McCain's Veep Choice Will Be In Ohio
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan — And the day after Obama's acceptance speech: “You’re going to own the weekend,” a McCain official said. ...

Amanda Carpenter: VP Announcement Leaks
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog — ... says Obama may be ready to announce his VP as early as tomorrow. If all goes according to plan, the announcement will be made with text and e-mail messages to supporters early in the morning, in time to capture coverage on the morning news shows and take advantage of a full day’s news cycle," wrote reporters Adam Nagourney and Jeff Zeleny. (That means I'll be sleeping next to my blackberry. Gotta get my text message from Barack!) According to the Politico , McCain will announce his VP on Friday, August 29 in the battleground state of Ohio---one day after Obama formally ...

Politico: McCain to name VP on August 29
Hot Air » Top Picks — Politico: McCain to name VP on August 29 posted at 8:50 pm on August 18, 2008 by Allahpundit Send to a Friend | printer-friendly In Ohio , on his birthday, as expected . Sounds like Ridge and Liebs are out and Mitt and Pawlenty are in: Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) plans to celebrate his 72nd birthday on Aug. 29 by naming his running mate at a huge rally in the battleground state of Ohio, Republican sources said… The campaign has begun building a crowd of 10,000 for Dayton, Ohio, according to an organizer. McCain is scheduled to appear with his running ...

Politico: McCain to Announce Veep Pick Day After Denver
The Page by Mark Halperin - TIME.com — ... Mike Allen cites sources saying the Arizonan plans to spend his 72nd birthday naming his running mate at a huge 10,000-person rally in Ohio. ...

But On The Verge ...
Hotline On Call Part Deux — ... And Politico's Allen is reporting that John McCain will announce his veep pick on Aug. 29, the GOPer's 72nd birthday. ...

Aug. 29, Ohio
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Breaking: McCain To Announce VP Choice In Dayton On August 29th - Who Will It Be? Taking Bets! Tell Us Now!
Pat Dollard | Young Americans — ... Party, said in an exuberant post on his blog this weekend: “Sen. McCain is expected to host a rally on August 29 in Dayton and is looking for a BIG venue and for a BIG crowd. He’ll get it. This is not yet public. I guess I just made it so.” The post has been removed without explanation. PolitickerOH.com reported Monday morning that the event will be at the 10,000-seat Ervin J. Nutter Center, a sports and entertainment complex at Wright State University. (Politico)

McCain Plans VP Birthday Bash
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire — ... According to Politico, Sen. John McCain "plans to celebrate his 72nd birthday on Aug. 29 by naming his running mate at a huge rally in the battleground state of Ohio." ...

McCain to announce VP pick on the 29th
No Runny Eggs — ... Politico is reporting that John McCain will give himself a birthday present and announce his VP nominee in Ohio one day after Barack Obama (probably) takes his victory lap around Invesco Field. ...

Report: McCain To Announce VP Right After Dem Convention
TPM Election Central — ... In the latest veepstakes development, the Politico reports that John McCain is likely to announce his running-mate pick on August 29 -- the day immediately after Barack Obama officially accepts the Democratic nomination in Denver. ...

VP Selection and Timing Critical to Momentum
The Next Right — ... This is why McCain's decision to jam up Obama's news cycle with a VP pick on August 29th and compress his newsmaking opportunities into a few days could be a crucial milestone. ...

Hugh Hewitt: Romney or Pawlenty on August 29
Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog — That's what Mike Allen is reporting, and Mike knows his stuff. Romney is benefitting from the scurrilous e-mails attacks on his faith (don't try and push McCain around, plus the bigots' push gives the Arizona senator a chance to supercharge religious minorities with a stirring denunciation of this vile bigotry) and from the centrality of Michigan and Colorado where the former Massachusetts governor is very popular. Pawlenty has the great advantage of being acceptable to everyone. Either is a great choice that builds on the momentum of the past month. Plus, whispers from my Dem ...

Hugh Hewitt: Romney or Pawlenty on August 29
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog — That's what Mike Allen is reporting, and Mike knows his stuff. Romney is benefitting from the scurrilous e-mails attacks on his faith (don't try and push McCain around, plus the bigots' push gives the Arizona senator a chance to supercharge religious minorities with a stirring denunciation of this vile bigotry) and from the centrality of Michigan and Colorado where the former Massachusetts governor is very popular. Pawlenty has the great advantage of being acceptable to everyone. Either is a great choice that builds on the momentum of the past month. Plus, whispers from my Dem ...

Links for 2008-08-18 [del.icio.us]
FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog — ... | Edwards went for big time Obama Ready to Announce Vice President? FOXNews.com - Defense Official: Russia Has Short Range Missiles in South Ossetia - International News | News of the World | Middle East News | Europe News Russia has placed short range SS-21 missiles in South Ossetia, that could pose a threat to most major Georgian cities," including the capital, Tbilisi, a U.S.Defense official confirmed to FOX News on Monday. Exclusive: McCain to name VP on Aug. 29 - Mike Allen - Politico.com Sen. John McCain ...

