Reply #71: OK, first of all, NO SENATORS NEED APPLY [View All]

I see the Biden fans in this thread, and I can agree that there are things Joe might bring to a ticket. But we're pushing enough historical reality here just by having a Senator leading the ticket. The fact that the Repukes are also running a Senator makes that an even match on that one factor. Two senators is just asking for trouble we don't need, and you can bet that Grandpa McLoon is looking at a governor for his running mate. Mittens, the Huckster, or possibly a sitting 'Puke governor.

Richardson has been the name I keep coming back to. A bit more conservative than I would like, but at least he seems to be breaking away from the DLC way of thinking in recent years. You can't beat the guy's resume, especially in the areas of energy and international diplomacy. Of course I always forget that Richardson is Latino, and that this would represent a "ticket with no white guys on it" which doesn't mean a goddamn thing to me, but might scare people in other states, as stupid as that sounds in the 21st fucking century. :(

I have reservations about Clark, because he's obviously loyal to the Clintons. A lot of people believe Clark's campaign in 2003-04 was a Clinton strike against Howard Dean. If that's true, would he act in a similar capacity to cripple Obama's campaign, allow a McLoon win and set Hillary up for 2012?

The female governor angle, be it Sebelius, Napolitano, or whomever, also has its merits, but that would be a "double glass ceiling" just like an Obama/Richardson ticket would be, and given that reality, Richardson brings more to the ticket at this particular time.

Just my two cents. About the only ideas I'm truly opposed to is Hillary on the ticket, or another senator, for the reasons stated above.