crandc

Actually I think Webb's support for retroactive immunity for telecoms is more of a problem since it's recent. Positions he held a decade ago are less of an issue, he could say he evolved.

In fact, Democrats I know are handicapping the race for VP and right now all of them have an "on the one hand, on the other hand". With Webb it is telecom immunity. Wesley Clark is also older, white, Southern, solid military credentials, led a war seen as a success, but he's too close to the Clintons. Kathleen Sibelius is governor of a heartland "red" state, but a relative unknown. Bill Richardson reportedly wants the job, but after every president and vice president in American history has been white and male, having a ticket of a Black man and a Hispanic would be considered "unbalanced". John Edwards appeals to the blue collar white voters, but does he want to run for VP again (he is still pretty young, though.

However, I have no doubt there are some people getting well paid to decide exactly that question.

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