[Hillarys Gate Cult]

I think this is the whole rub of why Kerry hasn't picked a VP yet. He needs to upset the smallest block of lefties he can. If he picks Edwards, he'll PO the Deaniacs, Gephardt supporters, Clark lovers, and others. Any other choice will alienate the rest. The media hasn't reported how hardcore the left is about their chosen second banana, and what they'll do if Kerry doesn't pick their guy.

Most VP choices for any candidate are driven by who will bring the most to the ticket, but Kerry has to find the least damaging pick to his base. It's hilarious. I wonder if the media will act surprised when they find out that many liberals will abandon Kerry due to his final VP choice.

[dead]

Pissing off the blacks is a lock.

[weegee]

Little Dick has stood in the shadows as an also ran for a long time. If they throw his candidacy away as a VP on a losing ticket, they don't have to put up with him anymore in the primaries.

[JoeSixPack1]

All Kerry needs is Reno. They can share clothes.

[ArGee]

I think this is the whole rub of why Kerry hasn't picked a VP yet. He needs to upset the smallest block of lefties he can.

There was a cartoon strip a while back called Bloom County. They had a fictitious "Meadow Party" and would occasionally let us glimpse their inner workings. While they were looking for a ticket one of the characters said, "Let's just nominate Jesse Jackson and get this over with." "No, we'd alienate half the country," was the reply. "Well, how about Jesse Helms?" the first offered. "We'd alienate the other half."

"H3LL, Let's alienate everybody. Jesse & Jesse in 84!"

Your comments made me think of that strip.

With apologies to Berkeley Brethed, who would probably hate being quoted in FR.

Shalom.