• Bobby Jindal,  Fred Thompson,  Mitt Romney,  President 2008,  Rudy Giuliani,  Sarah Palin

    John McCain Watch: VP Sweepstakes – Crist, Jindal and Romney? Part Two – With VP Poll

    Mitt Romney, Charlie Crist and Bobby Jindal

    Vice President contenders? Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, Florida Governor Charlie Crist and Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal

    The “purely social”get together of Senator and presumptive GOP Presidential nominee John McCain at his Sedona, Arizona ranch Saturday with GOP leaders has “nothing whatsoever to do with the vice presidential selection process” according to Charlie Black, a key McCain campaign strategist.

    Right.

    But, what is interesting is the emphasis (leak) now on Fox News that “other” perspective Vice President candidates have either ALREADY visited with McCain at the Hidden Valley Ranch, like Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty OR were invited this weekend and had other committments, like Mike Huckabee. Looks like the campaign was caught flat-footed on this “purely social” event.

    Others mentioned to attend the Memorial Day weekend BBQ include:

    • Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina
    • Senator Sam Brownback of Kansas
    • Former e-Bay Chief Executive Meg Whitman
    • FedEx Corp. Chief Executive Frederick W. Smith

    Ok, so maybe this is a “meet and greet’ and not a serious series of interviews. But, what better way to create some “BUZZ” over the Vice Presidential sweepstakes and at the same time begin the pundit vetting of potential candidates – all on the cheap of an Arizona BBQ grill.

    So, Flap will go one step further and rip off this poll idea from Marc Ambinder except Flap will name names.

    Vote for John McCain’s Vice President:

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  • Barack Obama,  Bill Clinton,  Hillary Clinton,  President 2008

    Vice President Hillary Clinton?

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    Glenn McCoy on the Clintons

    Would Barack Obama consider Hillary Clinton as his Vice President? Are the Clintons pushing the idea?

    It is possible to muscle your way into a vice presidential nod: You have something the nominee wants, and he has to give it to you.

    The question is: Does Hillary Clinton have that kind of muscle?

    Her victories in states such as Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia and her strength with women and white working-class voters have fueled the argument that Barack Obama must put her on the ticket if he wins the nomination and wants those states and those votes in the fall.

    And, as a senior Obama adviser told me Wednesday, some Clinton supporters are “pushing real, real hard to get her on the ticket.”

    Flap recommends Obama select Hillary.

    Why?

    It would be a disaster for the Obama in the fall and should Obama win – the ultimate nightmare.

    For the election the GOP wuld drudge up all of the Clinton baggage – not real change you can believe in but the same ol’ Clinton triangulation.

    After an Obama victory, can you imagine having Hillary and Bill again in the White House and down the hall from the Oval Office?

    Hillary as Vice President will NOT happen.