Webb should definitely be considered for the VP slot.

*Graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy

*Served as a Marine Corps Infantry Officer

*Vietnam War combat veteran

*Served as the first Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs under the Reagan administration

*Former Republican

*Virginia Senator (major swing state)

*Has military and foreign experience

Obama-Webb would win the general election.

Webb actually said today in a conference call with reporters that he would NOT rule out a VP slot if asked.

McCain graduated from the Naval Academy and he will be president.

By the way, the impressive endorsements for Obama just keep rolling in.

Now George Galloway, the leftwing lunatic Israel-hating-Saddam-loving ex mayor of London endorses Obama.

LOLOL. You can't make this stuff up.

Jo, you're a Republican frighten of an Obama/Webb ticket

If this is his first term, depending on other leadership experience, I would rather a VP with a little more experience but a reputation as an independent thinker.

I just want to add.

McCain graduated Naval Academy and was ranked fifth from the bottom in class rank, 894th out of 899.

George Lucas has endorsed Obama.

He said that he is a true American hero.

Also -- Warner was with Obama in BristoL
Webb was with Obama later in the day at BristoW -- to a reported crowd of 50,000! Nissan Pavillion!

BristoL was the smaller - 10K crowd.

hillary supporters you might think you have all the power now and talk about we wont support him so he cant win but your going to wish you didnt..
she is going to need her people behind her or i will GUARANTEE they will say she didnt have a following for her but racist and republicans and your going to have alot of obama supporters waiting to pay you back when she runs again!!!

I cannot wait to see all those TV
commercials 24/7 with Hussein and
the 2 anti-american racists pastors
Aryes,Tony Rezko,Michelle's
anti-american comments etc.
Reminds me Kerry's swift-boaters in 04.
This time it will be worst...much worst.

Does WEB mean he will stab Obama in the back like they all stabbed Clinton in the back

Just what we need, 2 freshmen senators who don't know what they are doing. I don't care if he chooses Mickey Mouse, I will not be voting for him as he is the least qualified candidate of the entire field this year.

dwc,
have you looked into his bills passed?

guess not.

Democrats are divided.Nobody can unite
the party.
This is the end of the democratic party
as we know it.

Obama/Webb = dream ticket for McCain.
McCain/Palin landslide winner.

!!! Obama and Clinton are meeting NOW!!!

Okay ready for this ? Hillary and McCain are very good friends, why I don't know. Hillary could become an independent, thats nothing new for a Senator. Then she could become McCain's V.P. McCain would win, he will only serve one term and Hillary could be the first independent incumbent and run for president.

I got a phone call from the republican party. I told them i will deliver plenty
votes in november.They welcome me to
their camp.

Senator Obama,

You have often eloquently spoken of the 'fierce urgency of now'. Since you now reasonably have more than the necessary number of delegates pledged and promised to you, it is time that you provided more specifics as to how and where you plan to lead this country. The broad strokes are there, and I approve, but in the upcoming national contest, specifics will be paramount.

You have no shortage of advisors and operatives to assist you in shaping your broad vision into a comprehensive plan of executive leadership. As a concerned citizen I have my own suggestions that would provide some solutions, to a number of the issues that appear to be of concern to most citizens; the economy, the environment, the war, and dependence on foreign oil.

I would propose that you apply that 'fierce urgency of now' to an energy policy that will have a significant impact toward solving the issues listed above. It is a matter of converting our nation, not only from the dependency we have on foreign oil, but to increase our independence from fossil fuels all together.

The technologies to accomplish this task are not decades away from practical use, not years or even months. The necessary technology to make this happen is here, now, researched, tested, and to some small degree applied in the real world. There is no state or territory of the United States that could not take advantage individually or in some combination; wind, solar, water or nuclear generated power. The active harnessing of these sources of power has been largely squandered for decades on a hopelessly small scale to have truly significant impact or induce mass production to reduce pricing and increase availability. The broader applications of such an energy policy that would put to the forefront a national program to utilize these unlimited sources of power are not limited only to centralized power plants. With relatively little effort and investment, individual homes and businesses can utilize current solar and wind technologies to produce much, if not all of their power on site, such buildings when empty would easily produce an excess of electricity that would be returned to the grid. Imagine a nation where every neighborhood and office complex is also a power station in their own right.

In addition to both these large and small generations of power, the use of fossil fuels to directly power individual non-commercial transportation must end. A national zero emissions vehicle act must be mandated with a clear preference for those vehicles produced that do not directly run on fossil fuels. To be clear, electric cars have been around for over a century. Technology a decade ago produced electric cars that would meet the needs of 95% of non-commercial drivers on a day to day basis. Today's electric cars can increase that to 98% and add to it nearly 35% of commercial and 80% of governmental (non-military) needs.

The hydrogen economy remains elusive, there are grand technological gaps and while there must be acknowledgment and investment in the further development of such technology, our primary push must be on technology that can be brought to the market today.

Ethanol, as it is currently being produced and applied is a boondoggle. It is inefficient in production, and is a frightening waste of valuable farmland when food and feed prices are on the rise. The answer is to formally legalize growing and processing of industrial hemp, to be clear, industrial hemp does not contain enough THC to get anyone high even if they smoked it by the kilogram. The plant was a staple source of oils and fiber in this nation until 1937. Hemp is a much better feedstock for ethanol production, it can grow in a wider range of climates and conditions, and it can also be used as a source of food, oils, and fiber for cloth and paper.

Finally, there must be a massive effort in constructing new nuclear power plants, including breeder reactors to reduce and recycle waste from traditional reactors. You should seek to execute 20 new plants to come online within the first 4 years of your Presidency, and doubling that amount in the next 4 years. A difficult task, certainly, an impossible one, I think not. Much of what delays these plants going on line are understaffed and overly bureaucratic.

What is outlined here is further detailed in a legislative proposal that includes how such projects could be financed. To paraphrase John F. Kennedy when addressing why we should seek to do the impossible and send a man to the moon and return him safely to the earth, we do these things not because they are easy, but because they are hard. We have the opportunity to lead the world in clean energy production and greenhouse gas reductions, not through treaties, but by example, which has ever been a strong suit for the US.

I am not so arrogant to think that this is an original idea, the implementation of such an energy policy in whatever form will improve the economy quickly, through production of goods, lower energy costs and the creation of several new industries. It will help the environment by reducing, drastically the amount of CO and CO2 pumped into the air on a daily basis. The war in Iraq is over many issues, but there can be no denying that much of our military interest and action in that region of the world is to keep the oil flowing. By reducing our oil usage, we make the area less powerful, less relevant from a military standpoint. The Middle East loses its ability to be a natural resource superpower. The benefits don't end there; less smog means fewer related respiratory problems. New industries mean new jobs. New products open up new markets.

It is within our ability, as a nation, to be energy independent within a decade. Not only could we be energy independent, but using clean, renewable energy as our primary source of electric power for the nation. A decade is not an ambitious time line; the total cost of such a program would be less than half of what has been spent on the Iraqi invasion and occupation in the last 5 years. If the manpower, time, material, and funding supplied to that conflict had been applied to making us energy independent, it is quite likely we would already be there.

Senator Obama, whether you accept the details of this plan are not important, the premise is what I would like to hear more about from you. Energy independence is a necessity, from it, so much more flows that will benefit all of us. So congratulations on your nominee status and start telling us not just what you are going to do, but how you are going to do it.