That is because his VP, is "Very Private" to him…

His running mate will probably be his 45 caliber colt pistol. YeeHaa bang bang

Maybe his VP should be Joe Lieberman or Phil Gramm?

This is how desperate McCain has gotten for attention. It's sad.

Great job of misdirection McSurge, BRAVO!!!

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Of course the announcement's still up in the air….he forgot who he wanted

Gotcha. Funny. All that time leaking little VP rumors, and putting down Obama's trip (which he encouraged), he could have been constructive and actually discussed more of his plans or project his own inspirational thoughts. Just a suggestion. Unfortunately wasted it looks. Too bad.

Doesn't sound like anyone in McCain's camp knows what's going on.

I have just been reading about Walter Cronkite, and he reminded me again, how this Election is Like, one of Ike's… In the 50's… Keep going John. He Won, and so will you…

he's still waiting for someone stupid enough to say yes

McCain's campaign may have a surge strategy in moving up an announcement of his VP mate.

Grocery markets across the country are noticing a surge in dairy sales, after McCain speaks about surge.

The smell of knockwurst is in the air as millions of Americans take to their grills, after McCain has sausage at Schmitt's… a sausage surge.

Reality… ***crickets***

I think a Mitt Romney will give the presidency to McCain. Mitt is one smart dude. I've heard him speak and he is next to brilliant.

Mitt is a former governor of MA a Kennedy state and he was also in charge of the Winter Olympics. In both jobs he excelled.

I think he can bring MI, MA, Utah, ID, Montana and a few other states to the McCain table. For this reason he should be the PICK.

He should go with Colbert. Then people can start taking him more seriously.

He is just trying to get some attention. Senator McCain is so desperate these days, he would say anything. I can understand the feeling but this is a lesson for him. The Bush policy will take him no where. Not even to Mexico!!!!

McCain was just trying to steal Obama's thunder while Obama was overseas. zzzzzzzz McCain is so transparent and his snickering reminds me of George W. Bush, among many many many other things.

McCain and Bush
Sitting in a Tree…

Then what was all the hub-hub about the last few days…oh that's right, Mcbush tripled dogged dared Obama to go overseas and boy did he, and now Mini-me is trying yet again to steal the thunder Obama has generated ALL OVER THIS GLOBE. I am currently in the Navy and I very much respect Mcbush, but being a war hero do not qualifiy you to be the BOSS, you are just that…a war hero who sees war as the only solution to all problems and I for one am tired of war. In fact I would argue that this is not war, just another unauthorized conflict of which mini-me was a part of some 45 years ago. I have served this country now for 16 years and most of that has been at war. We are tired and weary and what this to end. Iraq is ready to defend itself, this is what Bush wanted, now this is not good enough?????? Something id afoot here people and the GOP is behind it ALL.

Also, be do not watch the olympics, I am not and very surprised bush is showing his face there, so much for our country being true leders of Demoracry in the world. I guess that was part of the loan aggrement between us and china!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

First the campaign has to be able to catch someone capable of being VP, who wants to get onboard this ship. Then they have to hold them there.

Still underway, but the McCain campaign drops a new name every 4 hours to check out the reaction, talk about chosing with your own convictions.

Army officials refute claim of Barack Obama snub in Afghanistan

Who cares? It is the man at the helm we are voting for. And McCain just doesn't cut it.

I thought they said the announcement buzz was about getting out the VP this week to steal some glitz off Obama. Now CNN says "That appears to differ from a Washington Post report Friday that the Arizona senator plans to announce his VP choice at some point before the Olympic Games in China that kick off August 8″. I think what they intended was to make sure CNN reported an article on this blog everyday like they have for this week Obama was away. Pathetic CNN! McSame feeds you out of each corner of his mouth and you gobble it down…YUCK! Eeeew!

McCain not ready to announce running mate–.He just wanted some attention ……….Now he can continue to Talk about the SURGE!!!!!
This is NOT NEWS !!!!

Can anyone say PUBLICITY STUNT

You know McCain wants to make his announcement first to demonstrate that he is ahead of Obama in planning how to run the White House. Camp McCain just doesn't know how that idea will fly with voters.

So they send up test balloons to see how well it go over. In light of the numerous gaffes in recent days and weeks, this probably not a bad idea. Just as long as he doesn't pick Romney.

Romney didn't do well in the GOP primaries, and will do even worse in the general election. He comes across as a bit pompous to me.

John McCain is to be respected for his military service to this country.
However, the remark he made this week "Obama would rather
win a campaign than win a war" was disgusting. Although he is
very envious of Mitt Romney, he will be his VP.

Listen up people, I am an Obama supporter and would like nothing more than for him to be the next President. That being said, and you can quote me, OBAMA WILL NEVER BE PRESIDENT! The powers that be will not allow that to happen, either through election rigging or (god forbid) ‘taking him out’.
The question is, when this happens, what will you people do? Will you be good little sheep or will you make a stand?

Is it apparent to any one else that John McCain exhibits the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease?

that's funny…..mcattack had an interview on Cnn and was asked about if he had picked his running mate and he said he has made up his mind but hasn't made it official yet.

Your article states that he has not settled on a running mate yet. which is it? I don't know why I even asked because it's the same old answer. Mcbush is senile and all he can do is lie, deny and criticize.

What's unfortunate is that the press has taken to trying to cover up and protect him from his lies. It won't work, cnn, stop trying!

Funny all the Obama supporters here just post snide comments about a war hero, you don't have to vote for him but he does deserve your respect. And fyi, objects in your rear view mirror are closer than they appear!

This "field" trip Obama has gone on is starting to work against him, he's just not as good of an orator when he has to answer unscripted questions. Also don't appreciate him not visiting the troops in Germany is lieu of shooting hoops. His speech yesterday was strange, definitely received a strange reaction from the Germans, it wasn't very substantive at all.

