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He’s going to “transform the Republican Party” — into Democrat Lite:
There’s a bigger point — and this initial volley, they say, lays the groundwork for it. They will be sharpening McCain’s message that he, not Obama, is the true change agent, a man who’s repeatedly taken unpopular stands, made the hard calls and forged bipartisan alliances.
Part of the calculus now is how his VP choice will further sharpen that message. There is significant support among top McCain advisers that he make a “transformative” pick who would change the Republican Party — someone who would appeal to moderate Republicans and Democrats.
A person who fills that bill, these advisers say, is Joe Lieberman.
Lieberman, an Independent Democrat, flatly denied his interest to ABC’s Ron Claiborne earlier this month, but McCain is now seriously considering him as that “transformative” pick, sources tell ABC News.
I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again: just put all your cards on the table, nominate Hillary! for Veep, and be done with it. That’ll clear everything up nicely, and make it plain exactly what it is Shit Sandwich Republicans are voting for. Allahpundit says:
Good news for that unpredictable five percent in the middle he needs to win, not so good for, er, everyone else in America.
Pretty much, yeah. I respect Liebs as an honest, courageous, and principled man — as I usually refer to him around here, he’s the Last Sane Democrat. But his domestic policy positions are every bit as foolish as any other Dem’s. And if you think he has any business at all on a Republican Party ticket, well, you’re nuts. If the Republican Party was anything like what it ought to be, we wouldn’t even be discussing it. But somehow, here we are.
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