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« on: June 21, 2008, 05:36:49 PM »

I just picked 40 names at random; 20 for McCain, 20 for Obama. Some are plausible, some are not but I just picked whatever popped up in my head at the time, without thinking about whether or not they were realistic or if they made sense. Here we go:

McCain:
Mark Sanford
Mike Huckabee
Tim Pawlenty
Carly Fiornia
Tom Ridge
John Sununu
Mitt Romney
Joe Lieberman
Tommy Franks
Jeb Bush
Judd Gregg
John Ensign
Newt Gingrich
Bobby Jindal
Colin Powell
Fred Thompson
Kay Bailey Hutchinson
James Jones
John Thune
Mike Rounds

Obama:
Joe Biden
Hillary Clinton
Bill Richardson
Ray Mabus
Kathleen Sebelius
Colin Powell
Chris Dodd
Joe Manchin
Sam Nunn
Tom Daschle
Evan Bayh
Tim Kaine
Chuck Robb
John Kerry
Ken Salazar
Chuck Hagel
Bill Nelson
Lee Hamilton
Jack Reed
John Breaux
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« Reply #1 on: June 21, 2008, 05:54:38 PM »

McCain:
Mark Sanford - B
Mike Huckabee - C
Tim Pawlenty - B+
Carly Fiornia - Not gonna happen
Tom Ridge - Not gonna happen
John Sununu - Definetly not gonna happen
Mitt Romney - B
Joe Lieberman - D
Tommy Franks - C
Jeb Bush - lol
Judd Gregg - Not gonna happen
John Ensign - D
Newt Gingrich - C
Bobby Jindal - C+
Colin Powell - C-
Fred Thompson - D+
Kay Bailey Hutchinson - D
James Jones - Not gonna happen
John Thune - B-
Mike Rounds - F

Obama:
Joe Biden - B
Hillary Clinton - B
Bill Richardson - B
Ray Mabus - Not gonna happen
Kathleen Sebelius - B
Colin Powell - Not gonna happen
Chris Dodd - B-
Joe Manchin - C
Sam Nunn - C
Tom Daschle - C-
Evan Bayh - B
Tim Kaine - B
Chuck Robb - B
John Kerry - D
Ken Salazar - C+
Chuck Hagel - Not gonna happen
Bill Nelson - C
Lee Hamilton - Not gonna happen
Jack Reed - C
John Breaux - B-
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« Reply #2 on: June 21, 2008, 06:54:20 PM »


McCain:
Mark Sanford - B
Mike Huckabee - B
Tim Pawlenty - D
Carly Fiornia - F
Tom Ridge - B
John Sununu - D
Mitt Romney - B
Joe Lieberman - D
Tommy Franks - F
Jeb Bush - F-
Judd Gregg - F
John Ensign - F
Newt Gingrich - D
Bobby Jindal - B+
Colin Powell - C
Fred Thompson - F
Kay Bailey Hutchinson - C
James Jones - Who?
John Thune - Who?
Mike Rounds - Who?

Obama:
Joe Biden - A
Hillary Clinton - F
Bill Richardson - B+
Ray Mabus - Who?
Kathleen Sebelius - A
Colin Powell - LOL
Chris Dodd - D
Joe Manchin - If they don't throw him in jail, F
Sam Nunn - B
Tom Daschle - F
Evan Bayh - B
Tim Kaine- B
Chuck Robb - D
John Kerry - LMFAO
Ken Salazar - Who?
Chuck Hagel - F
Bill Nelson- C
Lee Hamilton - C
Jack Reed - Who?
John Breaux - D

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« Reply #3 on: June 21, 2008, 07:48:26 PM »

McCain:
Mark Sanford - B
Mike Huckabee - C
Tim Pawlenty - B+
Carly Fiornia - Not gonna happen
Tom Ridge - Not gonna happen
John Sununu - Definetly not gonna happen
Mitt Romney - B
Joe Lieberman - D
Tommy Franks - C
Jeb Bush - lol
Judd Gregg - Not gonna happen
John Ensign - D
Newt Gingrich - C
Bobby Jindal - C+
Colin Powell - C-
Fred Thompson - D+
Kay Bailey Hutchinson - D
James Jones - Not gonna happen
John Thune - B-
Mike Rounds - F

