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Title: Sources say McCain Veep Pick to Come This Week
Post by: Pathfinder on July 21, 2008, 06:03:23 PM
http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=27630 (http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=27630)

Sources close to Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign are suggesting he will reveal the name of his vice presidential selection this week while Sen. Barack Obama is getting the headlines on his foreign trip. The name of McCain's running mate has not been disclosed, but Mitt Romney has led the speculation recently.

<that's the sum total of this article, but I thought we ought to keep an eye on this>
Title: Re: Sources say McCain Veep Pick to Come This Week
Post by: Ron J on July 21, 2008, 08:13:03 PM
I'm waiting by the phone for McCain to call me about the VP gig or for Marshall to call me about the Ruger Giveaway! 

Inside track to the McCain VP is Hazcat.  Stories of Hazcat dancing nekid around a blender has got McCain to thinking that he needs someone like Haz to carry one or two zip codes in Florida.

Title: Re: Sources say McCain Veep Pick to Come This Week
Post by: Majer on July 21, 2008, 08:36:50 PM
Unfortunately if won't be Fred Thompson, I heard him say on a radio program that he isn't interested in the VP Job, Too Bad,He would make a Great President
Title: Re: Sources say McCain Veep Pick to Come This Week
Post by: tombogan03884 on July 22, 2008, 01:57:23 AM
Unfortunately if won't be Fred Thompson, I heard him say on a radio program that he isn't interested in the VP Job, Too Bad,He would make a Great President

TR said the same thing, and he WAS a great President.
Title: Re: Sources say McCain Veep Pick to Come This Week
Post by: TAB on July 22, 2008, 02:06:08 AM
I hope its rommey... out of the final 8 or so he was by far the best choice.  If he picks giuliani,  obama will win for sure.   


In all honesty I thought McCain would have droped out  earily in the race do to his ties to bush and stance on the war in Iraq.
Title: Re: Sources say McCain Veep Pick to Come This Week
Post by: CurrieS103 on July 22, 2008, 10:35:50 AM
I agree with Tab.  Romney will be the pick.  I may be a boost to McCain if he can do it while B-HO is overseas.
Title: Re: Sources say McCain Veep Pick to Come This Week
Post by: tombogan03884 on July 22, 2008, 11:09:22 AM
Romney is a Masshole, anti gun POS.
Title: Re: Sources say McCain Veep Pick to Come This Week
Post by: Hazcat on July 22, 2008, 12:48:17 PM
I'm waiting by the phone for McCain to call me about the VP gig or for Marshall to call me about the Ruger Giveaway! 

Inside track to the McCain VP is Hazcat.  Stories of Hazcat dancing nekid around a blender has got McCain to thinking that he needs someone like Haz to carry one or two zip codes in Florida.



He called but I was on the 'throne' and missed it.  Oh well...story of my life. ;) ;D

Title: Re: Sources say McCain Veep Pick to Come This Week
Post by: Swamp Yankee on July 22, 2008, 02:05:49 PM
His people called  me on Monday to see if I would attend the Town Hall meeting in Wilkesbarre PA on Wednesday. I replied that I would be interested in attending. They are supposed to call me back sometime today. If they let me ask a question  it could cause a little discomfort for them. As they are trying to entice Democrats and unaffiliated  voters. I am registered Unaffiliated because I am a Conservative and believe in the US Constitution not the appeasers.

Mike Mc
Title: Re: Sources say McCain Veep Pick to Come This Week
Post by: wisconsin on July 22, 2008, 04:37:12 PM
Romney is a Masshole, anti gun POS.
+1 here. Just my 2 1/2 cents
Title: Re: Sources say McCain Veep Pick to Come This Week
Post by: TAB on July 22, 2008, 05:36:08 PM
Romney is a Masshole, anti gun POS.

McCain is not much better... also lets not forget that bush said he would sign another AWB if it made it too his desk.
Title: Re: Sources say McCain Veep Pick to Come This Week
Post by: tombogan03884 on July 23, 2008, 01:32:08 AM
McCain is not much better... also lets not forget that bush said he would sign another AWB if it made it too his desk.

