Posted on 08/25/2008 5:17:34 AM PDT by bmweezer
Since Barack Obama failed to choose Hillary Clinton as his running mate, is the table set for John McCain to select a woman as his Vice President? Dick Morris has made a strong suggestion that McCain - who picks his running mate on Friday - should select Texas Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison as his #2, to help push dismayed Clinton voters to the GOP.
Hutchison burst onto the national scene in 1993, when she was elected to the U.S. Senate to fill the remainder of Lloyd Bensen's term, when he left to serve as Bill Clinton's first Treasury Secretary. Since then, Huthinson has been re-elected in 1994, 2000 and 2006, beating token DNC opposition each time. Despite being the the most-senior female Republican senator, recent buzz has suggested that Hutchison may resign her seat to run for Texas Gov. in 2010.
Hutchison has a lifetime rating of 90 by the American Conservative Union, which is actually eight points higher than that of John McCain. Although adding Huchison to the ticket would do nothing to expand the GOP electoral vote map (Texas is solid Red), McCain could certainly do worse than Kay Bailey Hutchison.
I agree...Biden was an awful pick but tells me that Obama sees himself as invensible. He thinks this election is a wrap.
Reason enough to discount it.
she will be the next gov here in Texas. rebuilding the mansion for her now.
Check THIS: "A woman has a right to choose abortion, with restrictions, until viability."
She's opposed pro-life judges.
It's stupid these lame "let's screw the base" ideas keep being floated.
In your dreams. Sen. Hutchison is a total airhead. She is going to run for Gov. of Texas and will be soundly beaten. I think!!!
No, please.
Maybe that’s why Morris is pushing her?
Before her he was pushing Condi Rice, Colin Powell or Joe Lieberman.
Ah I see how it comes together now.
No, No, No!! :(
She’s pro-choice and pro open borders. What makes her a true conservative? Being pro big business? Better to have Romney.
God no to Hutchinson. She brings nothing to the ticket. Texas is in the bag. We need Romney in the debate against Biden and he can help deliver Michigan, Nevada, Colorado.
Nominating a woman would change all that, and give McCain the edge. If he wants to seize the initiative away from Obama, this would be the way to do it. Give the fence riding Democratic women the revenge they crave. That's just good politics.
And please, spare me the 'I only want the best one for the job' argument. Since when has that ever happened for a VP? Cheney's the only VP in history that's really even had a job. The VP pick should be about balancing the ticket, and if gender has replaced regionalism, than so be it. A reasonably conservative/qualified woman does far more for McCain's chances of being elected than a reasonably conservative/qualified male from a swing state.
Charged by Ronnie Earle, point man for the Austin Dem smear machine. 'Nuff said.
Moderately pro-choice? What the heck does that even mean?
Both of them are willing to let the unborn die at the hands of abortionists. What's moderate about that?
Nope, neither Rice nor Huchison is qualified.
Previously I was not convinced of this logic.
Now I am.
As the Hillary! bi*($#@s lick their wounds and feed their resentment, now is the perfect time to twist the knife and put a gal on the GOP ticket.
That’s what we need. 2 amnesty supporters on one ticket. If you’re gonna pick a woman for the sake of sex, at least pick a conservative one — how about Michelle Malkin?
You really think all those fence-riding Hillary supporters are going to come flocking to Kay Hutchison!!!
That would make 4 senators on the respective tickets. We’ve never even had an election with 3.
Ronnie Earl indicted her... he’s nothing but a political HACK of the highest order in Austin!!! There was no There, there!
See “Hillary vs Condi” to determine how well his predctions turn out....Amazing this fool keeps getting paid!
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