McCain's short list is reportedly down to Joementum, Meg Whitman, Kay Bailey Hutchison

[Seen the light]

http://www.usnews.com/blogs/capital-commerce/2008/8/27/sources-romney-is-out.html?s_cid=rss:capital-commerce:sources-romney-is-out

DU, if he picks any one of those, we're guaranteed a President Obama.

Lieberman: A pro-choice Jewish Democrat? Republican doom.
Whitman: An unknown pro-choice billionaire? Republican doom.
Hutchison: Big Oil's favorite member of Congress in 2006 that doesn't want to overturn Roe v. Wade? Might not be quite Republican doom, but she would still be a HORRIBLE choice for McCain.

I'm so giddy after reading this I can't even tell you.

President Obama! Vice-President Biden! Make it even easier for us McCain!

[skooooo]

1. so mitt romney has no chance? nt

[Phredicles]

2. No Mitt the Shitt?

:(

[tekisui]

9. I still put my $ on shitty mitty.

The old poot and the empty suit.

or

Flip and Flop.

[IamyourTVandIownyou]

24. ya mean Mitt Romneedogonroof

Google "dog on roof"
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22mitt+romney%22+%22dog+on+roof%22&aq=o&oq=

That'll go over great with middle America... or sorry, all of America.

[DangerousRhythm]

37. Dogshit Mitt

Hey, that rhymes, and it's true.

What a cruel asshole. That dog story still pisses me off. :mad:

[4_Legs_Good]

3. Sound good, but I have no doubt it'll be Romney

And I can't wait for Biden to let loose on him.

David

[goodgd_yall]

4. I still say Pawlenty will be the guy.

He really doesn't have much to pick from.

[Blondiegrrl]

17. I'm thinking Pawlenty, too.

McGrumpy needs a non-billionaire who's not older than God. Pawlenty and his 1980s mullet fit the bill quite nicely.

[goodgd_yall]

46. Yeah, we're in agreement on the reasons why. n/t

[Neecy]

5. If it's down to those three.....

It'll be Lieberdouche. Whitman has zero government experience and I honestly don't think Hutchison would take it - she's already expressed that she isn't interested.

[Fleshdancer]

6. Let's not parse words here. Hutchison is PRO-CHOICE n/t

[tekisui]

7. As is Holy Joe. Meaning it won;t be either of them.

No way he is picking anyone pro-choice.

I still say mitty.

[Fleshdancer]

14. All of the choices show us one thing:

McCain simply is not comfortable pleasing the evangelical crowd.

When he loses next November, I'll be the first person to compliment him on this fact. ;)

[tekisui]

20. If he can't secure his base,

he is dead in the water. The Indys are already going to Obama. McCain't sure isn't pulling Dems. His puke base support is fragile, at best.

[LynneSin]

23. I would think the fundies would like an anti-choice candidate like Kay

http://www.votesmart.org/issue_rating_category.php?can_id=53349&type=category&category=

She is anti-choice

[Seen the light]

27. She is, but there are some things about KBH that will turn their base off

All of these I got from Wikipedia, so take them with a grain of salt, but Hutchison has stated she supports Roe, tried to eliminate the non-pro-choice part of the Republican platform, and sat on the board of some group that tries to elect pro-choice Republican women.

[Fleshdancer]

45. She's anti small details regarding choice because she has to be...

She's a republican in Texas. However, she has mentioned in the past that she does not agree with overturning Roe v Wade. To date, she has never had to vote against it.

[LynneSin]

53. When has the Senate last voted on RoeVWade

Every activist judge nominated by George Bush that she has supported she votes against RoeVWade especially with her support of Roberts and Alito - the actually judges that CAN overturn RoeVWade.


She is anti-choice and there is no hiding that. And I call her anti-choice because this woman has also not once done anything to support the fetus after birth. At least with Bob Casey Jr, a pro-life dem, he will fight to the end to provide healthcare & education for our children.

[Seen the light]

10. I don't know much about her

She seems to be more on the non-pro-choice side, but there is still plenty there to plant the seeds of doubt in the fundy GOP base if she's the pick.

[LynneSin]

25. she is not on the non-pro-choice side she is ANTI-CHOICE

http://www.votesmart.org/issue_rating_category.php?can_id=53349&type=category&category=

[Fleshdancer]

44. That's because she's a republican politician who doesn't want to overturn Roe v Wade

We see this with just about all pro-choice republican politicians...willing to vote against the "details" while refusing to vote against or speak out against the ultimate issue.

