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Obama Drops a Big Tea Leaf
The Page by Mark Halperin — ... In an exclusive interview with TIME’s Karen Tumulty and David Von Drehle, Obama talks in the greatest detail yet about what he wants in a running mate — including someone who is “not about ego, self-aggrandizement, getting their name in the press.” Read Tumulty’s analysis of Obama’s veep answer here. Read the full interview here. * * * * * Get The Page delivered to your inbox. Sign up for TIME’s daily political newsletter here. ...

Early Morning Swim
Firedoglake — Special POW edition. Out by 2011. Will McSame accuse Bush and Rice of surrender? Be very afraid: McSame wants a two-term presidency. Maverick! Video of McSame saying he would've picked Cheney and Rumsfeld if he'd been elected in 2000. Will we get the veep choice today? Obama's in Virginia while Gramps takes the day off. The latest "OMG, Obama's totally gonna pick this guy" prediction. And another. For all this talk about how awesome McSame is doing, ...

Obama Drops Hints About Veep
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire — ... Karen Tumulty speculates: "All that put together, if I were to guess who it would be based strictly on what Obama himself has said, I would say the pick is either Senator Evan Bayh of Indiana (low profile, both executive and foreign policy experience, but a supporter of the Iraq War), or a surprise whose name has not been circulating on the pundits' short lists." ...

The Early Word: Obama's V.P. Want Ad
The Caucus — ... offer a number of clues about the type of person the presumptive Democratic nominee intends to pick to complete the ticket. Separately, Ms. Tumulty has a line-by-line assessment of Mr. Obama’s statements, speculating that many signs point to Senator Evan Bayh of Indiana “or a surprise whose name has not been circulating on the pundits’ short lists.” All hints aside, Mr. Obama has yet to tip his hand about who he’ll choose to be his No. 2. He will campaign in Virginia today, and make an appearance with Gov. Tim Kaine, who has been mentioned as one of the “finalists” for the ...

Define "Going Out On A Limb"
Hoffmania! — ... Nope. Not here. Time: All that put together, if I were to guess who it would be based strictly on what Obama himself has said, I would say the pick is either Senator Evan Bayh of Indiana (low profile, both executive and foreign policy experience, but a supporter of the Iraq War), or a surprise whose name has not been circulating on the pundits' short lists. Yup! It's definitely either Bayh or someone else. And I'll bet they're right. I won't put money on it - I know all too well - but I'll say this one more time: I certainly hope ...

MIDDAY ROUNDUP
News — ... . Obama seems to be leaning toward picking Sen. Evan Bayh (D-Ind.), who isn't self-aggrandizing and can complement the young senator's strengths, writes Time's Karen Tumulty . But Obama's remark about avoiding "yes-men" can be perceived as throwing former Secretary of State Colin Powell under the bus, writes the Weekly Standard's ...

The One: The One has made his decision
Hot Air » Top Picks — ... 3 p.m. already and not a single worthless VP speculation post up on the site? Let’s do something about that. Obama’s given two interviews in the past 24 hours dropping airy hints about whom he’s settled on. First, at Time , on the subject of what the pick will tell America about him: Hopefully, the same thing that my campaign has told the American people about me. That I think through big decisions. I get a lot of input from a lot of people, and that ultimately, I try to surround myself with people who are about getting the job done, and who are not about ego, ...

What The Obamessiah Looks For In A VP
Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler — Not that we give a cockroach’s arse about who either of the two clownshoes pick for the wholly ceremonial, vote-buying position of VP, but we do like to mock anything that leaves the Dalai Bama’s pie hole. It’s just too easy. Anyway, some lady journo, Karen Tumulty (we always thought the correct spelling was “Tumultuous”, but we digress) went to interview Teh One about Veeps, and this is what she came up with: The question I asked Obama was what his choice of a running mate would tell the country about Obama himself. Here’s what he said: We can’t hardly wait. Hopefully, ...

Veepstakes: More speculation, more Hillary talk
The Reaction — ... and am pretty tired): According to Time's Mark Helperin, "[t]wo Republicans who know say McCain has apparently settled on Mitt Romney as his running mate." He predicts Obama will announce Biden on Saturday. Krazy Kristol, poking through a Time interview with Obama from earlier this week, thinks it could be Reed, "the best choice among the senators." Karen Tumulty, who co-conducted the interview, guesses Bayh. ...