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June 12, 2008
I feel so cheap
A quick scan of Political Insider's post on Time's "Five Ways to Pick a Running Mate" provided a rather interesting mirror to my political psyche.
The vice presidential candidates most attractive to me on either ticket are considered (by the author, anyway) to be the "pizzazz" choices: Colin Powell as John McCain's running mate, and either Kathleen Sebelius or Janet Napolitano as Barack Obama's.
I've talked with a friend at work about a McCain-Powell ticket since 2000. Could it actually happen? How attractive would it really be?
And would the choice of a woman by Obama perhaps bring back some of the disappointed Hillary supporters? (To me, both Gov. Napolitano and Gov. Sebelius have assets well beyond this; using Goddard's Tumulty's list, they each bring plenty of "map" and that much-ballyhooed executive experience to the equation.)
Of course, we all know that Obama is going to pick Virginia Senator Jim Webb; and John McCain is going to...well, I can't guess.
But the real question is: am I merely attracted to "pizzazz" candidates? It's time for the next round of political soul-searching.
Presidential Elections | By joe lance | 10:24 PM