Webb won't be VP

2008-07-08 03:13:23

#1

FEOS: Bellicose Yankee Air Pirate; +1,182|6832|'Murka

Sen Jim Webb (D-VA) has taken himself out of contention for Obama's VP

Webb would have given the Obama ticket some serious national security chops...and possibly my vote.

Does anyone here see any implications for this? Is Webb holding out for a Cabinet position (SecDef)?

“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
― Albert Einstein
Doing the popular thing is not always right. Doing the right thing is not always popular

2008-07-08 03:15:38

#2

Poseidon: Fudgepack DeQueef; +3,253|6959|Long Island, New York

I'm still hoping for Hagel.

Any republican who opposed the war and frequently opposes Bush is OK by me.

2008-07-08 03:18:23

#3

FEOS: Bellicose Yankee Air Pirate; +1,182|6832|'Murka

Well, McCain meets half of your criteria anyway.

There won't be a Republican on Obama's ticket. Maybe in his Cabinet, but not on the ticket.

Same could be said for McCain and Democrats.

“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
― Albert Einstein
Doing the popular thing is not always right. Doing the right thing is not always popular

2008-07-08 03:27:37

#4

Poseidon: Fudgepack DeQueef; +3,253|6959|Long Island, New York

FEOS wrote:
Well, McCain meets half of your criteria anyway.

There won't be a Republican on Obama's ticket. Maybe in his Cabinet, but not on the ticket.

Same could be said for McCain and Democrats.

Oh, just you watch. Obama's ploy for change and bipartisanship could truly be instated if he makes Hagel his VP candidate.

2008-07-08 04:04:07

#5

B.Schuss: I'm back, baby... ( sort of ); +664|7262|Cologne, Germany

seriously, I have never given this much thought, but would it be theoretically possible for a democratic pres. candidate to nominate a republican for his VP ?

I mean, is it actually ruled out by some written law or election regulation ?
Or has simply no one tried it before ?

Because as Poseidon has said, that'd be real bipartisanship.

2008-07-08 10:08:03

#6

xstax981: Community Modder; +93|7097

Well, Lincoln had Johnson (who was a dem) as his VP in the 1860's. I don't think it's been outlawed in latter years, but I'm not sure.

2008-07-08 10:13:43

#7

DesertFox-: The very model of a modern major general; +796|7106|United States of America

It's not very probable in this day and age. The vice president was formerly just the presidential candidate who was second in terms of electoral votes, but the 12th Amendment changed it so they are elected with the president.

2008-07-08 10:45:00

#8

OrangeHound: Busy doing highfalutin adminy stuff ...; +1,335|7071|Washington DC

Uggh ... there's a lot of Dem's in Virginia I love (e.g. Mark Warner), but I absolutely despise Webb ... he may seem like a quality candidate to those who live outside of Virginia, but he's mostly useless to those of us for whom he represents.

2008-07-08 16:07:02

#9

Stingray24: Proud member of the vast right-wing conspiracy; +1,060|6866|The Land of Scott Walker

The VP would cause you to vote for the presidential candidate?

2008-07-08 16:57:25

#10

Turquoise: O Canada; +1,596|6826|North Carolina

Here's to hoping Richardson is the actual running mate....

2008-07-09 02:15:04

#11

FEOS: Bellicose Yankee Air Pirate; +1,182|6832|'Murka

Stingray24 wrote:
The VP would cause you to vote for the presidential candidate?

Why wouldn't it impact your vote? It's a ticket, not an individual. What would the last 8 years have been like without Cheney around?

You know what would affect my vote even more? Their proposed Cabinet choices.

“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
― Albert Einstein
Doing the popular thing is not always right. Doing the right thing is not always popular

2008-07-09 06:22:22

#12

OrangeHound: Busy doing highfalutin adminy stuff ...; +1,335|7071|Washington DC

Stingray24 wrote:
The VP would cause you to vote for the presidential candidate?

Actually, in this election, I'm voting based on the VP selection. Just when I thought it couldn't get any worse than the selection between Kerry and Bush in 2004, we get an absolutely horrible choice between a used car salesman and a geriatric non-visionary.

Besides, theres a good chance that within a year of being in office, we have enough racist psychos in America (some join BF2s from time to time) that someone will attempt and perhaps succeed at assassinating Obama ... and, in the long-shot chance that McCain is elected, within a year someone will find him mentally snapped, rocking in a fetal position under the Resolute Desk yelling out "dammit, the VC are everywhere ... ".

And, then the VP will be President.

So, yeah, I'm voting based on the VP selection.

2008-07-09 12:26:31

#13

Masques: Black Panzer Party; +184|7143|Eastern PA

Wes Clark ftw.

2008-07-09 12:28:58

#14

Mason4Assassin444: retired; +552|7084|USA

Wes Clark is a no for his comment (though right and taken completely out of context) about McCain last week.

Webb is a terrible choice as he is still in his first term thus bringing the no-experience argument to validated light.

Richardson is a Clinton stooge so no thanks.

I like Joe Biden.

2008-07-09 12:30:01

#15

God Save the Queen: Banned; +628|6764|tropical regions of london

wasnt webb the secretary of the navy during the clinton admin?

2008-07-09 12:35:41

#16

CameronPoe: Member; +2,925|6977

Stingray24 wrote:
The VP would cause you to vote for the presidential candidate?

Given that McCain has one foot in the grave, wouldn't you be concerned about who the VP is?

2008-07-09 12:36:28

#17

Masques: Black Panzer Party; +184|7143|Eastern PA

God Save the Queen wrote:
wasnt webb the secretary of the navy during the clinton admin?

Reagan

2008-07-09 18:08:01

#18

FEOS: Bellicose Yankee Air Pirate; +1,182|6832|'Murka

Masques wrote:
Wes Clark ftwl.

Fixed.

That dude is a waste of skin.

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― Albert Einstein
Doing the popular thing is not always right. Doing the right thing is not always popular

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