Bad News for Obama VP Search
Popular Ohio Governor Ted Strickland, who some were considering one of Obama's top choices for Democratic Vice Presidential Candidate has publicly taken himself out of the running for the position. This did not seem to be the compulsary "I am not interested in the job" that you hear from every politician mentioned. The tone of his remarks seemed finalized.
If true this is bad news for Democrats who seek to take the important swing state of Ohio in November's Presidential election. With McCain showing strong in Florida, Ohio will be that much more important for Obama to win to have a chance in the upcoming election.
With the conservative base still not satisfied with moderate John McCain, who continues to part from conservative positions on energy policy, immigration, 1st Amendment rights, and the like, this is great news for the McCain campaign who recognize the importance of this state. If John McCain loses Ohio chances are slim McCain will take office in January.
With controversial pick Eric Holder in his VP vetting team, Obama may be in trouble this fall. Eric Holder was the Attorney General under Bill Clinton who pushed for the pardon of Marc Rich. Dick Morris has written an article about this problem.
If ever there was a person who did not deserve a presidential pardon, it’s Marc Rich, the fugitive billionaire who renounced his US citizenship and moved to Switzerland to avoid prosecution for racketeering, wire fraud, 51 counts of tax fraud, evading $48 million in taxes, and engaging in illegal trades with Iran in violation of the US embargo following the 1979-80 hostage crisis.
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