[LynneSin]

15. When did Hutichison become pro-choice?

http://www.votesmart.org/issue_rating_category.php?can_id=53349&type=category&category=

I mean a NARAL rating of 0 pretty much puts you in the same group as Rick Santorum, Sam Brownback, John McCain and George W. Bush

[Fleshdancer]

41. She is against overturning Roe v Wade

and while her record is indeed disgusting from our perspective, her reluctance to overturn Roe v Wade is equally disgusting for Evangelicals.

[LynneSin]

55. If she's against overturning RoeVWade why does she support Bush's judicial choices

The only way that KBH can have any impact in overturning RvW is by helping to appoint activist judges who are specifically designed to make abortion laws more difficult. If KBH really was opposed to overturning RoeVWade she would have actively fought to keep judges like Roberts and ESPECIALLY Alito off of the Supreme Court. Say what you will about Sandra Day O'Conner, who helped give Bush power, but she was firming in the pro-choice corner and is now replaced by a man who would love to see RoeVWade overturned (Roberts replaced her).

So as far as I'm concerned KBH's chit-chat about 'Oh we shouldn't overturn RvW' is all bullshit. It's easy to 'talk the talk' but her votes have her clearly doing the exact opposite.

[FVZA_Colonel]

8. The billionaire part on Whitman is somewhat disturbing.

But he'd have to spend so much time getting people to understand just who the fuck she is that it might get to the point of not being worth it.

[JaneQPublic]

36. How many houses does she forget she owns?

Actually, she sounds like a great choice, considering she has no political experience. We can look forward to plenty of gaffes on the campaign trail and the debate against Biden, well... expect her to fold like a cheap lawnchair.

[Virginia Dare]

59. I had to google her..

she's a millionaire corporate thug outsourcer. She is absolutely the antithesis to the middle or working class. She's also a big supporter of Mitt Romney.

[Drunken Irishman]

11. PLEASE PICK JOE LIEBERMAN!

[Seen the light]

12. If McCain picks Lieberman, I'm vowing to go to church on Sun for the first time in years

That would finally prove, without a shadow of a doubt, that god exists and that she has a sense of humor.

[Blondiegrrl]

21. *snort*

No, seriously. I literally snorted. Like Krissy on "Three's Company."

Good one!

:toast:

[WheelWalker]

32. I snorted tequila once. Well, twice.

[Blondiegrrl]

42. OUCH.

[ellie]

61. I'll one up you

If McCain pick Lieberman, I will go to confession for the first time in 30 years!

[GarbagemanLB]

13. All pro-choicers? Goodbye religious right vote!

[LynneSin]

18. Kay Hutchinson of Texas pro-choice. Tell me how a person with a 0 rating from NARAL

is pro-choice cause I'd like to know.

[GarbagemanLB]

28. According to Wiki...

Hutchison is against outlawing abortion.<5> She also believes that the decision of the United States Supreme Court in Roe v. Wade was appropriate and secures a constitutional right, and that it should not be overturned.<6>



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kay_Bailey_Hutchison

[LynneSin]

51. You're going to trust a website that can be edited by anyone over NARAL

um, ok

:crazy:

[PM7nj]

16. Meg Whi...WHO?

Seriously? The freaking CEO of freaking EBAY? An unknown woman who has NO political experience? They're going to have to drop the shit about Obama being inexperienced then.

[Azathoth]

19. If McCain gets his way, it will be Jomentum

If his advisers overrule him, it will be either Pawlenty or Hutchinson.

[LynneSin]

22. KAY BAILEY HUTISON HAS A ZERO RATING FROM NARAL STOP CALLING HER PRO-CHOICE

http://www.votesmart.org/issue_rating_category.php?can_id=53349&type=category&category=

:grr:

I mean, I'm like the rest of you and want a pro-choice VP on the repuke ticket to help keep the fundies home but Hutchison isn't that woman.

[ingac70]

30. She did vote to expand embryonic stem cell lines for research.

If she's the pick we can rub that in fundie faces.

