Obama Defends His Veep Vetter
(CBS)
ST. LOUIS -- Barack Obama dodged questions today about the head of his vice presidential search committee, James Johnson, and his questionable loans from mortgage lender Countrywide Financial by diminishing the role of the search committee all together.
Obama explained that Johnson and his counterpart, Eric Holder, are unpaid volunteers for his campaign, and that the decision of who to choose for VP ultimately rests with him.
“They are giving me information and, then, I will then exercise judgment in terms of who I want to select as a VP candidates,” Obama told reporters today.
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