Veepstakes: Vetter needs vetting?

voter — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 13:18:32 GMT

If the republicans want to discuss hypocricy, lets discuss one of McCain's aides who is responsibile for the subprime mortage debacle. Dan Abrams is the only one who discussed this on the air. Why isn't anyone else discussing it and realizing that McCain is no maverick. he is a hardline conservative who votes 95% with his party. this is not a moderate, but a strong republican. I hope the election coverage is fair and the media discuss the hypocricy of McCain.

Veepstakes: Vetter needs vetting?

Class Warrior, D.C. — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 13:24:37 GMT

Dump Johnson, and pick Webb for Veep.
It doesn't matter who Mcsame picks, he's going to lose.

Veepstakes: Vetter needs vetting?

BJ, CA — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 13:30:00 GMT

Romney is no dummie...aligning with is far different than running on the ticket with McCain..
Why should Romney end his political career running as VP? The GOP is doomed from day one in this election cycle...

Veepstakes: Vetter needs vetting?

Ted, Boston MA — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 13:32:12 GMT

There’s been noted buzz of late on rising GOP star Louisiana Gov Bobby Jindal as a McCain prospective Veep. Certainly Jindal is more than very good, However, I believe there’s some “strategerie” going on here. The “real” beneficiary of the Jindal talk is the other rising GOP star, Alaska Gov Sarah Palin. Palin’s got everything that Jindal has (new/exciting, wildly popular, ethics and spending reformer, core conservative etc.) and more — mother of 5 w/remarkable bio, she’s 8 yrs older than Jindal, Alaska energy issue, and set to garner the disenfranchised female Hillary voter (I don’t believe Dem leaders can dump Obama).

Getting Jindal’s name out first — at Team McCain’s BBQ for instance — sets the stage for the obvious choice, Palin. For example, albeit Rush Limbaugh introduced Palin’s name, and later Jindal’s as good Veep choices, of late Rush has been praising the name of Jindal while on his very same shows discussing at great length the frustrated female Hillary voter and the global warming hysteria/need for energy development, without mentioning Palin’s name as the obvious beneficiary of those two issues. Rush walks a fine line, introducing Palin, yet can’t, at least yet, reiterate much, knowing that his praises may be counter-productive to many a swing, moderate and/or formerly Dem voter (who’s against Obama and switching to McCain). Moreover, while I feel that Palin has more real accomplishment, experience and qualification than Obama (and Hillary combined, albeit w/Obama the bar is pretty low), the only potential argument against Palin is she’s a newbie to the national scene. By having Jindal out there first as a VP prospect “passing” the “experience” and “new to the national scene” test, implicitly passes Palin as well. (For that matter Palin’s got as much if not more experience and accomplishment than Florida Gov Crist who’s only been Gov for 2 yrs — and the media has been touting Crist as a VP prospect.)

That’s my thinking at least.

Veepstakes: Vetter needs vetting?

Eric, Salinas, CA — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 13:33:22 GMT

Johnson's involvement with a Countrywide CEO is nothing compared to Phil Gramm being on "Hypocrite" McCain's campaign staff. This is the same Phil Gramm who has been in big banking's pocket for decades and who brought us the current credit crisis with his deregulation nonsense.

Ofcourse the hypocrites in the repugnant one's party try to distract us from hearing about this criminal Phil Gramm by distracting us. The repugnant ones are the BFF of all white collar criminals.

Only Barack Obama can bring honesty and integrity back to the White House. Let's unite and help him send "Bush Hugger" McCain into political retirement, where all Reagan foot soldiers belong!

Go Obama 08/12!

Veepstakes: Vetter needs vetting?

donna — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 13:34:37 GMT

Is the vetter under criminal indictment? No.

Let the man do his job, and find us a clean veep.

I would'nt want to be scrutinized so.

Veepstakes: Vetter needs vetting?

K Smith, Atl, GA — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 13:45:51 GMT

It's weird that Louisiana's Gov Bobby Jindal refused to answer Geraldo's question, which is;
...."do you consider yourself a man of color...?"

Gov Jindal refused to answer. WHY?

Veepstakes: Vetter needs vetting?

Blake, Denver, CO — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 13:50:58 GMT

Obama/Biden all the way!

Veepstakes: Vetter needs vetting?

LB, Virginia — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 13:54:47 GMT

Palin is such a long shot, she's great as a Republican can be, but will not be seen as commander in chief material and McCain IS quite old and is not that healthy....I would be SHOCKED if he picked her with his roaming eye record!

