Ben Smith at the Politico is reporting that John McCain has decided on who he wants to be his running mate and will announce it Friday afernoon at a rally in Dayton, Ohio. They will then proceed by bus to a Saturday rally near Pittsburg and a Sunday rally in St. Louis.
Word is that the news broke during Wednesday night's Democratic Convention, creating a buzz that stepped on the Clinton and Biden speeches.
Mitt Romney and Mike Huckabee will be appearing at the St. Louis rally, billed as the Unity rally, seeming to signal that Romney will not be chosen. But some are insisting that Romney is indeed in the final mix along with Gov. Tim Pawlenty and Democrat Sen. Joe Lieberman.
McCain, however, is anything but predictable and likes to be seen as different. He is just as likely to announce a VP that has either been ruled out or overlooked.
My personal choice for VP is still Conde Rice. She would bring great credibility to his ticket, being one of the smartest women in America, and has an incredible resume in foreign affairs and international diplomacy, already knows all the world players, and can hit the ground running at the White House. Not to mention the obvious benefit that she would be a historic choice as the first black woman to be on a national ticket.
However, I am not confident that McCain will pick Conde. My next choice, who I have been talking about for months, is Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison from Texas. She is a smart and sassy southern belle who can handle herself well in any situation. She has served with distinction on the Veterans Affairs, Appropriations, and Commerce, Science and Transportation committees. First elected to the Senate in 1993, she is the most senior republican woman in the Senate and was ranked one of the 30 most powerful women in America by Ladies Home Journal in 2001, no doubt right behind Oprah.
Hutchison could very well be the pick. She's been rumored before to be a contender. She's a very credible pick who the media would respect. And, perhaps telegraphing his move, McCain has her scheduled to speak at the convention on Wednesday night, the same night as the VP's speech.
In another UE post, Deroy Murdock makes the case pretty strongly against a Romney vice presidency. As recently as this week Huckabee ruled him out for his terrible record of flip-flopping on the issues. He also could reinforce the wealthy-out-of-touch-republican stereotype that the dems are sure to try to reinforce.
Pawlenty is way to novice and unknown on the national stage, setting the potential for another Dan quayle debacle. Plus he has been slammed for making inappropriate remarks about sex (or lack of it) with his wife.
Lieberman would be a great addition to McCain's cabinet. He is a real patriot and an admirable man. Unfortunately, he's not a republican. That should disqualify him. There are also debates as to the legality of having someone from another party run for veep on a republican ticket.
McCain needs to pick someone thats gives the ticket the things he doesn't have but will also contrast with Obama. Thats means youthfulness, but not inexperience. He also needs to steal the one main thing Obama does have going for him - making history. A candidate like Kay Bailey Hutchison would fill that bill and make the McCain campaign unbeatable.
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written by Jim Kely , August 29, 2008
OK Folks you heard it here first.......(The Liberal Media will be upset to hear this from me again)......
Like it or not .....I do many of my political perditions MONTHS AHEAD of others......(You can check the Statewide newspaper political blogs from the past)......
Example...........While the NY State GOP, George Will & Sean Hannity amoung others said Rudy Guiliani would be a "Major Force" to deal with as a candidate for the US Presidency,..... I told them no way....Giving reasons only insiders would know from inside the campaigns.
Example.........While the NY State GOP & Sean Hannity amoung others said Jean Pirro would be the candidate for US Senate agianst Hillary Clinton, ........I told them no way....Giving reasons only insiders would know from inside the campaigns.
Example...........While the NY State GOP under Joe Bruno was spending our money like crazy, raising taxes and abandoning their Republican core principles...Selling out on Liberal Social Issues important to the base of the Party........I told them the loss of Senate seats were on the way.
(BYW........The NY GOP simply lost focus on the people they represented - Quite frankly & sadly our NY State GOP has "Albany Tunnel Vision" and is out of touch with the people they represent here in NY State)
My final Example.........When Tom Golisano was spending millions of his money on the race for Governor.........I told many that with Roger Stone leading his campaign Golisano would fall flat.
OK......I am going to go on the limb here regarding this Presidential race...
Obama dose NOT get the Traditional 6 point bounce from this Dem convention. Obama will get for the first time in recent political history just little bounce from this convention! (OK maybe 1-2 points! NOT THE 6 everyone & media says he will get)
The Democrats will have proven to have serious troubles ahead as this happens.
Barrack Obama = A "Motivational Speaker who reads off of TelePrompTer's"......
