The 137-Year-Old Insomnia Cure
I don’t think it’s going to happen. But I really hope that Oily McWar (71) picks Joe Lieberman (66) as his running mate.
Because they would so lose.
Stephanie Kirchgaessner reports in the Financial Times that Lieberman is being vetted, and that Oily digs him:
Joe Lieberman, the former Democratic vice-presidential nominee who has endorsed John McCain, is being vetted as a potential running mate for the Republican presidential hopeful, according to an adviser to Mr McCain’s campaign.
Mr Lieberman, who has campaigned for the Arizona senator, has long been considered an unconventional but plausible choice for Mr McCain.
Although Democrats have rejected Mr McCain’s image as a maverick politician, Mr Lieberman’s support for the presumptive Republican nominee has, much to the chagrin of his former colleagues, helped to boost Mr McCain’s reputation as a bi-partisan legislator with friends on both sides of the aisle. Mr Lieberman, a staunch supporter of Israel, could also help Mr McCain win over Jewish voters.
“[McCain] loves Lieberman. And he is on the [short-]list because Lieberman has never embarrassed anyone, never misspoken. The first rule is, don’t take someone who costs you votes,” said one McCain adviser.
I think it is a lovely idea. Lieberman would do nothing to help McCain shore up or energize the base. Lieberman would also attract very few crossover votes from Democrats (Democrats think he’s a dick).
But most of all, those two old war-mongering farts farting around the country might even be less exciting and inspiring than Dole-Kemp ‘96 (admit it - you almost forgot about that ticket already, didn’t you? Exactly).
In short, a McCain-Lieberman ticket would be rather short on Joementum.
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Oh - sorry.
