Thank god, Obama is making a move instead of waiting for the Other One to do so.

[BuyingThyme]

Caroline Kennedy?

Didn't see that coming.

ON EDIT: Caroline is apparently on the list of people doing the picking. But, then again, that worked out well for Dick Cheney.

UPDATE: ATTORNEY General Eric Holder also on the list (of people making the list).

UPDATE: Jim Johnson the third of three on the list of people making the list as per Jake3463's post #21 below.

[Avalux]

1. Explain please! Stuck at work. n/t

[LakeSamish706]

3. Obama has come up with 3 people to search for a VP candidate...

One of the 3 is Caroline Kennedy.

[SpiralHawk]

14. cool & smart

eom

[BuyingThyme]

4. On Edit: Caroline Kennedy is on the list of people selecting the VP candidate.

Originally read: CNN is reporting that Caroline Kennedy is on the short list (of 3) VP possibilities.

[Cant trust em]

6. Not quite. She's on a list of people to search for a VP.

In essence, she's on the vetting committee.

[BuyingThyme]

Whoah! If that's right, I totally misunderstood.

Why three?

[LakeSamish706]

7. Is that how it went down? I thought she was being asked to search for a VP...

candidate.... Hmmm Shows what half listening will do for ya...

[LakeSamish706]

12. I guess my half listening skills are ok.. lol n/t

[Avalux]

8. Is she on the list of candidates, or was she selected to help him vet candidates?

Either way - very interesting. :hi:

[BuyingThyme]

17. Apparently the latter. Sorry.

:hi:

[PoliticalAmazon]

9. Woah. Now THAT's the way to take the topic off of Clinton....

Good for Obama.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

10. That's not right.....isn't it candidates to select the VP nominee? nt

[BuyingThyme]

13. I guess that's right.

[Me.]

25. The Candidate Does

But there is always a vetting committee that presents the best choices to the candidate.

[WeDidIt]

2. TOTALLY OUTTA LEFT FIELD!

Who woulda thunk it after all the analysts were telling him not to go there!

WOW, Caroline Kennedy helping him choose a Veep, plus two others.

Smart move, Barack. That'll take at least up until a week or so before the convention.

[dchill]

5. "analysts" - pronounced with the long A, I presume?

:shrug:

[Dbdmjs1022]

11. I think you misheard. I Caroline isn't on the short list. She's on the committee to pick a VP

[BuyingThyme]

15. Yes, I see now.

[saracat]

16. Who are the others on the committee? Caroline isn't noted for political astuteness.

[dailykoff]

18. She knows how to pick a winner.

Even though they sometimes don't win.

[saracat]

19. She is rather well known for being nonpolitical. It would be interesting to know the other people on...

the committee to search for a VP.

[dailykoff]

20. I'd be so happy to see her on the ticket.

She's plenty political and she's gotten very involved in this campaign. She's the right age to take over in 2016 too.

[saracat]

22. She isn't going to be ON the ticket. Apparently she is on the committee to seach for VP.

And she herself says she is not politcal. She does not like the spotlight. She never has.

[dailykoff]

26. She's been campaigning for Obama at least since January.

Rallies, articles, and appearances in many states. I think she's political enough and I think she'd be an awesome veep. Two constitutional scholars -- hell we're going to need their full time legal expertise just to get back to 2000.

[saracat]

24. She is not going to be on the ticket.She is part of the committeee to search for VP.

She herself says she isn't "politcal". She doesn't like the spotlight and who could blame her?

[dailykoff]

27. Search committees that have been known to put forward one of their members.

I don't know if she wants it, but if she did, she'd do a great job.

[saracat]

28. Thinking of Cheney? He "found " himself.

[dailykoff]

29. There are other examples.

In academia for example. Yes it's the exception not the rule, but I'd say being on the search committee is a pretty good sign that she's at least thinking about the job.

[saracat]

33. Knowing her personality and her publicly issued statements, I would not think so.

But anything could happen I suppose. I wouldn't see this as likely.

[AllentownJake]

21. Search Committee from Ben Smith

Caroline Kennedy to lead Obama's veep search


The AP reports that Obama has asked a three-person team, including Caroline Kennedy, to help lead the vetting of a prospective vice presidential candidate.

The other two members are Jim Johnson, who does this every four years and had already begun, and a legal advisor to the campaign, Eric Holder.

Notably, none of these figures are particularly close to the Clintons, and the choice of Kennedy in particular -- the scion of a different dynasty -- may help damp down speculation that Clinton is in the running.

Obama spokesman Bill Burton says the process will be "rigorous."

[dailykoff]

23. That's a relief.

Caroline would never let that troll near the ticket.

[Willo]

31. Rigorous = no Clinton

[thereismore]

32. Here's believing! nt

[atufal1c]

30. That's former ATTORNEY General Eric Holder! LOL!

I kept going, "That sounds right, but somehow, it's wrong!"

I think he worked for the Clinton's under Janet Reno.

But excellent news.

[DianaForRussFeingold]

34. Caroline Kennedy would make an excellent VP...

:hi: Think about it-she certainly is qualified and might take the GOP trash off the news.

:dem: Who wouldn't want Caroline back in the White House! :kick:

She certainly has name recognition!

A President Like My Father
By CAROLINE KENNEDY
Published: January 27, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/27/opinion/27kennedy.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

[Barack_America]

35. Feingold just officially endorsed Obama.

Thought you might be interested in that.

;)

[DianaForRussFeingold]

36. Thank You--That's Great News!

:woohoo: I admire him--Soooo Much! :woohoo: