UPDATE: (8:14PM EST) Howard Fineman is reporting on MSNBC's Countdown that it is down
to three men: Bayh, Biden, and Kaine. They have all been vetted and approved. It's up to Obama to pick one now.
Ok...according to the pundits it has come down to a final few:
Kaine, Bayh, Sebelius and Biden are the one's being vetted and now floated
publicly. Is this the best we have?
As an ardent Obama supporter since February 2007, I would be disappointed to see him select
an anti-choice Democrat like Tim Kaine. If the Clinton's have one issue that is near and dear to them it's being pro-choice. I could totally understand a lot of women being pissed at this choice--and how about NARAL who endorsed Obama!
I would also hate to see him pick someone like Mr. DLC Evan Bayh--a man who trashed Howard Dean in 2004 and has been an Iraq war cheerleader from day one. We progressives bust our asses and our wallets nominating the most progressive person we could--Obama--and then he becomes president and after 8 years we're have to turn over the keys to a DLC'er--NO NO NO Senator Obama.
Sebelius or Biden would be much more acceptable. However, of the two, Biden is more reliably progressive
and after 8 years he would be 73 and probably not be running for president.
Isn't it interesting that the wingnuts almost ALWAYS get their guy for veep. Quayle, Kemp, Cheney were
all more right-wing than the head of their tickets. We always go in the opposite direction. Come on Obama
dare to be different!