Veepstakes: I’m no Zell Miller
Posted: Monday, July 21, 2008 9:10 AM by Domenico Montanaro
On Sunday, the New York Times wrote, “Mr. Obama is likely to announce his choice the week before the Democratic convention begins on Aug. 25, party officials said. Mr. McCain is leaning toward announcing his as soon as the Democratic convention is over, though associates said he had not ruled out making the announcement before the Olympics begin on Aug. 8.”
The Hartford Courant looks at what life's like right now for Joe Lieberman. "Democrats wonder more about what Lieberman might say at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn. A Lieberman speech is expected, but not yet scheduled. ‘I'm never going to attack Barack Obama personally, because I respect him. I like him. We're colleagues,’ Lieberman said.
VIDEO: Republican strategist John Feehery and former San Fransisco Mayor Willie Brown talk about who Barack Obama and John McCain could potentially pick as their vice president.
“So, there will be no reprise of the angry attack on John Kerry delivered at the GOP convention in 2004 by Democratic Sen. Zell Miller of Georgia? ‘I know Zell Miller,’ Lieberman said. ‘He was a friend of mine, but believe me ... ‘ He laughed so hard, he never finished, never delivered the punch line: ‘I'm no Zell Miller.’”
More from NBC/NJ’s Mike Memoli…
DEMOCRATS: In Boston, Joe Biden “reportedly spoke openly about being on Obama’s short list for VP and also about the possibility of landing a Cabinet post, such as secretary of state, should Obama win.”
Al Gore wowed the Netroots crowd in Austin, and “demurred when asked about being in an Obama administration.”
On Fox News Sunday, Sen. Evan Bayh (D-IN) said of the VP question: “I've said that's not the sort of thing you say no to.” Later he added: “I'm trying my best not to make news on that this morning, so I hope you'll forgive me.” In the latest Zell Miller watch, Joe Lieberman said of worried conservatives: “They shouldn't worry about it too much because it's not going to happen.” He didn’t rule out speaking at the GOP convention.
REPUBLICANS: On “Morning Joe,” Gov. Bobby Jindal (R-LA) said: “We’ve told everybody privately as well as publicly, I’ve got the job that I want, I love being governor. … I’m not going to be the vice president, I’m not going to be the nominee.” He also is touting offshore drilling.
In Florida for a local county GOP fundraiser, Sen. John Thune (R-SD) says: “I don't have any designs on that job, and I'm certainly not campaigning for it. … My expectation is they'll make a decision sometime around the convention and that it will be somebody from outside Washington. I don't expect to get that call."