Obama:
Joe Biden - B
Hillary Clinton - B
Bill Richardson - B
Ray Mabus - Not gonna happen
Kathleen Sebelius - B
Colin Powell - Not gonna happen
Chris Dodd - B-
Joe Manchin - C
Sam Nunn - C
Tom Daschle - C-
Evan Bayh - B
Tim Kaine - B
Chuck Robb - B
John Kerry - D
Ken Salazar - C+
Chuck Hagel - Not gonna happen
Bill Nelson - C
Lee Hamilton - Not gonna happen
Jack Reed - C
John Breaux - B-


The "not gonna happen"'s don't matter, like I said in the initial post if you read it. This is hypothetical.
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« Reply #4 on: June 21, 2008, 08:02:12 PM »

McCain:
Mark Sanford-A+
Mike Huckabee-C-
Tim Pawlenty: B+
Carly Fiornia-F
Tom Ridge: C
John Sununu: F
Mitt Romney: B+
Joe Lieberman: C-
Tommy Franks: D-
Jeb Bush: Z-
Judd Gregg: C+
John Ensign: C+
Newt Gingrich: F
Bobby Jindal: B+
Colin Powell: F
Fred Thompson: D-
Kay Bailey Hutchinson: A+
James Jones: D-
John Thune: B-
Mike Rounds: C

Obama:
Joe Biden: A-
Hillary Clinton: F-
Bill Richardson: C+
Ray Mabus: C
Kathleen Sebelius : B-
Colin Powell: C+
Chris Dodd: C-
Joe Manchin: B-
Sam Nunn: B
Tom Daschle: D+
Evan Bayh: D+
Tim Kaine: C+
Chuck Robb: D-
John Kerry: F+
Ken Salazar: C-
Chuck Hagel: F-
Bill Nelson: B
Lee Hamilton: D-
Jack Reed: D+
John Breaux: C+
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« Reply #5 on: June 21, 2008, 08:08:28 PM »

McCain:
Mark Sanford - B
Mike Huckabee - C
Tim Pawlenty - B+
Carly Fiornia - Not gonna happen
Tom Ridge - Not gonna happen
John Sununu - Definetly not gonna happen
Mitt Romney - B
Joe Lieberman - D
Tommy Franks - C
Jeb Bush - lol
Judd Gregg - Not gonna happen
John Ensign - D
Newt Gingrich - C
Bobby Jindal - C+
Colin Powell - C-
Fred Thompson - D+
Kay Bailey Hutchinson - D
James Jones - Not gonna happen
John Thune - B-
Mike Rounds - F

Obama:
Joe Biden - B
Hillary Clinton - B
Bill Richardson - B
Ray Mabus - Not gonna happen
Kathleen Sebelius - B
Colin Powell - Not gonna happen
Chris Dodd - B-
Joe Manchin - C
Sam Nunn - C
Tom Daschle - C-
Evan Bayh - B
Tim Kaine - B
Chuck Robb - B
John Kerry - D
Ken Salazar - C+
Chuck Hagel - Not gonna happen
Bill Nelson - C
Lee Hamilton - Not gonna happen
Jack Reed - C
John Breaux - B-


The "not gonna happen"'s don't matter, like I said in the initial post if you read it. This is hypothetical.

Not gonna happen was a grade in my school. I got it a lot.
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« Reply #6 on: June 22, 2008, 12:18:32 AM »




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« Reply #7 on: June 22, 2008, 05:54:24 AM »


I was in a generous mood yesterday, Boris.  Wink
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« Reply #8 on: June 22, 2008, 07:26:31 AM »

McCain:
Mark Sanford: A
Mike Huckabee: C
Tim Pawlenty: A
Carly Fiornia: Huh
Tom Ridge: A-
John Sununu: D
Mitt Romney: C+
Joe Lieberman: C
Tommy Franks: B
Jeb Bush: D
Judd Gregg: C
John Ensign: B
Newt Gingrich: F
Bobby Jindal: B
Colin Powell: D+
Fred Thompson: D+
Kay Bailey Hutchinson: D+
James Jones: the Jonestown guy?
John Thune: A
Mike Rounds: C

Obama:
Joe Biden: A+
Hillary Clinton: B-
Bill Richardson: A
Ray Mabus: F
Kathleen Sebelius: C+
Colin Powell: F (two blacks on one ticket?)
Chris Dodd: C
Joe Manchin: B
Sam Nunn: D
Tom Daschle: D
Evan Bayh: B
Tim Kaine: B
Chuck Robb: C-
John Kerry: F
Ken Salazar: B
Chuck Hagel: D
Bill Nelson: C
Lee Hamilton: C
Jack Reed: D
John Breaux: B+

