| The big question in presidential politics this week is, 'who will be Obama's VP? He's got to pick before the convention - and the buzz is building.
The CNN report identifies the favorites: Joe Biden, Bill Richardson, Evan Bayh, Tim Kaine, Mark Warner, Kathleen Sebelius, Wesley Clark, Chris Dodd, Chet Edwards, Chuck Hagel, Sam Nunn, Jack Reed, and Ed Rendell. Brian Schweitzer's name is not mentioned in the CNN article, but a number of folks among the Internet crowd are still high on the Good Guv winning the second slot on the national ticket.
Still, the buzz is that anyone who's not been scheduled to speak at the Convention on Wednesday - during the spot reserved for the VP nominee - is not going to be tapped as Obama's running mate. Schweitzer is scheduled to speak on Tuesday. Kathleen Sebelius is also speaking Tuesday. Those speaking on Wednesday include Bill Richardson, Joe Biden, and Evan Bayh.
Other opinions:
MSMBC's First Read points to a New York Times profile of Joe Biden and says "the CW buzz seems to be pointing in Biden's direction right now."
The WaPo's Shailagh Murray speculates that Tim Kaine and Evan Bayh's appearances on Sunday talk shows this week may be more than coincidence, but then can't resist Joe Biden's trip to war-torn Georgia this weekend.
The odious horse-racer, Jake Tapper, lists his favorites, in order of his perception of likelihood: Joe Biden, Tim Kaine, Evan Bayh, and Sam Nunn as the dark horse.
The Washington Note's Steve Clemons "knows" it won't be Evan Bayh, Tom Daschle, Wesley Clark, or Jack Reed. Clemons thinks it's Biden, although "one well placed political expert just told me on the phone that we may all be wrong and that Obama could come out with something completely unexpected," like John Kerry, Hillary Clinton, or Al Gore.
Frankly, none of the pundits' favorites really inspire me. If Biden is the pick, I'm with Chris Bowers, who says, "I won't be screaming about Biden," which is a kind of endorsement, sort of. Honestly I'd expect more out of the Obama campaign. Someone to really dazzle the country for a little while, someone that complements Obama, not contrasts him. And why would the Obama campaign draw out the suspense and announcement of its VP choice...for Joe Biden? |
