Speculation intensifies over a McCain VP pick

McCain is trying desperately to take back control of the media coverage now that Obama's getting some darling coverage of his middle east trip. For McCain to spill his VP choice now, just to draw attention back to himself, would be a huge mistake. It's one of the biggest events of the campaign season, and you only get one shot at it. McCain will waste his in late July, and Obama will have the rest of the summer and fall to perfectly orchestrate his response. The pendulum will swing back to Obama and McCain will once again be left trying to catch up.

I'm thinking the stop he has planned in Louisania is for this very reason...

Jindal I guess.

McCain needs a grand slam just to get back in the game. People are leaving. The fat lady is clearing her throat. The question is: is their any potential running-mate that McCain could pick that would even give him a chance?
I don't think so. Most likely scenario - Go with the money (Romney) NOW!
There may not be a tomorrow. The land is already starting to slide.

McCain could pick his nose for VP and it wouldn't help the poor fool.

John McCain and Mit Romney. Wow! A Morman and an old guy. One who worship a god from another planet and another one trying to get there. Should we be worry?

I hope it is not Mitt Romney. He will look more Presidential than John and I worry about Mitt's need to be a star.

SJB is probably right.

But then again, Obama leads McCain by a very large margin in fund raising. How much longer can McCain afford to lag behind?

The right VP choice will help McCain's campaign financially. They can then plot strategies for late summer and fall.

Besides, this year things are racially charged. if McCain has selected Colin Powell or Condie Rice for example, he's likely to be more criticized for it by some. By getting that over with, the campaign can finish with a focus on issues.

But yes, SJB is probably right. Were it not for financing and perhaps race, now seems too early.

SJB is probably right.

But then again, Obama leads McCain by a very large margin in fund raising. How much longer can McCain afford to lag behind?

The right VP choice will help McCain's campaign financially. They can then plot strategies for late summer and fall.

Besides, this year things are racially charged. if McCain has selected Colin Powell or Condie Rice for example, he's likely to be more criticized for it by some. By getting that over with, the campaign can finish with a focus on issues.

But yes, SJB is probably right. Were it not for financing and perhaps race, now seems too early.

The differences between McCain and Obama are minimal, when you consider that both believe big government can save you from yourself, and that we can save other nations from themselves as well. I will not play along with the game of lesser of two evils, as I believe that is part of what has plunged this nation into the mess we find ourselves today.

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The fellow's comment can't even spell the name Mormon and his comments about another planet shows how ignorant he truly is about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Why don't people study the faith than to listen to all the lies from their ministers and other people in the dark. A simple question: Mitt Romney believes in a church that has 12 living Apostles, didn't Jesus Christ chose 12 living Apostles??? I'd say Mitt is truly a Christian, since The Church of Jesus Christ has a living Prophet and 12 living Apostles directed by the Lord Jesus Christ through revelation. Now isn't that simple to understand and say 'why can't that be true'. I'D SAY MITT IS MORE CHRISTIAN THAN ANY PERSON RUNNING FOR OFFICE.

I don't care if Mitt Romney is Mormon or Buddhist. He is a high-achiever. He will fix the economy, hands down. Plus, he looks great! Much better than Obama the smoker. It would be best if Romney becomes the President, but since he withdrew, I would be happy if he becomes the VP.

The only way McCain gets elected is to choose a well-spoken and attractive woman as his vp. She could pull Hillary supporters and steal some of the
media attention from Obama. Doesn't anyone remember how sales strategy
works?

Hi, I´m writing from Colombia, please bear with my limited english. I´d like to comment that many of these views are solely centered on the U.S. domestic scenario, focusing more on the mere personal liking or disliking of two public figures. But look at the big picture, on the foreign policy arena, where the U.S. weaknesses are more obvious.

That´s where the JOHN McCAIN / COLIN POWELL ticket would make more sense. Both are experienced and tried by fire, and to the WORLD they wouldn´t necessarily mean a third Bush term, but an honest attempt to correct the mistakes of the Bush administration.

Believe me, IT´S TRUE LEADERSHIP THE WORLD NEEDS. Whether you like it or not, if Obama were to sit in front of Ajmadinejad, Castro, Chávez or Jong Il, he´s going to look so SMALL and humble that nothing coming out of his mouth would mean anything to these thugs, a picture resembling that of a well-intentioned Chamberlain waving the empty promises of someone like Hitler.

The threats faced by today´s world and the western hemisphere are so HUGE that we need common sense and a strong diplomacy.

An economic war is being waged upon us here in Latin America by the raising Asian giants, and if we´re being already impoverished, think of your Auto industry in shambles because of the STRONG LEADERSHIP they´re lacking.

It´s not protectionism that needs to be applied but effective leadership to reconvert industries, yours and ours, into making them more competitive, more innovative. Latin América CAN and SHOULD become your natural ally, both political and economically, so we can resist any crisis better, sharing some of your workload with us here, so illegal immigration can be deterred with effective solutions, not barriers.

Mean while, you can RE-TRAIN your work-force so none of your jobs would be affected, and the american worker, who´s also an american consumer, can still have a fairer chance, and goods still could be affordable and competitive. WE NEED TO LEARN HOW TO BE EFFICIENT AND PROFITABLE AGAIN. Let´s face it : we´ve become lazy and our sorry situation is nobody´s fault but our own.