[LynneSin]

33. Well we're grasping at straws. I mean Lieberamn is 100% NARAL

I'm glad for her support on stem cell but that still makes her anti-choice

[Lex]

35. Here's what WIKI has (yes, I know, it's wiki)

"Abortion positions

Hutchison is against outlawing abortion.<5> She also believes that the decision of the United States Supreme Court in Roe v. Wade was appropriate and secures a constitutional right, and that it should not be overturned.<6>

Hutchison is currently considered to be liberal on abortion issues, at least compared to most elected Republicans from Texas. Although she has served on the Advisory Board of The Wish List (Women in the Senate and House) Political Action Committee, which contributes to pro-choice female Republican candidates for Congress, she is no longer on the board <12> and the PAC did not endorse her in 2006. <13>. In the past years NARAL has given her ratings of 0%, 7%, 20%, and 0%, indicating that her voting record mostly favored enacting proposed abortion restrictions. <14>"

[LynneSin]

52. Here's what NARAL has to say - which btw, CAN'T BE EDITED BY ANYONE BUT NARAL

http://www.votesmart.org/issue_rating_category.php?can_id=53349&type=category&category=
2007 In 2007 NARAL Pro-Choice America gave Senator Hutchison a grade of 0.

2006 Senator Hutchison supported the interests of the NARAL Pro-Choice America 0 percent in 2006.

2006 Senator Hutchison supported the interests of the Planned Parenthood 7 percent in 2006.

2005-2006 Senator Hutchison supported the interests of the National Family Planning & Reproductive Health Association 6 percent in 2005-2006.

2005-2006 Senator Hutchison supported the interests of the National Right to Life Committee 75 percent in 2005-2006.

2005 Senator Hutchison supported the interests of the NARAL Pro-Choice America 0 percent in 2005.

2004 Senator Hutchison supported the interests of the NARAL Pro-Choice America 20 percent in 2004.

2003-2004 Senator Hutchison supported the interests of the National Right to Life Committee 90 percent in 2003-2004.

2003 Senator Hutchison supported the interests of the NARAL Pro-Choice America 7 percent in 2003.

2001-2002 Senator Hutchison supported the interests of the National Right to Life Committee 100 percent in 2001-2002.

2001 Senator Hutchison supported the interests of the NARAL Pro-Choice America 0 percent in 2001.

2001 Senator Hutchison supported the interests of the Planned Parenthood 0 percent in 2001.

2000 Senator Hutchison supported the interests of the NARAL Pro-Choice America 20 percent in 2000.

1999-2002 Senator Hutchison supported the interests of the National Family Planning & Reproductive Health Association 0 percent in 1999-2002.

1999-2000 Senator Hutchison supported the interests of the National Right to Life Committee 100 percent in 1999-2000.

1999 Senator Hutchison supported the interests of the NARAL Pro-Choice America 0 percent in 1999.

1999 Senator Hutchison supported the interests of the National Right to Life Committee 100 percent in 1999.

1999 Senator Hutchison supported the interests of the Planned Parenthood 0 percent in 1999.

1998 Senator Hutchison supported the interests of the NARAL Pro-Choice America 0 percent in 1998.

1997-1998 Senator Hutchison supported the interests of the National Right to Life Committee 100 percent in 1997-1998.

1997 Senator Hutchison supported the interests of the NARAL Pro-Choice America 0 percent in 1997.

1997 Senator Hutchison supported the interests of the National Right to Life Committee 100 percent in 1997.

1996-2003 Senator Hutchison supported the interests of the Planned Parenthood 11 percent in 1996-2003.

1996 On the votes that the NARAL Pro-Choice America considered to be the most important in 1996 , Senator Hutchison voted their preferred position 0 percent of the time.

1996 On the votes that the National Right to Life Committee considered to be the most important in 1996, Senator Hutchison voted their preferred position 100 percent of the time.

1995-2004 On the votes that the National Family Planning & Reproductive Health Association considered to be the most important in 1995-2004, Senator Hutchison voted their preferred position 8 percent of the time.

1995-1998 Senator Hutchison supported the interests of the Planned Parenthood 0 percent in 1995-1998.

1993-1996 Senator Hutchison supported the interests of the Planned Parenthood 16 percent in 1993-1996.

[Barack_America]

26. McCain is just feebly trying to make his pick exciting...

It's Pawlenty and it's boring as hell.

[jazzjunkysue]

29. I heard he's considering Abraham Lincoln and Betsy Ross.

George Washington already turned him down.

