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Some lazy afternoon VP speculation for you; UPDATES!
doubleplusundead — ... . Update: It looks like I may have read that report all wrong. The schedule might mean there will be no Jewish VP. Yet another update: Byron ...

U.S. News and World Report: Romney’s out
Hot Air » Top Picks — ... the pick. Like York, I’m nervous that the name’s going to leak tomorrow and it’s going to be both swallowed up by Pericles’s oration at the Parthenon and also perceived as an ungracious attempt to step on his spotlight. But McCain’s stuck. He said the nominee would be revealed on the 29th, so they have to start moving on it now to get the logistics in order. Still in the running, according to U.S. News: Hutchison (groan), Meg Whitman (groan), and … Joementum (groooooan), although NBC speculates that the timing of the rollout means Lieberman’s not the pick since it would force ...

Report: McCain has picked running mate, will announce Friday at 11 AM ET
Sister Toldjah — ... his aides could be pushing Mr. Lieberman with reporters as part of a disinformation campaign to stir interest in the selection and to make it appear as if Mr. McCain, a longtime opponent of abortion, was open to all possibilities and was therefore more of an independent candidate. Some Republicans also said that Mr. Lieberman did not catch fire as a campaigner in 2000 and that he would alienate more voters, particularly evangelicals, than he would attract. MSNBC’s First Read notes that McCain’s campaign ...

Early Morning Swim
Firedoglake — Well, that was fun. Reax to last night's speeches have been generally excellent -- here, here, here and here. WTF? Even Sullivan liked Bill Clinton's speech. Another shocker -- Bowers is finally happy with the night. My friends, a rising star. Meanwhile, McSame has chosen a veep. Announcement coming Friday.  Tea leaves suggest: not Short Ride? Wingnut fight -- Rover tried to whack Short Ride. Oh please oh please oh ...