Now that the GOP nomination is all but wrapped up, it's time to start thinking about who would be the best candidate for vice president. In the next few weeks, we'll hear about the qualities John McCain's vice presidential nominee must have. The person chosen should be conservative, articulate, young and willing to be an attack dog...etc.

Here at the HQ, we of course think those reasons are important, but we're also semi-pathetic morons who like to look at shiny objects and pretty people, so in that spirit, here is the perfect nominee for vice president.

Palin's name has been mentioned here before. Other than the positives Ferguson mentioned, Palin is actually a good pick for serious reasons. She took on a sitting governor in a primary and beat him soundly. She fought corruption in the state government, is pro-life, anti-tax, a lifetime NRA member and has cut spending in her state. Having her on the ticket would undercut the "making history" soundbite that's bound to come out of the Democrats no matter who they nominate.

And then of course, there's this. more...

Posted by: Slublog at 03:34 PM | Comments (366)
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Dems dropped their demands for jobless benefits, heating aid for the poor. $600 for individuals, $1200 for couples (not sure what the income cap is).

As soon as I find out whether or not I personally benefit from this I'll let you know whether I support it or not.

That's how I roll.

Unrelated, Jack "Cold-Blooded Killers" Murtha prepares yet another funding bill that calls for the veto pen the troops to come home by the end of the year.

Posted by: Dave In Texas at 12:10 PM | Comments (65)
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I think I sense a marriage proposal in the near future:

RUSH: Suzanne, nice to have you. Hagerstown, Maryland. Welcome to the EIB Network.

CALLER: Hi, Rush. Listen, I don't think the media gets it. I don't think these Republican pundits get it. I'm 50 years old. I've been a Republican since I was a child because my mother was a Republican Party precinct leader, and I have never voted in a federal election for anybody but the Republican candidate, not because they were Republican, but because they were conservative. I cannot vote for John McCain. I don't care what he says between now and —

RUSH: Why not? Why not? I hear so many people say that, why not?

CALLER: Because, as Thomas Sowell so well put it, you know, people are looking at it, he betrayed us. You know, Hillary and Obama can go out there and be liberal and say what they are. He said he was one of us. And then, because he lost an election, he turned around, and because he hated Bush, you know, he always has to hate somebody, he hated us, he hated the conservatives, he hated the Christian right, he turned around and slapped us over and over and over again. He twice wanted to leave the party, and now the Republicans have the audacity to ask me, a person who has supported them, given them money, given them time, to support this man. I'm not going to do it. I don't care what he says. He can reincarnate Reagan and run with him; I will not vote for this man for president.

H/T: National Review's Media Blog.

Note: (I know full well that the lovely, and multi-talented Miss Suzanne Sena is not 50 years old. She is barely a day over 29.)

Posted by: Jack M. at 11:29 AM | Comments (66)
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The signs are there, according to Byron York.

Thanks to, uh, "Vice President Huckabee."

Update - Multiple sources now.

Confirmed - It's real.

Romney just announced the end of his campaign during his CPAC speech, calling for conservatives to unite in this time of war to defeat Clinton or Obama. It was a very gracious speech, and shows that if nothing else, Romney is a classy guy who has no intention of leaving the national stage. It should be interesting to see what he does next.

The next big speech, of course, is that of the presumptive nominee. Will he reach out to conservatives, or choose the way of The Maverick™. The only advice I can give him?

From the Comments - Angler makes a great point:

A silver lining: How this effects Huckabee.

In the last day or two, Huckabee's been sticking his chest out, vowing to go on to the end. He's compared himself to a boxer, and said he won't leave the ring voluntarily, that he'll have to be carried out unconscious.

But now Romney, with an extraordinary amount of class, has stepped aside for what is, in his view, the benefit of the party. He's refused to drag the process along when he knows he has no realistic chance to win.

What does Huck do now? If he stays in, he looks even more like a self-important, arrogant and stubborn ass. If he drops out, he looks like a disingenuous bigot whose primary justification for running was to prevent a Mormon from winning.

This should be fun to watch.

Last Update, Really - Huckabee chooses...self-important posturing!

Posted by: Slublog at 08:51 AM | Comments (426)
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I'm off to the airport to CPAC. If all goes well I should have a report on McCain's speech.

Here's a list of the other bloggers at CPAC, who might have a report on Romney's speech, which I'll be missing.

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Was that air strike that took Abu Laith al-Libi actually a twofer?

Yup Tubby The Traitor might be dining on ho-hos in hell right now.

And please note that the utter coolness of this event was predicted earlier.

Posted by: Open Blog at 07:21 AM | Comments (24)
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Disgusting.

Posted by: Purple Avenger at 07:09 AM | Comments (57)
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AP Orgasmatron set to 9. We actually segregate AQ top dogs from the rest of the gang.

GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba (AP) - Somewhere amid the cactus-studded hills on this sprawling Navy base, separate from the cells where hundreds of men suspected of links to al-Qaida and the Taliban have been locked up for years, is a place even more closely guarded—a jailhouse so protected that its very location is top secret.

For the first time, the top commander of detention operations at Guantanamo has confirmed the existence of the mysterious Camp 7. In an interview with The Associated Press, Rear Adm. Mark Buzby also provided a few details about the maximum-security lockup.

When John McCain is running the show we'll shut down mysterious camp 7 (!!11!) and move those fuckers to Club Med in Ixtapa.

UPDATE: forgot the link (I'm a moron). Thanks Nice Deb

Posted by: Dave In Texas at 05:08 AM | Comments (38)
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Well, this was entirely predictable.

Anne Holton was joined by Megan Beyer, wife of former lieutenant governor Donald S. Beyer, who also supports Obama. The District and Maryland will also vote Tuesday.

Later today, the Obama campaign plans to release a list of more than 100 Virginia women who are backing him.

Beyer said Obama's "warmth" and his early opposition to the war in Iraq are big selling points with female voters. "In many ways, he really will be the first woman president," she said.

Is it just me or do Democrats seem to be unusually confused about race and gender? It's almost like they haven't spent the last thirty years obsessing over it.

Posted by: Gabriel Malor at 11:48 PM | Comments (30)
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The amazing thing? It was invented by Scandis the Dutch* and not the Japanese. So, it probably won't work and it'll rip you off or something.

*Okay, so the Dutch aren't technically Scandis but they are close enough.

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