Well of course it won't be pretty if Obama gets elected. Now that would really be cutting off your own nose.

I vote for Sen. Joe Lieberman as VP, he's certainly as republican as McCain and he isn't as silly or deceitful.

Yes!! Do it Mcsame show us what a flipper you are! LMAO!! The conservative right wingers will shun you for sure!! I mean if you aren't going to stand up for a couple cells in the womb then why would they vote for you. What a pandering moron!

Lieberman would also be a first, the first Israeli senator in the white house.

Good point JR I think that means Mccain hates americans and secretly loves Israeli's and looks out for there intrests more than his own countrymen

Picking Lieberman as VP does not make sense.

Lieberman already produced a loss in this capacity.

McCain needs to pick someone without a losing record as a VP candidate.

Also, Lieberman has proven himself to be a turncoat if the politics demand that he do so.

McCain would be well served to do whatever it takes to enlist the services of Colin Powell.

Colin Powell is a much better choice than a previous VP loser.

I'd rather have an American Jew as vice president under McCain than Obama as president with his choice of VP nominee any, any day or year. While I trust an American Jewish person as Lieberman, I know in my heart that Obama is a traitor to American and could very possible be a sleeper. My neighbor believes he is the anti-christ. Obama has lived in a Muslim country most of his youth and with Islamic radicals such as his step father, his father had a Muslim burial (he spent his first years with his father and a long month in Indonesia). His brothers are radicals and his aunts, uncles, step grandma are all Muslims. Obama was brainwashed and he is brainwashing his supporters here in American.

Powell, who supports BHO, would be a good choice as McCain's VP? No thank you. Romney is my choice. I give him credit, when he saw the writing on the way, he withdrew and said, "Now I will work to get the Republican nominee, John McCain, elected." And that's exactly what he's done. The Huckster is still out there bashing others. Give me a break. Romney should be the VP...I'm dying for the chance to finally see a businessman-like person in the white house.

Jayhawk, I think I agree with you but you also can't count out a loser. Look at Nixon. He lost in 1960 and I believe lost as Governor of California, only to be elected President twice, and by a landslide the second time.

Colin Powell has too much integrity to get mixed up in the current slimy GOP politics.

Difficult decision. However, the bottom line is this is going to be a tight race. At the beginning, most republicans thought that McCain did not have a chance because of Bush having such low ratings.

Well, McCain does have a chance. In fact a very good one. He will need support from the republican base or they will GIVE the white house to Obama.

If this happens, we can only hope that God will Bless America.

Hillary supporter for McCain

Actually, these are the best vetted to be McCain's VP Choice and I emphasize CHOICE:

Yosemite Sam-Strong on National Defense

Barney-Can pull in the Gay vote

Mister Ed-PETA will come running to McCain

Batman-Need I say more?

It doesn't matter who he chooses. Lieberman, Romney and Ridge would be no better than Festus, Barney or Yosemite Sam. They'll still be in the losers column.

POTUS OBAMA-ITS INEVITABLE CYNICS

One Democrat deserves another. How can ANY true republican even bother showing up to witness such a disgrace as the former Republican party. This election was over before it even started.

Really, take Lieberman. Dems certainly have no more use for him.

Colin Powell is pro-choice and may be supporting Obama...I don't think he's a GOP kinda guy after what the Bush Adm did to him

McCain is showing his true colors regarding abortion and no one is saying ANYTHING about it!!! How can we elect someone that uses the lives of babies as a political throwaway!!! Where is the media!! Didn’t McCain tell Pastor Warren that he’s pro-life? How can a “pro-life” candidate even consider a person that agrees with abortions to be one heart beat away from the Presidency? McCain has two faces!!! and NO ONE is saying anything about it!!

In fact, do you notice how bored the media is with McCain?

His choice is based on who can assist him in being in the "CONE OF SENILITY".

Hmmmm, Charles Manson would be a great choice, but unfortunately he's "tied up" right now.

WHAT A JOKE! THIS IS GOING TO BE LANDSLIDE!

POTUS OBAMA - CYNICS CAN'T STOP IT

Actually, these are the best vetted to be McCain's VP Choice and I emphasize CHOICE:

Yosemite Sam-Strong on National Defense

Barney-Can pull in the Gay vote

Mister Ed-PETA will come running to McCain

Batman-PUMA kitties love a man that's "Tall & Dark". (As long as he isn't Bi-racial)

It doesn't matter who he chooses. Lieberman, Romney and Ridge would be no better than Festus, Barney or Yosemite Sam. They'll still be in the losers column.

