Politico: McCain Has Selected His VP
Sen. John McCain has chosen his running mate, whom he will notify on Thursday, a senior McCain campaign official told The Politico’s Mike Allen.
McCain is planning to roll out his VP choice in a large rally in Dayton, Ohio, at noon on Friday, followed by join appearances in Pennsylvania and Missouri, sources said.
Over the past few days, the media’s focus has been narrowed to three potential options for McCain: former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty and Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman.
Romney seems to have garnered the most attention, in light of Barack Obama’s selection of Joe Biden as his number two. Romney is thought to have the ability to hold his own against the Delaware senator, who is known for his formidable debating skills. But the controversy over McCain’s failure to state off the top of his head how many houses he owns could mean that picking Romney—a multimillionaire businessman with four houses of his own—would open the Republican ticket to charges of being out of touch.
Sources close to the McCain campaign have indicated that Lieberman, an independent Democrat, is very much in the running. But choosing a pro-abortion rights senator who caucuses with the Democrats could leave next week’s Republican convention in upheaval.
McCain is planning to roll out his VP choice in a large rally in Dayton, Ohio, at noon on Friday, followed by join appearances in Pennsylvania and Missouri, sources said.
Over the past few days, the media’s focus has been narrowed to three potential options for McCain: former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty and Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman.
Romney seems to have garnered the most attention, in light of Barack Obama’s selection of Joe Biden as his number two. Romney is thought to have the ability to hold his own against the Delaware senator, who is known for his formidable debating skills. But the controversy over McCain’s failure to state off the top of his head how many houses he owns could mean that picking Romney—a multimillionaire businessman with four houses of his own—would open the Republican ticket to charges of being out of touch.
Sources close to the McCain campaign have indicated that Lieberman, an independent Democrat, is very much in the running. But choosing a pro-abortion rights senator who caucuses with the Democrats could leave next week’s Republican convention in upheaval.
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See all 63 CommentsThe Republican Party of 2008 needs held accountable for the many misdeeds of 8 years, then spanked by losing the election, and then as a result they possibly will mend the error of their fiscally irresponsible ways. No way will I vote for McCain regardless of whom he nominates.
BS!
OBAMA ''08
Guess what? Nobody cares.
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Really. Ya think?
I dont give a rats azz what polls say. We are going to SMASH the greed right out of DC.
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I bet the little league diamond should be plenty big.
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Who is stupid enough to think THAT???!!! Biden will make him cry like a baby!
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I''d attend, but I''m going to take a dump instead.
Posted by Tawpdawg111 at 12:08 AM : Aug 28, 2008
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Yours is definitely a HIGHER priority!
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Posted by Tawpdawg111
Biden said Obama was not qualified, he said Obama was also a hit only because he was the first WELL SPOKEN, CLEAN BLACK CANIDATE. (That was racist) All you Libs who think the right has no chance better get ready to be stunned, this race is going to be close
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Posted by Tawpdawg111
Biden said Obama was not qualified, he said Obama was also a hit only because he was the first WELL SPOKEN, CLEAN BLACK CANIDATE. (That was racist) All you Libs who think the right has no chance better get ready to be stunned, this race is going to be close
You must be a democrat, i knew they were kinky.
If obama wins you might find the cure worse than the disease.
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I repeat, YAWN! SO WHAT! WHO CARES!
NO, I''ll leave the name-calling to you paid and unpaid party hacks you''re so much better at it from continual practice!
Posted by trglazier at 12:21 AM : Aug 28, 2008
McCain is planning to roll out his VP choice in a large rally in Dayton, Ohio, at noon on Friday, followed by join appearances in Pennsylvania and Missouri, sources said.
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I''''d attend, but I''''m going to take a dump instead.
Posted by Tawpdawg111 at 12:08 AM : Aug 28, 2008
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Two shining examples of typical democratic mentality...no wonder they nominated Obama.
Posted by patriot12436
What the heck does that mean? Blah, blah, blah. The desperate GOPers are resorting to riddles and peculiar inuendo because "McCain was a POW, and by the way, did we mention 9/11" is loosing its kick. LOL
Pawlenty''s the only semi-conservative left out of Ridge and Lieberman. Thus, I''m betting it''s Pawlenty, the fallen bridge Governor!
VP pick
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0808/12922.html
Of what ???,,,AMERICA ???
Must be ANOTHER John McCain around.
Another AMERICA ??!! ,,That''s it There''s another AMERICA !!
Hear they got one down below the Mason-Dixon line,,,,I betcha THAT''s the America wanting to elect THIS John McCain as their president!!
But what''s wrong with that ???
We''ll have President Obama up here.
