Obama VP shortlist

If they IM'd: Obama's (Former) VP Prospects

August 25, 2008 - After an ENTIRE FRIGGING WEEK of hovering over our blackberry screens, Barack Obama finally announced that his choice for Vice President would be (slightly pissed off drum-roll...) Sen. Joe Biden. This surely didn't sit well with the other prospects, but the whole process appears to have brought th...

From The Room: The Vast Right Wing Conspiracy: Who Cares About Your Running Mate?

August 21, 2008 - Everybody has their shorts all bunched up waiting to see who Obama and McCain are going to pick as their running mate but really, who cares? Sure there are some stupid picks that the two could make like Obama picking Hillary and galvanizing the right or McCain picking Lieberman and...

Our Veep Picks: Why Tim Kaine is already out of the running...

August 21, 2008 - "Obama-Kaine." Say it fast.* *Hint: It sounds like "Oba-McCain." Or even better, "ObombMcCain." And even if it doesn't call up the McCain association, some people will just hear "Obamacaine," which sounds like an eczema cream. On the other hand, Obama-Sebelius sounds like the name of a...

If they IM'd: Obama's VP Prospects

August 20, 2008 - The whole country is waiting breathlessly to find out who will be chosen to stand next to Barack Obama sometimes. If you think you're getting impatient, imagine how Evan Bayh, Joe Biden, Tim Kaine, and Kathleen Sebelius m...

Obama has thoroughly vetted his veep, and yes, it's as dirty as it sounds

August 20, 2008 - Barack Obama has settled on a running mate. The vetting process, which includes intense background checks of the candidate and his/her spouse, took longer than expected because Obama had to wait until Mrs. Clinton quit the race in June. Caroline Kennedy, along with Eric Holder, a former deputy attor...

We finally got the text, and it's Obiden time!

August 19, 2008 - John King called it at 12:50 AM! And now, after being annoyed to the point of taking a hammer to our phones, we finally got the text we were waiting for. Obama picked Joe Biden. The text was still a little weird though...

Chet Edwards for Obama veep: this Edwards comes minus the lovechild

August 4, 2008 - U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi has been pimping for her colleague, U.S. Rep. Chet Edwards (D-Waco), George W. Bush's Crawford congressman, in the hopes he'll be...

Obama/Clinton not happening unless it's Malia and Chelsea in 2040

July 29, 2008 - According to the New York Times, the Obama campaign is not interested in Hillary Clinton as a vice-presidential candidate. On last Sunday's Meet the Press, Obama hinted at bringing in someone outside the beltway, and several Obama insiders are wary of dealing with Mr. Former President. Aww, shoot...

From The Room: Obama's Short List for VP Leaked to Press

May 13, 2008 - "Obama Vice President Picks: Who Are The Frontrunners?"- Huffington Post...