It’s time for me to end the rampant speculation by the media and announce that I will not join Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) as his nominee for vice president this year. While I respect Senator Obama and support his candidacy, there are other candidates who would bring much more value to the Democratic ticket.
Bill Richardson would provide excellent cabinet-level experience in foreign policy and energy, while representing the west and Hispanic interests. He also has a good relationship with Senator Obama, and a long relationship with the Clintons.
Kathleen Sebelius has had a good run as governor of Kansas, and delivered the democratic response to this year’s State of the Union address. That’s an indicator that she is being considered for a national role in this year’s elections.
Chuck Hagel (R-NE) has expressed interest in the nomination. A joint ticket might deal a serious blow to Senator McCain’s ambitions, even if McCain picks Senator Joe Lieberman (I-CT) as his VP nominee. Chris Cilliza has some good thoughts on this on his Washington Post blog article, Hagel for (Democratic) Veep?
Frankly, the GOP should be more concerned about Bob Barr’s campaign as the Libertarian Party preidential nominee. Barr has little chance of winning the presidential race, but he could take votes away from the GOP ticket, as this AP article surmises.
See Obama Vice President Picks in the Huffington Post, Time to Talk About Obama’s Veep Choice by Ron Rosenbaum,
Public domain image of Kathleen Sebelius was taken by FEMA and appears courtesy of Wikipedia.
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