Hagel, Hagel, Hagel. End it tomorrow. Kaine is a nice guy but he has no military or foreign policy experience. This will be a tough race to win. Pick Chuck Hagel and the race is over. Did I say Hagel, Hagel, Hagel? Let me repeat, Hagel, Hagel Hagel. Did I mention Hagel?

Beltway Greg

I agree with Beltway's remarks about Kaine.
"Yes we Kaine" sounds good.
However, as you say, experience is a problem.
The Votemaster (Electoral-Vote.com) said it best:
It would be Team Change vs. Team Experience! That would not be good for Obama.

However, I disagree about Hagel. Hagel will be Obama's Sec. of Defense. He would hurt Obama as VP.

It will be Joe Biden, provided that Obama is confident enough that Biden wouldn't overshadow Obama.
My feeling after seeing Obama operate in Europe, is that Barack isn't afraid of Biden.

Biden, Biden, Biden.

This sure looks like a trial balloon given some of Kaine's more conservative views on aborion and gay marriage.

Not WRIGHT for America (www.notwrightforamerica.com) has a post arguing this theory. It makes a lot of sense.

Everything seemed planned for the future campaign commercials — at least, that’s how it seemed to a U.S. Air Force captain when Sen. Barack Obama and his entourage swooped into Bagram Air Force Base in Afghanistan for an hour-long visit last Saturday at the start of a week-long foreign tour.

“He got off the plane and got into a bullet proof vehicle” without pausing to acknowledge the U.S. troops who had been waiting all day just for the opportunity to meet him, the officer told the Blackfive pro-military blog.

As the soldiers lined up to shake his hand, the Illinois senator “blew them off and didn’t say a word,” ducking into the conference room to meet the general.

Then the armored vehicles took him to where “he could take his publicity pictures playing basketball. He again shunned the opportunity to talk to soldiers to thank them for their service,” the captain wrote.

Kaine is the WRONG choice - What a waste that would be and could cost Obama the Presidency.

How would you feel voting for ywo inexprienced candidates -

Kaine can't shine the shoes of Clinton, Biden or Richardson.

He is a very poor choice.

It's going to be O.K in '08..
Sounds like a great slogan for Obama/Kaine to me

Obama will be a great Commander-in-Chief Jack.
Republicans will look for fault with everything Obama does or doesn't do.

The fact is he personally met with hundreds of cheering troops and he visited the wounded during his last moments in Iraq - and there were no cameras - that's why you don't know about it. He also called some of the wounded soldiers on the phone in Germany, after the Pentagon pulled their stunt to try to derail Obama's successful trip and give McCain false talking points.

Back to the subject of this article:
Why is it that the media doesn't tell us that if Obama were to choose Evan Bayh, then the Democrats would likely lose a seat. That probably means that Bayh is a NO for VP.

Also, why is it that Chris Dodd gets NO Respect from the MSM. Dodd has confirmed that he had been Vetted, weeks ago. I don't expect Dodd to be picked ahead of Joe Biden (since a Senate seat would be lost in Conn. also), but he is certainly in the top 4 list.

I also heard from someone in VA that Tim Kaine has a reputation for raising taxes to pay for everything. That is that last thing Team Obama needs.

Obama Hussein should get it over with and just select Osama Bin Laden as his vice president.

VP Clinton sounds good to me.

Obama is unelectable

You are all losers ... selling your country to islam. The hell with you and your stupid koran comic book. The hell with muhamad the idiot prophet, kiss my you know what. The hell with allah akbar, the hell with the stupid wall of whatever it is. Traitors. You should be ashamed of yourself. Cooperating with terrorism ... pigs.

Juat make it easy Obama and pick REV Wright. Since his kind of hateful Americans is who voted for you during the Primary.

Kaine is an interesting choice as VP pick. An early Obama endorser, similar age, there is a lot about Obama/Kaine that could be like Clinton/Gore. BUT are Clinton supporters going to take an early Obama endorser, and the other small factor is that Kaine's lieutenant Governor is a Republican. Do the Democratic Party want to gift the Republicans a governors seat, and give Lt Gov Bolling the gift of incumbency as he starts a run to become governor in his own right? I think more and more Evan Bayh might be the name that emerges from all of this, especially given it seems as if the Dems are gonna make pickups in the Senate this year.

People seem to think Obama can pick someone other than Hillary because other candidates will get the Bubba vote and cover it better.

It's a dangerous logic, because Hillary Clinton is more than the voter appeal she showed. She won 18 million votes, and not picking her is dissing those voters. They demand respect.

The excitement is gone. Obama do whatever but if the country continues to go to hell in a hand basket, dont blame me I am not voting for. He wants to pick some one who wont outshine him if thats the case he is very limited but kaine would be in there. If he picks Hagel, I better never hear Obama mention democratic unity again.

Hillary-Edwards or McCain-Romney. Obama needs 3 VPs to fill up his gaps - 1 for economy, 1 for foreign policy and 1 for national security. McCain with years since the 80's in senate and congress only needs 1 VP that will fill up his gap in economy. At least McCain is honest enough to admit his weakness

McCain is well-versed in Foreign Policy and National Security with his years of experience in military, senate and congress. Romney is well-versed in economy being a CEO of large companies and a Hardvard graduate with MBA and highest honors (experience coupled with academic intelligence). Obama is well-versed at nothing although he boasts of his Harvard degree with questionable achievements and zero experience...oh...oh ...143 days' exprience in high office not to mention his being a community organizer....what an experience....

American People are not that dumb not to notice Obama's inadequacies, inexperience and low qualifications. The truth will come out in November.

Wow this is shocking, HOMELESS VOTERS ON THE RISE. Hmm lets see who could be trying to get homeless people to vote? I wonder how he is bribing them.

Well I know that this same person handed out tickets to a Dave Matthew's Band concert during a Clinton rally to get the college students not to attend.

Also it is funny how the press never reports the free huge concerts before Obama's large rallies.

sayuncle,

The onlye bill that he passed in teh US Senate that's really his own and not partnered with or pioneered by anyone else is the one for Africa, which shows Obama's priorities. He lied about the bills that he claimed he passed in the senate for voting