talkleft.com - 7/29/2008
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The Washington Post and Chicago Tribune's Swamp are saying the same thing: Obama's veep vetting is focusing most heavily on Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine, Joe Biden, and Sen. Evan Bayh. Problem: If Joe Biden is the nominee, count me out . I couldn't even clap for the ticket. Other reasons: His saying we may need to rethink the military draft . His inability to cure rampant injustices in his own ...
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Biden
Suburban Guerrilla —
Jeralyn on why she can’t support him for VP. (Myself, I can’t swallow his unquestioning support for the bankruptcy bill.)
Personally, I don’t like any of ‘em. Tim Kaine? Evan Bayh? Yuck. It’s not easy being a Democrat these days since once again, the party seems intent on repudiating any values that might, you know, actually differentiate them from the Republicans.
Men At the Top of Obama's VP List
Tennessee Guerilla Women —
Tim Kaine of Virginia is reportedly at the top of Obama's VP list. Tom Kaine is an excellent choice, if Obama wants to give women the finger again. Kaine has a faith based opposition to women's rights. Kaine also has little foreign policy experience. The other men said to be at the top of Obama's list are Senators Evan Bayh of Indiana and Joseph R. Biden Jr. of Delaware. Jeralyn has some thoughts on Biden: "If Joe Biden is the nominee, count me out. I couldn't even clap for the ticket." As for the women ...
Put some muscle in your hustle
The Sideshow —
... . Of course, floating right-wing Democrats, though an improvement, is really not much of one. (And is everyone crazy? Don't they realize that they need a VP candidate the right-wingers will hate more than Obama?) ...
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Kaine sidesteps VP questions —
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Kaine is staying mum on reports he is on the top of Obama's VP list.
(CNN) — The vice presidential buzz is circling around Gov. Tim Kaine, but the Virginia Democrat refused to address the speculation in a radio interview Tuesday.
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