The situation in Georgia ought to move Wes Clark and Joe

Biden to the top of Barack's short list for VP. The GOP will seize on this to talk tough and tout the need for experience. Neither Kaine or Bayh would help Obama respond to those themes. I would hope that an Obama Administration would rethink our encouragement of former Soviet Republics' entry into NATO. NATO expansion and the missle shield ideas proposed against Russia's objections can only serve to raise tensions in the area. There are so many fuses that the W Regime has set a match to, that Barack is going to have to have a savvy foreign and/or military affairs partner. Either Clark or Biden would fill that bill in a way that none of the other possibilities would.

The others aren't suitable (Bayh, neocon) or not yet ready (Kaine, a first-term governor who never held federal office).

And most people would probably be right about that.

world's leaders. He does more than "sit on a Senate committee." Both Bhutto and Musharraf, for example, spoke with Biden before they even spoke with Bush or Rice.

:eyes:

we wouldn't be in Iraq and threatening Iran now.

Is dialoguing bad? What would you feel is a better approach?

makes him a VERY poor choice.

we hold different views, but I just want to say he's done more in the FP arena than appear on Sunday shows.

The SFRC is a committee peopled with some really impressive people -- it's not just BIden. I'm grateful that with an Obama administration, the President will actually LISTEN to these wise Senators.

they'd find plenty of "treasures" to use quite effectively against the ticket.

This in addition to the plagiarism business.

I don't think they'd turn up much of anything, and I personally don't think the plagiarism thing would be a big issue.

See? We're not going to agree on this. :7

The annoying little insects are having another hatch.

as I watched Kaine's interview on Face the Nation. He -- and many others mentioned -- wouldn't bring any heft to that area.
Even one of my faves, Brian Schweitzer, wouldn't address this issue as well. I agree. Biden or Clark.

weights in an area that the Russians just placed front and center in the GE. I will support Obama with enthusiasm whoever he taps, but I hope it will be Clark or Biden. They have heft where we need it.

wouldn't have to go to Wikipedia to assess the situation in Georgia!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=3434144&mesg_id=3434144

research options as Old Man McCain.

more and more pathetic all the time. His campaign is starting to look like a SNL spoof of his campaign.

in this area, I'm sure.

It's the politics (spin) on Clark's statement which may give him pause.

Biden, not so much...

-app

Security council is the only place this can be hashed out, and even then.......

His performance during the Primaries was uneven and does not inspire the kind of confidence in me that Clark and Biden do.

Therefore, I pick Clark. He fits into the current situation perfectly.

Bayh has worked intensively on intelligence issues over the years. he actually brings quite a bit of foreign policy experience to the ticket

Or maybe switch Biden and Richardson.

VP: Clark
SOS: Chris Dodd
Defense: Biden
AG: Hillary
Homeland Security: Richardson

at Defense. We need to spread some of the responsibility to the other party for the difficult decisions Barack will face .

... sorry... just wouldn't be.

Of course, my mind might change if Clark really proves himself to be more of a peacemaker than a warmonger while working in his VP role.