No one will call him back they all know it would be political suicide.

woah backoff my fellow bitter citizens of the world. mccain is running a civilized campaign. your boy obama just doesn't do it for me no hating……i just don't think a state legislator has what it takes to negotiate with our seasoned congress…..i agree Mitt Romney would be an excellent choice for VP. PUMA

Of course he hasn't!!!!!! For people to even think he was going to take the little spot light off himself that he had this week is just plain stupid. How else would you get the media to cover his lame duck campaign. THERE WILL BE NO VP ANNOUNCEMENT UNTIL AFTER THE CONVENTION.

McCain source says timing of VP announcement not settled

I guess Gramps McCain is having trouble finding someone who'll agree to occupy a deck chair on his sinking ship….

You know, for all of McCain's complaints about the media coverage this week, I sure do see his old, crusty self on tv quite a bit!!! How much more does he want, his own 24 hour news/McCain channel?! Oh, that's right - FOX already has him covered there!!!

It is so sad to me, that the young in America, do not give a Sr. Senator and former POW , respect. They call him names, insult his intelligence and his wisdom and age. It absolutely reminds me why I will be voting for Sen McCain.

He's still weighing in on the great Senator from the 57th State.

You liberals are pathetic!!

McCain/08

I look forward to the annoucement and am not concerned with timing.
The trip Obama took overseas this week on the taxpayers dime…just proves to me yet again how unworthy he is for the job here at home. The media loves him and so do the Europeans….enough to turn me off!

It's the ECONOMY stupid?

He should have Joe Lieberman as VP, thus adding some Gigabyte to his falling memory

For every pro Obama posting here, there are 10 other anti Obama postings censored. I know mine are censored a lot and hear complaints from others too. Come on, let us not have a media that is in Obama's pocket. It smells of facism.

You are thinkink about VIP?

hAVE A LOOK AT OBAMA.
Obama is an American product .

Before enybody calling him popstar; I will say , he is not a singer, rock star?
He doesn't plays guitar either.

Kennedy,Mandela,Gandy, those are political stars and OBAMA is a politicien and very popular at home and over sea,

IT NOW DEPEND ON YOU IN WHICH CATEGORY YOU GONNA PUT HIM. Remember he is a politicien.

McCain is wise to take his time. Obama has the buzz right now but is slowing declining in the polls. Obama is done.

He's meeting the Dalai Lama, maybe he'll be interested in being VP.

If JM can't win Idaho, Montana and Utah without a certain VP candidate, he is gonna get SMEARED in the election.

That's b/c he was trying to stir a buzz to keep the attention away from Obama. Any one can see that. What a strategy. This dude is a boot!!!

Obama 08

CNN IS ONLY POSTING THESE WORTHLESS STORIES BECAUSE MCCAIN COMPLAINED.
HE IS LOOKING FOR SOME ATTENTION.

Wow, just saw a clip of a speech MCain was giving today. He started with "My friends" so everybody left.

Griff — That is because his VP, is "Very Private" to him…Oh yea !! VP rumor for 4 days…… He was trying to steal the thunder Obama has generated ALL OVER THIS GLOBE now he can talk about the SURGE
Again !!!!!

I wonder who Ron Paul will pick for V.P.

If after all this wait, it turns out to be Lieberman, it will be the moment of great shame for our country.

looks like McBush is trying to create a TV reality show out of the VP choice in an effort to garner some free publicity. In the long run, WHO CARES WHO THIS WAR-MONGER LOSER PICKS?

Shame on you Mccain. When you went to CANADA no one criticized your speech. Admit thtat you are Jelous of Obama. Wanting to send people's children to die in war should not be your goal because you want to see them burried. Your presidency will continue the lasting grief of those those who have lost their families in Iraq. You're full of hatred.

McCain Clinton in 2008 !! PUMA Power !!

why are you guys in the media giving this attention when he calls he says that today i will announce my VP pick then and only then will give it coverane the same must be said about Obama

Obama's right about a lot of things (and he's been PROVED correct by current unfoldings) & people can't stand it. People have already decided who they are voting for anyway. It's sad that this race is even this close.

-V

Mind Games.. Thats all McCain AKA McSane has for the American people. His aides suggested it and now they are backtracking.

Never the less, they FAILED to dent Obamas foreign trips!

Obama/ Sebellius 08!!!!!!!

"Pay attention to me! I've got some clouds to yell at!"

Attack Mac has spent the week dangling carrots and hinting that there might be news just in order to make some news and get attention.

The only thing we actually got though was a lot of sniping and griping without substance. That of course was followed with wandering explanations of what "surge" actually means.

Who cares about if or when or who this man picks as VP. Frankly no matter how you dice it, it appears that he would be another BUSH (Homer) …

No GOP- No McCain!

To A Nightingale Sings in Berkley Square:

Mitt Romney brilliant? This is probably the funniest thing I have heard in a very long time. Thanks for the laugh, I needed it today.

A vote for John McCain is a CERTAIN vote for WAR! This man is obsessed with WINNING a war, it doesn't matter which war. Now a war might be necessary during his term if he is elected, but then again it might not. Nevermind, either way if McCain gets elected hundreds of thousands more people will die in this world. That is a fact. THIS is indeed why Barack Obama is loved all over the world. Germans, like most people in the world, see the insanity in Bush foreign policy adventurism and do they not like it. They are NOT terrorist sympathizers in the least but even from across the waters they can clearly see the danger McCain represents to humanity. THIS IS WHAT EXPLAINS OBAMA'S POPULARITY.

One other fact we need to admit in America is that those code words that the Clinton's used to signal a certain segment of American society the "hard working" blue collar" "rural American", lets call them what they are, code words to for RACISTS. They are the people who would rather the country go down the toilet, than be lead by a 'black 'man. Let us not pretend that is not a fact. If McCain wins it will be due, in large part, to this ugly racists underbelly. Obama is betting that America is better than that. I am with too betting and hoping.

Please CNN stop you are making me sick, Mccain is not going to pick his V.P until Obama picks his V.P, so stop the distraction all eyes are on Obama and let us enjoy the coverage of Obama stop this nonesense about the old man Mccain, Mcshame,McBush,McWar.

Yes and the statement that leaked from your campaign was just a hoopla attempt to draw media attention away from Obama's trip which McCain insisted he take. The conduct by the McCain camp this week has been what I consider to be pure simple childish jealousy. So very unpresidential.

