During DNCC, McCain Needs This "Pre-October" Surprise

John McCain has to make a solid decision for his Vice Presidential candidate, obviously. There are several things, on the surface, McCain would like to have in a VP candidate: possibly a younger man/woman (Kay Bailey Hutchinson, TX, Bobby Jindel, LA.), a person with economic experience (Romney, Mass.), foreign and geopolitical experience (Tom Ridge), or he could go with a combination and overall "gel" candidate (Lieberman). However, McCain, who is not known for his dramatic demeanor, should actually go for the surprise candidate, during the DNCC (Democratic National Committee Convention), announcing on Tuesday, or Wednesday. The surprise and possibly the candidate to put McCain over the top is Mike Huckabee.

Barack Obama has Joe Biden for his candidate, for VP, and Biden serves as a mouth piece, bull dog type, who will go out and say the things Barack will not be comfortable with. Also, Biden is not in the same vein as the "new government," or the Hope & Change message, as he has been in Washington for twenty years. The only thing Biden adds to Obama is he is a complete wild card, who could say and do anything (based on his long track record) and he has judicial (he was head of the Judicial Senate Committee) and Foreign experience (he was also the head of the Armed Services Committee) in the Senate.

Therefore, McCain is not under a crushing force to pick the perfect candidate. He needs to pick a candidate that will counter Biden and also will limit the potential Obama attack adds, or keep them to a minimum. The most important thing John McCain needs in his VP candidate is someone who will be able to roll with the punches, speak and counter anything asked of him, a person with fresh ideas, and the most important thing is having someone that is a complete surprise and Americans will like (feel like they are close to the VP candidate). Mike Huckabee is this candidate, in all of the places, John McCain needs.

Mike Huckabee, first, has been making all of the rounds on Fox, CNN, and all the Sunday shows over the last two months, so the American people know who he is. Huckabee was the last Republican to be in the race, against McCain, building and getting to know a lot of people along the way. People respond to Huckabee and McCain is very friendly with him, even when "The Huck-A-Bus" kept on rolling, after he was completely out of the race mathematically (yet continued, because of the principal). Huckabee is a strong presence on social issues and he was excellent, as a two time governor (Arkansas), having a surplus in both of his terms. Therefore, he fills an economic void. However, the biggest thing Mike Huckabee would bring to a McCain/Huckabee Ticket, is the fact he can banter with anyone in the world. Joe Biden is a blow hard, who gets flustered (when pushed), and Huckabee is quite quippy, never seems to let anyone get under his skin, and would be a perfect fit against Biden in the debates.

John McCain does not get along with Mitt Romney and there is no guarantee, Romney can bring Michigan to McCain. Bobby Jindel is pretty young and it may seem like McCain is picking Jindel, simply for the age factor. Tom Ridge is pro-choice and Lieberman is a Democrat, so they would hurt McCain in a big way. Aside from Kay Bailey-Hutchinson, who is a dark horse, Mike Huckabee is the best thing that could ever happen to the McCain ticket. Regardless, if Sean Hannity, Limbaugh, and Anne Coulter like him, the American people and American Republicans like him. Plus, his speaking skills, like ability, and the other things above, far outweigh any of the other candidates. If John McCain does not pick Huckabee, as a "Pre-October Surprise," to take the wind out of the DNCC sails, he will be playing with fire and shooting into the wind.

From DMAN, at TheThoughtSpigot.com
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Biden Minus For Obama, Being Only An Attack Dog

Bobby Jindel, Mitt Romney, or maybe Tom Ridge for John McCain's Vice Presidential pick? Only John McCain knows, or is close to knowing, but Barack Obama has his VP pick, in Joe Biden. Biden is more than an "experience pick," he is a hit man/bull dog, who will say anything, at any time. In his first speech, as the Vice Presidential pick of Obama, Biden used these two quotes (smacking McCain, before he is even on the campaign trail):

1. "Ladies and gentleman, your kitchen table is like mine. You sit there before, after, you put the kids to bed and you talk, and you talk about what you need. You talk about how much you need to pay the bills. Well, ladies and gentleman, that is not a worry that John McCain needs to worry. It is a pretty hard experience, wondering which of his seven kitchen tables to sit at."

2. "Ladies and Gentleman, the reckoning is now. The reality is we must answer the call, or we will risk the harshest verdict and version in history. These times call for a total change in Washington's 'world view,' These times call for more than just a 'good soldier," They require a wise leader."

Wow! Senator Biden, where to begin? Are you really sitting at your table at night, wondering where you will be short, paying your bills and putting food on your table, with your kids in bed, with your wife? The answer is plainly no, this is politics as usual, and it is not "new government/Washington" with the utmost speed, because of the risk of "failure and the harshest verdict in history." You are a rich senator, of 20 years. How about taking a shot at McCain's service to our country, did your serve? Sure it takes more than a soldier, to be a good President, look at Clinton, Bush (to be fair), Nixon, Carter, even yourself, you didn't serve in Vietnam. Although, it does take character, which I do believe you have, Mr. Biden, but Barack Obama does not, so he needs you for these baseless attacks. Which you have now shown, 20 minutes into being the VP nominee (officially), that you are more than willing to throw, get in the mud, and hit John McCain with everything you have and what the Obama Machine wants you to do? However, Mr. Biden, you did say yourself:

1. "I would never be a vice president."
2. "I would never serve under Senator Obama, as a cabinet member."
3. "In the debates, you said Barack Obama had no experience to be President of the United States."

Mr. Biden, it sounds like you are filling the role, Barack and Michelle Obama need, right now and down the stretch. You will be the attack dog, the mouth piece, and the one who will say things Obama (either can't say or) won't say. I hope you are happy with both, doing the dirty work and also going back on three major statements you have made, in just the last three months. It show a lot of sound and great judgment, something Barack Obama lacks, as well. Good luck with that, Mr. Biden, though. You will need it.

From DMAN, at TheThoughtSpigot.com
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