Bush said he would, ROMNEY DID. Permanent assault weapon ban with NO ATTEMPT to veto.
Title: Re: Sources say McCain Veep Pick to Come This Week
Post by: TAB on July 23, 2008, 01:53:41 AM
is that what the people of his state wanted?   if so it would have been WRONG for him to veto it.
Title: Re: Sources say McCain Veep Pick to Come This Week
Post by: Pathfinder on July 23, 2008, 06:18:24 AM
is that what the people of his state wanted?   if so it would have been WRONG for him to veto it.

Leaders sometimes have to actually lead, and that sometimes means going against the prevailing "wisdom".
Title: Re: Sources say McCain Veep Pick to Come This Week
Post by: saltydogbk on July 23, 2008, 07:48:07 AM
My money is on Bobby Jindal.  From what I see an announcement will be made in Louisiana.
Title: Re: Sources say McCain Veep Pick to Come This Week
Post by: Majer on July 23, 2008, 10:39:56 AM
is that what the people of his state wanted?   if so it would have been WRONG for him to veto it.
Tab, Let me get this right here. If the people of the state wanted to allow the age of consent to be 10 years old to drink, drive get married The Governor shouldn't veto it? As said previously a leader should lead and veto stupid laws. JMHO
Title: Re: Sources say McCain Veep Pick to Come This Week
Post by: tombogan03884 on July 23, 2008, 10:55:48 AM
is that what the people of his state wanted?   if so it would have been WRONG for him to veto it.

Thought that stupidity was settled  1860 - 1865, Just because the MAJORITY in a state wanted to continue slavery did not mean they could.
Title: Re: Sources say McCain Veep Pick to Come This Week
Post by: MikeBjerum on July 23, 2008, 12:00:40 PM
Maybe I'm just getting sucked into the local media hype, but now ABC Radio and a couple other sources have joined the Star Tribune in talking about Gov. Pawlenty of Minnesota.  They've been playing this up in the Cities for quite a while, and Pawlenty has down played it.  However, they also got going on Jessie running for Senate, but he played mind games with the media and had a great time.
Title: Re: Sources say McCain Veep Pick to Come This Week
Post by: TAB on July 23, 2008, 12:55:23 PM
Tab, Let me get this right here. If the people of the state wanted to allow the age of consent to be 10 years old to drink, drive get married The Governor shouldn't veto it? As said previously a leader should lead and veto stupid laws. JMHO

If your boss says do this or your fired, do you do it, or do you get fired?
Title: Re: Sources say McCain Veep Pick to Come This Week
Post by: tt11758 on July 23, 2008, 03:01:44 PM
Whether McCain names his VP this week or not, I think floating that story was a brilliant piece of political strategy.  It has worked in diverting SOME amount of attention from B-Ho's Victory Tour of Europe and the middle east.

Did you see the footage of the interview where Katie Couric tried, repeatedley, to pin "The Messiah" down about his statements and opinions on the troop surge?  The fact that Obama ducked and dodged the questions didn't surprise me a bit.  But there are a couple of things that DID surprise me:

1)  That Couric, or any other member of the mainstream media would ask such questions of the candidate they seem to have an almost schoolgirl-like crush on.

2)  That the footage of the encounter ended up ANYWHERE besides the cutting room floor.
Title: Re: Sources say McCain Veep Pick to Come This Week
Post by: Majer on July 23, 2008, 07:03:37 PM
If your boss says do this or your fired, do you do it, or do you get fired?

If it is wrong, I refuse,no one can force you to do something that is wrong or illegal. Besides, This has nothing to do with what my boss tells me to do, it has everything to do with what is wrong or right. If a law is immoral or illegal than it should be vetoed. There was a city in California that passed a law forbidding the ownership of firearms, it was overturned in the courts because they didn't have to authority to pass such a law, BUT it was what the majority wanted. Just because the majority wants it still doesn't make it right.
Title: Re: Sources say McCain Veep Pick to Come This Week
Post by: TAB on July 23, 2008, 10:43:09 PM
But it was not a city, it was a state.   any public offical that does not fallow the will of the people should be replaced...
Title: Re: Sources say McCain Veep Pick to Come This Week
Post by: tombogan03884 on July 24, 2008, 12:52:46 AM
But it was not a city, it was a state.   any public offical that does not fallow the will of the people should be replaced...

You are one of the sheep.