John McCain is way too old to be president, he needs to be in a nursing home or sitting at home reading a book. For the republicans to pick this man to be the nominee for president just goes to show how sad and pathetic the republican party has become. They do not know anything else except attack your enemy whenever and whereever you can!

He's crazy if he's waiting for a good time. Now is the time he doesn't have much time. But then this is the guy who allowed himself to be filmed in front of cheese.

Yesterday the headline was "Mac & Cheese". The Senator should pick his VP now.

Obama 08

Republicans are completely delutional now and grabbing at straws.Lets see how they like living 8 years in the political wilderness.

Hummmmm…who should McGrumpy pick as VP? What about George H…he was riding around in a golf cart with McGrumpy the other day and they looked like a good match.

Bob Novak is a stooge.

Here's to you President John McCain!!!!

You Dems do not realize this, but a lot of moderates (such as myself) really like McCain because we are in the middle. We don't like Dem policies on a lot of stuff (no drilling, raise taxes, anti-war), but we are not hardcore conservatives either (it is a woman's choice on abortion, we are not religious nutjobs). McCain has done MORE than any other senator to REACH ACROSS PARTY LINES.

More of you should appreciate him for what he was done. Just as Obama is pandering to the hardcore liberals in the election runup, so too is John McCain pandering to radical conservatives.

Those of us in the middle see Obama as toooooo far left. John McCain swings just enough towards the middle.

If he gets a VP whose sole responsibility is the economy…than it is settled and President McCain will crush the far left wing Barack Obama.

Stop drinking the flavor-aid and re-read my comment again.

It was all a publicity stunt to get some Media "Buzz" Senator Keating 5 McCain, and the American people know it.

I believe McCain is still trying to figure out how to get GW Bush as a VP so that we can have 8 more years of a "Mission Accomplished" type of presidency.

Dude, do you realize how anti-climactic your entire campaign is? When you told Tim Russert a couple years ago that even if you knew there were no WMD , you would still invade, that kind of undercuts all your BS about "the surge". Face it, old guy, you are still fighting the war in Vietnam that we lost and that is why you want to stay in Iraq 100 years.

No matter who joins you on the Titanic, you're both going down!

Only posting negative McCain comments for this article? Why is my comment still awaiting moderation?

I am so cool that I am going to be nominated VP of prussian state affairs along side this dope, except that there is no prussian state, maybe that's why he'll be elected there.

Consider J. C. Watts .would be excellent choice.

The Vice President choice has been selected, but his and Lieberman's schedules have not coincided so that Joe can whisper the correct answer into McCrypt's Beltone, when the doddering old fool, experiences yet another "senior minute"..

To all of you blind Obama followers: On June 6, 2007 your beloved Barry Hussein Obama was one of 33 Congressmen and Senators to vote against an ammendment to Bill 1348 to make English America's official language of America!! His vote was abetrayal, political surrender, VIOLATES THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, AND DISHONORS ALL AMERICAN VETERANS!!! This is the act of a traitor and he should be treated as such. Anyone who votes for this guy is also just as unpatriotic as him and does'nt care or know about the constitution of the United States. Oh yah this is for Becky, Barack Husssien and Ahmadinejad sitting in the tree….. how immature are you liberals anyway. Think about whats best for the country instead of your feelings for a change.

But the timing of all the VP leaks is set to coincide with Obama making real news about real issues.

To reply to a post on another string
David from Atlanta July 25th, 2008 9:04 am ET
How will not spending money we don;t have in Iraq to spend money we don't have on tax cuts to create a bigger loss in tax revenue help?

Anybody that lives in this economy knows you can't spend what you don't have.
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I don't know. The Republicans have been doing a pretty good job of it. Bush, Bush, and Reagan have accumulated 76% of the entire U.S. national debt in less than 20 years. Pretty impressive, huh?

Their accumulation rate is an average of $366 billion per year, nearly 3 times the rate of Clinton and Carter at $133 billion per year. The other 38 Presidents averaged only about $3.5 billion per year. Therefore, the spendthrift tag team of BB&R have accumulated debt at a rate over 30 times greater that our other 40 Presidents (including Clinton and Carter).

But who needs facts, when you can have biased right wing ideology and mythology?

CNN where's the political ticker about the oil spill in the gulf.

McCain says weather was the reason he didn't go out to the oil rig to talk about offshore drilling. But I bet being surrounding by miles and miles of spilled oil wouldn't look to smart on a pro-oil drilling tour!

CNN is turning into rags like National Enquirer.

Dear Becky–you sound very young–is this not what an election is all about–stealing the other candidate's thunder? Do you think JM should sit and watch Obama's mishaps and not say anything? Obama is not God–and JM is running for the same office. Obama smears JM every day, but does it through surrogates so he looks clean! The Dems are so desperate to win this time that they are leaving no slimy stone unturned. However, it is McCain's job to point out errors. You and the media certainly are not! vote with your head, Americans–JM 2008

***McCain and his supporters need to stop whinning about all the news Obama is receiving. When Mccain was the one who invited him to travel to these countries.

***Mccain, just wanted to be with him so you could show off. If that wasn't enough now people want Obama to come home, when they too wanted to see if he could connect to these leaders and he is doing that. Yes it was a sight to see over 200,000. Some stated there was a concert there earlier. But these people decided to stay and wait on Obama, waving american flags.

***Obama is trying to unite the world, not just the USA…..

My friends…. McCain is having a hard time deciding on someone from Wisconsin to shore up the Southern vote, or someone from Florida to get the Midwest vote. He was hoping for Phil Grahm to target the youth vote and Jindal to get the seniors…………………..or something like that…….time for his nap…….maybe he should wait until he finishing his International trip to Chechoslovakia……isn't that also on the Iraq/Pakistan border….or is it part of the Roman Empire…….so tired…………..surge,surge,surge……………..zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

The dream ticket … McCain / Nader.

I want to apologize for any past hate filled comments made about Obama and my ignorant post concerning Mitt Romney. Please disregard everything I write as I am sure it is obvious to all on this board, I have no idea what I am talking about.

Oh yeah, and I voted for George Bush twice!!.

