Veep watch drags on

Is there a republican based plot to make McCain look more appealing
by shifting voters' focus off the economy (McCain's week spot)
by using Georgia as a pawn to destabilize relations with Russia ?
I've heard that McCain's lobbists were involved.
After all, Georgia made the first military move, then Russia responded.
Why is news media not making this clear to their viewers ?

Will voters equate McCain's POW experience with stratigic capabilities ?
Many privates have been POWs, but many would not have stratigic
or diplomatic capabilities necessary to be a leader or commander-in-chief.
I would not trust McCain as commander-in-chief. His tempriment seems
prown to enable acting out emotional responces to further his own
personal agenda, instead of protecting the welfare of US citizens.

We need a good man in office, a man of good will, who will know
and do the right thing for our people. We need a man who will bring
the American people into his trusted circle and speak to us as adults.
We've had all the shady, back room politics we can stand. I trust
Senator Obama to step up and be the kind of president who will
bring this country back to greatness. Heaven help us if McCain gets in.
I trust Senator Obama will select a very capable running mate.

PLEASE let it be Richardson.....

Great orators can promise you the world and make you believe it to be true. As voters, we have to be more diligent than that and see through the smoke and mirrors. What is the voting record? What did they say weeks ago compared to what shifts have been made simply because the polls show they should say something else. Is he/she telling me what I want to hear just to get elected or is there substance? That goes for all candidates. I originally leaned towards McCain way back when all the candidates were just proclaiming there desire to be in the race. Why? Because his record shows he's a maverick. Neither right, nor left and his somewhat centrist views tie more to mine. Obama, I love his charisma, but does he have plans for smaller govt or progress w/o raising my taxes?

Senator Obama has less than 3 years as a federal legislator....less than 3 years...is this what we want to forge our nation's economic and foriegn policies...I think not, While Senator McCain may not be the most desirable candidate for all, he is by far the most experienced and has proven over the years he can break from the party to craft legislation that he feels is correct...like it or not the Oval Office is not the place to learn on the job, Senator Obama's running mate can have all the experience in the world, but in the end the decisions will be Mr. Obama's to make, not the VP's, what if the VeeP is overseas, is he going to wait until he comes back for a face to face mentoring session....lets be real, we need our President ready to go from day one.....

First: Nancy Pelosi is an embarassment to Democratic Governance--who cares what she wants. We should change the phrase from the "Peter Principle" to the "Pelosi Mistake"

Second: 20 million people are passionate about Clinton. If Michelle Obama is so incapable of basically understanding that--it goes to show she is not ready govern the country--only her hubby.

Third: Dragging this announcement out and playing "cat got the mouse" with it will TOTALLY blow the election for Obama if he chooses anyone without 20 million people behind her. His cogitating is being interpreted as indecision or as lack of REAL reality based confidence and it is becoming the fodder of the late night shows. Frankly, I would vote for Obama only if Clinton is on the ticket--otherwise, why bother? Let the senile old McCain keel over in office so we can impeach Romney

First: Nancy Pelosi is an embarassment to Democratic Governance--who cares what she wants. We should change the phrase from the "Peter Principle" to the "Pelosi Mistake"

Second: 20 million people are passionate about Clinton. If Michelle Obama is so incapable of basically understanding that--it goes to show she is not ready govern the country--only her hubby.

Third: Dragging this announcement out and playing "cat got the mouse" with it will TOTALLY blow the election for Obama if he chooses anyone without 20 million people behind her. His cogitating is being interpreted as indecision or as lack of REAL reality based confidence and it is becoming the fodder of the late night shows. Frankly, I would vote for Obama only if Clinton is on the ticket--otherwise, why bother? Let the senile old McCain keel over in office so we can impeach Romney

the experience talk is a lame argument from people who are afraid of any change in the status quo.

Yes, the current administration was rife with experience, and look where that got us. Well done.

Although there's no chance this would ever happen, I just wish that the news media would have mentioned once or twice about the upcoming announcement from Obama -- and then just drop the subject until the announcement is made. I have tuned in to a public TV station so I won't have to watch those news guys waiting like dogs for the announcement. It's been harder for me to get the picture out of my mind of the supporters who gladly surrendered their cell phone numbers to Obama's staff and who also have been waiting like dogs for the announcement, each one thinking they are the first to get the information.

It's sort of like "Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid", Sundance is worried because he can't swim...Butch laughs and says..."can't swim...hell the fall will kill ya!" Senator Obama if you will just hold on to your 'connection' (like in the movie - and like the connection and respect I feel you had with Hillary during the campaigning) you can 'jump in' and handle the current successfully as long as you swim it together!

I fear that if you do not select Senator Clinton, we COULD be vanquished to another four years of "Bush politics" ! Our country cannot survive that, it will place our beloved country in even lower esteem worldwide, if the Republicans prevail !

I think that BOTH of you felt you could rely on each other, should the end result be either one of you , in the number one spot. You MUST have someone in the VP position who can/will 'have your back', who is willing to work late, and be away from their home, for the good of he country. You need someone's ear, during those times of almost unbearable stress, times which could cause great loss of life for some patriotic Americans as they may be called to duty.

You know how diligent she is, you know you share near identical vision for this nation, you know she can bring you votes, (that without her COULD result in more "Republican destruction" of this nation), I believe, you know you can trust her, you know she is logical and intelligent, and this country matters to her, just as it does with you. You have already made history in 'the running', and you can make unbelievable history in 'the winning' ...with Senator Clinton standing with you as Vice President ! You have touted 'change' as your 'credo'...if you TRULY think that we need 'a change'...let's have it !!

Being President of the United States, must be the lonliest job in the world, knowing that the lives of millions of people are in your hands, and the decisions you make will affect this planet. What a blessing it could be for you, to have a VP that you know you can count on, at any given moment...even at 3:00am !

Ghandi said "YOU be the change you want to see!" This wise man might have been right on your track. To see that thought come to fruition, perhaps it includes changing the 'status quo'...to have a Vice President who is actually seen, who actually participates in the business of running this country.

Since it appears that everybody has it all figured out (as they wait outside various locations), as to the 'man' for the job...why not REALLY shake it up, and give them "the powerhouse in the pantsuit", who will make your Presidency one that has truly never had equal !! As another wise man (Albert Einstein) said, "It's not what you know, it's what you do with what you know! I pray for your RIGHT decision...Hillary Clinton.