Comments on: Obama VP Search: Hill Vet Or Change Agent?

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[emelder]

Senator Jack Reed of Rhode Island would be fine.

[sharncedar]

Since Obama has spent his career avoiding controversy and voting "present" while looking good in a suit, we have very few actual positions on issues to judge him on. One of those was his early opposition to the Iraq War, which essentially won him this nomination. the other was his recent vote to grant blanket immunity to telecoms that violated the constitution and spied on Americans illegally. And also immunity to any other crimes they might have committed, for example I have heard tales of people working for Verizon or some such who were fired when they questioned the illegal wiretapping equipment being set up by black ops government type.

So which vote is the real Obama? Which shows his true colors? The far more recent is the immunity, which was a week ago, and he voted with his whole heart for that provision. His so-called opposition to the Iraq War was before he was in the Senate, and required no actual votes or actions by him, only a few weak-mouthed criticisms of the war. In a strogly Democratic district in Illinois, that may only reveal his sliminess, not his convictions.

The more I see of Obama, the more I feel I need a shower. He looks like a real sneaky little sleaze.

[vietnam21]

We know who to blame, so don''''t bother with your bullkrapp brainwashing methods.

Posted by rudy654

No blame here , just the fact jack

[pensacola88]

The best political baraometer Obama can use is from his critics: Rush Limbaugh, Lou Dobbs, and Pat Buchanan. If they scream loud, then Obama has picked the right person. If they react with fervor and zeal to sabatouge the Democratic Party, then Obama definitely has the right person.

The traditional conservatives are screaming with burning desire in their hearts for Obama to liberate them old ways of thinking that closer their minds tighter. Only the Democratic party can open their minds wider and enable them to see that people can think for theirselves and their country, and not depend on TV and radio personalities to do it for them.

[larrymiz137]

Ive got a pet monkey that would make a great vp for obama , I think my monkey is smarter, but you democrate wont know the differance.

[trbundro1277]

Obama / Edwards 2008!

[trbundro1277]

Posted by vietnam21 at 07:50 PM : Jul 17, 2008
EXACTLY! Well said!
Posted by RowdyWicca at 09:21 PM : Jul 17, 2008
*** Maybe if Mccain offered atleast ONE good idea for the economy other than the exact same policies as Bush, and maybe if Mccain wasn''t in support of amnesty for over 12 million illegals, then maybe I could actually consider supporting him. However, as long as he is the new stooge for big business, I hope he loses in a landslide!

[trbundro1277]

Posted by vietnam21 at 07:50 PM : Jul 17, 2008

EXACTLY! Well said!
Posted by RowdyWicca at 09:21 PM : Jul 17, 2008
** rowdy defending someone with the screenname Vietnam, I think i''ve seen it all now! If the Democrats had a vast majority of votes in congress and senate, then you can blame them, however, they only had one more vote than Republicans, hardly a vast majority! Bush is still the person who needs to take responsibility for the failure we have gone through recently!

[trbundro1277]

John Edwards would be an excellent VP -
Posted by zoe2006 at 07:35 PM : Jul 17, 2008
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** Yeah, I still think Edwards was the best candidate this past time around, but I can''t blame blacks for wanting to vote for the first black candidate with a real chance to win the white house. I think Edwards really helps out in North and South Carolina, VA, Georgia, and the midwest states. That being said, if Obama really wants to take Florida, I think Hillary would help better there! But everywhere else, and most states, Edwards would be the real help. People need to stop blaming Edwards for losing in 2004. If Kerry wasn''t so *** unelectable, that was the real problem. Edwards tried to help, but Kerry didn''t want to tell off those swift boaters right away!

[rowdywicca]

Posted by vietnam21 at 07:50 PM : Jul 17, 2008

EXACTLY! Well said!