You guys do realize that it's not McCain's campaign who keeps making a big deal of the VP buzz, but actually the press. So just stop saying that this is some huge scheme to get the attention off Obama. This is the problem with these blogs, they let people who know next to nothing say whatever they want.

Folks

Do you think his running mate could be HILLARY CLINTON?

who would want to run with this old fool? he would be the one doing all the work while McCain is playing with his war figures trying to remember who goes where.
he is making a fool out of himself with "the surge" talk everywhere he goes and the american people are ready to move on. we want peace and we do not care if the serge worked and who's idea it was. we have moved on to stop the bloodyness of the McSame bunch and all the talk of more wars and years in iraq.
this old coot makes me sick.

I find it funny that Obama's talk in Berlin was preceded by a free concert of two popular artists in Germany…Makes a great photo op to have "tens of thousands" attend your speech.

And the fact that Obama is the "presumptive" nominee is all the more presumptuous speaking in Europe the way he did at the time he did. Really pretty ridiculous.

What does he mean by tearing down the walls? More government? more socialism? Let European ideals direct the US?

Say no to Obama and McCain. Yes to Barr!!

Is Obama running for president or King? What arrogance. Even some European gov officials are saying that Obama gives a good speech but that's about it. No substance period. Wait till Obama announces his VP choice. He will loose a few more points in the polls when those poor diehard Hillary for VP supporters pack it in. The question for them is do they just sit out the election or actually vote for McCain.

So folks this is far from over…

Who cares about an un-named VP that will never be? Obama will win and all you pessimists who harbor disdain for Obama's popularity at home and abroad had best get over it or prepare to live in that state of mind for at least the next four years. There is, however, another alternative. While you can't control whether Obama moves to Europe where he is soooo well liked, you can control whether you move to some other country where he is not so well liked (but good luck finding one). I actually encourage you to do just that because you are the weakest links that have enabled Bush to place the US in this predicament in the first place. Let me be clear…Obama is no Messiah and can perform no miracles, but there is an undeniable similarity to THE Messiah. He is being persecuted by the very people he has come to serve.

McCAIN SHOULD PICK A YOUNG PERSON FOR HIS V.P., THE REASON IS, HE WILL DIE OF OLD AGE IN IS FIRST TERM AND THE V.P. WILL BE OUR PRESIDENT, BUT I DON'T THINK WE HAVE TO WORRY BECAUSE HE HAS NO CHANCE OF BECOMING OUR NEXT PRESIDENT.

OBAMA WILL BE OUR NEXT PRESIDENT.

He is waiting Obama to announce so that he can criticize,stupid.

There was NEVER a time..this whole "story" was brought up so McCain could be in the news everyday while Obama was out making him look like the non-world leader he is.

ALL you need to know about mcCain is the fact that he REFUSED to obey the unwrtten rule of Politics. EVEN between HATED opponents throughout our history. NEVER SPEAK ILL OF A U.S. Politician when they are out of our Country. ESpecially when they are visiting an ACTIVE Warzone. He hasn't shut up for 1 hour since Obama left, in fact he leaked his travel plans BEFORE they were made public.

McCain has proven to be unstable in memory, policy, morals and integrity.

I think the GOP shoudl be able to replace him at this point with a more viable candidate. They will still lose but it would be a face saving move NOT to have this man held up as the Best of the Best they have to offer.

I don't know when McCain should make the announcement of who should run as his vp. I think that he can probably skip someone from the south more than likely because the south looks at canidates hard and they will read Obama's B.S. pretty quick compared to the north, north east and the extreme west coast. I think the western states will be safe for him to. They are a lot like southerns and display a lot of good old common sense. so he had better pick someone from the areas that will help him in the electoral vote. Obama can claim all he wants to about it being publicized about visiting the wounded troops in Germany . As a veteran of twenty years I know that regulations apply to stop photo ops and stuff like that from happening. He has no excuse from not visiting them. If he can go on his "GOD" tour of europe than he could have seen the troops instead of drinking champagin and listening to rock concerts staged to open his events. The man is just a slug and hates the military.

It is important to find a VP that has supported the war and is very vocal on support of the 'Surge' since this is all McWar talks about. You would think McBush engineered the Surge himself and not Gen Petraeus to hear him talk. McSurge brags non stop about supporting the Surge. Of course he supported the Surge since he supported this terrible,foolish and wasteful war from the onset. McBush critisizes Obama for not supporting the Surge. Again, of course Obama did not support the Surge. Obama has been very rightfully against this foolish war over oil rights, so for Obama to be for an escalation of the war would have made him as hypocritical as McWar himself. Did the Surge do some good? Yes it did, very much in part because of the Sunni Tribes coming over to our side. McLiar says the Surge is the reason the Sunni Tribes turned. False, the Sunni Tribes turned well before the Surge was even proposed. Although the Surge was a good thing. We are still mired in a war that kills our young Soldiers and we gain nothing from it unless your an Oil Company CEO or are being paid by one. Obama rightfully wants an end to the Iraq occupation and so do the people and government of Iraq. McWar speaks of a 50 to 100 year occupation of Iraq against the desire of their people and ours. If all McBush has is his Surge, which has ended. Then McBush has nothing to offer.

Sorry everyone, I haven't been taking my medication lately.

Obama 08

How about this, CNN: When McCain announces his VP choice, you can THEN talk about it. This is getting tiring.

I love the way America is headed. The war, gas prices, housing crisis, none of it affects me. I make over 300K a year and pay about 24K in taxes thanks to tax breaks. Vote McCain. Let's keep it going!!!

McCain to campaign manager… I need attention so, what's the plan?
This little guy will be the end of this Country if he is elected to office. He is a hot head and I don't think I would want him any where near the red phone, holding any codes etc…. All, his so call experience is about a bunch of nothing!!! I'm personally too scared that he will have a flash back and it will be over!!!
Trust me I have seen this before in War Vets!!! The are outstanding folks one day and the next it's all over!!!

It doesn't matter.
He could resurrect Reagan it woudn't help.
The money people are for Obama.

