Either that or Webb is saying, "You can take your thumb out of my ass any time now Barry."
Posted on 07/09/2008 1:27:28 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Former Virginia Gov. Mark Warner reiterated Tuesday that he is not interested in being Barack Obama’s running mate, citing a desire to spend time with his family in an interview with Washingtonpost.com.
Warner, who is running for the open U.S. Senate seat in Virginia, said in June at his state’s Democratic convention that he would not seek a spot on Obama’s ticket.
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If Obama can't attract a reasonably decent Veep, I think it's a sure sign the rats have sided with Hillary and the words is out that she'll knock him out at the convention.
And then Bingo: she escapes several months of media scrutiny and is close enough to the election for the tyranny of CFR to stiffle the people from saying anything about it.
personally i think they know even if he wins, it will be a train wreck of a presidency and no one wants the eternal tag of being a VP for the worst failures since carter...
LOL, “I have to wash my hair...” Too funny. The Obamessiah deserves it.
It will be interesting to see who else takes their names out. Warner was a no go all along as he seems to be a shoe in for Senate plus didn’t want to run for the top of the ticket anyway and I have to wonder if Webb was under serious consideration despite the chatter given his previous stance on women in the military (and accompanying statements) and his pedophile books. It’s bad enough that Obama may be a coke using homo. No need to add a pedophile to the ticket. Webb may have been trying to save face by taking his name out preemptively.
sorry for the double post...
and the other issue is they know he is a one trick pony...so if obama is elected— the next one is definitely republican...so any VP is tarred with the obama failures...and lests be honest they will be many and often...
The Smart money is running away from the clown NoBama.
Alternate theory: A healthy fear of Arkancide.
No one wants to end their career hitching to the Obamation.
I’m announcing that I’m not interested in the VP position either.
I’ll be on the ticket as long as I can stay here in NH and don’t have to give up my day job.
they may be turning it down, or they may have been told they’re out of the running, and being allowed to withdraw their names as a courtesy. Based on this and some other news items, it sounds like to me that Obama already has his guy, and they’re just waiting to announce it.
The don't like the view from under the bus.
I was surprised that the problem with Obama’s campaign plane
didn’t get more coverage.
“I was surprised that the problem with Obama’s campaign plane didn’t get more coverage.”
Hillary’s people stopped the coverage. They don’t like it when their failures are broadcasted.
“it sounds like to me that Obama already has his guy, and they’re just waiting to announce it.”
PA Gov Fast Eddie Rendel would be my guess.
Oooh, good point. Is Obama the dupe here? He gets the focus all this time, she only has a few weeks of scrutiny and messages out about her.
Food for thought.
Webb and Warner know that in southern, central, and western Virginia, Obama is radioactive, and if they were on his ticket and he ultimately lost the election, then their political careers would be over.
Oh, GAWD. That’s just nauseating and depressing. As a PA resident, I’d just as soon be shut of Hizzoner, Fat Eddie.
"Terry? What the hell went wrong? You were supposed to see to our 'problem'."
McAuliffe: "Yeah, I know. I messed up. Gimme one more chance. I'll put The Forehead and Serpent Head on it. It won't happen again. Please, Mrs. Clinton. Just one more chance."
Good One!
Gee I JUST CAN’T understand this! barack mcgovern IS a SHOO in right? So who won’t want to run KNOWING he would be the next VP? I JUST don’t get it!
I think there are many things factoring into this:
1) Webb and Warner both know Obama won’t carry Virginia. Even with them on the ticket.
2) They may be stepping out of the way for Governor Hinky Eyebrow. But I can’t see him stepping down and letting Bill Bolling become Governor (unless it’s just to screw over Bob McDonnell)
3) They both know that they can run for Senate in Virginia without a thorough investigation into their past. But they can’t do that as VP candidates.
4) Hillary called.
Yeah, a case of “Just in case you were thinking of not inviting me to the party, I don’t want to go anyway”.
