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MORNING V.P. SPECULATION.
prospect.org - 8/20/2008
MORNING V.P. SPECULATION.
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If Joe Biden was both truthful and informed when he insisted last night, "I'm not the guy," where does that leave us? Tim Kaine has also said he doesn't expect to be picked. Evan Bayh has supposedly been sidelined for reasons of egregious moderation. The more I think about, the more I come to the conclusion that it would be silly to count out Kathleen Sebelius . Sebelius, of course, would ...

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First woman vice president?
Feministing — ... Sen. Evan Bayh, Sen. Joe Biden, and especially Gov. Tim Kaine, just leave me kind of cold. And while we don't make endorsements, I have to say that I really like Sebelius. She's managed to pass a lot of progressive policies (and veto/contain a lot of really terrible conservative polities) in a Republican-dominated state. While I don't agree with her on stances on gay rights or guns, she has an awesome record on choice and the environment. Over at TAPPED, Dana writes: Sebelius, of course, would be the bold, unconventional choice -- ...

A Female Veep
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan — Coates points me to this post by Dana Goldstein: Sebelius, of course, would be the bold, unconventional choice -- very Obama. But by choosing a female running mate, Obama would, unfortunately, thrust the Hillary die-hards and their ever-more marginal discontentment back into the spotlight. That said, anyone who believes that only Hillary Clinton deserves to be the first female president or vice president doesn't deserve the designation "feminist." So I'd relish watching the reactions to a Sebelius nod, not only because such a choice would double down on Obama's most effective message -- "change" -- but because it would reveal exactly ...

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