POTUS OBAMA-ITS INEVITABLE CYNICS

LANDSLIDE

Steve, didn't Obama lead us to believe that if the money was right he could make a decision on abortion?

Hey Jan ! Do you put white capes on your kids before you send them to school ?

How can anyone vote for McCain? His father had a nazi helmet from WWII on his dresser when McCain was growing up which means that McCain is also a nazi. He went to a Christian school as a child where they preached that armageddon would be the end of the world and that only those who believed in Jesus would be saved and those that didn't were not human and were spawns of satan that should be destroyed at any cost. Is that the kind of man we want as our President? He's clearly brainwashing Americans into thinking he's one of us.

Idiots....

I think he should pick another old white guy if he wants to truly represent his party.

Oh...I almost forgot

My neighbor thinks McCain is gay....so I do too.

"My neighbor believes he is the anti-christ." Yeah, and McCain is Santa Claus. Please continue to believe every rumor you hear and read. We are counting on you, Jan.

The Cynics are s#@##@#$ their pants knowing that McCain doesn't have a porkchop's chance in a piranha tank of becoming POTUS.

The best bet would be for all of your to gather together, hold hands and sing KUM BA YA.

That's about all the solice you'll get in this election.

POTUS OBAMA - MCCAIN DOESN'T HAVE A CHANCE. (And everyone knows it)

LANDSLIDE

JR

Lieberman isn't deceitful?

Except fot that part about him promising the Democrats of Connecticut that he would work to get a Democrat elected to the White House.

If anyone's the anti-christ, it's that Cindy McCain chick...she is one scary, scary lady.

tire - I don't plan to vote for Obama. I just don't understand how Christians can vote for McCain. We have been hoodwinked. Picking the Lessor of two evils is not how I want my President chosen.

this is total crap. this is all the mccain campaign trying to perpetuate the image that mccain is a "maverick" and can "reach across the aisle". which is pretty obviously empty campaign rhetoric, as mccain has proven throughout his career that the only opinion that matters to john mccain is john mccain's. the man has already said that, if elected, he will take steps to overturn roe v. wade (although back in 1999, mccain is quoted as saying that the overturning of roe v. wade would ultimately be a BAD thing, because it would "force x number of women to undergo dangerous and illegal operations". he now claims his comments were "taken out of context"). the man is 100% ANTI-choice. he's also opposed to health insurance companies covering birth control and he supports abstinence-only sex education, so apparently he's also PRO-unintended pregnancy. and in general, i would say mccain is anti-woman, a raging misogynist in my book. he doesn't think women deserve equal pay in the workplace, he tells rape jokes (that he later claims to "not remember" telling), and he calls his wife a c-nt in public.

great choice for a president!

Gosh, Steve, isn't that always the sad choice for us, the lesser of two evils? Don't tell me you're still happy with Bush!

McCain thinks a pro-choice VP will win him swing voters?

Most pro-choice are anti-war.

Not sure how he thinks that will win him votes. I can guarantee a pro-choice selection will cost him millions of votes.

on another blog someone wrote, "Lincoln also said to win votes, impress the ignorant" .... and we thought that Obama's supporters were educated.

America cannot afford another 4 years of a president who has a very low IQ. We will definitly and forever lose our credibility in the world as a nation of 300 million people.

McCain has already been widely criticized for not being conservative enough. And picking a pro-life candidate makes things seem so much worse for an already worried Republican Party. I say he should go with Tim Pawlenty or Mitt Romney.

McCain picking someone Pro-choice would be tantamount to political suicide.

"I just don't understand how Christians can vote for McCain"

I totally agree...just think of how many less fortunate people could be helped by all of the money that McCain wants to give back to the richest 10% of Americans. True Christianity is about helping those less fortunate than you, right?

Steve, I'm happy that you weren't writing in support of Obama, and I can agree that we never want to take the lesser of two evils, but that is the only choice we have. I'm not about to take a chance on Obama.

McCain want's to set the rules of law back to the day's he grew up in, the 1930's. That's when men were men and women did what they were told and voted for who their husbands told them to vote for. Boy those were the good ol' days.

oh James, back in the '30's everyone voted for FDR.

Sure, listen to Rush Limbaugh. He urged us to vote for Bush.

"I love it" McCain says that life begins at conception, but him and the Republicans don't want Sex Ed. taught in the public schools, they want to outlaw abortions,or not handout condoms to teenagers. But they don't want to give these same teenagers Welfare or foodstamps when they get preg. Boy that's Faith and compassion at work by the FARright

tire -- I'm at a loss. We had a chance with Huckabee and everyone was afraid to put forth a man of Christ. Now we've settled for a man that I can't trust or vote for.
I'm saving my vote for the next round in four years. Obama can do less harm because he won’t be able to accomplish anything in four years. It will take him three just to figure out where the oval office is. If McCain is elected he could screw up the hard work done on changing the courts and we could be potentially looking at McCain and then an abortionist to follow him. That could be 16 years of pro-abortion in the White House. I've already decided no vote for McCain.