[curious one]

31. He is doomed. There is no good choice.

[TankLV]

34. you forgot to include the "Depends"...

[MarjorieG]

38. I am concerned about the woman thing...

Although inexperience so near someone whose medical records have been hiden might be bad if we can bring it up.

[Beausoir]

48. What "woman thing" are you concerned about exactly?

[Orangepeel]

39. This is bullshit.

McCain is trying to create drama by floating lots of names. On MSNBC, Norah is saying that SHE was told it was between Tom Ridge and Pawlenty. Pat is saying that it is between Pawlenty and Romney.

It is still going to be Romney.

[Cosmocat]

70. Two words, Robert Novak

the pukebag has crawled back like any horror creature to add his propoganda about the VP ... When was the last time he did that ??? When BO was on his oversees trip, and he was wrong as wrong ...

McCain's camp is throwing ALL KINDS of crape just trying to milk it for all its worth.

I agree, until I see that his ego has overriden Romney, that is where my money is at.

[krawhitham]

40. MSNBC's panal says it is down to Ridge & Pawlenty

[FVZA_Colonel]

43. The guy who may have helped contribute to the bridge collapse versus Terrorist Color Codes guy.

Wonderful choices indeed.

[Beausoir]

47. Pawlenty would be a very weak choice and bring NOTHING to the table. My money is on Hutchison.

I can't stand the woman....but I think Mccain is looking to cash in on the squandered women vote that Obama let slip through his fingers.

[Metric System]

49. Kay Bailey Hutchison?!? DUCK!!!

[TexasObserver]

50. McCain's "short list" is guys under 5'7"

He's got a tall list, too, but only Fred Thompson and Mitt Romney are on it.

[TexasObserver]

54. McCain could make a really terrible pick

No matter who he picks, the response will be tepid. There aren't any VPs worth a damn over there, and whoever he picks, he is losing voters.

[LynneSin]

56. It's like we had the first pick in kickball and got the superstar on our team

sure, the other folks have their good points but none of them will outside a pick like Joe Biden.

[TexasObserver]

71. yes, Biden seems the obvious pick now

If Obama had picked a newcomer as VP, the cacophony from MSM would be unimaginable. They can wonk about picking a long time insider like Biden and how that's not change blab blab blab, but it's nothing compared to the outrage if he had picked a guy like Kaine.

Obama is very wise, and that wisdom shows in his choice of Biden. He is a thinker.

[DFW]

57. Normally, I have no pity whatsoever for Republicans

But if THAT is McCain's short list, I'll send my condolences, and he can
save the country a fortune by conceding now.

However, THAT short list is so suicidal, I think it must have come from The Onion, originally

[SteelPenguin]

58. 10 bucks on Hutchinson

[TornadoTN]

60. Do they anyone that brings anything to the table? I only have one concern

The only one that I would say concerns me is Huckabee, since when he's out on the stump he can be a likable (yet batshit crazy) guy. I met him passively at the airport near my home when he came by for a campaign stop. He's a likable guy and he can relax a situation off the cuff like no one I've ever see. He spoke with me while I was waiting in line to clear DHS, never asked for my vote or anything of the sort - just spoke to me about where I was going, what I was doing, made a few jokes and shook my hand. Told him I was an Obama Democrat and he said "Will you vote for me anyway?" with a wide-eyed grin, shook my hand again and then was off.

The others, well, they don't bother me at all.

[Eurobabe]

62. Who the fuck is Whitman? Never even heard of her.

Don't count out Tom Ridge. I think he will be the one. As stupid as he is...

Then say hello to President Obama and Vice Predident BIDEN. :loveya: :loveya:

[JerseygirlCT]

69. EBay CEO nt

[harun]

63. No way he makes it that easy for us.

Probably going to be Ridge.

[Thrill]

64. Meg Whitman one step away from being President?

[WinkyDink]

65. They ain't picking a WOMAN. What would that do to their "CIC-ready" blather?

[TEXASYANKEE]

66. Hutchison and McCain hate each other.

McCain desperately needs someone versed in economics. I, too, think the pick will be Romney.

[book_worm]

67. Whitman? isn't she pro-choice, too? former governor of NJ.

[JerseygirlCT]

68. No, Meg Whitman - head of Ebay

Not Christie Todd Whitman, a moderate Republican and former gov. of NJ.

She'd be a smart choice, actually. So no chance he'd do it!