I think terrorism should be fought more decissively; our determination and resolution shouldn´t be challenged; a zero tolerance policy against it is still necessary. There is no ETHNIC, RELIGIOUS or POLITICAL reason to justify it. And a McCAIN / POWELL formula would also send this message.
We down here in Colombia, for the last 40 years have suffered from the worst acts of terrorism perpetrated by the most savage form of communist insurgence ever known.

The F.A.R.C has allies in the oil-rich corrupt regime of Venezuela whose dictator plans using them as a trojan horse in his quest of brutally annexing our peace-loving democracy to his domains. Hugo Chávez keeps buying weapons from an irresponsible Putin, and plans to access the Pacific via-our homeland so he can supply the dreaded chinese communist tyranny with his cheap oil in the beggining century. WE MUST STOP HIM. And believe me, Obama won´t and can´t.

As the cowards and opportunist that they are, the communists SANDINISTAS, Daniel Ortega´s band in Nicaragua, have joined Chavez to put a squeeze on Colombia, to revive their long-forgotten and ludicrous pretensions on the Colombian islands of San Andrés, Providencia, Santa Catalina and their neighboring archipiélago on the Caribbean; challenging Colombia´s legitimate and un-disputed 200 hundred years of un-interrupted sovereignty over these islands.

Such ridiculous claims are made in the hopes that throwing a smoke curtain will disguise their corrupt and failed regimes, sky-rocketing inflation and poor management of Nicaragua´s economy. Facts all true that have placed this miserable population as the poorest in the whole hemisphere, next only to Haiti.

Adding to this, Chávez´s puppet in Ecuador, IS harboring the F.A.R.C terrorists, their camps and their drug-manufactoring labs, a fact that has been dennounced by Colombia, who had no choice but to bomb some of these camps near our border, where F.A.R.C´s top boss Raúl Reyes, a known U.S. citizens´ kidnapper, had found safe haven; and where communist indoctrination of gullible international activists have been taking place to dis-inform the world´s opinion about the reality of our country´s situation.

Thanks to God, U.S. collaboration and training, our forces GOT HIM; he was our Némesis, our Osama. And also recently, the world re-joiced as our Army struck another blow to these terrorist by rescueing 15 hostages, including three americans. Communists all-around the world can´t cope with this defeat and are still trying to belittle this triumph.

Some of them were kept there for more than ten years under the worst conditions. Need more? Ask Thomas Howes, Marc Goncalves and Keith Stansell...

Or the relatives of Larry Gay La'henaha'e, Ingrid Washinawatok and Terence Freitas, native-american activists slained long ago by A.K.A. "Grannobles" another F.A.R.C boss while defending Colombian aboriginal communities from F.A.R.C.

We must STOP THESE GUYS, also another appendix of the multi-national web of world terrorism; a sad, wrongful and fanatical entity that deems everything pro-western, pro-democracy, pro-freedom as fit for anhilation by any means necessary.

And a JOHN McCAIN / COLIN POWELL ticket CAN STOP THEM.

The democrats have chosen poorly betting all their chips between the Charisma card and the "Glamour" card of the Clintons who believe me from the distance, they´re no Kennedys. Obama is not a bad person and certainly his constituents must be more than pleased. He´s well intentioned but LACKS LEADERSHIP. That makes him the WRONG man for the job. Just like Bush. And picking the WRONG man is only going to be noticed under the WORST circumstances. Just like Bush. Republicanism as a whole failed here, not because it´s evil as some paranoid Liberal mongers roar, but because it made the WRONG CHOICE. It´s the WRONG PERSON making the wrong decissions and appointing the WRONG people once he´s onboard. That´s shown under the WORST adversities (9-11, Katrina, Tokio protocol, Unilateralism in launching the Iraq campaign).

Powell was dragged unfortunately into this and at one point, he left wisely. In fact, he DISCREETLY took distance from this administration´s mess, and the people is so aware of it that his credentials remain impeccable.

The good thing about these two leaders is that both acknowledge the errors already made, and HAVE a corrective way out. A McCAIN / POWELL formula should (and would) build more consensus internationally ¿How about appointing Joe Lieberman as Scy. Of State? THAT´S PRACTISING ELEGANT DIPLOMACY. That´s a whole lot more than the empty charge of ultra-optimistic-wishful "Yes, we can" hot air rethoric.

In serious cinema, biographic epics should be played by REAL ACTORS. Look-alikes only account for bad movies. Not only is needed someone that looks the part. HE´S GOT TO BE ABLE TO ACT THE PART. It´s the same in politics. We may not like the way McCAIN looks, or his age won´t appeal to younger voters or sway the media. But deep inside WE KNOW he´s the right man for the job.

That´s what an election is all about.

Thanks for your time, and for the opportunity to contribute.

if john wants to win he will pick mike huckabee

I concur that John McCain could damage the thought of Obama being the next US President with a selection of Condoleeza Rice. Condi said a few weeks ago that she is NOT interested in the role of US President. But would entertain the idea of VP "if asked." She is most definately needed to win the women's votes, since Hillary is gone from the remote possibility of becoming US President. Condi is needed to win the large States also. McCain needs to select a minority running mate to even out the equation. This is just common sense in the political realm.
I am a staunch GOP and believe there is a way for McCain to win: minority running mate.

Condoleeza Rice is the "most powerful" women in the entire world according to the most recent Forbes 100 report. For the past 5 years, she has been in the top 5 spots with her "eminent" power.

Put youself in McCain's shoes. Who would you "need" to pick to win the election? You are close friends with Joe Biden and share tenure in political office equivalent with Biden. A younger experienced Senator or Speaker of the House should put you in the White House.