> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.smdp.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Picking partners - URL: https://www.smdp.com/picking-partners-20080614/ - Published: 2008-06-14T15:00:00.000Z - Updated: 2026-10-24T19:54:40.000Z - Author: Guest Author - Tags: Opinion, Santa Monica, #archive-import This past week, Q-line asked: Now that Barack Obama has wrapped up the Democratic presidential nomination, it is time for he and Republican candidate John McCain to start thinking about running mates. Who should McCain and Obama choose as vice presidential candidates and why?... Here are your responses: “HILLARY CLINTON SHOULD BE Obama’s running mate because it will be the best way for the Democrats to get the White House back. By all means Obama should pick Hillary Clinton for his own sake and to help save the nation.” “EVERY NATION IN THE WORLD IS RATED by the power and intelligence of that nation’s leaders. John McCain should select a younger person with a solid knowledge of national and international affairs — a strong right-hand person to carry the nation should John McCain fade in the stretch. Barack Obama should chose a more mature person for the same reason.” “MCCAIN WILL PROBABLY PICK somebody like Romney, not like there’s anything wrong with Romney, but maybe he should go with Colin Powell. As far as Obama’s concerned, anybody but Hillary Clinton for vice president.” “NOT HILLARY UNLESS HE’S SUICIDAL, which I don’t think he is. Hillary would be a better choice for McCain.” “MCCAIN IS TOO OLD, A WARMONGER and fascist. Obama is too young, inexperienced and liberal, so they both need opposites for their vice presidents. McCain should get Miley Cyrus or Chris Rock and Obama should get McCain.” “OBAMA’S VICE PRESIDENT SHOULD BE The Rev. Wright, his gay lover. That would be good for him. Rev. Wright, his gay lover. McCain should have Condoleezza Rice for his v.p. That would be the best for McCain.” “MR. OBAMA’S REQUIRED HARVARD University political reading list of ‘Das Kapital,’ ‘Mein Kampf’ and ‘It Takes a Village’ means my first choice would be that of former lifeguard Ted Kennedy, too old and too sick. Next would be Jesse Jackson, great choice for getting back at whitey. The best choice would be Oprah Winfrey. Half the hillbillies that watch her show would vote for her. She could buy any country that gives us problems and she could end slavery in America. For McCain the first choice would be Colin Powell. Here’s two guys who know the real world and the great cost of freedom. I also like Ron Paul, but that puts two geezers on the ticket and not progressive enough ideas. Hey, wait a minute, flat tax, don’t spend more than you tax, pay down the $10 trillion debt, sounds pretty new to me. Only Oprah has that kind of money. Me and all the hillbilles need a new car. Thank you Miss Vice President.” “DEFINITELY NOT HILLARY FOR V.P. Maybe a cabinet position for her. How about Bill Richardson for v.p. He’d be a good one.” “MICKEY MOUSE AND DONALD DUCK. It doesn’t matter which vice president is assigned to which presidential candidate. Anyway it promises to be a disastrous presidency. Neither candidate knows a thing about our economy or national relations or anything else. They are both liberals who will open our borders, increase our taxes and the size of the federal government.” “HILLARY, HILLARY, HILLARY. WE NEED someone to take on health care.” “FROM AN OBJECTIVE STANDPOINT, I would consider Obama’s best possible vice presidential pick to be Sen. Jim Webb of Virginia. Bill Richardson and Joe Biden would also be vice presidential picks who would greatly benefit Obama, helping him to win the general election. In regards to McCain, his best choice would be Gov. Charlie Crist of Florida. That would be an extremely formidable ticket for the Democrats to contend with. I would consider, from an objective standpoint, the worst possible pick that Obama could make for his vice presidential candidate would be Hillary Clinton. And for McCain, the worst possible pick would be Mitt Romney. Both of those tickets would be very detrimental to the fortunes of either candidates. However, given that I am a Democrat a McCain-Romney ticket would be enjoyable to see because that would mean McCain would lose in a landslide to Obama.” “CONDOLEEZZA RICE IS THE ONLY partner we need to pick for John McCain. He’ll need her. He needs help making very important choices for our country and Obama, I don’t know him.” *Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on June 14, 2008.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/061408.pdf?ref=smdp.com)