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August 21, 2008 3:59 PM

USA Today's 'On Politics' blog reports: Barack Obama told USA TODAY this afternoon that "yes," he has made up his mind about whom his running mate will be -- but he would not reveal the name or just when he will tell the nation about his choice. USA TODAY's Kathy Kiely writes that:

In an interview in Chester, Va., the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee said he's made up his mind, but he would not say whether he's informed that person yet. "I won't comment on anything else until I introduce our running mate to the world," he said. "That's all you're going to get out of me."

Obama said it was a difficult decision. "We had some great choices."

Obama said he wanted somebody who is "prepared to be president" and who will be "a partner with me in strengthening this economy for the middle class and working families."

He said he was looking for not just a partner but a sparring partner. "I want somebody who's independent, somebody who can push against my preconceived notions and challenge me so we have got a robust debate in the White House."

Here's a very brief audio clip of the exchange Kathy had with Obama about whether he's made up his mind.

The full story will be available later today.

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Who does that sound like?

Posted by: rachel | Aug 21, 2008 4:04:18 PM

Wow.. those "hints" would apply to any democrat.

Posted by: a reader in georgia | Aug 21, 2008 4:05:10 PM

phony.

Posted by: fact check | Aug 21, 2008 4:05:47 PM

Guys, stop guessing and wait for Obama to say it. I really hate this tea leaves reading!!!!

Posted by: carl29 | Aug 21, 2008 4:10:51 PM

Leaked


It is "Ayers"

Posted by: ddd | Aug 21, 2008 4:12:10 PM

I am so tired of the way Obama conducts -- what is the big deal. Let everybody know and go on with your campaign. Can he just be decisive and be like a leader once?

Posted by: amy | Aug 21, 2008 4:17:24 PM

found this interesting article about obamas tax code

here is an excerpt

The Tax Policy Center, a research group run by the Brookings Institution and the Urban Institute, has done the most detailed analysis of the Obama and McCain tax plans, and it has published a series of fascinating tables. For the bottom 80 percent of the population — those households making $118,000 or less — McCain’s various tax cuts would mean a net savings of about $200 a year on average. Obama’s proposals would bring $900 a year in savings. So for most people, Obama is the tax cutter in this campaign.

and the link
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/24/magazine/24Obamanomics-t.html?_r=1&adxnnl=1&oref=slogin&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&pagewanted=print&adxnnlx=1219345768-e8KeuBUTxXmgaHoAxycQfA

Posted by: bhrandon | Aug 21, 2008 4:17:26 PM

obama doesnt have the balls to surround himself with strong minded people. thus it wont be hillary but some yes man.

Posted by: ron | Aug 21, 2008 4:19:43 PM

I hope Obama selects any one other than Mrs. Clinton.

He may win with Mrs. Clinton on the ticket and I want him to lose. Sen. Clinton can run again in 2012 only if he loses.

Obama, hopefully, with his arrogance in place will select Bayh or Nunn.

Posted by: Roger Miller | Aug 21, 2008 4:20:25 PM

All told, Obama would not only cut taxes for most people more than McCain would. He would cut them more than Bill Clinton did and more than Hillary Clinton proposed doing. These tax cuts are really the essence of his market-oriented redistributionist philosophy (though he made it clear that he doesn’t like the word “redistributionist”). They are an attempt to address the middle-class squeeze by giving people a chunk of money to spend as they see fit.

He would then pay for the cuts, at least in part, by raising taxes on the affluent to a point where they would eventually be slightly higher than they were under Clinton. For these upper-income families, the Tax Policy Center’s comparisons with McCain are even starker. McCain, by continuing the basic thrust of Bush’s tax policies and adding a few new wrinkles, would cut taxes for the top 0.1 percent of earners — those making an average of $9.1 million — by another $190,000 a year, on top of the Bush reductions. Obama would raise taxes on this top 0.1 percent by an average of $800,000 a year.

It’s hard not to look at that figure and be a little stunned. It would represent a huge tax increase on the wealthy families. But it’s also worth putting the number in some context. The bulk of Obama’s tax increases on the wealthy — about $500,000 of that $800,000 — would simply take away Bush’s tax cuts. The remaining $300,000 wouldn’t nearly reverse their pretax income gains in recent years. Since the mid-1990s, their inflation-adjusted pretax income has roughly doubled.

Posted by: bhrandon | Aug 21, 2008 4:26:29 PM

CLINTON LOST YOU FOOLS

Posted by: bhrandon | Aug 21, 2008 4:27:45 PM

and ron the only candidate surrounding himself with YES men is McSame

Posted by: bhrandon | Aug 21, 2008 4:28:11 PM

it is Hillary Clinton!

Posted by: Francisco Cardenas | Aug 21, 2008 4:28:52 PM

IT WILL BE A REPUBLICAN WOMAN AND TIP IS IT WILL BE TEXTED ON SATURDAY MINUTES BEFORE HE TAKE THE STAGE..!!!

Posted by: Mike | Aug 21, 2008 4:31:44 PM

I hope Obama CHOKES ON A BONE...

Posted by: David Miller | Aug 21, 2008 4:35:22 PM

This has certainly been an 'affirmative action' election.Endless VP speculation for BHO and appearing 7 times on the cover of Time Mag ( 2 for McCain: how's that for fair and balanced?). A very flattering pic, too, given his lugubrious visage.

Posted by: Marty | Aug 21, 2008 4:39:41 PM

If Obama picked Hillary for VP, he would end up like Vince Foster.

Posted by: cathy | Aug 21, 2008 4:40:06 PM

SEBELIUS!

You morons are hardly worth responding to. In other news, PICK SEBELIUS!

Posted by: squintz | Aug 21, 2008 4:41:22 PM

Mecane steels people heart by telling his captivitu in vetnam and when he talks about it he thinks makes his listeners to belive he is the only vetran from that wrongly started war and finished shmefully.
He uses it like a currency to buy peoples heart, ear and now their vote AMERICA WAKE UP BEFORE CRYING FOR THE NEXT FOUR YEARS.

MACANE STOP USING YOUR EXPERIANCE IN VETNAM AS ACURRENCY TO BY PEOPLS HEART BECAUSE YOU ARE FROM RICH FAMILY AND GOT A CHANCE TO BE ON NATIONAL STAGE DONT MAKE MONY AND STATUS WITH THAT EXPERIANCE. THERE ARE MANY VETRACE WHO DIDN'T HAVE A CHANCE LIKE YOU AND CANNOT CASH IN TELLING THEIR STORY. WE ARE TIRED OF LISTING YOUR BLABLA BLA .....VETNAM......BLABLA.... TALK REALITY NOW.

Posted by: JOJO | Aug 21, 2008 4:41:36 PM

I just got a text a couple of minutes ago from the Obama Camp. He choose Hillary!!!!

Posted by: Travis Chapman | Aug 21, 2008 4:41:38 PM

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