McCain Has Made His Pick and Is Set to Tell on Friday

[Fleshdancer]

I bet the SOB leaks the pick tomorrow just to be a $*#@head! :grr:

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/28/us/politics/28repubs.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

WASHINGTON — Senator John McCain has decided on his running mate, two Republican strategists in contact with Mr. McCain’s campaign said Wednesday. He is expected to reveal his choice at a rally at a basketball arena in Dayton, Ohio, at 11 a.m. Friday.

Mr. McCain’s decision is known only to his small inner circle of advisers, no more than three or four people, who have refused all public discussion on the matter. Republicans close to the campaign said that the top contenders remained the same three men who have been the source of speculation for weeks: former Gov. Mitt Romney of Massachusetts, Gov. Tim Pawlenty of Minnesota and, possibly, Senator Joseph I. Lieberman, independent of Connecticut.

It was unclear how seriously Mr. McCain was considering his good friend, Mr. Lieberman, who favors abortion rights and whose selection could set off a revolt among delegates at the Republican National Convention next week in Minneapolis-St. Paul as well as a furious backlash among Christian conservatives, a crucial voting bloc of the Republican Party. But as recently as Tuesday, Mr. McCain was said to still be entertaining the idea of Mr. Lieberman, who was Al Gore’s running mate on the Democratic presidential ticket in 2000.

[goodgd_yall]

1. I bet you're right n/t

[polichick]

2. Did he pick someone who has the honor and decency he lacks??

[speedoo]

6. Not if he picked another rethug.

None of them have those characteristics.

[thunder rising]

10. Yeah, a real gap filler, Lieberman

[FrenchieCat]

3. Betcha I won't give a shit.......and if he announces it tomorrow,

I suggest that we don't even bother to post it.

[Fleshdancer]

7. tough call...

if he chooses Lieberman, the news will be too funny not to share with DU. :D

[SoonerPride]

4. please please please pick a pro-choice running mate.

We win 42 states.

[marlakay]

5. he wants to control the media after our convention

so it won't be about us...so we have to find someway to take it back after theirs.

[Drunken Irishman]

8. I HOPE HE LEAKS IT TOMORROW!

No one will care.

C'mon, even the media can't ignore the historical impact of Obama's speech tomorrow.

[tekisui]

13. PODubya is screwed.

He has to compete with Obama and history now. Or risk competing with Gustav next week.

[Olney Blue]

15. I suspect he is already leaking.

[Fleshdancer]

17. you know, there's a sudden loud chatter over Kay Bailey Hutchison

so you could be correct.

[gristy]

21. I agree

I hope it leaks tomorrow. The underwhelming impact of his announcement, whenever it is, will be a thing to behold.

[tekisui]

9. He has to announce this week.

Gustav is threatening to blow the RNC off the news map next week.

[Tim4319]

11. I wonder if he is going to pick someone considerably younger than him?

Ya know, someone like John Quincy Adams!

[No Elephants]

12. Trying to steal Obama's bounce from the Convention. Who cares? It's one loser or another.

[Olney Blue]

14. Cue up the clips of Romney nailing his ass.

[liberalhistorian]

16. Friday? Stealing thunder?

Wow. How tacky and tasteless. Hope it backfires on him. BTW, hubby read on TPM that if you type in www.McCain-Lieberman.com it will go right to the McCain campaign website. So he tried it and, believe it or not, that's exactly what happened. Wow. I'm beginning to think that he just might have chosen Lieberman. If so, it should really be interesting to see the reaction at the convention.

[Raine]

18. No, he won't do it tommorrow

he would get no press and it would be embarassing to his veep choice, IMO.

[RC]

19. I head McCain liked Obama's Text Message idea so much that

he is going to sent everyone a telegram to announce his pick.

[yasmina27]

20. I heard via pony express! n/t