Obama veep team floats Republican name (Veneman)

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[Vigilanteman]

There's nothing in this article to indicate she's actually interested. Obama could float the name of Mother Theresa, but it won't mean she will rise from the dead to vote for him. She also isn't a U.S. citizen.

On the other hand, when have these minor problems stopped Democrats from voting anyway?

[Clintonfatigued]

HUH????!!!!

[maro]

They’ve got this guy who can get her a Hawaiian birth certificate pronto. She would sew up the Catholic vote. And the leper vote.

[cynwoody]

[proudpapa]

they’ve already chosen Claire McCaskill.

[fieldmarshaldj]

I think Veneman should demand an apology from the Obama campaign for sullying her name like this.

[Impy]

I think “floating” Republican names is a ploy by Obama to further the “post-partisan” meme.

[TribalPrincess2U]

L******, B**, D*******, S***

How’s that?

[ViLaLuz]

That’s better, thank you. I really do appreciate it.

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Barack Obama's vice presidential search team has floated the name of a member of President Bush's first-term Cabinet, Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman, as Obama's running mate.

It's a ploy. This isn't going anywhere.

Peter Venkman, though, would be an interesting pick.