Oh yes. I hope McSurge picks a pro-abortion VP. I'd love to watch the evangelicals heads spin off on that one. McSurge please Pick Romney or Ridge, Either one will assure the Conservative Religious voters will nail you to the cross.

C'mon Maverick...do it!!! Or are ya' chicken!!!!

We don`t need philosophically inclined robotic actuators in the office, we need original thinkers of deep commitment, even if their opposition is an issue of affronting God`s (or nature's, whatever you like) jurisdiction.

But who would risk that voters might not get it? National security and economy on this precipice can NOT afford an Obama.
Higher values are a luxery we may well ill afford.
I would support Ridge or Joe Lieberman if the stakes werent so high. Obama obviously doesnt even understand the BASIC CONCEPT behind the of stem cell research debate.
`if we`re gonna toss `em anyway, why not use `em?` drrr.
It`s NOT ABOUT INDIVIDUAL CELLS! It`s about what venue we have a right or foresight to tresspass in!
When that's unknown? We DON`T GO THERE. Why? Because YOU, Obama (allegedly) have a higher authority above yourself!
Or do the self-ordained enjoy a certain immunity?

Hate to put expediance before principles, but I say no WAY you risk alienating that many hard-liner voters by selecting either respectable gentleman. Even Churchill had to be pragmatic about sacrificing indefensible innocent lives.

A 72 year old man is going to pick a VP that is pro-choice and contrary to his belief and desire to overturn Roe v. Wade? That will never fly with the "evangelical" Republican base. Too many justices coming off the court and McCain is too old creating uncertainty of surviving his full term in office. I wish he he would pick a pro-choice VP because even more Republicans would stay home this November.

The Mc stuff is getting old, McSame, McSurge..... How about this McObama, for McGovern who only won 2 states in 1972.
McCain will win no matter who he picks for Veep because America is not going to elect an inexperienced, radical, racist liberal with ties to the likes of Rev Wright, Father Phleager, Tony Rezko, William Ayres, and endorsements from Hamas and Louis Farrakhan. Christians will not vote for McObama because he is not only pro-abortion, but he is the only Senator to vote yea for late term abortions and giving no medical attention if the baby lives.
America's value system falls in line with the Republicans. Look at 2000, Bush couldn't form a complete sentence and had a nobody for Veep and he won, 2004, Bush had lead us into an unpopular war, still couldn't speak well and still had Cheney as veep, still won.
Republicans have won 7 of the last 10 elections.
Democrats are becoming too liberal and more socialist in their positions.

I find it comical those that can only post regarding Obama with Rezko, Ayers and other associates attached. I think all Obama people need to start adding Keating 5, Phil Grahm, Hagee, Abramhoff anytime a word is mentioned about McCain. You people can name names, but am doubtful you can name policy on either side... Go back to letting Hannity brainwash you.

VOTE DEMOCRAT! It's easier than working!

this is total crap. this is all the mccain campaign trying to perpetuate the image that mccain is a "maverick" and can "reach across the aisle". which is pretty obviously empty campaign rhetoric, as mccain has proven throughout his career that the only opinion that matters to john mccain is john mccain's. the man has already said that, if elected, he will take steps to overturn roe v. wade (although back in 1999, mccain is quoted as saying that the overturning of roe v. wade would ultimately be a BAD thing, because it would "force x number of women to undergo dangerous and illegal operations". he now claims his comments were "taken out of context"). the man is 100% ANTI-choice. he's also opposed to health insurance companies covering birth control and he supports abstinence-only sex education, so apparently he's also PRO-unintended pregnancy. and in general, i would say mccain is anti-woman, a raging misogynist in my book. he doesn't think women deserve equal pay in the workplace, he tells rape jokes (that he later claims to "not remember" telling), and he calls his wife a c-nt in public.

great choice for a president!

having "more experience" means nothing if all that experience reveals (like in mccain's case) is that the candidate is racist, sexist, abusive, hotheaded, and closeminded.

This is a choice of the lesser of two bad choices. I am voting against Obama, because we are already overtaxed, and he will raise taxes because he believes in the disproved Keynesian economics.

We will not get out of the recession until they get rid of the 73 percent total tax rate (counting the business taxes hidden in product prices).

