Would you like to ride in my beautiful balloon
Would you like to ride in my beautiful balloon
We could float among the stars together, you and I
For we can fly we can fly
Up, up and away
My beautiful, my beautiful balloon
The world's a nicer place in my beautiful balloon
It wears a nicer face in my beautiful balloon
We can sing a song and sail along the silver sky
For we can fly we can fly
Up, up and away
My beautiful, my beautiful balloon
Suspended under a twilight canopy
We'll search the clouds for a star to guide us
If by some chance you find yourself loving me
We'll find a cloud to hide us
We'll keep the moon beside us
Love is waiting there in my beautiful balloon
Way up in the air in my beautiful balloon
If you'll hold my hand we'll chase your dream across the sky
For we can fly we can fly
Up, up and away
My beautiful, my beautiful balloon
Balloon...
Up, up, and away.....

Minotaur029 wrote:

connor wrote:

tmidgett wrote:

ktone wrote:Reality? No.
Winning ticket? Huge

Real Balls would be selecting Chuck Hagel. An anti-Iraq war moderate Republican, Vietnam Vet, with tons of foreign policy experience who completely de-fuzes McCain.

Chuck Hagel is pretty conservative, with no neo- involved.

Fiscally real tight. Anti-abortion, anti-gay rights.

He seems like a decent human being, but he's not going to be on a ticket with Obama. Odds-on favorite for sec'y of defense in any Obama white house.

Actually, Obama's already mentioned Hagel's name for possible Secretary of Defense. I'd say it's kind of a "lock."

After reading this and perusing youtube clips of Obama campaigning for Webb in 2006, I'm starting to think Webb was always the plan.

Webb would be a fine choice, although he could get nailed on experience and seems more likely than other VP candidates to make a big gaffe. Granted, I don't know much about Webb beyond his U.S. Senate years other than he's a Republican convert.

Check this out. Does it sound familiar, connor?

Political Wire on 05/14/08 wrote: In early 2000, Sen. Joseph Lieberman raised his national profile by writing a book, In Praise of Public Life, that helped position him to be Al Gore's running mate. The slim manifesto essentially showed he shared Gore's passion for good government.

Now, Sen. Jim Webb (D-VA) has a new book coming out that just might help him be Sen. Barack Obama's running mate.

According to the book jacket, A Time to Fight: Reclaiming a Fair and Just America "presents a clear-eyed, hard-hitting plan of attack for putting government to work for the people, rather than special interests, and for restoring the country's standing around the world."

Marc Ambinder notes the timing "is impeccable: right when Obama is starting to look around, ah, here's a guy who can go toe-to-toe with John McCain on national security, is beloved by white working class voters, puts Virginia into play instantly, and has a charming way with the media."

tmidgett wrote:

Rick Reuben wrote:

Rick Reuben wrote:

Rick Reuben wrote:

Etc.

Ah, I really WAS asking too much.

Oh well.

sleepkid wrote:

Minotaur029 wrote:but can you imagine what a lame bumper sticker that would make?

This is the critical thing. This is what is ultimately going to decide the VP nominee.

Let's look at the possibilities shall we?

Obama/Webb This is not going to happen. Too many possible puns about being trapped in the Web of Obama.

Obama/Napolitano Whatever.

kenoki wrote:my guess is we're getting the soft introduction to obama's VP right now.

Flaneur wrote:

TAKE A SEAT