The rest of us schmucks can appease ourselves by attempting show our displeasure with the way our nation and our government is heading–and make believe we're participating in a Democracy–but Wall Street is convinced the nation won't elect another GOP after GWB–and their financial backing, as well as, money from OS investors, envior0-business, etc–is all going to the DNC this year.

i'm sure the mccain campaign isn't dropping vp options to national news providers to "check out the reaction." cnn alone has had a page devoted to both candidates' vp possibilities for like three months now. the article says he'll pick when he's ready, (just like obama will pick when HE'S ready) and he'll pick from a selection of willing and able candidates who can support his platform. he's not fly-fishing for any republican who will bite - that's just absurd.

This election couldnt be more simple. This election is about the last 8 years of Republican leadership. On every issue you will find either corruption, incompetence or neglect.

This is not a test of Obama. This is a test of the collective intelligence of the American people. If McCain wins, I see the vary voters who elected him complaining about the war and the economy for the next four years just like those who voted for Bush.

If Obama wins I see things going back to what it was like under Clinton. Even though they were primary foes the similarities are everywhere. In 92 Clinton ran on change. He was the fresh new face with new ideas. Both Clinton and Obama came from very humble beginnings.

This man and whoever he picks is a total disater waiting to happen.

Poor mccain just trying to get attention, And for all of you bashing obama on his trip, What about mccain when he went to canada , Mexico and colombia to talk about Nafta is he the president yet???? bunch of hypocrites!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

McCain had no intention of revealing his VP…….He was just trying desperately to get attention away from Obama's amazingly successful trip…….GOTCHA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

He doesnt believe in time lines, they only will bring defeat to his campaign. He will wait 100 years if he has to as long as it does not mean defeat!

The precision and efficiency of the Obama campaign has reduced John McCain to a shell of his former self 2000, "Maverick" self.

Timing? Timing? McCain needs to stop playing "Psychological Games" with the American public and name the person. He needs all the help he can get as quickly as he can get it.

I'm really starting to question his respect for tangible progress on things. Maybe he has lost his bearings.

- he spoke of the PSYCHOLOGICAL impact of telling "the market" that we would drill for oil offshore; that was suppose to lower prices

- his chief economic adviser, who WROTE his economic plan, spoke of a MENTAL" recession caused by WHINERS.

- he has offered ZERO in the way of true plans and solutions for the country's problems … all he has done is criticize Senator Obama … including about this trip, which he, McCain, goaded Obama into taking.

- and finally, all this week he was worried about how to steal the spotlight back from the Senator's ground breaking trip / speech to 200,000+ of European citizens … something he couldn't do … even with the power of the Presidency … in a million years.

Screw timing McCain. You have LOST YOUR BEARINGS. Do SOMETHING man! Where is your dignity?

Good job CNN - 5 days in a row to finally tell us he can't remember who he wants.

McCain needs to define a "win" - he needs to explain his policy on a lot of issues. Instead, he's leading you all around by the nose to get free publicity.

It's pitiful.

buzz about veepee for mcsame is a headfake and so is his campaign…every gibberish this old twig has been spouting is a headfake; offering no alternatives but just being an old angry toothless attack dog…glad that Obama is setting the tone and pace for the presidential race. let's see if you can keep up mcsenile…because you are running out of antiquated talking points!!

Obama '08/'12 - President of the United States!

Flashback From Abroad Nov 2004:
After 4 years the US's president Bush is facing a tough reelection year. Under his watch the world has seen more rogue countries obtaining and testing nuclear missles while it's image is tarnished. Meanwhile the nation struggles with its war in the Middle East that will ultimately never have a clear winner, and lastly there are further allegations that there might have been some fib telling in the White House. This will be a tough election for GW Bush and his administration.

Flashback From the World Press Dec 2004:
The USA has reelected their leader for a second term! Tha's right, they chose him again! We also report that it wasn't even a close election. Senator Kerry did not stand a chance against America's love of the intellect and direction of their president. The world braces for four more years of George W Bush. Nucular!

Nov 2008
Will America dupe itself again?…..

McCain is getting older by the day!!! Soooo sad!!!! I'm in my 60's and will reitre next year!!! He should have done the same thing. McCain reminds me of every bad thing that has happened to this country in the last 40 years and I can't watch him! Two unneccary wars and many friends dead! We need hope, a future and after Obama in Europe we will get our pride back!!!

Gov. Pawlenty is scheduled to speak at the National Press Club on August 6. As McCain is expected to announce his VP pick before the Olympics, why would Gov. Pawlenty address the NPC — that is, why would he be of interest — if someone else were chosen to be McCain's running mate?

who really cares what these little whining girls nominate? He" probably whine about who he nominates himself. What a little girl

To those suggesting that 200,000 people came out to see a concert, can you tell me who was playing? When was the last time a concert drew 200,000? The vast majority of the crowd was there for Obama. Get over it.

You can cheer up, though. McCain drew a crowd of 27 people to Schmidt's Sausage Haus in Columbus, but I think all but two were there for the sausages. ROTFLMAO!

A President less appealing than two day old meatloaf cannot lead our nation out of the mess we are in. We need a leader, not a caretaker.

Obama '08 Yes HE Can and Yes WE Can!

Anti-Obama Americans make me laugh hysterically.

It's clear you're bigots because Obama possesses no threat to you NOT to vote for him. Infact, he possesses qualities that should make you vote for him. He's being direct, laying everything on the table for you to eat and digest rather than starving you of the truth like your past politicians whom have mastered that art. Your past politicians also mastered the art of playing on your fears and persuading you to vote for them which insults your intelligence and yet you all of a sudden are intelligent voters for McCain. LMAO! Where were your intelligent voting senses when you elected Bush for the 1st term and re-elected him for the 2nd term? LMAO! You got fooled by the same administration that McCain is running under and you still remain fooled or maybe you’re not fooled, you’re just in denial from fear of an African American being your next President. The latter is clearer. This makes you a bigot and not someone with a difference of opinion. What’s that difference of opinion anyway? That McCain will help control/revive your current #1 issue which is your economic downfall/recession? Not good enough! You know why? Because McCain does not know the first thing about Economics and your economy and he even admitted it openly. At least he was honest about it. LMAO! Okay, so he’ll take revenge on your attackers rather than protect you ahead of time from them. Hasn’t the approval rating for your so called war on Iraq dropped dramatically? It’s clear, you’re a bigot!

