VP Talk
Obama will announce his VP sometime between Monday and next Tuesday, the second day of the convention. I have no clue who it will be. Nobody does.
The blogs are worried that Evan Bayh might be the pick. Some are less worried than others, claiming that Bayh is actually more liberal than his voting record might indicate. I should assert that I think Bayh would be one of the worst possible picks, merely because his judgment on Iraq was so bad AND because he won't inspire anybody or add any fire to the ticket.
My favorite? Surprisingly, I've come to view Joe Biden as the best possible choice. He's an attack dog, he has more experience than McCain, his vote for the Iraq war is ameliorated somewhat by his work in 2002 to restrict Bush's options, and "Obama/Biden" has a nice ring to it. He'd win his debate against anyone McCain could pick.
Tim Kaine is a good pick, but not a great one. As governor of Virginia he hasn't been as progressive as he could have been, and he seems a bit too "nice" to be a good attack dog. He's not very photogenic, but he is a good speaker. I'd be okay with Kaine mainly because he isn't Bayh. As a bonus, Kaine might help Obama win Virginia.
Kathleen Sebelius is a fantastic VP candidate, but I think the political environment isn't quite right. And no, I don't buy into any of that PUMA crap about Hillary being the only viable female VP candidate. That is an insult to every hard-working woman in politics. My problem with Sebelius is that, like Kaine and Bayh, she seems a bit too nice to be an attack dog. She has zero foreign policy experience and her name value is near zero. I fear she might lose her debate to McCain's VP pick, but I'd love to be pleasantly surprised. Electing a black man and a female in the same election would be a truly grand day in American history.
I'm not going to discuss the other candidates. I will say that the VP choice isn't a make-or-break issue for me. I'll be working hard no matter who Obama picks, my main goal is defeating old man McCain. So even if it turns out to be Bayh, I'll get over it. I'll simply expect Bayh to come alive and kick ass and advocate some liberal ideas to prove us all wrong.
The blogs are worried that Evan Bayh might be the pick. Some are less worried than others, claiming that Bayh is actually more liberal than his voting record might indicate. I should assert that I think Bayh would be one of the worst possible picks, merely because his judgment on Iraq was so bad AND because he won't inspire anybody or add any fire to the ticket.
My favorite? Surprisingly, I've come to view Joe Biden as the best possible choice. He's an attack dog, he has more experience than McCain, his vote for the Iraq war is ameliorated somewhat by his work in 2002 to restrict Bush's options, and "Obama/Biden" has a nice ring to it. He'd win his debate against anyone McCain could pick.
Tim Kaine is a good pick, but not a great one. As governor of Virginia he hasn't been as progressive as he could have been, and he seems a bit too "nice" to be a good attack dog. He's not very photogenic, but he is a good speaker. I'd be okay with Kaine mainly because he isn't Bayh. As a bonus, Kaine might help Obama win Virginia.
Kathleen Sebelius is a fantastic VP candidate, but I think the political environment isn't quite right. And no, I don't buy into any of that PUMA crap about Hillary being the only viable female VP candidate. That is an insult to every hard-working woman in politics. My problem with Sebelius is that, like Kaine and Bayh, she seems a bit too nice to be an attack dog. She has zero foreign policy experience and her name value is near zero. I fear she might lose her debate to McCain's VP pick, but I'd love to be pleasantly surprised. Electing a black man and a female in the same election would be a truly grand day in American history.
I'm not going to discuss the other candidates. I will say that the VP choice isn't a make-or-break issue for me. I'll be working hard no matter who Obama picks, my main goal is defeating old man McCain. So even if it turns out to be Bayh, I'll get over it. I'll simply expect Bayh to come alive and kick ass and advocate some liberal ideas to prove us all wrong.
posted by Existenz | 5:27 PM
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