Obama and VP pick to appear in Springfield on Saturday

[underpants]

So, who will it be!

[rurallib]

1. Principal Skinner!

Military experience, education background, finger on elderly issues (lives with mother)

[musicblind]

2. Mr. Burns

[tomg]

18. Actually, McCain is tapping Burns as his

energy czar.

[eshfemme]

3. Willie because I love the crazy Scots. But seriously, why no Smithers?

He's shown through the years just how good he is at being the #2 without much, if any, reward at all.

[SteelPenguin]

10. His Barbie collection would probably disqualify him...

...and isn't Willie a Scot and therefore not viable?

[eshfemme]

14. I believe Willie could still be VP if he's a naturalized citizen but I'm not sure on that.

[SheilaT]

17. Nope.

Must be born a citizen. That's why the wonderful governor of Michigan, Jennifer Granholm isn't on the short list. She was born in Canada.

And why Republicans have muttered about changing the Constitution so that the Terminator can run.

[Arnold Judas Rimmer]

15. Smithers is a Log Cabin Republican

And he's going to support Burns no matter what anyway.

[ebdarcy]

4. Barney.

Because we're already used to alcoholics "working" in the executive branch.

[XemaSab]

5. Quimby:

He's no longer illiterate! :D

[underpants]

7. VOTE QUIMBY!!!

Without a Mayor Quimby, our town would really stink,
We wouldn't have a tire yard, or a mid-size roller rink.
We wouldn't have our gallows, or our shiny Bigfoot trap,
It's not the mayor's fault that the stadium collapsed!

[DefenseLawyer]

13. It's chowdah! Say it right! n/t

[olkaz]

6. here's yet another reason to be there for this speech (if you needed yet another one)

http://www.sj-r.com/time_out/x980819541/Blues-BBQs-and-Barack-in-downtown-Springfield

Blues and barbecue. Gonna be a good day.

[SteelPenguin]

8. No Sideshow Bob?

I don't like his Bart killing policy, but I do like his Selma killing policy.

[Arnold Judas Rimmer]

11. He's a Republican.

If he or Monty Burns are on the ticket, I'll vote for Nader!11!!!!11!

[SteelPenguin]

12. oh right well in that case...pick a winner

[Arnold Judas Rimmer]

9. Homer!

D'OH-BAMA!!!

[eshfemme]

16. Although Homer would be extremely fickle because he'd be easily distracted by donuts.

[mdmc]

19. Quimby is the only one that has a machine that beats the GOP

Springfield seems to have a pretty strong GOP machine. Quimby is able to maintain his mayorship in the face of this strong GOP machine.