Jennifer - With all due respect, McCain was cleared in the Keating 5 deal whereas Obama was with his pastor, Ayers and the like up until this election.....

This is actually pretty funny. McCain is lying to his supporters saying he's prolife and they don't even realize it. LOL

This has McCain pegged to a T:
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/08/18/cafferty.mccain/index.html

Jennifer,
Keating 5 consisted of 4 Democrats and John McCain, 3 of those Dems were guilty Cranston, DeConcini and Reigle, McCain and John Glenn were cleared. Phil Gramm quit the campaign and John McCain was only endorsed by Hagee, which John McCain declined. He didn't sit in Hagee's church for 20 yrs listening to racist and Anti-American statements like Obama did for Rev Wright and Father Pfleager. Obama chose his anti-american and criminal friends, McCain just happened to be in the same party as Gramm. I wouldn't put Bill Clinton, John Edwards or other Democrats mistakes onto Obama just because they are of the same party.

Laurie - McCain never explained his good friendship of years with Keating and also didn't come clean about air travel paid for by Keating until AFTER he was caught not reporting the gifts. McCain was dirty; he just had enough money to get away with it.

Frank, You're using CNN and Cafferty as a reference? Really? Why don't you go to the other drive-by media's websites, MSNBC, NBC, or better yet go to the HUffington Post and believe everything you read there. Someone's been drinking the Kool-Aid.

S Adams - McCain had a much closer relationship with Keating than you want portray.

Laurie, Yes, McCain's convictions were thrown out on technicalities. Obama is not Ayers or Rezko and shall we talk Phil Graham and the Enron loophole? The difference between Obama and McCain on their "associates" is Obama is loosely associated and McCain is still doing all his "associates" favors in addition to them advising him. Just ask the people in California that endured the rolling black-outs or people that lost everything with the collapse of Enron and on and on and on.....

McCain and Keating had become personal friends following their initial contacts in 1981. Between 1982 and 1987, McCain had received $112,000 in lawful political contributions from Keating and his associates. In addition, McCain's wife Cindy McCain and her father Jim Hensley had invested $359,100 in a Keating shopping center in April 1986, a year before McCain met with the regulators. McCain, his family, and their baby-sitter had made nine trips at Keating's expense, sometimes aboard Keating's jet. Three of the trips were made during vacations to Keating's opulent Bahamas retreat at Cat Cay. McCain did not pay Keating (in the amount of $13,433) for some of the trips until years after they were taken, when he learned that Keating was in trouble over Lincoln (copied from Wikipedia)

It is an absolute insult to the intelligence of women everywhere to equate with valid rights causes such as equal pay, equal treatment, etc the degradation and undermining of the very thing that epitomizes being a woman - the blessed virtue of motherhood and role of "life-bringer". For too long the american people have bought into this warped kind of thinking and regardless of the legal status of abortion in our nation it is high time that we as human beings would stand up and call it the unfortunate tragedy that it is. To hail it as some great rights achievement is disgusting. There are many species of animals that are being treated as more valuable than human beings. Society needs to stand up and be responsible for a change.

How can I as a Christain Vote for McCain?
Easy.. God helps those who help them selves. I believe in charity for the needy, not charity for the masses.
I think children brought up with strong christain beliefs should keep their leggs together, therefore not need abortions. And Yes, we all sin and people arent perfect thefore there will be unwanted pregnancies, but these soon to be parents should take responsibility and work to raise their children. And again... as a christain I will gladly help the truely needy.
Also I believe as a christain that hard work is rewarded and with faith and hard work I will have be a prosperpous, taxpaying, economy stimulating, ethical person.

Obama is pro-infanticide, pro fetal murder by dismemberment, and pro behavior manifested reproductive dysfunction... ...I find it difficult to stomach that there are so few in positions of prominence willing to speak the truth regarding the blatant intellectual dishonesty and governmental irresponsibility inherent in any validation of biologically nonsensical reproductive behavior. No one can tell another person that they cannot privately engage in such folly yet it remains highly irresponsible to encourage it. Those who attempt to place acceptance of homosexuality on par with valid human rights claims to race and gender equality have serious cognitive deficiencies. Who we unchangeably are is written into our DNA (race, gender etc.) and not defined by malleable, environmentally-influenced behavioral tendencies. There is not nor will there ever be discovered a "gay" gene, so placing opposition to governmental validation of homosexual behavior on even footing with discrimination against any verifiable DNA determined trait is foolish. What exactly is gained by society or moreover, what is this strange societal interest in perpetuating continued dysfunction in others? While we must accept that these behaviors will likely always exist within our society and that we should never breed hatred toward anyone, we still must demand intellectual honesty and responsibility from our leaders regarding these behaviors that must truly be recognized as the dysfunction that they are.

What a coincidence! Keating raised $11,000 for McCain's first campaign, and Obama's Arab friend, Rezko, raised $10,000 for Obama's first campaign.

McCain intervened on behalf of Charles Keating after Keating gave McCain at least $112,00 in contributions. In the mid-1980s, McCain made at least 9 trips on Keating's airplanes, and 3 of those were to Keating's luxurious retreat in the Bahamas. McCain's wife and father-in-law also were the largest investors (at $350,000) in a Keating shopping center; the Phoenix New Times called it a "sweetheart deal."

What does it really matter WHAT the VP nominee thinks? They have no say & NO power. And no ONE issue should be a litmus test. I am pro-choice, but have voted for anti-choice people when the majority of their ideas coincide with mine.It scares me that people will focus on one issue to the exclusion of others - and that people like that are actually allowed to vote.

Well said, theregoesthecountry!

The whole Democratic Party needs a psych eval...

I am hard-pressed to defend McCain... the establishment candidate who was not chosen by the people but foisted upon his party... but he is certainly the lesser of two evils...

Yeah, McCain needs Lieberman to be by his side whispering things into his ear like he always does. That's really the reason he's always around him. Watch as everytime McCain puts his foot in his mouth, Lieberman is there to whisper in his ear what McCain doesn't know. Two old man, way past their time who thinks America is still in the 60's. Both should have the decency to retire and let someone younger run. Old fools.

Thank you S Adams!

Jan McCoy...stop being ignorant!!!!!!!!!
S Adams, Phil Gramm did "quit" but he is back on the campaign trail advising McCain, so in Gramm's words, stop whining!

There's no law that says stupid people can't vote.
Politicians on BOTH sides can't afford that! LOL!!!

I guess John isnt so typlon after all! McCain is this biggest flip flopper, he is all weak aging muscle and no brain!!

S Adams-Obama gave the money Rezko donated to charity. What did McCain do with the money from Keating? Use it to pay for the staff and Keating's Bahama home? Also when people speak of Rezko, Republicans completely fail to mention that Rezko was indicted with a major Republican fundraiser.

LOL...'He's a sleeper, a closet muslim, the anti-christ,' and these people are allowed to vote?

Jennifer,
Obama's shady house deal with Rezko was also called a "sweetheart deal". Obama was friend with slum-lord Rezko, who donated $150,000 to Obama for his White house deal and $21,000 for his Senate bid. Rezko brought to light how dirty the politics in the state of Illinois was.

There goes the country - It is an absolute insult to the intelligence of women everywhere to equate with valid rights causes such as equal pay, equal treatment, etc the degradation and undermining of the very thing that epitomizes being a woman - the blessed virtue of motherhood and role of "life-bringer".
I take my role as "life-bringer" very seriously, but your post is an insult as my body belongs to me- not you.

McCain has to have the biggest democrat traitor by his side whispering in his ear the correct answer (because of course he doesnt know) when he sticks his foot in his mouth, but this is the guy you want for president. The guy who has the biggest washington lobbyist surrounding him, the people (ex. Phil Gramm) who caused millions of americans (aka whiners, per Gramm) to lose their homes!

theregoesthecountry

That was a very complicated and rather wordy defense of bigotry and intolerance.

Romney would be the only intelligent choice - but whoops, that's a bad assumption.

McCain needs a handler and is ready to commit to only one term? Why would we want him then... good grief. He's trying to get all Hillary's supporters, I don't think most are that foolish. He's trying to get everybody but will only succeed at pissing off everybody.

theregoesthecountry......theregoesthecountryismydad better hope he doesn't have that gay gene....

S Adams - Yes, Rezko did donate that money to Obama's campaign just as he donated to countless campaigns in Illinois. Obama gave all the Rezko donated monies to charity. In addition, Obama's dealings have never led him afoul of the law and he never did any favors for Rezko. McCain, on the other hand has offered up and delivered on plenty of favors and many of my friends lost their pensions as a result.

Theregoesthecountry: Gays do not have a “DNA determined trait”, so we are “perpetuating continued dysfunction”. Are you a member of the Third Reich?

obama neglected his constituents as they suffered in substandard housing in his district because they were owned by rezko

Damned if he does, and damned if he doesn't. This is what you get when you dupe a strongly religious group for a quarter of a century. They are your base but their views alienate the majority who are pro-choice. Poor Republicans.

furthermore, obama gave the most amount of money to superdelegates between 2005 and now....