Obama's Veep Vetting Team Discussing "Former Military Leaders," Other "Outside The Box" Names
Here's a bit of a glimpse into what sort of potential candidate Obama's vice-presidential vetting team has been asking about on Capitol Hill...
Illinois Sen. Barack Obama's vice presidential vetting team discussed roughly 20 names with a senior Senate Democrat Tuesday, including some well-known options and others that are "outside the box."Sen. Kent Conrad of North Dakota told CNN that some of those on the list are "top officials now," others are "former lawmakers" and others are "former top military leaders."
"Former top military leaders"? Another report says that one such military type talked about was Retired General James Jones, the former Marine and NATO Supreme Allied Commander.
Still, more than one former military leader was apparently discussed.
Wes Clark, anyone?
Late Update: To be clear, I'm skeptical of Clark as a choice, but it seems logical that he'd be one of the "former military leaders" discussed. Anyone have any thoughts as to what other ones might have come up?
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