The Washington Post guys came up with this simple little program to narrow down the best VP candidate for John Kerry. It's pretty dumb, but fun for a little bit:
Veep-O-Matic!
(characteristics the veep-o-matic uses to judge candidates available in extended copy.)
These are the catagories The Washington Post thinks are potentially important in selecting John Kerry's VEEEP. Putting in my choices got me Wes Clark, to my surprise. Who do YOU get?
Southerner
Gubernatorial Experience
Woman
Hispanic
African American
From a Battleground State
Live or Work Outside the Beltway
Union Support
Midwesterner
Congressional Experience
Non-politician
Military Service
Good Fundraiser
Name Recognition
National Campaign Experience
Foreign and National Security Expertise