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« Reply #9 on: June 22, 2008, 08:41:20 AM »

I just picked 40 names at random; 20 for McCain, 20 for Obama. Some are plausible, some are not but I just picked whatever popped up in my head at the time, without thinking about whether or not they were realistic or if they made sense. Here we go:

McCain:
Mark Sanford C
Mike Huckabee D
Tim Pawlenty B
Carly Fiornia C
Tom Ridge B
John Sununu C-
Mitt Romney B
Joe Lieberman C-
Tommy Franks C-
Jeb Bush D-
Judd Gregg D
John Ensign C+
Newt Gingrich D-
Bobby Jindal A
Colin Powell C
Fred Thompson C+
Kay Bailey Hutchinson B
James Jones Huh
John Thune B-
Mike Rounds Huh

Obama:
Joe Biden B
Hillary Clinton C
Bill Richardson C-
Ray Mabus Huh
Kathleen Sebelius B-
Colin Powell D
Chris Dodd C-
Joe Manchin C-
Sam Nunn C+
Tom Daschle C-
Evan Bayh C
Tim Kaine B
Chuck Robb C-
John Kerry D-
Ken Salazar C-
Chuck Hagel C
Bill Nelson C+
Lee Hamilton C
Jack Reed C
John Breaux D-

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« Reply #10 on: June 22, 2008, 09:57:34 AM »

McCain:
Mark Sanford -- B+
Mike Huckabee -- B-
Tim Pawlenty -- B
Carly Fiorina -- D
Tom Ridge -- B
John Sununu -- C-
Mitt Romney -- D+
Joe Lieberman -- C+
Tommy Franks -- B+
Jeb Bush -- F
Judd Gregg -- D-
John Ensign -- D-
Newt Gingrich -- F
Bobby Jindal -- C-
Colin Powell -- A
Fred Thompson -- F
Kay Bailey Hutchison -- A-
James Jones -- C
John Thune -- D+
Mike Rounds -- D+

Obama:
Joe Biden -- B+
Hillary Clinton -- D
Bill Richardson -- D+
Ray Mabus -- A-
Kathleen Sebelius -- A
Colin Powell -- B
Chris Dodd -- C
Joe Manchin -- F
Sam Nunn -- B
Tom Daschle -- D
Evan Bayh -- C+
Tim Kaine -- B-
Chuck Robb -- C
John Kerry -- F
Ken Salazar -- A-
Chuck Hagel -- C-
Bill Nelson -- D
Lee Hamilton --C+
Jack Reed -- B-
John Breaux -- B
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« Reply #11 on: June 22, 2008, 10:09:47 AM »

you forgot one for Obama - Ed Rendell
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« Reply #12 on: June 22, 2008, 10:17:11 AM »

McCain:
Mark Sanford - A
Mike Huckabee - C
Tim Pawlenty - C
Carly Fiornia - F
Tom Ridge - B
John Sununu - C
Mitt Romney - C
Joe Lieberman - F
Tommy Franks - F
Jeb Bush - F
Judd Gregg - C
John Ensign - C
Newt Gingrich - D
Bobby Jindal - F
Colin Powell - B
Fred Thompson - B
Kay Bailey Hutchinson - A
James Jones - ?
John Thune - C
Mike Rounds - C

Obama:
Joe Biden - B
Hillary Clinton - D
Bill Richardson - B
Ray Mabus - B
Kathleen Sebelius - B
Colin Powell - D
Chris Dodd - B
Joe Manchin - D
Sam Nunn - D
Tom Daschle - D
Evan Bayh - B
Tim Kaine - B
Chuck Robb - F
John Kerry - F
Ken Salazar - B
Chuck Hagel - F
Bill Nelson - B
Lee Hamilton - C
Jack Reed - C
John Breaux - B
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« Reply #13 on: June 22, 2008, 11:10:59 AM »



McCain:
Mark Sanford A-
Mike Huckabee C
Tim Pawlenty A-
Carly Fiornia C-
Tom Ridge A-
John Sununu B
Mitt Romney C
Joe Lieberman C
Tommy Franks C
Jeb Bush C
Judd Gregg B-
John Ensign B-
Newt Gingrich C
Bobby Jindal B
Colin Powell B
Fred Thompson D
Kay Bailey Hutchinson A
James Jones who?
John Thune B+
Mike Rounds C