Veepstakes: Vetter needs vetting?

Ted, Boston, MA — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 14:05:22 GMT

There seems to be some pretty sophisticated people pulling for Sarah Palin as McCain's Veep. Take a look at this new on YouTube, WOW!!! –

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXfiOSCfY44&eurl=http://palinforvp.blogspot.com/

Veepstakes: Vetter needs vetting?

Lisa, New Britain, CT...OBAMA for President — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 14:20:02 GMT

I really think the people promoting Clinton now should just give it a rest. Not because she isn't under consideration, I would think she should be. But give the guy some time and space to think things out and strategize. Their incessant harping is not doing anyone any good.

Veepstakes: Vetter needs vetting?

Elizabeth — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 14:56:07 GMT

I'm with Blake --- Obama/Biden '08

Veepstakes: Vetter needs vetting?

Truth Be Told — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 15:00:03 GMT

while hillary did suspend her campaign and endorsed obama, during her endorsement speech, i still find something in her that's lacking in sincerity. she spoke more about herself and emphasized her 18 million voters a few times as if it's her leverage against obama. if you really watched her body language during the speech, you would have noticed how sincere she was at the beginning when she languidly spoke about her campaign and her accomplishment, but when it came to her endorsement, she rushed through it as if she wanted to get it done and over with.

anyway, she's done it and it's time to move on. let's just hope she's true to her words and work for obama through November and beyond. and to all of you hillary supporters who have threatened to vote mccain or not at all, i would hope that you would consider your decision really well and try to see what the future will hold with mccain extending the bush inept domestic and international policies. our country at this time is bruised and battered because of these policies; our image is shot, our economy is in shambles, gas prices will rise to at least $5 a gallon before the summer is over, oil will be at least $250 a barrel very soon; our college students will be drowning in school debt (just as they are now); threat to american security, in american soil, is very much real and is just lurking around the corner. if hillary supporters would like to continue this bush legacy through mccain, you'll have no one else to blame but yourselves this time around next year.

also, anti-obama people have raked him over the coals over his desire to speak with our friends and enemies alike. what's wrong with this? isn't it better to see your enemies eye-to-eye? isn't this what we do everyday with the people we work with, some people that we despise, or worse, abhor? think this through my countrymen. think this through.

in the meantime, let us support our only hope and our only chance of change in our government. obama embodies the sincerity and desire to really change the way our government runs, for the better.

and so God bless us all, and God bless America.

Veepstakes: Vetter needs vetting?

Michael, Dallas, Texas — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 15:18:14 GMT

Vett the VP? How about vetting the Democratic nomineee.*

Veepstakes: Vetter needs vetting?

Tim, NWI — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 15:48:35 GMT

I hope Bobby Jindal doesn't join McCain. It would ba a shame to see someone with so much potential hurt their career by becoming part of that train wreck.

Veepstakes: Vetter needs vetting?

DaveB from NLV — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:12:01 GMT

Looking forward to MSNBC's Democratic Veepstakes Bracket. Here are my suggestions:

Top Left Bracket
1 Hillary Clinton
vs 8 Robert Wexler

4 Bob Graham
vs 5 Evan Bayh

3 Sam Nunn
vs 6 Michael Bloomberg

2 Brian Schweitzer
vs 7 Tom Daschle

Bottom Left Bracket
1 Ed Rendell
vs 8 Russ Feingold

4 William Cohen
vs 5 Janet Napolitano

3 Chris Dodd
vs 6 Russ Feingold

2 Joe Biden
vs 7 Ken Salazar

Top Right Bracket
1 Ted Strickland
vs 8 Jack Reed

4 Tim Kaine
vs 5 Phil Bredesen

3 Wesley Clark
vs 6 Michael Easley

2 Chuck Hagel
vs 7 Mark Warner

Bottom Right Bracket
1 Jim Webb
vs 8 Jon Tester

4 Bill Richardson
vs 5 Bob Casey

3 Clarire McCaskill
vs 6 Sherrod Brown

2 Kathleen Sibelius
vs 7 Chuck Schumer

Veepstakes: Vetter needs vetting?

JDB — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:34:54 GMT

Hmmm....what about Mr. Gramm and UBS? Now that's an ugly situation. Why isn't he up for discussion? Equal time - vett the McCain camp too please.