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Sources: McCain May Announce VP Choice Before Friday
Fox News ^
| August 25, 2008
Posted on 08/25/2008 8:52:30 PM PDT by Clintonfatigued
Presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain may announce his choice for a running mate earlier than expected, sources told FOX News on Monday.
McCain had previously said he would announce his vice presidential pick on Friday and would appear with that individual at a rally in Dayton, Ohio, following the announcement. Friday is McCains 72nd birthday.
But sources close to McCains campaign told FOX News that his decision may come sooner than that possibly on Thursday, when Barack Obama accepts the Democratic nomination at Invesco field in Denver, Colo.
McCain campaign spokesman Tucker Bounds diminished the news.
I wouldnt much weight into reports that there are windows of possibility, he said.
Several names have come up repeatedly as McCains possible running mate, including former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge and, perhaps, Democrat-turned-independent Joe Lieberman of Connecticut. Also named is Gen. David Petraeus, the incoming head of Central Command.
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TOPICS: Breaking News; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2008veep; antimccaintrolls; mccain; mccainforpresident; voteformccain
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To: fieldmarshaldj
Carter didn't have three Supreme Court Justices to nominate, either.
Likely the next President will.
That's but one minor reason to vote McCain over Obama.
I'm not willing to go thru another 'Carter' gig just in the hopes that there is another Reagan waiting in the hedges to ride in on his/her silver steed and save the nation.
As Rummy said, "You go to war with the army you have."
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posted on
08/26/2008 12:35:20 AM PDT
by
top 2 toe red
("Cackling hillary...makes her sound like she is mentally-illary." Jimmy Kimmel. "Uh...she is!" Me)
To: Clintonfatigued
Never in a million years will it happen, but Peter Pace
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posted on
08/26/2008 12:35:39 AM PDT
by
LukeL
(Yasser Arafat: "I'd kill for a Nobel Peace Prize")
To: fieldmarshaldj
My only other option would be Richard Burr
To: smokingfrog
Now watch two Marines kick terrorist butt!
Where is your sarc tag????? McCain was NEVER a Marine!!!!
To: Clintonfatigued
I hadn’t even heard it before this week, just like no one took Biden seriously until the last minute, so I think he might actually pick Petraeus. Double down on our success there. And the soon Petraeus has a serious shot at the White House, the better.
To: napscoordinator
In fact, they just made it even more difficult for reservists to do this effective this year.How so?
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posted on
08/26/2008 1:20:23 AM PDT
by
Impy
(Spellcheck hates Obama, you should too.)
To: top 2 toe red
Obama could be an FDR and not a Carter (in terms of popularity I’m talking about) and then we’d be ***ked. He’s got to lose, now.
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posted on
08/26/2008 1:22:25 AM PDT
by
Impy
(Spellcheck hates Obama, you should too.)
To: Reagan Man
Duckapee is worse than Romney. Romney is at least pretending to be a fiscal conservative. Huck is a proud christian socialist.
108
posted on
08/26/2008 1:26:08 AM PDT
by
Impy
(Spellcheck hates Obama, you should too.)
To: Gator_that_eats_Dems
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posted on
08/26/2008 2:16:04 AM PDT
by
BigSkyFreeper
(There is no alternative to the GOP except varying degrees of insanity)
To: Pining_4_TX
“Tucker Bounds? What kind of a weenie name is that?
“
How about Biden’s name as a weenie name - “Robinette” !!
To: LiveFreeOrDie2001
“Middle” name, that is...
To: Rome2000
Romney would be an extremely divisive candidate.
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posted on
08/26/2008 2:54:57 AM PDT
by
Caipirabob
(Communists... Socialists... Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
To: Liberty2007
she did wonders for HPJust the mentioning of her name sends HP shareholders into headspins.
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posted on
08/26/2008 2:56:25 AM PDT
by
Caipirabob
(Communists... Socialists... Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
To: Clintonfatigued
It would take some wind out of the Obama/Biden ticket sails if its true.I love the FR banner on the sidebar about the choice of Biden gives the Dems a dead cat bounce! Given the rhetoric of the PUMA crowd at this point, I think it makes sense for a woman to go on the ticket, that way it's becomes a record book election no matter which side wins in Nov and neither side wants to be relegated to the "dust bin of history" by a mundane pick if the top of the ticket already has that special cache. I'm HOPING The pick will be Sara Palin, but I'm betting it will be Kay Bailey Hutchinson.
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posted on
08/26/2008 3:08:40 AM PDT
by
ExSoldier
(Democracy is 2 wolves and a lamb voting on dinner. Liberty is a well armed lamb contesting the vote.)
To: txflake
My deepest wish (if a woman): Susan Combs. Alan's wife?
![](http://www.nndb.com/people/277/000026199/colmes3-sized.jpg)
I'm kidding, I'm kidding! I know, it's spelled differently... :0)
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posted on
08/26/2008 3:19:59 AM PDT
by
COBOL2Java
("It's not my fault if McCain loses - it's his own damn fault!" - Mark Levin)
To: Gator_that_eats_Dems
Two Veterans that would make Obama and Biden do push ups and scrub the toliets with their toothbrushes. Heck, just go all the way and select R. Lee Ermey!
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posted on
08/26/2008 3:23:14 AM PDT
by
COBOL2Java
("It's not my fault if McCain loses - it's his own damn fault!" - Mark Levin)
To: BigSkyFreeper
It won't be a woman. Seeing as how Barry went with Biden instead of Sebelius, or Kaine, or some softspoken liberal, all options for McCain going with a woman are off the table.
OK, now can somebody ping all the groupies in love with that former city commissioner in Alaska that recently started serving her first term as Governor?
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posted on
08/26/2008 3:51:36 AM PDT
by
mkjessup
(Romania had the Ceausescus, America has the Clintons.)
To: Clintonfatigued
I tend to think he would pick Lindsay Graham, who has been in his back pocket for years.
I hope he picks a pro-lifer, especially AK Gov. Palin.
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posted on
08/26/2008 3:51:46 AM PDT
by
Preachin'
(I stand with many voters who will never vote for a pro abortion candidate.)
To: COBOL2Java
Heck, just go all the way and select R. Lee Ermey!
Oh Hell Yes!
I want to see Gunny Ermey get up in Biden's face and say:
"I don't CARE how tall you are or how SMART you think are, you're a dumb sonuvabitch, and I can't believe they actually stack sh*t that high in DELAWARE!!!!!"
Now THAT would be a debate worth watching.
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posted on
08/26/2008 3:56:08 AM PDT
by
mkjessup
(Romania had the Ceausescus, America has the Clintons.)
To: mkjessup
Remember, Dick Cheney versus John Edwards - classic./Just Asking - seoul62........
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posted on
08/26/2008 4:00:19 AM PDT
by
seoul62
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