John McCain has allowed his list of Top Five potential VP candidates to hit the tube. I still think Romney (the alleged favorite) isn't a good choice, and Pawlenty is. Both are on his list.
Barack Obama has his Top Five contenders as well, and Jim Webb is not on it. Pity. Of course, Webb's indication that he isn't interested may have had something to do with his being omitted. The Democrats need to chat with him about becoming interested.
Interesting that Evan Bayh is on the list. Remember how I discussed Senator Bayh and could NOT let go of him, since he LOOKED so vice-presidential even though one has difficulty determining where he'll stand on an issue. A political problem if Bayh were on the ticket and actually became VP is that the governor of Indiana is a Republican and would appoint a Republican to replace Bayh in the senate. The Democrats may not be able to afford to lose a seat through appointment.
Joe Biden is also on Obama's short list, as is Sam Nunn. They're both good guys, though Biden ran into some "plagiarism" accusations years and years ago.
But the key point in all this is that McCain is trying to take some of the headlines away from Obama's trip abroad. If McCain actually announces before the Democratic convention who his VP choice is, he deserves on that basis alone (not including his positions on the issues) to lose the election: it would be a really not-smart thing to do.
As I said in post #10 on February 26, "If his advisors are thinking ahead, John McCain will not announce his VP candidate until just before or early in the Republican convention; that is, AFTER the Democratic convention. That way, the Republicans can see whom the Democrats nominate for VP, and then adjust their own choice accordingly."
But can the impetuous and impatient McCain hold on...hold on...hold on...and NOT open his mouth to make an announcement within the next month?
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