Re: Micheline

Seriously? My, aren't we feeling rather, um...inadequate. Drug Rush sounds downright jealous of they very bullshit stereotypes that he dreamed up.

These wingnuts are some seriously sick puppies.

Posted at June 27, 2008 2:58 PM in response to Conservative Activist Grover Norquist: Obama Is "Kerry With A Tan"

And Grover Norquist is an over-grown Ewok without the personality.

What an asshole. But I'm waiting for someone of his ilk to forget their public screen before November.

Posted at June 27, 2008 2:14 PM in response to Conservative Activist Grover Norquist: Obama Is "Kerry With A Tan"

Oh, I have, and it's completely annoying. I can't believe those attributed to her camp display such venom toward her, but not that awful hack Mark Penn.

Posted at June 18, 2008 12:48 PM in response to Obama And Hillary To Appear Together At Washington Fundraiser

I thought about that, too--and my heart just dropped to my feet. This is very, very shocking and very, very sad.

My condolences to his family.

This has been quite a strange, shocking and sad day.

Posted at June 13, 2008 4:24 PM in response to Tim Russert Has Passed Away

"If the Obama campaign thinks they are going to intimidate Joe Lieberman with these sleazy tactics then they are sorely mistaken.

Spoken like a truly courageous staffer--right after he finished cleaning Lieberman's shit-stained pants after their little meeting.

I'm sure Obama and his campaign are duly chastened.

Posted at June 10, 2008 11:02 AM in response to Lieberman Camp To Obama: Back Off

Kathleen Sebelius or Tim Kaine.

Oh, and btw: Skee-Phi!

Posted at June 6, 2008 5:07 PM in response to Obama's Veep-Hunting Team Gears Up

Comeon gregg, are you married to a clinton relative or something?

Geeze...no kidding. I'm beginning to wonder, too.

Seriously, this whole Hillary-needs-to-be-VP tripe is as tiring as it is insulting. Why are we acting as if there is no one else for him to select from? We have a lot of very talented people that can contribute.

Besides, the man said he's not going to be rushed nor will he be forced into a decision, so let it be. I don't care what the polls say.

According to the polls, he was supposed to lose.

Posted at June 6, 2008 3:51 PM in response to Obama's Veep-Hunting Team Gears Up

I seriously hope the republicans don't think they can punk him.

OTOH, maybe they should--make them even sorrier for underestimating him.

Posted at June 5, 2008 4:40 PM in response to Breaking: Howard Dean To Stay As Chair Of The DNC

Don't forget that she "offered" the VP position to Obama a few months ago.

Posted at June 5, 2008 4:25 PM in response to Hillary Spokesperson: "She Is Not Seeking The Vice Presidency"

Yes, Don Beyer--if for no other reason than that. I don't know if he's interested in elected office again (for himself, that is) but perhaps.

In answer to your question, I don't live in Va. now, but since I was born, raised and married there (now live in a bodering state to the Commonwealth) with family still living there and a few folks I know elected locally, I have a decent read on it.

Among Kaine, Webb and Warner, I prefer Kaine.

I like Webb, but he'll piss women off; he's just a non-starter. Warner...well, I just want to make sure we get that seat.

Great upside with Kaine, though. There's just the tiny problem that the current Lt. gov is a Class A wingnut (he said he wouldn't run in 2009, but I'd hate for him to be governor even for a second), but other than that, I think he's the strongest of the three. He's fluent in Spanish and southern with midwestern roots.

He's not pro-choice (OK, downside there); but he is a seamless garment Catholic who does not let his religion get in the way of policymaking. E.g., he opposes the death penalty but has overseen executions. (Can you believe it? We've gotten so far away from separating personal belief from public policy recent years until the notion seems almost quaint.)

His father-in-law is also former Republican governor, so that plays nicely into the theme of appealing to disaffected Republicans, too. And I just love his energy! When he introduced Obama at the annual J-J dinner earlier, I thought the man was gonna burst with excitement and pride.

What's more, he and Obama seem to be very at ease together. They're backgrounds are very similar: midwestern roots; Havard Law; the paths they took to their careers (he took time off to be a missionary during law school); they were both law school professors and worked in firms protecting civil rights.

And there's something to be said of rewarding those who were there with you early on, when he was still seen as a long shot.

Obama can still win Va. w/o a Virginian on the ticket--we elected Doug Wilder almost 20 years ago when the demographics were much less favorable. I still like Sebelious. I really like Richardson, too, but I've heard he has zipper problems. It's a real shame, too, because I think they could win together (he doesn't appear to be "too ethnic" so it won't be "too much change at once"--and yes, I want to shower after saying that but I think it's reality) but since the rethugs "got nothing" in terms of issues, they'd go there.

That said, I'd REALLY like an Obama/Kaine ticket.

Posted at June 5, 2008 1:01 PM in response to Obama Campaigning With Potential VPs Today In Virginia