i think edwards would be a great pick

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But remember that, even when those who move you be kings or men of power, your soul is in your keeping alone. When you stand before God you cannot say "but I was told by others to do thus" or that "virtue was not convenient at the time." This will not suffice. Remember that.

Rumor's on the pipeline is that both Lic.Obama and McCain have approached Collin Powell too. We will see what happens.

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...."Beyond jealosy and betrayal; beyond hate and desire; beyond pain and death; lies the ultimate revelation; the final choice; the end; because the fate of destruction is also the joy of rebirth" Neon Genesis Evangelion

colin p will never be VP

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But remember that, even when those who move you be kings or men of power, your soul is in your keeping alone. When you stand before God you cannot say "but I was told by others to do thus" or that "virtue was not convenient at the time." This will not suffice. Remember that.

McCain /Romney 2008

McCain/Romney 2008

In all honesty,

I'm still waiting for Obama's policies to be uttered by his mouth. I just hear political rhetoric from him like any other tenured (for 2 years) senator.

We should ask these questions, not who he will select as VP. The VP is only important if the president were to die (case in point Kennedy and Johnson). But what is important is what direction does the person running for office want to do for the country (and not just make speeches critizing current policy) and where to take it. How would he do things different. What changes immediately and longitudinally are being planned.

I suspect his advisors haven't told him what he stands for and what his policy platform will be.

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Dr.Shikima! FTW!

Selective hearing is a funny thing. People hear what they want to hear, if they don't want to hear it they act as if it is not being said to claim ignorance . You are not going to learn about candidates from the 15 second soundbite news coverage on the national news. News is no longer news ,it's entertainment and has to be profitable and they cater to the American public which has a 15 second attenbtion span. You aren;t going to learn detailed policy positions the way news is presented nowadays. Try a real newspaper, actaully you need multiple papers b/c they all spin to their bias on how they present a candidate or try their websites. As a medical student self education should be an inherent quality.

But by your last sentence you really have already made up your mind, making the selective hearing point even more relevant. The thinly veiled attack was easily deciphered.

I thinink it should be Obama-Shriver.

How much do you know about Powell?

He could never run as a Republican as he holds positions directly opposed to the base. For example on abortion rights (pro choice)and not abstinence only programs, pro-affirmative action, pro sensible gun control, and he defers on many other social issues.

He also was opposed to invading Iraq and said he tried to convince Bush not to do it. He was also quoted in England as saying , the Neocons within the Bush administration as "f**ing crazies". He's was also against the military tribunals Bush/Mccain want and believes the alterations and the abandonment of the Geneva Conventions in this regard. Thus if you utilize the Geneva Conventions you can't torture, which McCain and Bush are against the utilizing the conventions. They also are against utilizing the Army field manual in this case which also prevents torture. Powell may have served in the Bush admin but he had very different views and is why he left.

Rasmussen Political markets:

Vice Presidential Markets
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HIllary Clinton
14.7
Kathleen Sebelius
18.5
Evan Bayh
12.0
Joe Biden
11.0
Tim Kaine
11.0
Claire McCaskill
8.6
Bill Richardson
9.3
Ed Rendell
5.2