He is an Illinois "State Senator" who did nothing more then pass "Baby Seat Laws, Did Park Dedications and hand out Little League Trophies to Children (That is what "State Senators" do best!)
The public knows Obama is a Liberal and an Unknown with baggage which will come out by the "Underground" in political GOP circles in October.
After being in the United States Senate for just one year this guy then decided he wanted to be President of these United States?
I am NO Hillary supporter by any means, but a least she had some experience. The Dummycrats are proving yet again why they will lose an election in November.
Finally, don't make this into a white/black thing. Middle class American whites in a 95% white district have voted overwhelming for J.C. Watts for Congress in years past. Middle class whites also have a high regard for Clarence Thomas, Colin Powell & Condy Rice in the White House right now.
The final line issue here will be mostly the inexperience of the "Community Activist" of Obama.
I will concede thou, Obama will win if McCain picks a moderate Pro-Choice as his VP today.
I sign my name.....
Jim Kelly - NY Conservative Campaigns
written by Robert Hornak , August 29, 2008
So Jim, first let me say I disagree with your bounce predictions. It was a good speech stylistically and will give him a 10 point lead by Monday. However, due to the lack of substance and the coming GOP convention that lead wil quickly disappear.
Second, what exactly are you saying here? That Americans see Obama for the ultra-liberal he really is and McCain will win big, BUT if McCain picks a pro-choice conservative for veep then he will lose?
I need a deeper explanation of that analysis. Thanks.
written by Andrew Roman , August 29, 2008
To expound ever so slightly on what Robert said ... If - and that's the key word here, "IF" - Americans DO see Obama for the raging leftist that he is, then even a Pro-Choice running mate for Senator McCain won't matter in the final analysis.
The point to be made here is that enough of the mainstream media - who are as cozy and cuddly with the messiah as with any candidate I have ever seen - will almost certainly portray Senator Obama's positions as straight up the middle and mainstream. Indeed, those of us who actually make use of the synapses in our brain buckets KNOW how liberal Obama is, but the grand whitewash of convincing the knee-jerk masses that Obama is mainstream (without even really trying) will play a HUGE part.
Be ready to hear the word "conservative" bandied about, in one context or another, along with the word "McCain." Prepare NOT to hear the word "liberal" and "Obama" even whispered in the same paragraph.
I heard Obama's speech tonight. I will say unequivocally that he is a cue-card demon. He OWNS the teleprompter. He is "the Beatles" of bumper sticker politics and tonight may well have been his "Sgt. Pepper." Clearly, to those of us who pay attention and deal with real life seriously, his acceptance speech was a liberal's dream. WE can see clearly.
The question is ... will enough see him for the raging liberal he really is?
Andrew Roman
Brooklyn, NY
written by Robert Hornak , August 29, 2008
That's what campaigns are for Andrew. It's up to McCain and his team to paint that picture of Obama for the voters.
They can slam him for his vapid wish list that he substitutes for an agenda. For his clear inexperience and for his total hypocrisy.
I can't get over his claims that he was right about Iraq and McCain wrong. What a laugh. If it were up to Big O we would have withdrawn in 90 days over a year ago in the most irresponsible of fashions. He may have called for a timetable but he got the timing completely wrong.
McCain on the other hand was willing to wait for the timing to be right. Patience is one of the strongest qualities of a real leader.
Obama seems ready to run from conflict at the first hint of trouble. There is something to be said for sticking to your commitments for the long haul even when they make things uncomfortable for you politically. That is a concept Obama doesn't seem to get.
written by Robert Hornak , August 29, 2008
Obama' s bounce in the Gallup daily tracking poll is 8 points today. However, Palin will neutralize that very quickly.
written by Jim Kely , August 29, 2008
PRO-LIFE REPUBLICAN
PRO-LIFE REPUBLICAN
PRO-LIFE REPUBLICAN
PRO-LIFE REPUBLICAN
PRO-LIFE REPUBLICAN
PRO-LIFE REPUBLICAN
PRO-LIFE REPUBLICAN
HAS BEEN PICKED!!!!!
written by Jay Golub , August 30, 2008
"I will concede thou, Obama will win if McCain picks a moderate Pro-Choice as his VP today."
So, Jim, are you saying that McCain now wins because he picked a pro-life candidate or are you just saying "he won't lose" now?
Also, if your theory is so accurate, what happened to John Faso's candidacy?
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