I'm going to say what everyone is wanting to say.  We all know who the best VP candidate (hell, the best candidate period) is, it's Hillary.  Obama is shooting himself in the foot if he doesn't pick her.  She got 18 million votes, it's time to aknowledge that truth.

So Obama, this message is for you.  Select her and you just might get my vote back.  Don't, and I will actively work against your election, pushing Mc Kinney and Nader with all my strength and financial resources.  Your campaign is rife with obfuscations, outright lies, panderings and changes of position.  You have abandoned your progressive 'ideals' (if you ever actually had any) and thrown us all under the....train.  Off the bridge.  Whatever.

So this is your final warning.  Choose Hillary, or prepare to lose to McCain.  Because, as we can all see by the polls, without Hillary you lose.  You just don't have the base of support required to win a US presidential election without her.

Choose Hillary.

Or else.

This is your final warning.

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As the officiant says, "speak now, or forever hold your peace."

Will anyone object if Governor Sebelius is the VEEP?

I offer no judgment on her selection.  

I look at this coldly - I don't like Hillary, but if she's the VEEP  I will salute.  Look, I saluted when Al Gore put Lieberman on the ticket, even thought he didn't represent my opinions.  The last thing I wanted was the Texescutioner in the White House and the return of the Bush-Crime-Family.  I was right.  

Oh, hell, yeah.  One of my favorite fellow GLBTs / progressives is going to replacing the milquetoast Dan Abrams on MSNBC!  

Per the NY Times:

(and who knows if it is or not)

'Twas the night before Veepmas, when through Daily Kos
users were betting who Barack liked the most.

The diaries were screaming "pick this one or that!"
In hopes that Obama soon settles the spat;

These are the early numbers from the WA state primaries.

From King5
http://www.king5.com/election/results.html?statewide

Governor Washington

Last updated: 20:29 - Aug 19, 2008
Candidate / Votes / % of vote

Christine Gregoire*(D) 172492 47%
Dino Rossi (R) 176140 48% (see the update)
John Aiken (R) 6815 2%
Christian Joubert (D) 4750 1%
James White (I) 3299 1%
Duff Badgley (G) 2329 1%
Will Baker (Ref) 1515 0%
Christopher Tudor (NP) 1473 0%
Javier Lopez (R) 1386 0%
Mohammad Said (NP) 716 0%

After the break, I've posted a letter sent from Boyd K. Packer (president of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) on July 28th to the California LDS (Mormon) stake (diocese) presidents.

I'll note a couple of items that caught my attention before posting the letter without further comment:

Apparently, there is a plan in place to put up one million 'Yes on 8' yard signs at 7:00 am on September 22nd.

This letter makes clear that those walking their precincts on behalf of the 'Yes on 8' campaign are not doing so to persuade their neighbors, but rather to identify potential 'Yes' votes.  As such, the precinct walking is clearly part of a standard get-out-the-vote operation, rather than an attempt to change hearts and minds.

[PAID FOR BY HILLARY CLINTON'S DEBT]

"Kathleen Sebelius must be stopped! We must NEVER have a female VP, unless it's me!! WAHHH!! WAHHH!!! WAHHH!!!

She is a woman. She is not qualified because her name isn't Hillary Clinton, the only qualified woman in the entire world. WAHHH! WAHHH! WAHHH!