I thought it was going to be Clark, but he blew his chances when he attacked McCain. Sebelius is getting a lot of press coverage as a potential. I think a lot of these folks, after meeting with the obamanation find him to be too elite and a meglomaniac. They want nothing to do with him.
What job could possibly give you more time to spend with your family than being V.P.?
There are ways to force you to accept.
Virginians owe it to themselves to do a better job vetting folks like Ol' HorseFace, Marky-Mark Warner. He's dirty, the way he came into his wealth with the cell phone stuff, it stinks to high heaven. We need to do the required investigations to demonstrate how Marky-Mark is part of the RAT Culture of Corruption...Dave
What happened to Evan Bayh? He was all the rage earlier in the year. Maybe he’s not acceptable to the moonbats.
I don’t believe either one would jump on that bandwagon.
And then Bingo: she escapes several months of media scrutiny and is close enough to the election for the tyranny of CFR to stiffle the people from saying anything about it.
When I said that I probably needed an extra layer of tinfoil for thinking the above, it was suggested that perhaps my real need was for a Faraday box. I'm feeling saner all the time and it's starting to worry me.
If he wants to spend more time with his family, why is he running for the Senate?? Is he telling Virginians he thinks being a US senator is a part time job? Of course voters in that state are easily swayed I guess since they threw out Sen Allen for the flimsiest of reasons.
1) Webb and Warner both know Obama won’t carry Virginia. Even with them on the ticket.
2) They may be stepping out of the way for Governor Hinky Eyebrow. But I can’t see him stepping down and letting Bill Bolling become Governor (unless it’s just to screw over Bob McDonnell)
3) They both know that they can run for Senate in Virginia without a thorough investigation into their past. But they can’t do that as VP candidates.
4) Hillary called.
I'm voting for #3. The skeletons have started to rattle.
LOL. I believe he is saying that he thinks he can run for Senate without his skeletons darting from the closet. He knows better than to believe that those boogers will stay in there if he runs for VP.
"Is Mark Warner trying to skirt a bimbo eruption?"
"The former Virginia governor has decided not to run for president in 2008, saying he doesn't want to spend precious moments away from his wife and three daughters. "This is the right time for me ... to have a life for a little while," said Warner, considered to be the only Democrat with any chance of taking on Hillary Clinton. But the man the New York Times declared in March to be "The Anti-Hillary" might actually have a lot in common with her husband.
D.C. insiders are speculating that his surprise pull-out may have been sparked by concerns that alleged past sexual indiscretions could derail his campaign—especially in the midst of the Mark Foley feeding frenzy. "I can't believe no one has mentioned his philandering," a former political aide tells Radar, adding that she herself was subjected to Warner's advances in the late '90s and had heard "stories about Mark and many interns."
"This can't be isolated. I have to believe this stuff is all over," a former D.C. consultant tells Radar. "It would be ironic if the anti-Hillary faction's best hope turned out to have the same problem as Bill," the consultant said."
Keep 'em coming, freespirited...if you hear any more scuttlebutt, please ping me.
Regards...Dave
If Rush Limbaugh discusses Marky-Mark’s Bimbo Eruptions, so will Virginians...Dave
Either that or Webb is saying, "You can take your thumb out of my ass any time now Barry."
I don’t trust Webb as far as I could throw him...whatta weasel...Dave
Bimbo eruption? I know people are trying to say they've seen a bunch of girls running around town and in the malls touting my "performance" as [uh] governor. 
Misconstruing this as some kind of sexual thing is just wrong. So back off ... and keep your hands off the brunette.
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40½ posted on 07/09/2008 12:50:30 AM EDT by Mark Warner (What happens when Virginia holds it's breath? It turns blue.)
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If you want off my ping list get over it!
Heh heh heh...MarkyMark, yer gonna be Gilmore’s bee-ahhhtch...LOL!!
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