Opening the Day: $427.2 million in Political Spending from Oil and Coal This Year... So Far
Open Left - Front Page — ... that the oil and coal industries spent $427.2 million so far this year of the year to shift public opinion and to capture the eyes, ears, and support of Congress on critical energy issues. Are the Republicans using the government to raise criminal suspicions against the Democratic Senate candidate in Mississippi? The rumors are that Obama is going to announce his VP this week. McCain is going to name his VP on August 29th, the day after the Democratic National Convention.   Bob Woodward has a new terrible book coming ...

links for 2008-08-19
FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog — ... (tags: Barack_Obama William_Ayers) Exclusive: McCain to name VP on Aug. 29 - Mike Allen - Politico.com Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) plans to celebrate his 72nd birthday on Aug. 29 by naming his running mate at a huge rally in the ...

Veep Nominations Coming
Rhymes With Right — ... McCain making his announcement on his 72nd birthday the day after the Democrat Convention ends -- and in Ohio. Is this a sign of an Ohioan as the nominee? Or given that he also has major events planned in Pennsylvania and Michigan that day, could the speculation be wrong and the announcement come a different day -- or of a non-Ohioan (Michigan native Romney or Pennsylvanian Ridge)? More info on potential McCain picks at ...

Obama set to make running-mate announcement … any day now
Political Animal — ... the news could come this morning. The NYT reports that the announcement could come “as early as” tomorrow. The WaPo’s front-page story says there are “signs” that “Obama may wait to announce his choice until this weekend or just before.” In other words, we don’t know much, but interest has become so intense, the political world can’t help but treat morsels of ambiguous tips as revealing developments. As for the other party: Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) plans to celebrate his 72nd ...

McCain will announce veep August 29
Stubborn Facts — Sorry, I just think it's a mistake to let Obama get the drop on him. He should choose Sarah Palin, and he should say so now. Yesterday would have been good, this morning will do.

McCain Plans VP Birthday Bash
The Hollywood Liberal — ... on an errant blog posting appears to be on the right track. According to Politico , Sen. John McCain “plans to celebrate his 72nd birthday on Aug. 29 by naming his running mate at a huge rally in the battleground state of Ohio.” The campaign “has begun building a crowd of 10,000 for Dayton, Ohio, according to an organizer. McCain is scheduled to appear with his running mate at a large-scale event in Pennsylvania shortly thereafter.” ...

Obama VS. McCain
blonde sagacity — ... Obama won't keep his promise to debate McCain "anywhere, anytime." McCain, with a robust resume and details at his fingertips, won big. ...After what happened at Lake Forest, Calif.'s evangelical Saddleback megachurch Saturday evening, we may have found that debating is Obama's Achilles' heel..." (source) It would seem that both candidates have decided on their Veep choices. Barack is rumored to let his pick be known as early as this Wednesday. And McCain will divulge on the 29th. Obama's got a great cyber-scam running right now: supporters can ...

The Early Word: Pre-Convention Strategies
The Caucus — ... in the final discussions in an effort to enforce a command that Mr. Obama issued to staff members: that his decision not leak out until supporters are notified. Mr. Obama had not notified his choice — or any of those not selected — of his decision as of late Monday, advisers said. Going into the final days, Mr. Obama was said to be focused mainly on three candidates: Senator Evan Bayh of Indiana, Gov. Tim Kaine of Virginia and Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr. of Delaware. Mr. McCain may announce his vice presidential choice on Aug. 29, his birthday, at a rally in Ohio, the day ...

More Veepstakes
Shakesville — ... get their news (often as background noise, half-listened to) is a terrible environment into which to insert a Kaine to challenge a McCain. (That the Dems evidently haven't seriously considered this is scary.) Unlucky for Mr. Kaine, but there's no way he should get near the ticket for that reason alone. I've had the thought this week that Obama could surprise us all and unveil Clinton as his running mate. That would be some seriously news cycle ownage. McCain will reportedly name his running mate on Aug. 29. Which is also his 72nd birthday.

The Morning Report
Real Clear Politics - TIME.com — ... " (Philip Elliott, AP) - John McCain told fellow veterans Monday that Democratic rival Barack Obama tried to legislate failure in Iraq and has refused to admit he erred when opposing the military increase there last year. " Exclusive: McCain to name VP on Aug. 29 " (Mike Allen, The Politico ) - Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) plans to celebrate his 72nd birthday on Aug. 29 by naming his running mate at a huge rally in the battleground state of Ohio, Republican sources said. " ...

