Backroom deals have already been made, mark it down: When the openings are available, Hillary, Bill or both will be sitting on the Supreme Court. This will resonate well with Hillary supporters because I think they’ll eventually become smart enough to understand that veep is a pointless post and a lifetime appointment to the SC is a sweet arrangement for their one and only.

Obama should pick someone from the south, probably Tim Kaine. Nancy is pumping up this Chet Edwards guy, no one’s ever heard of him til she opened her mouth and that’s not a good thing. Here comes the inexperience argument–same thing the GOP will pull if Obama picks Kaine.

Ergo, I propose the following short list:

1) Bill Nelson, from Florida: has a touch of military experience and spent enough time in politics to not be considered a newcomer. Also spent some time in space and can help usher in a more complete future in space exploration and colonization.

2) Bob Graham, also from Florida: has a ton of political experience, is supposedly beloved in Florida by the old coots down there.

3) Lincoln Chafee, Rhode Island: “Republican” turned independent, but really a Democrat at heart and I’d vote for him in a second if I had the opportunity to do so. His positions are so anti-Republican it’s a wonderful thing.

4, 5) Mike Easley, North Carolina OR Phil Bredesen, Tennessee: Could help out in the south, plus more experience than Kaine and not sacrificing a senate seat by picking a governor.

There’s a lot of what I think is baloney about Obama polling strong in Montana and both the Dakotas. I think there’s no way he’ll win any of those 3 states, but maybe if he keeps polling strong there over the next 2-3 weeks he might consider Brian Schweitzer from Montana to try and secure those 9 electoral votes… and never underestimate the importance of 9 electoral votes.

He would trump any military experience McCain brings to the table. Clark was first in his class at West Point (McCain 5th from bottom at Annapolis), a Rhodes Scholar with a degree in philosophy, politics & economics, and his military credentials are astounding. He’s the only general in US history to win a war without one casualty in the NATO operations in Kosovo of which he was supreme commander. Clark, of course, served in Vietnam and was seriously wounded (shot 4 times with an AK47) yet continued to lead his troops to victory for which he received the Silver Star (he also received a bronze star while in Vietnam).

Clark is 63 which adds age to Obama’s youth. Clark was a staunch Hillary supporter which would hold some weight with her disappointed supporters should she not be Obama’s running mate.

That list is too short, and misses the guy that should be the dems choice for president.

Dennis Kucinich is about the only guy that really spoke about change without using it as a pitch phrase. He is also the only one from either side that has experience with an economic downfall that has a positive outcome.

If people would have listened to what he said instead of making fun of his appearance, it would have not been a contest.

Good idea. Clare McCaskill might be worth considering.

Au contraire. Obama could probably take the election even WITHOUT a running mate…there aren’t that many KKK members and undereducated bigots who are capable of voting.

With an experienced running mate, he’s in like Flint.

How sweet it is!!