Obama/Siegelman

[Keystone Phil]

Oh, yes, excellent choice.

[Keystone Phil]

How about Phil Bredesen? He's had 17 years in public service, is from a weak region for Obama, and is a moderate governor that could balance out Obama being a Senator.

Now that's an excellent pick.

How about Phil Bredesen? He's had 17 years in public service, is from a weak region for Obama, and is a moderate governor that could balance out Obama being a Senator.

not a Catholic.  Siegelman is the only choice.

A Catholic isn't really necessary.

[Keystone Phil]

No one thinks this is a joke? Oh, well...I do.

Of course it was a joke.

[Keystone Phil]

How about Phil Bredesen? He's had 17 years in public service, is from a weak region for Obama, and is a moderate governor that could balance out Obama being a Senator.

Now that's an excellent pick.

Yeah, as excellent as McCain/Morella or McCain/Chafee...

Hey, it's your party that suffers the most from being regarded as too extreme. We don't need a liberal on the ticket to win as much as you guys need a conservative.

[Keystone Phil]

Hey, it's your party that suffers the most from being regarded as too extreme. We don't need a liberal on the ticket to win as much as you guys need a conservative.

It's not 2004 any more. The longer it takes you guys to figure that out, the more time we'll have in power.

I hate to tell you this but the ideological battles don't cease to exist because the President is unpopular or because the GOP lost Congress.

[Keystone Phil]

I hate to tell you this but the ideological battles don't cease to exist because the President is unpopular or because the GOP lost Congress.

Yes, yes, you're absolutely right. It's still red vs. blue and southern conservatives have the upper hand. Couldn't agree more.

I didn't say who had the upper hand. I'm saying that we haven't undergone some realignment in just four years just because the President is unpopular and the Dems have the Congress.

Hate to break it to you but Kansas, Missouri, North Carolina, Montana, etc. aren't "purple" states just because the Obama fanatics say they are.

[Keystone Phil]

Hate to break it to you but Kansas, Missouri, North Carolina, Montana, etc. aren't "purple" states just because the Obama fanatics say they are.

Missouri? Solid Republican? Really?

Anyway, I agree with you on the rest, and the fun part is, we can lose each of those states and every state like it and still get 320 EVs. The 2004 mentality is thinking that North Carolina, Wyoming, Utah, etc. are somehow definitive of the mainstream.

Missouri isn't solidly Republican but it's definitley a likely Republican state.