2008 Election ‘Regular Season’ Kickoff
Outside The Beltway | OTB — ... as early as tomorrow, with Joe Biden the apparent fan favorite, and that John McCain will make his VP announcement the morning after the Democrats finish and on what happens to be his 72nd birthday.  Much ...

No More Mister Nice Blog — ... Politico's Mike Allen has a self-negating story up right now. On the one hand, Allen tells us that John McCain intends to make a relatively dull, safe choice for VP: ...

John McCain Set To Announce VP On August 29
Stop The ACLU — ... The Politico has an exclusive saying that preliminary plans are set for John Mccain to announce his VP on the 29th, a day after Obama gives his acceptance speech which will limit the weekend news coverage and perhaps the bounce that Obama’s campaign is expecting after he is crowned the official Democratic nominee. (although if the bounce is anything like when Hillary Clinton suspended her campaign or after his Berlin speech, then it won’t be much to worry about anyway) Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) plans to celebrate his 72nd birthday on Aug. 29 by naming his running mate at a ...

Townhall.com Staff: What's Hot Tuesday
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog — What are the most popular stories around the web this morning? Townhall does the surfing so you don't have to. Washington Post: Who Will Be No. 2? ABC News: Obama Makes Up Mind on Running Mate Politico: McCain to Name VP on Aug. 29 Newsweek: Saddleback Bloopers Wall Street Journal: Obama on Clarence Thomas Los Angeles Times: American Shawn Johnson Gets Her Gold Slate: Why Are Jamaicans So Good at Sprinting? New York Times: Drink Outside the Box Time Magazine: The Great American Yard Sale Boston Globe: Frugally ...

Around the Web: 2008
The Corner — Tuesday, August 19, 2008 [image] Around the Web: 2008 [Katherine Connell] The latest on the candidates . . . McCain Exclusive: McCain to Name VP on Aug. 29 Politico [image] ...

Veepstakes Predictions
Taylor Marsh — ... and McCain. The person, or persons, who guess both correctly will have a couple of options. Either you’ll get kudos on your amazing political smarts from yours truly, or we’ll put together a guest post promoting the congressional candidate of your choice. Or both! ...

Today on Doing Time with Ron Kuby- Tuesday, August 19, 2008
The Latest on Air America — ... We'll do the cursory speculating but you may change your mind once you hear why Kuby supports his choice. Will McCain have an advantage because he won't be announcing his VP until after the Democratic Convention? Meanwhile, the ...

Daily Blog Buzz: Veep Talk
Weekly Standard Blog — ... Meanwhile, the Politico reported last night that John McCain will announce his VP on August 29, the day after Obama's acceptance speech (and McCain's 72nd birthday). Townhall's Amanda Carpenter ...

Don't Count Out Cantor
The Next Right — Rep. Eric Cantor (R-Va.) was instrumental on Aug. 1 from the start of the #dontgo revolt on the House floor. But since then, he hasn't been back to Washington, opting instead to focus on work in his district. He's also doing two things that almost certainly enhance his profile as a potential VP for John McCain: raising money for Republicans and appearing on TV as a surrogate for the GOP nominee. Nonetheless, Cantor's name has been left out of recent news stories or relegated to darkhorse status. Aside from an excellent Washington Times piece by Ben ...

McCain to Mark Birthday, Katrina Anniversary with VP Pick
Crooks and Liars — ... That debate aside, McCain’s image management problems begin in earnest the next day with his scheduled VP announcement in Dayton. McCain’s decision to highlight his birth in 1936 can only resurrect the age issue, one which he has ...

REDSTATE ROUNDTABLE #15: McCain's VP Pick
RedState: Conservative News and Community — ... So now we know the Democratic ticket: Obama-Biden. We have been promised John McCain's running mate on Friday the 29th. With Joe Biden as the matchup, who among the plausible candidates should McCain take? And who is helped/hurt by the Biden pick? ...

Romney: Biden Clips Are Worse Than Mine
Political Radar — ... that he is not qualified to be president." The former Massachusetts governor downplayed the significance of his primary clashes with McCain following a Christian Science Monitor lunch with reporters. Romney was in Denver, Colo., as part of a broader Republican effort to frame Obama as "A Mile High and an Inch Deep." Romney is scheduled to campaign for McCain on Wednesday in Henderson, Nev. His office has not, however, released details on where he will be on Friday when McCain is expected to announce the identity of his running mate at a ...

No More Mister Nice Blog — ... up to "them." And in any case, what about the GOP base's rejection of Lieberman forced McCain to pick Palin? Weren't there plenty of other possible running mates, all of them more qualified than Palin? Ah yes, we almost forgot the major factor in the septuagenarian cancer survivor's choice of who would succeed him if he became president and subsequently passed away. The major factor was that he wanted to "own the weekend." I take you back to a week and a half before the Palin pick was announced: ..."McCain views this as the ...