Obama is a Jewel, gifted in his own rights, and highly favored, nothing will stop him from his accomplishments, war is not for everyone, we want PEACE through out the WORLD, too many families have lost innocent lives,, learn to run away and live to see another day… If not Mr. Mc Know IT All needs to take the frontline, then his male relatives should follow behind, NO MORE WAR , Bring our American brothers and sisters, fathers and sons, aunts and neices, uncles and nephews, HOME…

If america elect John MaCain as president I have no problem he is a good person, but make sure to give abosolute majority to democrats in congress and I mean 67 vote in senate, and defeat all that special interest Republican senator.who still believe in deregulation and think that rise in oil price is supply and demand.

McShame is a complete Moron … he will do and say anything to get headlines…McShame, why don't you just give us some policy proposals and maybe you won't have to worry about the spotlight.
I WANT TO HEAR YOUR FORIEGN POLICY EXPERIENCE…!!!!
***BARACK THE VOTE AMERICA … MCSHAME IS AN IDIOT !!!

Who Cares. McCain is junk.

Manipulating the media, fear mongering none of these tactics is going to work this time around. No more repubs this year.

Obama 08/12.

McCain should pick Hillary because they seem keen on picking people who lose. Oh, btw after reading these blogs I think education should be Issue #1. I am speaking about both McCain and Obama supporters. Its hard to get your point across when you're talking about a "looser" or a "losser". Its also hard when all you do is type in caps how Obama hates America but you don't comment on the subject of the blog and say "Nobama" over and over again. Whatever happen to intelligent conversation? What happened to discussing facts, not spewing outright lies and insults? Stop calling one another racists, sexists, and stupid. As an Obama supporter, I've got to say its really disappointing to read these blogs and see some of the comments coming from both sides. Oh, and McCain/Clinton people (I'm just wondering… did some of you know the primary is over? She's not running anymore) if you would like to know why some of you are called racist? Its not just because he's black its because when people ask you why you DO not support him you all give the same answers that are either inaccurate or false. Then, every single thing he does, good or bad, you come on these blogs and call him an idiot. I just want one LOGICAL explaination about, not just your dislike, but seemingly vitrol hatred for the man. One would think he burned your house down or something. No one said you had to personally like him, but it seems like something much more, and one can only attribute such irrational emotion to something other than Obama himself. I do not believe all of the people who are not voting for him are racist, but when people say things like "he's a muslim", "how can you elect Hussein Obama?" and "A dead Obama supporter is a good Obama supporter" one has to really wonder. BTW all those comments are from these blogs.

Common Sense 08 (Obama POTUS)

Just let him get his bearings. The VP will come.

I think McSenile should pick Mitt Romney, #1 He is smart and knows economics; why did he spend 45 million dollars on his own campaign and LOST.#2 McSenile says military service counts , makes him ready on day one: Mitt Romney nor any of his five sons have served. Wake up America McSenile is to OLD. OBAMA 08

Connie from Indiana

First of all, those of you who chose to ridicule McCain should consider how it felt to be a POW. It says alot about McCain and his character, as he has more guts than most of you. He has served his country and deserves better than to be the butt of some Obama idiot supporters jokes. What the hell has Osama, I mean Obama done excpet give a speech and pal around with Wright, an obvious racist and anti-American. You all should clean up your act because you sound like disrespectful fools.

McCain should choose Christy, Lieberman, Romney or Powell as they add value to the ticket . Christy might deliver Florida.

It's Friday and the GOP candidate is tired. He has had a rough week! All that grocery shopping and sausage eating has worn him out.

Check back with them next week after he has had a few IVs and is back on his feet.

Anything to keep his name in the news. Too bad he doesn't have any stong political points to discuss.

He'll announce as as soon as NOT announcing stops providing headlines.

Won't matter anyway. Come November McBush will be a two time LOSER!

Can't wait for Senator Obama to get back in the states so that Senator McCain can calm down some. He & has campaign people have been frantic every since Senator Obama went overseas.

Does it really matter? Does anyone really think McCain is actually the guy for the job? Goooo Obama!

I hope its Mitt Romney, then it will Hasta la Vista Obama Romney will bring in MI, ID, NV, NM, CO, UT, PA, MT, OH, FLA, MO, MN, WI, IOWA, and ALL the SOUTH and Maybe NH and Maybe MA and it will be a Landslide, that right. Don't hate you morons, and YES latinos will go to McCain. By the way Latinos can smell a RAT in Obama, he is NOT for the Latinos!!!! I mention about 5-6 Blue states going RED!!!!

Latinos para McCain!!!

The RNC keeps emailing their recommendations to McBush, but he will never get them because he can't use a computer. Real presidential. What year is this…2008?

This is boring. Please publish any of his VP after he selected one!

Why do blacks keep allowing Democrats to take their votes for granted. Your lives have never improved for the long term by any decision made by a democrat. Seriously, what is your reason for voting for a democrat. It makes me sick to my stomach.

Everything about John McCain't seems unsettled. I have never seen a candidate look and sound so out of place and disoriented as he did on the news the other night appearing in grocery store with a local family. Worst photo-op ever! Probably because he knows nothing about the average person.

wow griff, comparing mccain to eisenhower? that's a bit of a stretch. eisenhower warned us about the dangers of the military-industrial complex while mccain openly embraces it. also, eisenhower despised war ("I hate war as only a soldier who has lived it can, only as one who has seen its brutality, its futility, its stupidity"), whereas mccain seems to revel in it ("bomb bomb bomb bomb iran"). just because they were both in the military DOESn'T make them similar. do some research next time.

Told a LIE to get recognition.

At least McCain has a choice. Obama has to pick Hillary Clinton if he wants to win.

How is the fact that McCain has not settled on a VP news? It will be news when he DOES pick one. Come on CNN. There are better things to report on.

