thewashingtonnote.com - 8/14/2008
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As I reported the other day, Evan Bayh is the favored candidate to find himself on Barack Obama's ticket. Obama will probably finalize his decision today or tomorrow and then announce his decision as he comes out of his Hawaii vacation. The Obama campaign has offered to text message anyone who wants early word of the decision.
I don't think that such a selection is the end of the ...
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Happy Furry Puppy Story Time with Norbizness —
... . He dutifully reprints elements from Powells shameless performance at the UN in his horrifically wrongheaded Iraq columns (and then recycles them for five years), and then his musings arent good enough for this inexplicably popular military type? Well, you MAKE TIME for his shitty musings, Powell. 2. I don't care that Democratic candidates in Indiana have to personally execute mentally challenged prisonerswith their bare hands, serve on neo-con panels urging perpetual warmongering, and constantly interrupt interviews with loud prayers for renewal of the land in order to ...
The Veep Buzzzzzzz
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan —
Steve Clemons still thinks Obama picking Bayh is likely: As I reported the other day, Evan Bayh is the favored candidate to find himself on Barack Obama's ticket. Obama will probably finalize his decision today or tomorrow and then announce his decision as he comes out of his Hawaii vacation. Lynn Sweet hears other rumors: I'm just passing on the latest I'm hearing -- that Sen. Joe Biden is moving up on the list of potential running mates for presumptive Democratic nominee Sen. Barack Obama. While Obama's heart ...
Veepstakes: Biden on the move?
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By Michael J.W. Stickings According to the Chicago Sun-Times's Lynn Sweet, Biden is "moving up on the list of potential running mates" for Obama. It seems to be coming down to Biden, Bayh, and Kaine -- unless Obama has a major surprise up his sleeve. As I've said before, Biden is my clear preference among the leading contenders. Steve Clemons thinks that Bayh is "the favored candidate" to be Obama's running mate. As I've said ...
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Sister Toldjah —
... for Indiana Senator Evan Bayh to be taken off the “short list” because supposedly he’s a … “neocon.” ...
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