Kaine 'very, very high' on VP shortlist

Politico ^ | 7/28/08 | BEN SMITH & AMIE PARNES

[ReagansRaiders]

As Senator Barack Obama turns to the choice of his running mate, Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine has emerged as one of the campaign’s potential finalists, sources familiar with conversations in Richmond and in Chicago said.

Kaine, an early Obama supporter whose biography nicely dovetails with the Illinois senator’s, "ranks very, very high on the short list," said a source who has spoken recently to senior Obama aides about Kaine.

Kaine "is getting a critical examination," the source said.

[ReagansRaiders]

Someone must be "very, very high" if they are considering Gov. Timmy! for VP.

[MattinNJ]

If they go with Kaine, McCain should go with Palin to scoop up the female vote (for years t come). Total victory.

[tiredoflaundry]

[Keith]

dumb move...I hope he does it.

[Tarpon]

So that would make the donkey ticket upside down, wouldn’t it? Normally it’s the top that has the experience and judgement.

[Miss Didi]

Rumor is it's Tim Pawlenty. (I'm so sad.)

[patriot08]

LOL! U people so funny!!

[eleni121]

I cannot fathom a Timbits as VP...or anything else.

Virginians must be brain dead...no...are brain dead.

[ReagansRaiders]

Wrong ticket, Miss Didi. This is for the Dems.

[edpc]

Great. I can’t wait to hear him say “there’s a better way” a gazillion times during the campaign.

[vox_freedom]

He looks like a bit of a nut, if you don’t mind my sayin’.

[Miss Didi]

I was responding to MattinNJ who said that McCain should pick Palin...if the McCain rumor is true, then it'll be Tim vs. Tim.

[Corin Stormhands]

Failed Governor ping.

[RDTF]

boo! hiss!

[PhiKapMom]

Kaine has the oddest looking hair is all I could see! Thanks for the ping!

[healey22]

[donaldo]

Agreed! I want Al Sharpton. Unlike the Dalai Obama, Sharpton’s pedigree is uncorrupted by any white blood.

[9YearLurker]

I agree. I wouldn’t mind seeing Obama put this card on the table—especially if McCain holds his hand so he can follow suit with Palin.

[library user]

Kaine has the oddest looking hair is all I could see!

Could it be....

SATAN?!

[RKBA Democrat]

I hope he does it as well. Tim Kaine won the governorship for one reason: the Virginia GOP’s utter incompetence. What exactly were they thinking when they ran Kilgore?

This is a pure win for Virginians if it happens.

1. We get Lt. Governor Bill Bolling as governor. He’s a top notch GOP conservative (those are rare as hens teeth these days).
2. Virginia gets rid of Tim Kaine a year early.

[9YearLurker]

It’s eerie how similar this guy’s background is to Obama’s. Almost as if Obama would name his own bathroom mirror as his running mate if he could.

[Dr. Sivana]

He looks kind of like Dilbert's boss.

[edpc]

I'm guessing the initial MSM analysis of a potential McCain/Pawlenty and Obama/Kaine runoff would go like this:

Kaine is a rising star in the Democratic party in a key Southern state.

Pawlenty is a relative unknown in a state with little sway in the election.

[PhiKapMom]

ROFLOL!!! You just made me burst out laughing! The dog looked at me like I was nuts!

That was a good one!

[PhiKapMom]

Nice to know someone else that noticed his hair! Looks like a doofus!

[Blood of Tyrants]

Maybe he is hoping that Kaine will lend some “gravitas” to the campaign. ;^)

[SunkenCiv]

to try to gain ground in the South?

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[A. Morgan]

BINGO!

[BunnySlippers]

Caterpillars! AAAARRRGGHHHHH ...

[FlyVet]

Oh, now I remember him. LOL

[RedRightReturn]

I don’t know how to post pictures. Quick, someone please put a pic of Jack Nicholson next to this.....

[hosepipe]

A Black Marxist with a Veep named Kaine..
Evil is as evil does..

[johnthebaptistmoore]

He also looks a little bit like Howard Dean, IMHO.

[Dr.Deth]

We’d be glad to get him the hell out of the state, in any other circumstance.

[tanknetter]

So that would make the donkey ticket upside down, wouldn’t it? Normally it’s the top that has the experience and judgement.

I don't know ... does 2 1/2 years as the governor of a moderately (small-leaning) sized state trump 3 1/2 years as the junior Senator from a largish state?

[ken21]

if he is chosen by al obama,

watch immediately for the media to build up his intelligence.

he’ll be an equal at least to hillary.

[keepitreal]

Would he have to resign to run? Or would he just draw his pay while he is absent for several months?

[Gabz]

Virginians must be brain dead...no...are brain dead.

ONLY those that voted for the eyebrow. Thos of us who frequent FR are not.

[republicangel]

Kaine is a laughing stock around here in southeast Virginia. Not sure what Obama thinks he would be accomplishing.

[tfecw]

Kaine is a laughing stock around here in southeast Virginia. Not sure what Obama thinks he would be accomplishing.

Unfortunately, because of the folks in Northern (which is no longer named so because of its geographic location) and the Folks a little further north of you; Obama cares very little about the Great Americans down in southeast VA.

[Santa Fe_Conservative]

He looks more like Alec Baldwin...shudder....

[hsmomx3]

He reminds me of someone who is an operative in the Chicago area. I don’t know anything about this guy but if I had to guess, he looks very slick...more than WJC, if I may say so. I don’t trust this guy.

[Norman Bates]

No chance he gets picked.

From Wikipedia:
“Tim Kaine has stated he has a “faith-based opposition to abortion”. [2] He also supports promoting abstinence and opposes partial-birth abortion.[3] Tim Kaine is a member of Democrats For Life of America.”

[LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget]

Spot on. The first time I saw the pic I thought pointy haired boss with no clue.

[healy61]

I have read that 40 percent of democrats oppose abortion. Also, I wonder if Tim Kaine would make the ticket palatable to voters opposing abortion. Especialy those who find McCain’s abortion stand a road block to support.

[j-damn]

This dude looks like Joe McCarthy.

[rfp1234]

He's a cross between Archie and Slobodan!

[beezdotcom]

So, I guess the name of the ticket will be:


"The Highbrow and The Eyebrow"

[rfp1234]

(A slightly better view without the junk).

[CharlesWayneCT]

Kaine, an early Obama supporter whose biography nicely dovetails with the Illinois senator’s, "ranks very, very high on the short list," said a source who has spoken recently to senior Obama aides about Kaine.

His experience dovetails nicely as well. small-city mayor and a few years screwing up a state as Governor.

No foreign policy experience. No military experience. No national leadership experience.

A Catholic who opposes the death penalty, but nonetheless promised to carry out the death penalty -- and has since commuted at least one death row conviction.

A Catholic who "opposes abortion", but promised to defend a woman's right to choose.

A man who first said he would support the Virginia Marriage Amendment, but then turned around and opposed it, claiming problems with the "language" which in fact had not changed.

A man who promised a transportation "lock-box", but never submitted one. Who promised not to raise taxes, and then tried to raise taxes.

A man who modified an already bad "abusive driver" fee to exclude non-residents.

A man who brings no real constituency, and who may not even help carry the state.

A man who has been so bad at his job that a web site that was named after him has CHANGED THEIR NAME to disassociate themselves from him.