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And I'm voting Obama this year…

CNN.. WHO CARES? why are you not reporting on real things that are going on in congress - right now there is a house judiciary comittee meeting about abuse of executive power i.e. IMPEACHMENT of bush/cheney, the two biggest crooks in american presidental history. this is real news americans need to know and YOU keep it from being reported.

shame on you cnn.

Regardless of the polls - the politicians know the polls are slanted- they also know the congress and senate will be practically cleaned out of republicans come November. The only republican that McSame can get for a VP running mate is one that doesn't currently have a job. Sitting governors, congressman and the like know if they get on this ship the McTitanic THEY'RE GOING DOWN

With McCains botching of historical facts he seems like an old man with Alzheimer's and you try to explain he is wrong about the Iraq Annwhar awakening; the awakening started in August 2007, the surge troops were sent in February 2007 and didn't start operations until July 2007; No McCain the surge did not save the life of the Sheik that started the awakening you for some reason believe it did but he died in December 2007. The fact is maybe the surge helped but it was in no way the catalyst that you are spinning it to be. Second, the surge is a tactical strategy; not a Middle East Policy. With this and all the flip/flopping, the confused statements - in his field of expertise I might add - the geographical inaccuracies and campaign staff issues no wonder Veep interest for McCain is almost null.

This suggestion is part-serious/part-superfluous, but here's my
suggestion for a Veep running mate for EITHER candidate:
an Asian-American female. Requisite 35-years old, at least
2nd or 3rd-generation so the red-necks can't say "She ain't
a real Amerrikun". Pretty, confident, and smart. Like a TV
News Anchor, Lawyer, Scientist, etc. Someone who actually
knows about the economy or global warming, etc. Minorities
would vote for her candidate 'cuz she wouldn't be yet another
WASP male, women would vote for her 'cuz she's one of their
own, and guys would vote for her 'cuz they'd like to see her naked.
Think of one of the lead characters in "Grouching Tiger,
Hidden Dragon". Like Condie Rice, only with integrity and
her OWN mind. Works for me!

well you know there is one thing i noticed. McCain isn't
rallying crowds in Berlin before he takes care of some
logical bases first—like selecting a VP and campaigning
in the country of the actual upcoming election!
McCain would be so grilled if he had done a grandstand like that
and all of you Obama lovers and media know it.
Take Obama to the carpet on that one! Do you guys ever
question anything Obama does?
It's ridiculous.

How can anyone that wants change vote for John McCain?
People that old are set in their ways and DO NOT change.
Ask my father…

Other tickers are closed….so I digress.

For all those McCain/Pumas saying the speech yesterday was in response to a free concert…..How many europeans (would you suspect) bring american flags and posters of Obama to free concerts? How really ignorant you people are. Its amazing anyone from another country would believe we have a public school system which requires every child attend at least until the 12th grade.

For Nightingtrash dummy in Berkley Square - get a life! Obama supporters (and I'm one) are not uneducated - moron - knuckle dragger

Anyway

I Think McCain should choose Phil Graham as his running mate so

that after losing in November, they can take over AARP as president &

VP respectively.

The candidates will choose a running mate in due time.

I'm thinking it is going to be Lindsey Graham

This just in at Fox News, Goofy has just except the position for VP saying 'Garsh ahuh, I didn't even know a dog could hold that position! McCain camp states his forien policy resume can't be beat! In other news the two will soon fly to Germany on the dumbo express! That is all!

Since the Obama discussion was already closed I guess I have no choice but to rant in this one. Obama visits to other nations is the greatest thing that has happened to this country in A LONG time. When Bush went abroad he was greeted my anti American people. Obama went without a war agenda to attack other countries. He went looking for PEACE. We once had most of the world on our side after 9/11 and they felt our pain here. Bush ruined that when he starting calling other countries a "Axis of Evil" when these countries had nothing to do with 9/11. Why didn't he put Saudi Arabia on that list? Is it because they have the oil that we need and get from? McShame is following Bush's trail. McShame is so threaten by Obama because he knows that Obama will once again UNITE other nations to back us. We need other Nations to stand with us to defeat the Radical groups who do NOT want peace. The USA has image of being a very cocky country and that perception needs to stop. We are not the police of the world. So go ahead and call me unpatriotic because I feel this way.

McCain used the fact that Obama hadn't been overseas in YEARS (fact: in 2006) as some of his negative campaigning. Now that he's gone overseas, McCain is trying to use That in his negative campaign that Obama is bragging, taking a victory lap, and should never have gone. Just like the rest of McCain's campaigning, its all negative. He even flip flops on his negatives. McCain needs to take a vacation, like about 8 years long.

When does Cindy McCain release her tax statements like everybody else in this campaign already has done?!?!?!

John McCain has already stated that he will only give a speech in Germany as POTUS. That's a speech he won't have to worry about writing!

John McCain is lampooning Obama for going overseas, when he, McCain called for it! So what is it, McBush?!

McWeak hasn't picked a VP yet because he hasn't been able to get a dart to land on the board yet.

The media now is trying to win the award for who can bash Obama the most. The coverage has been inaccurate and sensationalism at best. To say that Obama is getting positive press is ludirous with not only the crap on Fox News but also the daily emotional, unsubstantiated rants by Lou Dobbs, Glenn Beck and Campbell Brown.

The uglliness of Americans is what is being broadcast all over the world. Go ahead and bote for a man showing the early signs of dementia and go it alone just like you did in Iraq.

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McWar just wanted some buz about him and he can't do it with his plans.

Did you not expect this???? Of Course - It was ALL PLANTED BUZZ - and it was obvious. McCain - Go Away!

Funny, the American people have known all week there wouldn't be a VP announcement, but the media is still waiting with baited breath. Journalism USED to be a profession. Now it's just entertainment.

McSurge says it will definitely be that guy… what's his name… Nit… or was it… Rudee. Anyway he was for the surgery… I mean surge. Quit twisting my words… I'm so confused.

Wow ! I just came back to get other's opinions and read some of the HATE !!!!

It's hard to believe people in this country actually feel so much negativity so strongly about another human being.

Too bad - anger and frustration clouds the mind. Oh well - I like to hear other people's opinions, and am willing to listen to both McCain and Obama - just as I listened to the other candidates in the primaries.

