominees.
Don't count on him picking Hillary Clinton, because polls so far show he does not need her to win; democrats are rallying around him just on his own. Rather, he needs INDEPENDENTS to win, and it is clear that a Hillary pick will turn off Independents. That said, look out for him to pick someone with great foreign policy experience, military background, governor/former governor, and/or Hagel. My bet is on someone from VA.
Any one but Hilly Billy
I am sure BO will make a good choice. He has a lot to choose from.
Can someone tell me how many people would you allow to die based on a lie.
If you know that some one told a lie and that lie caused thousand of men and women to die can you support that man.
Now this same man allowed banker and the rich to run uncheck that bankrupted a nation.
How can you support that man?
IMPEACH BUSH AND CHANEY NOW.
I think Biden or Bayh. But I am strongly for Biden. Biden is more vetted and have more foreign policy and national security experience!!
I think Obama will choose Biden!!
The end of the dream is here folks... not selecting Hillary for VP will mean that Obama's November chances will start to dimininish. Why? Because many of the die-hard Hillary for VP supporters will loose interest and not vote in November (some will actually vote McCain.)
Let's do this . Win Obama!!!!!!!!!!!!
I hope Obama selects Senator Chuck Hagel as VP. This would ensure victory in November. I know there are several policy differences but that would make Obama a true uniter. It would prove that even if you disagree with someone, you could be united.
Pick Hillary for veep! Obama & Hillary will make a strong team!!!
Obama/Hillary 08!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
To me, a VP doesn't matter that much, at least not in regards to elections. Just to be interesting, however, I think he ought to pick Caroline Kennedy to put a woman on the ticket with him. 😉
No way, not Hillary. She's not doing anything to unite the party – just the opposite. And defintely not for the reasons of simply uniting the party. She should be on board because she is a Democrat, why is deveryone pandering to her? Why must she be wooed -what ? did I miss the part where the campaign became a love affair? She might have been the right candidate before all this nonsense coming from her. She needs to change her stance and get on board.
Obama/Hagel
obama = the dumbing of America.
Do you know that England,France and Germany would NEVER elect obama to run their country. NEVER. Now, why do you think that is.
Let's seeeee... you have an ex president's daughter picking your choice for a VP. She really doesn't have the creditials that make me feel good about that. But ok... she chooses Kline... ok... do that and you for sure will lose this election. Some people are chosen to lead and others are chosen to participate then sit on the sidelines. See ya on the sideline Obama.
As long as Obama does not choose Hillary! If he does, I definitely would not vote!
The only way we can fix this mess our country is in is with UNITY OF VOTES.
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UNIFY & VOTE OBAMA
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Come on, CNN. I'm a big fan of this network and all but, this is just stirring the pot a little bit. It's not a secret that at some point, he HAS to pick a VP, so why all the drama about it? Report something else, like how these PUMA/Hillary fanatics are going to cost the Democrats the election.
GO OBAMA!!
I will be glad, when this "whole masquerade of an election process" is over, and the "real people" take "real respondsibility" for their own action or non-action, on the "real concerns" of this Nation. Now, that will be a welcomed day, one to be truly proud of........................Just hoping!
I like how every VP contender Obama meets with is always his "top pick for VP." Way to go, CNN.
Obama/Richardson '08
Anyone but Hillary! Can't do her. Other than that I trust your judgement Obama, you haven't been wrong on anything so far.
These PUMA's need to give it a break. Whine, whine, whine because Hillary did not get the nod. Please. There is no way you vote for John McCain if you originally supported Hillary's ideals. The are two worlds apart.
Barack Obama has three choices: Joe Biden, Joe Biden, Joe Biden.
It's hilarious that people are so crazy that they think "Your comment is awaiting moderation" is a clear sign of CNN censorship, liberal bias, conservative bias, proof that "THE MAN" doesn't want their words heard, etc. CNN gets thousands of posts to sort through, and they actually try to moderate their boards, and some stuff just doesn't make the cut. If you idiots (on both sides) would actually look through the comments, you'd see plenty of stuff on every political blog story, sane and insane, from all sides of a given political issue. Including posts from people breathlessly proclaiming that CNN "won't post" whatever they just posted.
Get a grip.
Obama/Hagel
Dean
"What is this word "vetter" and what English dictionary does it appear in?"
Vet: To examine closely. Vetter: One who vets.
Try MSWord!