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Obama Set to Announce VP Choice
(Obsolete Feed) — Everyone expects the announcement to come today. Obama has revealed little but did discuss his criteria: “Obviously, the most important question is: Is this person ready to be president?” Obama said in an interview aired Friday on “The Early Show” on CBS. “The second most important question, at least from my perspective, is: Can this person help me govern?” he said. “Are they going to be an effective partner in creating … economic opportunity here at home and guiding us through some dangerous waters ...

Obama Has a Higher Standard for the Veep Slot than the Presidential Slot
The Corner on National Review Online — ... ] AP : Presidential candidate Barack Obama says his pick for a running mate he's made a decision but isn't giving out a name just yet had to meet three standards to join the Democratic ticket: Prepared to be president , able to help him govern and willing to challenge his thinking. ...

I'm getting pretty tired of waiting for Obama to announce his VP pick.
Althouse — But in case you want to talk about it, this is the post. I'm going to bet on Sebelius. I think she's got that blend of differentness and dullness that will go rather nicely with his. ...

Whoopty Do
Daily Pundit — Obama may announce running mate later today - Yahoo! News And, he added: “I want somebody who is going to be able to challenge my thinking and not simply be a ‘yes person’ when it comes to policymaking. “Yes person?” Is that political correctness talking, or is it an Actual Clue?

Shock: Obama never vetted Hillary?
Hot Air » Top Picks — ... Bill Clinton. The last information the couple has disclosed about taxes and financial holdings was for 2007… “This would be the biggest leap of faith ever,” the official said. “She’s waiting for the text message like everyone else.” Drudge is hammering this for all it’s worth, so either (a) it’s one last eleventh-hour head fake before she’s unveiled, or (b) this convention is going to rock so very, very hard . Meanwhile, the AP floats a balloon about Chet “Who?” Edwards being a dark-horse finalist . Really? The candidate who’s biggest liability is that he’s an unknown ...

Obama not ready to name running mate just yet
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News — ... is: Is this person ready to be president?" Obama said in an interview aired Friday on "The Early Show" on CBS. Second, he said, was: "Can this person help me govern? Are they going to be an effective partner in creating the kind of economic opportunity here at home and guiding us through some dangerous waters internationally?" And, he added: "I want somebody who is going to be able to challenge my thinking and not simply be a 'yes person' when it comes to policymaking. Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080822/ap_on_el_pr/veepsta...

“Waiting for Barack”
neo-neocon — You’ve got to hand it to him—Obama certainly knows how to milk the drama of the VP wait. And speaking of drama, I think you’ll agree that Beckett was remarkably prescient. Note especially the reference to Bush. ESTRAGON: (despairingly). Ah! (Pause.) You’re sure it was here? VLADIMIR: What? ESTRAGON: That we were to wait. VLADIMIR: He said by the tree. (They look at the tree.) Do you see any others? ESTRAGON: What is it? VLADIMIR: I ...

Idiotic Friday Night "The Other One" Update: Kaine Is Out. Probably Bayh Too.
Ace of Spades HQ — ... The talk is now that Obama won't be sending out The Text until Saturday morning. It's amazing how much millage the Obama people are getting out of this. It's a quality product roll out, no doubt about it. But at the end of all this hype and interest you wind up with...Joe Biden? No VP nominee has made much of a difference since, what? L.B.J.? I'm sure Biden or whoever winds up on the ticket will keep that sting intact but at least Biden will be fun.

It's Not Bayh or Kaine
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire — ... Campaign officials told the AP that they "had taken the trouble to print material bearing the names of several potential ticketmates -- thereby minimizing the significance of a report that a printing company in Kansas was churning out signs bearing Bayh's name." ...

Obama Text Message Will Be In Morning
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire — The AP reports several Obama aides "said the text message announcement would be distributed Saturday morning, a few hours before a scheduled rally at the Old State Capitol in Springfield, Ill., where the Democratic ticket would appear for the first time." ...

Cuba si, Nixon no
the talking dog — ... One must hand it to the Obama campaign, which is evidently printing several version of bumper stickers, just to keep things stirred up , and the feckless press interested in something besides celebrity obsession. We may know... tomorrow? Notwithstanding my being in the man's college class, and my own extensive experience in both the private and public sectors, including experience as a public servant and with experience in the executive, legislative and judicial branches for federal, state and local governments, and being in Barack's college class (and IIRC getting a better ...