VP Selection Critical This Year
Robert Watson has an op-ed in the Florida Sun-Sentinel on VP selection. He argues, rightly, that the vp selection is critical this year. He writes:
That said, the VP selection this summer will likely be the most important since Truman. Each of the three remaining candidates has liabilities that might be softened somewhat by the right vice presidential pick. For example, the ideal VP would allay concerns about McCain's limited understanding of economic policy, Obama's inexperience in foreign policy, and Clinton's likeability. Moreover, there are concerns about McCain's age, 71.
I have to disagree with two minor points in the piece. One, Calvin Coolidge's rise to the presidency was not a misfortune, but a blessing. Second, McCain will not pick Joe Lieberman or Condi Rice.