They''ll have President McCain down there.
If there are any problems Obama
could just install a missile defense site close the the MD lin.
But, no, the only possible problem would be with The Other American
immigrants sneaking across the line
to work and send money back to their families so that Uncle Homer has the where-with-all to continue his coming up with newer and better rug beaters.
McCain for the sake of the party, your only hope is to - divorce your love fest with Bush/Chaney and their energy and Black Water lobbyists. Then pick a female as V.P. to target females. Oh ya! pray
"Do you, America, take this
disfigured-wife-abandoning,
uncertain-of-number-of-homes-
owned, seventy-two-year-old,four-
foot-six-inch protector of fragile
minds and bodies from terrorists
and web site posters to be your
duly-elected president?"?
Who''s the sofware genius that programs poster text layout !!??
Looks like an IED hit mine!!
"None of the above"
Is McClone afraid to pick Huckabee because Huckabee told the truth about McClone?
Is McClone afraid to have a God-fearing preacher know his thoughts?
Let''s all send a condolence card to Mike Huckabee. Maybe Gloria Allred can take up his case for him.
Posted by edabel2 at 04:26 AM : Aug 28, 2008
I''ve heard this before but specifically how is McCain a "hero", and btw I''m speaking as a non-hero ex-serviceman who served the same time McCain served.
McCain crashed 5 military planes at enormous cost to taxpayers. That tells me he is incompetent.
Yes he spent over 5 years as a POW but that doesn''t make him a hero. He claims that he refused offers of freedom from his captors. Actually had he taken their offer he would have faced court martial charges for disobeying a standing order. The senior ranking officer at the camp had already issued an order that acceptance of offers of freedom will be only on the basis of seniority.
VietnamVeteransAgainstJohnMccain.com
Someone needs to tell Obama we have freedom of speech still in america, he isnt president yet!
%u201CHaving failed in its attempts to get our legal, factual and fully-supported ad off the air, Barack Obama%u2019s campaign now wants to put our donors in prison for exercising their right to free speech," said Ed Martin, American Issues Project%u2019s president. %u201CThese over-the-top bullying tactics are reminiscent of the kind of censorship one would see in a Stalinist dictatorship, with the only difference being that those guys generally had to wait until they were in power to throw people who disagreed with them into jail.%u201D
In addition to two letters sent to the Department of Justice asking the government to investigate American Issues Project, its officers, board of directors, and donors, the Obama campaign has been contacting stations running American Issues Project%u2019s ad in an unsuccessful attempt to compel them to pull the spot. With no success on either front, the campaign has also begun running its own ad in response. Notably, this ad fails to dispute a single fact in the American Issues Project%u2019s initial ad.
They both love war as long as it isn''t their family doing the fighting.
It is rumored that he has chosen Phyliss Diller!!!!
Believing that since Obama is such a "celebrity" (according to McCain''s own ads!), and that McCain himself is already somewhat of a "celebrity" appearing on every late night show in production, that his VP should also be a "celebrity" who is also well known!
Besides, since he is running on the usual reliable neocon Fascist Nazi program of "FEARRRRR!!!", the addition of Diller on the ticket would strike FEARRRRR into the most fanatical "terrrrrrorist" out there, as well as any Liberals, Progressives, Whimpo-crats, and anyone else interested in preserving the environment and protecting the Constitution from neocon Fascist Nazi "improvements!"!
SIG HEIL, BUSH!!!!
sig heil, THE GREAT CELEBRITY, McCain!!!!
McCain is a hero......
Posted by edabel2 at 04:26 AM : Aug 28, 2008
I''''ve heard this before but specifically how is McCain a "hero", and btw I''''m speaking as a non-hero ex-serviceman who served the same time McCain served.
McCain crashed 5 military planes at enormous cost to taxpayers. That tells me he is incompetent.
Yes he spent over 5 years as a POW but that doesn''''t make him a hero. He claims that he refused offers of freedom from his captors. Actually had he taken their offer he would have faced court martial charges for disobeying a standing order. The senior ranking officer at the camp had already issued an order that acceptance of offers of freedom will be only on the basis of seniority.
VietnamVeteransAgainstJohnMccain.com
Posted by cbsblogger
If one can win an election by being a POW, then McCain will win--however there are thousands of troops from WWII to current who have been POW''''s and some walking around without limbs, with brain injuries and a vast array of medical problems, BUT they are''''t using that to promote themselves.
My uncle got shot up in Korea, had a purple heart---he had silent pride--as do many.
So you go ahead and vote for someone because he keeps repeating his POW experience (Songbird John), I''''ll vote for someone who has plans and ideas for all Americans to make us the USA we have always been proud of!!!
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