But as it's obvious now that Hillary is not the nominee and McCain won't have to lift a finger to win Florida he can just pick someone he really likes.

And that may be Crist. Then again, if McCain's feeling in a humoress mood he can pick one of the Disney characters like Mickey Mouse as his veep and still win in a handy landslide now.

My top pick for Veep for Hillary and Barack was General Wesley Clark. My top pick for cranky boy was General Colin Powell. I should just move to Burma, where the generals already run everything.

The ticket can be even less intelligent than this new "eHarmony approach" that Salon has adopted!

Ageist!

I think Florida Governor Charlie Crist would be a brilliant choice for John McCain's vice president.

Extremely popular, he could effortlessly deliver the state of Florida then could spend time campaigning in important swing states like Pennsylvania, which happens to be where he was born. Unlike other Republicans who come across as sour, Crist is extremely affable and appeals to diverse constituencies across the state.

In 2007, Charlie Crist became the first governor to attend the Florida NAACP annual convention. Crist is also a lifelong member of the St. Petersburg chapter and has been referred to as Florida's 'first black governor'. Although Obama would most certainly carry the majority of the African-American vote, Crist is genuinely well liked by African-American leaders and the Democrats would have a hard time playing the race card against him.

Crist also has a good rapport with Hispanics who soon will make up the largest minority in the U.S. This in spite of the fact that 'conservative' talk radio has done a terrific job in turning these natural Republicans (hard working, family oriented, religious folks) into Democrats. McCain himself is well liked by Hispanics and working with Crist could win a sizable chunk of the Hispanic vote.

Certain key accomplishments by Crist include, imposing strict air pollution standards with the goal of reducing greenhouse-gas by 80%, providing Floridians with less expensive homeowners insurance, and imposing a ban on drilling off Florida's coastline. Crist also Worked for missing exploited children with America's Most Wanted host John Walsh.

For conservative voters, Crist is pro-life, has a solid A+ rating from the N.R.A., supported Florida's Defense of Marriage Act, and believes Affirmative Action programs should be discontinued.

McCain in '08!

Colin Powell? Hmmm, not a bad choice, even if a machine did help me make it. But no, if such were the case, then I'd be in the uncomfortable position of wishing McCain would drop dead or have a serious accident, and THAT WOULD BE WRONG.

Clintonite childishness aside, I think the race is Obama's to lose (especially now that Bob Barr has entered the race). If he wants to have a chance, John McCain will need to pick a running mate that demonstrates that the GOP isn't just the party of middle aged/elderly white guys. It seems critical to me for McCain to pick a female--this will be especially important if, as I suspect, the Democratic ticket is all-male. Kay Bailey Hutchison seems like a logical choice, and one that I have suggested before: she's a Governor, which balances McCain as a Senator; she's relatively young and can appeal to independent females who are into the gender-identity thing.

Her disadvantage is that she is from a Southern state that the GOP is likely to carry anyway. Since John McCain is also from a Southern state that the GOP is likely to carry anyway, so KBH doesnt bring a whole lot of value-added in this regard. This made me think about female Republican governors from the Northeast, and naturally I thought of Christine Todd Whitman. If McCain goes this route he will have an excellent chance to present the public with the image of a moderate/centrist ticket, but risks alienating the right-wing base. With Bob Barr in the race, this may not be something he can do and he may need to tack to the right. This is actually what makes McCain's tssk so daunting, in my opinion (both in terms of VP picks and his campaign strategy in general)--if he tacks to the center, he can easily lose the crazy base (either to Barr or to just sitting out); if he tacks to the right, he can lose independents and Reagan Democrats to Obama.

Based on my answers to your questionnaire, the result was former Senator Fred Thompson, who is actually one of the people I think McCain is most likely to choose.

However, I'm curious why Dick Cheney does not appear on your list. Wouldn't he perfect for another "Bush administration"?

Since so many of Clinton's supporters seem to be threatening to vote for McCain if Obama gets the nomination, maybe McCain should think about her as his veep.

of course. She has been campaigning for him for quite sometime now. They can both "bomb, bomb, bomb" Iran or "obliterate Iran" and women Democrats who will most certainly not vote for Obama, can have a 100 years of war, overturned Roe v Wade, and gas at $15 a gallon. Hillary would have gone back to her republican roots, McCain would be too old for second term and she could be first woman POTUS.

I enjoyed clicking "other" for many of the multiple choice selections in your survey, because I think it misses the point. If we are to suggest a choice for McCain's V P, IT (yes, IT) ought to be something (not someone ) that reflects McCain's political character. For that reason (intending no offense to porpoises), I would select Flipper the bottle nosed porpoise and his (hers?) brother (sister ?) Flopper so that they together might reinforce the inate tendency of their numero uno candidate to flip-flop, pander, pander, flop-flip - - you know the stuff that the neocons habitually practice and the MSM avoids reporting at any cost.

I enjoyed clicking "other" for many of the multiple choice selections in your survey, because I think it misses the point. If we are to suggest a choice for McCain's V P, IT (yes, IT) ought to be something (not someone ) that reflects McCain's political character. For that reason (intending no offense to porpoises), I would select Flipper the bottle nosed porpoise and his (hers?) brother (sister ?) Flopper so that they together might reinforce the inate tendency of their numero uno candidate to flip-flop, pander, pander, flop-flip - - you know the stuff that the neocons habitually practice and the MSM avoids reporting at any cost.