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 Obama’s VP CurveballPosted on Jun 10, 2008Barack Obama’s vice presidential vetting committee has been meeting with lawmakers in Washington, so naturally a few names have started to filter out. Most were to be expected (Hillary Clinton, John Edwards, Jim Webb and so on), but among them is someone you may not have heard of: retired Gen. James Jones, a veteran of the Vietnam War and former supreme allied commander of NATO. Of course it’s far too soon to place bets. Obama himself has said that he will not talk about a vice presidential candidate until he has chosen one.
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By Andy, June 24, 2008 at 5:07 pm #
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Draft Clark for VP!
All the pros of Jones, none of the cons.
If Clark had run against Obama I would have had a hard time choosing who to vote for.
Team Obama: Have Hillary make the VP choice announcement for you… “I’m proud to announce the next Vice President of the United States, and my good friend, Ret. General Wesley Clark!”
Report thisBy cyrena, June 10, 2008 at 5:01 pm #
”...Potentially problematic is that hes on Chevrons board. He also serves on the boards of Boeing and Invacare, a manufacturer and distributor of medical equipment…”
Humm..I’d say MORE than ‘potentially’ problematic. Chevron, Boeing, and Invacare?
Sorry. In the balance, (the Nato and all of that part) it’s not worth the guaranteed blowback. That is particularly the case when there are too many other equally or more suitable folks to choose from.
Look at Biden some more. He can get to be a little bit out of the box from time to time…semi rash. But what the hell. He’s ready to do battle.
Or, look at Hagel if we wanna bring in more of the Repugs, without having to dirty things up with the typical among them. He’s an acceptable republican.
Or, look at the women that available and would do the work. (NOT Corportist Hillary).
Seems to me if we’re gonna really do a clean turn around here, anybody with even a ‘whiff’ of corporate perfume needs to stay out of the immediate vincinty of the executive branch. That’s just the way it goes. We the people can’t take it. I mean, he might be an OK dude, but we just can’t take any chances. Chevron? Boeing? Oh no!
Report thisBy amunaor, June 10, 2008 at 4:54 pm #
I don’t think that we need any past, present or future representatives of the War Industry as a Barack VP, capable of going Cheny on him at any moment. No thanks!
Peace, Best Wishes and Hope
Report thisBy Charlie, June 10, 2008 at 4:47 pm #
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Gen. Jones would be an interesting pick for VP. He is widely respected, but is not well known generally. He would give the ticket greater foreign policy/national security experience, which seems to be imporant in the VP discussion (which is likely why Webb, Hagel, Biden, Richardson, and Clark are often mentioned as possibilities).
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