Kristol: A Vice Presidential Clue

Weekly Standard ^ | 8/21/08 | moose2004

[moose2004]

Here’s what Barack Obama told Time’s Karen Tumulty and David Von Drehle earlier this week, when asked what we would learn about him from his vice presidential pick:

[moose2004]

Jack Reed might make sense, former Marine, a tough debater, but he suffers from Evan Bayh disease, he's boring as hell.

[Migraine]

If he chooses Reed, many people may conflate him, at least subliminally (which is where a lot of American though takes place), with the dreadful Harry Reid. Hope so, anyway.

[Cathy]

Given Jack Reed’s attributes, he may outqualify the Candidate himself.

[Migraine]

though = “thought”

[tbpiper]

I think he'll pick Tim Kaine. At leas that way Obama will have more experience than some body.

[Patrick1]

Reed is unlikely because Rhode Island has a Republican governor.

[moose2004]

Good point.

[RC2]

Wouldn’t take much to outqualify Obama.

[moose2004]

Another good point. By the way, if McCain wins does Napolitano get to name his replacement? I don’t know Arizona law.

[Parmenio]

I think people have missed it entirely. Obama’s VP candidate will be the man who has grown larger, even as the initial letters of his name have grown smaller: algore

[Ron in Acreage]

If McCain wins we need to rally JD Hayworth to step up and run for his seat.

[Ron in Acreage]

Or Joe Arpaio.

[nikos1121]

Who is Jack Reed?

[JLS]

Weil I would be a bit disappoionted it was not Biden who would be the most fun. Still Obama picking a US Senator would undermine change. Obama pickinga New Englander would not help him where he needs the most help.

[FFranco]

Didn’t Hayworth lose his last election?

[moose2004]

I hope he picks “Plugs” as well, what a loud mouth jerk.

[Patrick1]

I believe so.

[BibChr]

My tiny orange kitten outqualifies the Dalai Bama.

[twigs]

I just got home from Virginia last night. I got the impression from listening to all the coverage that Kaine might be his pick. Obama is making two campaign stops this week in SW Virginia. Just a gut feeling—and they are often wrong!

[Friendofgeorge]

2 dark horses that nobody has mentioned...Barney Frank and Maxine Waters.