Get ready for an accelerated Veepstakes process on the Dem side. The longer the Veepstakes lasts, the more pressure Obama will face to pick Senator Hillary Clinton as his running mate. And although we admire the junior Senator from New York's spirited campaign, we cannot easily forgive the pandering to the racist vote in West Virginia and Kentucky, or the gheto-ization of Obama's South Carolina victory by former President Clinton. Anything for a victory, right Clintons?
The pendulum swings. Aside from being a white southerner with military experience, Senator Jim Webb -- our veppstakes choice, thank you -- helps Senator Obama with the Scots-Irish vote that eluded him in Massachusetts despite the help of Ted Kennedy.
Also, assuming that Mitt Romney is Senator McCain's pick -- and we think he will be -- Webb would decimate the former Governor. From our favorite Dickensuian villain, Robert Novack:
"Political donors report that Sen. John McCain is complaining that he is under pressure from President Bush and his former political adviser Karl Rove to select former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney as his vice presidential running mate.
"Since losing to McCain in the Republican primaries, Romney has become a strong supporter and helper of the presumptive nominee. During their contest, McCain indicated his dislike for Romney.
"Many economic conservatives view Romney as the best bet for a unified GOP ticket. Social conservatives are less enthusiastic about him, and many evangelicals still oppose Romney because of his Mormon religion."
Could you imagine a Jacksonian Democrat with military service and a choleric personality up against a stuffed-shirt like Romney? It would be a blowout.
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