Submit a Story!
Votes
topics:

vote down flag
transterrestrial.com - 8/21/2008
Who I Wish McCain Would Pick - Transterrestrial Musings
—
Fred Thompson would be terrific as a VP, but I'm not certain he would be a good VP campaigner. He was my man in the primaries. Unfortunately Fred seemed to believe the press last summer that he was an automatic front runner and ran a snoozer of a campaign before it was too late to recover. Could McCain put a fire in his belly for the VP slot? I'm not sure. What about Dr. Condoleezza Rice as ...

Blog Reactions

Instapundit

The Sundries Shack:  Fred Thompson? While You’re at It, Wish for a Pony.

Comments
Blog Reactions

Instapundit — A MCCAIN-THOMPSON TICKET? Well, possibly.

Fred Thompson? While You’re at It, Wish for a Pony.
The Sundries Shack — ... Rand Simberg says that Fred Thompson as Vice President is about the only thing that will get him to vote “for” John McCain as opposed to “against” Obama. ...

Related Content
Gallup Daily: Obama Up 45% to 43%
gallup.com 8/21/2008 — Barack Obama edges out John McCain in national voter preferences, 45% to 43%, similar to where the race has been for the past week.
McCain unsure how many houses he owns
politico.com 8/21/2008 — "I think — I'll have my staff get to you," he answers. See also: McCain readies for DNC
Obama tours GOP-leaning South
usatoday.com 8/21/2008 — As Democrats await the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee's choice of a running mate, Obama tried to keep the focus on his Republican rival as he campaigned through the rural South. Obama sampled locally grown peaches and vinegar-soaked ...
Political Place
politicalplace.com 8/21/2008 — John McCain now agrees with re-enacting the draft! by: Ironside John McCain claims he's willing to follow Osama bin Laden "to the gates of Hell" but he's not even willing to follow him into Pakistan even if he knew bin Laden was there. Imagine that! ...
McCain and Obama tax plans diverge on wealth - Los Angeles Times
latimes.com 8/21/2008 — Under McCain, the rich would see their tax burden ease. Under Obama, their rates would rise dramatically. For much of the campaign, the two candidates have talked sparingly and obliquely about how they would deal with affluent taxpayers. But a recent ...
White House race a toss up as conventions loom (AFP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 8/21/2008
AFP - Surging Republican John McCain has narrowed the White House race to a statistical dead-heat, halving Barack Obama's opinion poll leads as the Democrat gears up for his nominating convention next week.
Obama Spends $55M in July, McCain $32M — FOXNews.com 8/21/2008
WASHINGTON — After tightening his expenditures in June, Barack Obama spent far more freely in July, cutting into his cash reserves while mounting an advertising campaign against Republican presidential rival John McCain. The Illinois Democrat ...
‘McCain,’ ‘Obama’ Will Race in New Jersey’s Running of the Roaches — FOXNews.com 8/21/2008
Can a race between two cockroaches predict who’ll come out on top in November’s presidential election? Probably not, but that won’t stop a New Jersey group from holding its 14th running of the roaches Thursday. Madagascar ...
Battleground: Great (Lakes) expectations — First Read 8/21/2008
The AP curtain-raises what it dubs the "Great Lakes" region. "The GOP presidential candidate is mounting strong challenges to Democratic rival Barack Obama in Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania, and eyeing Minnesota -- four states that have thwarted ...
Conn. Republican Says He Offers Best of Both Obama, McCain — WSJ.com: Washington Wire 8/21/2008
Brad Haynes reports on House races. Another Republican incumbent running to keep his seat in Congress is linking himself to both Barack Obama and John McCain in a television ad. A spot airing in Chris Shays ’s Connecticut ...