Virginia’s Warner, Like Webb, Saying No to Obama VP Spot

Fox News ^ | July 8, 2008

[2ndDivisionVet]

Former Virginia Gov. Mark Warner reiterated Tuesday that he is not interested in being Barack Obama

[2ndDivisionVet]

What's going on here? All the "moderate/centrist" democrats want nothing to do with the coming ticket, while flakes like John Edwards are begging to be Obama's running mate. I smell trouble for the democrats. You can best believe these men would jump on the bandwagon if they thought Senator Obama was going to win this Fall! Internal polling must be quite different from what we're seeing!

[Caipirabob]

This is beginning to sound like rats avoiding the ship entirely before it goes down.

If Obama can't attract a reasonably decent Veep, I think it's a sure sign the rats have sided with Hillary and the words is out that she'll knock him out at the convention.

And then Bingo: she escapes several months of media scrutiny and is close enough to the election for the tyranny of CFR to stiffle the people from saying anything about it.

[Irishguy]

personally i think they know even if he wins, it will be a train wreck of a presidency and no one wants the eternal tag of being a VP for the worst failures since carter...

[wastoute]

LOL, “I have to wash my hair...” Too funny. The Obamessiah deserves it.

[cw35]

It will be interesting to see who else takes their names out. Warner was a no go all along as he seems to be a shoe in for Senate plus didn’t want to run for the top of the ticket anyway and I have to wonder if Webb was under serious consideration despite the chatter given his previous stance on women in the military (and accompanying statements) and his pedophile books. It’s bad enough that Obama may be a coke using homo. No need to add a pedophile to the ticket. Webb may have been trying to save face by taking his name out preemptively.

[Irishguy]

sorry for the double post...

and the other issue is they know he is a one trick pony...so if obama is elected— the next one is definitely republican...so any VP is tarred with the obama failures...and lests be honest they will be many and often...

[valkyry1]

The Smart money is running away from the clown NoBama.

[NautiNurse]

This is beginning to sound like rats avoiding the ship entirely before it goes down.

Alternate theory: A healthy fear of Arkancide.

[bmwcyle]

No one wants to end their career hitching to the Obamation.

[toddlintown]

I’m announcing that I’m not interested in the VP position either.

[Past Your Eyes]

I’ll be on the ticket as long as I can stay here in NH and don’t have to give up my day job.

[kms61]

they may be turning it down, or they may have been told they’re out of the running, and being allowed to withdraw their names as a courtesy. Based on this and some other news items, it sounds like to me that Obama already has his guy, and they’re just waiting to announce it.

[vamoose]

This is beginning to sound like rats avoiding the ship entirely before it goes down.

The don't like the view from under the bus.

[Dr. Ursus]

I was surprised that the problem with Obama’s campaign plane
didn’t get more coverage.

[Londo Molari]

“I was surprised that the problem with Obama’s campaign plane didn’t get more coverage.”

Hillary’s people stopped the coverage. They don’t like it when their failures are broadcasted.

[Beagle8U]

“it sounds like to me that Obama already has his guy, and they’re just waiting to announce it.”

PA Gov Fast Eddie Rendel would be my guess.

[autumnraine]

Oooh, good point. Is Obama the dupe here? He gets the focus all this time, she only has a few weeks of scrutiny and messages out about her.

Food for thought.

[Virginia Ridgerunner]

Webb and Warner know that in southern, central, and western Virginia, Obama is radioactive, and if they were on his ticket and he ultimately lost the election, then their political careers would be over.

[Malacoda]

Oh, GAWD. That’s just nauseating and depressing. As a PA resident, I’d just as soon be shut of Hizzoner, Fat Eddie.

[LS]

Unfortunately, I think whoever wins, it will be a train wreck: the good things about McCain will never see the light of day due to the House and Senate; while Obama will be so incompetent as to make Herbert Hoover look like Einstein. We are in for a bad patch.