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John McCain Watch: Kay Bailey Hutchison for Vice President? Part Two – Post Biden
United States Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas
Dick Morris makes the case this morning for Kay Bailey Hutchison as John McCain’s Vice President.Biden was the best of the names on Obama’s short list. His experience in foreign affairs, his tough advocacy of the Democratic agenda, and his skill at handling himself will all help Obama’s campaign, but not decisively. The other options were worse. Tim Kaine, governor of Virginia, had as little experience as Obama. Evan Bayh, senator from Indiana, is too soft-spoken and mild for a rough and tumble campaign.
But the most important thing is that Obama did not choose a woman. He needed one.
Now, John McCain can take advantage of Obama’s blunder by coming back with a female nominee for vice president. Texas Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison would be an excellent choice. She’s been around for decades and is not going to start making mistakes now.
Her nomination would be a signal to American women that McCain takes their aspirations seriously, even if Obama does not.
Senator Hutchison from Texas would make a solid choice and a candidate who would be difficult for Biden to attack on either the foreign policy or experience in government issues. Plus, unlike Alaska Governor Sarah Palin,she represents a large southern state which plays to the GOP base. Hutchison is also experienced in business, unlike Joe Biden.
On abortion, Hutchison is considered moderate or pro-choice but her NARAL ratings are very low. Is this the vetting of a pro-choice candidate that Team McCain floated last week? Pro-life Republicans would not be upset with her abortion position as they would with Joe Lieberman or Tom Ridge.
Hutchison is a solid candidate for Vice President. However, she has been quoted as saying she does not want the job and likely is planning a run to be Governor of Texas in 2010.
Stay tuned……
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John McCain Watch: Colin Powell for Vice President?
Former Secretary of State Colin Powell and Senator John McCain
With the selection of Senator Joe Biden as Barack Obama’s running mate, the ball is now in John McCain’s court to name his Vice Presidential selection. The formal announcement will be made next Friday at a campaign event in Dayton, Ohio.A name not previously mentioned in the conventional wisdom is former General, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Secretary of State Colin Powell. There have been rumors that General Powell will be endorsing Barack Obama at the Democrat cnvention next week. But, Powell has already contributed the maximum to Team McCain.
Team McCain floated the notion of a pro-choice Vice Presidential selection last week and Powell is pro-choice on abortion. Of course, so are Tom Ridge, Joe Lieberman and Rudy Giuliani.
Now, there is this trial balloon floated at Politico.
Retired Gen. Colin Powell is among the potential running mates who have been considered by John McCain, campaign advisers told Politico.
Powell was among the possible vice presidential choices the Arizona Republican senator was thinking of when he said he would not rule out a supporter of abortion rights, a key adviser said.
Powell would be a good choice if the campaign began to focus on foreign policy and military issues but it is NOT. This campaign will be about domestic issues in key battleground states and gender politics.
John McCain would best consider Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal or Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as his running mate.
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Colin Powell NOT Attending Democrat Convention
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Day By Day by Chris Muir August 24, 2008 – What’s Behind the Mask?
Day By Day by Chris MuirAnd, who were Joe Biden’s mentors? – the credit card companies based in Delaware such as MBNA (now Bank of America) and their lobbyists.Obama – Biden = Plus Ca Change
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links for 2008-08-24
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Oh Please Revisionist history that sucks
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Why is it a real race now, with John McCain rising in the polls and Barack Obama falling? There are many answers, but here I think is an essential one: The American people have begun paying attention.
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.. Biden's passionate and seemingly personal closing statement in a Democratic debate in Iowa in late August had been swiped without attribution and almost word for word from a Kinnock TV commercial designed to evoke memories of the British class struggle
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Happiness abounds in the GOP and in the Clinton Cabal
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In picking Sen. Joe Biden to be his running mate, Barack Obama sought to shore up his weakness — inexperience in office and on foreign policy — rather than underscore his strength as a new-generation candidate defying political conventions.
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A Rudy Giuliani response when Biden took a shot at him — "Joe's a good guy, we all criticize each other during this time… But for Joe Biden to talk about qualifications — he's never run a city, he's never run a state, he's never run a business."
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The industry that has given Biden the most cash has been lawyers/law firms ($6,567,404) followed by real estate ($1,297,690). Pro-Israel groups are the 8th biggest contributing industry.
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Barack Obama's choice of Joseph Biden as his running mate is likely to bring up lots of old stories about the long-time senator from Delaware. In 1998, someone called me to talk about the sale of Biden's house, which had been a minor issue in his re-elect
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Wonder if she still feels this way? Doubtful……
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