McCain Has Made His Pick and Is Set to Tell on Friday - Republican National Committee, White House '08

Rumor Mill
Vodkapundit — ... on 27 Aug 2008 at 07:57 pm The word on the street here is that Virginia Congressman Eric Cantor will be McCain’s veep pick. We’ll find out at 11AM Eastern on Friday. Tagged as: ...

Politico: McCain to Inform Veep Thursday
The Page by Mark Halperin — ... NY Times: McCain’s expected to reveal his choice at 11 a.m. Friday at a rally at a basketball arena in Dayton, Ohio. Lieberman was under serious consideration as late as Tuesday. ...

Rove Versus Lieberman: Rove Tried To Kill Lieberman As VP Pick
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed — ... McCain (R-Ariz.) to withdraw his name from vice presidential consideration, according to three sources familiar with the conversation. Lieberman dismissed the request, these sources agreed. Lieberman "laughed at the suggestion and certainly did not call [McCain] on it," said one source familiar with the details. "Rove called Lieberman," recounted a second source. "Lieberman told him he would not make that call." The New York Times reports that McCain has decided who his running mate will be and will announce the decision on ...

The Latest McCain Veep Buzz
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire — Reports suggest Sen. John McCain has made his running mate pick and will unveil his decision at an event in Ohio on Friday. The New York Times reports it's mainly three men who are under consideration: Mitt Romney, Tim Pawlenty and Joe Lieberman. According to ABC News, Romney was followed to the airport yesterday "by a grey unmarked Chevy SUV with police lights. Two men wearing suits using ear pieces were in the driver and passenger seats." Has his Secret Service protection already arrived? The Minneapolis Star Tribune says Pawlenty will be in Denver today to go on attack against the Democrats. "The high-visibility mission is the latest ...

McCain Schedules Rally for Saturday Evening
The Caucus — SEDONA, Ariz. – Tea-leaf alert! It turns out that the Saturday rally in Senator John McCain’s roll-out tour of a vice-presidential running mates will take place in the early evening. Could it be a clue, given that one of the finalists on Mr. McCain’s shortlist, Senator Joseph I. Lieberman, is an Orthodox Jew who does not work on the Sabbath? Doors to the rally, at a stadium in Washington, Pa., are supposed to open at 3 p.m. Sundown is not scheduled until 7:55 p.m. It would be a long time to ask people to wait – but the campaign has scheduled John Rich, a country music star, ...

Around the Web: 2008
The Corner on National Review Online — ... August 28, 2008 [image] Around the Web: 2008 [Katherine Connell] The latest on the candidates . . . Democratic Convention Democrats Nominate Obama The Washington Post [image] Democrats Work to Minimize Stadium Setting's Political Risks The New York Times [image] Dems Nervous over Invesco Risks Politico [image] Clinton, Thinking About Tomorrow The Washington Post [image] Ex-President Gives His Backing to Obama The Boston Globe [image] [image] McCain Has Made His Pick and Is Set to Tell on Friday The New York Times [image] Selects His VP ...

Read These Now or Crucified Frogs Will Destroy Your Soul
Shakesville — The Democratic Convention is over! YAY! Now a few days of rest before the Republican National Convention starts on Monday. (Weather permitting) Here are some quick links. McCain will announce his VP today in Dayton, OH. I so want it to be Willard. Please let it be Willard! Del Martin, and What Makes a Life Meaningful. (Greta Christina) South Ossetia seeks to merge with Russia. US vulture funds head to Europe. (Spiegel) HA! I am watching Fox and Friends because I need a good dose of crazy this morning and as Fox is prone to do, a body language expert is on to analyze Senator ...