Do you want to be Vice President?

[rogue06]

The Hill, a congressional newspaper published in Washington D.C. that publishes daily when Congress is in session, asked the 97 Senators not involved in the race for the presidency whether or not they would accept the nomination for Vice President. All 97 responses are verbatim and many are interesting.


Senators say whether they’d agree to be vice president

[guacamole]

Guacamole, President of Vice.

I like the ring of that.

[Amazing Rando]

I'd like to see Obama (or McCain!) pick Bob Casey Jr, the new Senator from Pennsylvania as his running mate. He's a moderate/conservative Democrat who is strongly pro-life (and anti-war, I might add). If Obama picked him, it would offset his pro-abortion credentials and perhaps make him more appealing to conservatives.

If McCain picked Casey, it would prove he can reach across party lines and be the uniter that Bush wanted to be but failed miserably trying to be.

[NeilUnreal]

Bob Casey Jr

I agree, he would be a good choice, especially for attracting socially-conservative Democrats (there are a lot more of these than is generally recognized).

Wesley Clark would be another good choice, answering some criticism on the "security" side of the equation and also helping garner support from quondam Clinton supporters.

-Neil

[Amazing Rando]

I guess I'd could be in that "socially conservative Democrat" constituency, even though I'm not a Democrat.

[Sparko]

I would like to be Treasurer.

:treasure:

[Ryokan]

Secretary of Graft and Corruption right here! (committing it, anyways.) As far as Obama's vp goes he is going to choose Hillary. Bob Beckel has it right. I think she wants it, and she can threaten to force a convention vote for it.

[Conductor42]

I like Senator Bennett's response the best.

[guacamole]

Favorite Answers:

Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.)
“When I was much younger I would have probably said, ‘Sure, I’ll be glad to accept it,’ but I’m 70 years [old] and they need a younger person for the job. I would probably tell them, ‘Look for somebody else.’ ”

McCain is how old?

Sen. Larry Craig (R-Idaho)
“I would say ‘No, Hillary.’ ”

heh.

Sen. Judd Gregg (R-N.H.)
“No. I don’t like going to funerals.”

That is humorous and deep on several levels.

Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.)
“I’ve been waiting for someone to come up and propose it. I already told my wife to get ready to move. It has a beautiful living facility. But I like what I do. Frankly, it’s a more important job. You’re asked to respond to things in a more basic way than defending bad policy. I don’t like defending bad policy.”

Emphasis mine. Do you actually think before speaking?

Sen. Mel Martinez (R-Fla.)
“I’d say, ‘Please read the Constitution.’ I wasn’t born in America; I can’t be VP.”

Ha.

Sen. John Sununu (R-N.H.)
“I am focused on my election. And frankly, I don’t think John McCain should pick any member of Congress or the United States Senate.”

In other words, we're fightning for majorities here.

Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)
“I have a unique perspective on this. I am the only senator to have announced I am not running for president because there should be someone here to serve as the Senate’s designated driver. I intend to stay in that position. The Senate needs a designated driver to stay behind and work on healthcare.”

And to drive drunken senators home. Com'on Ted, the bar's closing...

fwiw
guaca.
President of Vice