Oh well.

Not Reporting the Good News?

A sharp decline in the intensity of news coverage of the Iraq war immediately followed General David Petraeus' testimony before Congress last September.

Cybercast News reports that data from the Multi-National Force-Iraq shows there were 219 embedded reporters in Iraq when Petraeus told Congress that the surge was working. That was also the month that the surge reached full force.

The number of embedded reporters has since dropped by 74 percent in nine months to just 58 in June.

The largest single-month drop in embeds came in October of 2007 right after the general's testimony.

Trust your media?

McCain is throwing out speculation on his VP in a weak attempt to stay relevant in the news. He can't stand all the good press Obama is getting. He is green with envy. He will probably not announce till late in August.
But then, who really cares anymore.

being black myself, and an ardent mccain supporter i don't get where the enthusiasm for barack comes from… are yall just feelin guilty that your ancestors made us slaves??? the guy knows nothing… not that john mccain is einstein but at least hes done it enough before to use muscle memory and go through the motions…
lastly, anyone saying mcbush is ignorant,. just plain ignorant… george bush is a republican, john mccain is a conservative… mccain has crossed party lines, W creates them… mccain IS A HERO, bush was a coward, mccain is pro choice, bush not so much…. WHAT ARE THE SIMILARITIES? old white republicans? sounds like yall the racists to me

Who cares who he picks but hopefully its not the arrogant Romney
Pawlenty is a much better pick realistically!!

As I see it tho there are only two questions to ask yourselves here:

Would you rather have a young bright and alert intellectual mind in a crisis
or an old man who is bordering on the beginning of dementia
Who is not quite sure who the enemy is from one day to the next or where they are for that matter.

The answer is simple,
Obama 08

McCain just wants another 15 minutes on TV. No one is interested in following his tired campaign around because the only "news" is when he makes a gaffe about Iraq or countries that don't exist anymore.

If people did not figure out that it was a campaign stunt, they must still believe Bush when he says "Mission Accomplished".

The guys is so out of his league…….just say nobama!!!!! He goes over to Berlin and insults our country-maybe he should apply to be a german citizen!

OOPS - wrong ticker. My previous comment about hate was meant for the other one where HATE was spewed by "American". Sorry.

Hey CNN why don't you let us know when he picks a VP, not when he may possibly might pick a VP at some unkown time or date.

I hope he picks Romney so that Romneys enormous ego gets crushed this november.

WOW. Obama is arrogant. Anybody else see his Berlin speech? Did we already have an election, and he forgot to tell us? That speech single handedly turned off thousands of on the fence voters across the US. We've never cared what Europe thought about us. Obama should know this.

America will be isolated as much as North Korea if we pick McSame for president. The world will see how stupid and ignorant we are if we do and the whole world wants a change and Obama is the one that can bring the world together to put that into effect. Many white Americans don't like the fact that a blackman has that much power or should I say is that likable by so many. White America just have a problem with that but the rest of the world is moving on people and they want the best person for the job even if he is green. The world is speaking America and we better learn how to listen.
McSame is old and as they say "sold in his ways" and the days of the "good ole boys" are done. Rush is wrong and he lies to you every day pushing his DOPEie thoughts into your heads and blinding you with his hate speach. Its time to move on past that crap.
Obama08

CNN, could you be more obvious. Why wont you post pro-McCain comments. Are you a news organization or not.

Obama's trip would have been encouraged had it been for the right reasons. It was a campaign pure and simple. He gave a speech in Germany that bashed America and gave a craptastic excuse to not visit the troops. We're wooed by the crowds that showed up but, once again, no mention of the TWO, popular music bands that performed for free.
They hung obama posters on the west wall in Jerusalem! Hell, lets decorate the vatican while we're at it!

After this big long trip around the world…he STILL doesn't have any foreign experience. He's a COMMUNITY ORGANIZER and a professional campaigner!

Did this report mention Charlie Black? Wow! I thought that he was replaced and asked to leave the campaign. I guess that means that with the McCain campaign, you never leave. I think it is time to see how the McCain campaign works (if it does). I thought that Phil Gramm was leaving his role, but it isn't clear and sure. Charlie Black is still there despite many calls for his departure. Maybe one of these two guys could be the VP for McCain since they seem to do a lot of speaking for him, but not for him.

Behold the final throes of a mud-slinging, empty rhetoric, disgraceful campaign. RIP McAncient campaign.

I think his VP should be the "FAT LADY". The one that sings before it is all over.

He probably forgot who he picked.

In the end it won't matter. McCain will win in Nov. Obama has no experience and is on the far Left. Now the lefties on here can post all the junk they want but the fact is most Americans do not want a Socialist State. McCain is a true leader. Obama is only one more Chicago machine politico who is only a cheerleader.

Perhaps he will pick Cindy as his VP.

He might as well just pick George Bush as his VP.

He's adopted all of his policies!!!!

Who does he think he's kidding???

I've lost respect for McCain. He could have taken Obama's trip in stride like a man who wants to be president instead of being angry and complaining of media love. For just 5 days McCain lost all composure. Is this how he'll handle the 3am call?
using different tatics to get attention, Vp buzz and german themed day. It looks very childish, there is no creativity in it.
Though going to see the oil spill site in Miss. River would have given a wounderful picture and AD on why off shore drilling is bad.

Honestly, who actually cares?

I honestly feel sorry for Sen. McCain. I always liked him but he never seemed presidential. These days just angry and frustrated.

I do not think its going to matter who his VP is. This election is about the two candidates. All McCain can do is make this a referendum on Obama. He's critics Obama's every move and needs the press to cover up his many gaffes.

I will be amazed if a majority of americans vote for Sen. McCain because for the first time in a long time I believe we will vote
FOR THE SMART GUY - THIS TIME! Obama

Anyone but Slick Romney.

Nice to see that McBush can still deflect attention from Obama's trip. I like the stunt of having the LA Gov state that he will NOT be a VP. (snicker, snicker). Way to go!! By the way, good message "East Coast Bum". God bless you and YOUR service! I don't like war either.