Everyone expects the announcement to come today. Obama has revealed little but did discuss his criteria:
“Obviously, the most important question is: Is this person ready to be president?” Obama said in an interview aired Friday on “The Early Show” on CBS.
“The second most important question, at least from my perspective, is: Can this person help me govern?” he said. “Are they going to be an effective partner in creating … economic opportunity here at home and guiding us through some dangerous waters internationally?”
Obama said he also wanted someone who would show independence. “I want somebody who is going to be able to challenge my thinking and not simply be a ‘yes person’ when it comes to policymaking,” he said.
As I said earlier, this is exactly the track Obama has to take with his VP choice due to his lack of any significant experience. It all sounds good enough, and the relationship may play out that way for a hundred days or so, but the “effective partner” will soon find himself working the funeral circuit.
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