Obama:
Joe Biden A-
Hillary Clinton C
Bill Richardson B
Ray Mabus C
Kathleen Sebelius B
Colin Powell B+
Chris Dodd C
Joe Manchin C
Sam Nunn B+
Tom Daschle C
Evan Bayh B
Tim Kaine B
Chuck Robb B-
John Kerry D
Ken Salazar B
Chuck Hagel B
Bill Nelson B
Lee Hamilton B-
Jack Reed C
John Breaux B
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« Reply #14 on: June 22, 2008, 08:07:53 PM »

McCain:
Mark Sanford A
Mike Huckabee F
Tim Pawlenty A
Carly Fiornia B
Tom Ridge B
John Sununu B
Mitt Romney A+
Joe Lieberman C
Tommy Franks C
Jeb Bush B+
Judd Gregg C
John Ensign C
Newt Gingrich B
Bobby Jindal B
Colin Powell B
Fred Thompson F 
Kay Bailey Hutchinson B
James Jones C
John Thune B
Mike Rounds C

Obama:
Joe Biden B
Hillary Clinton F
Bill Richardson C
Ray Mabus C
Kathleen Sebelius B
Colin Powell D
Chris Dodd B+
Joe Manchin B
Sam Nunn C
Tom Daschle C
Evan Bayh B
Tim Kaine C
Chuck Robb F
John Kerry D
Ken Salazar C
Chuck Hagel D
Bill Nelson C
Lee Hamilton B
Jack Reed B
John Breaux A

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« Reply #15 on: December 23, 2008, 08:57:22 PM »
« Edited: December 23, 2008, 11:11:47 PM by officepark »

McCain:
Mark Sanford: B
Mike Huckabee: A
Tim Pawlenty: C
Carly Fiornia: F
Tom Ridge: B
John Sununu: D
Mitt Romney: D
Joe Lieberman: F
Tommy Franks: who??
Jeb Bush: F
Judd Gregg: A
John Ensign: D
Newt Gingrich: C
Bobby Jindal: C
Colin Powell: D
Fred Thompson: F
Kay Bailey Hutchinson: C
James Jones: who??
John Thune: D
Mike Rounds: D

Obama:
Joe Biden: A
Hillary Clinton: B
Bill Richardson: F
Ray Mabus: who??
Kathleen Sebelius: F
Colin Powell: F
Chris Dodd: D
Joe Manchin: F
Sam Nunn: who??
Tom Daschle: F
Evan Bayh: F
Tim Kaine: A
Chuck Robb: who??
John Kerry: F
Ken Salazar: C
Chuck Hagel: F
Bill Nelson: C
Lee Hamilton: who??
Jack Reed: C
John Breaux: B
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« Reply #16 on: December 23, 2008, 09:13:45 PM »

Alrighty...

McCain:
Mark Sanford: B
Mike Huckabee: D
Tim Pawlenty: B
Carly Fiornia: F-
Tom Ridge: B
John Sununu: F
Mitt Romney: B
Joe Lieberman: F-
Tommy Franks: F (another veteran?)
Jeb Bush: F (another Bush?)
Judd Gregg: A
John Ensign: B
Newt Gingrich: D
Bobby Jindal: C or B
Colin Powell: F
Fred Thompson: Roll Eyes
Kay Bailey Hutchinson: A (better than Palin)
James Jones: F
John Thune: F (male Palin)
Mike Rounds: C

No Palin? Tongue

Obama:
Joe Biden: A
Hillary Clinton: B
Bill Richardson: B
Ray Mabus: D (past his prime)
Kathleen Sebelius: A
Colin Powell: F
Chris Dodd: F
Joe Manchin: F
Sam Nunn: F (old, conservative, Georgia)
Tom Daschle: C
Evan Bayh: B (even Obama can take Indiana without him, what would he have given?)
Tim Kaine: A
Chuck Robb: F (old, conservaitve)
John Kerry: D (too late)
Ken Salazar: D (Blue Dog)
Chuck Hagel: B (if only he were a Democrat...)
Bill Nelson: F
Lee Hamilton: He's alive?
Jack Reed: C
John Breaux: B
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« Reply #17 on: December 23, 2008, 10:16:39 PM »
« Edited: December 23, 2008, 10:19:10 PM by Lunar »

McCain:
Mark Sanford  B+
Mike Huckabee C+
Tim Pawlenty B+
Carly Fiornia F
Tom Ridge C+
John Sununu B
Mitt Romney B
Joe Lieberman ?
Tommy Franks C
Jeb Bush F
Judd Gregg A
John Ensign B
Newt Gingrich C+
Bobby Jindal C+
Colin Powell B-
Fred Thompson B
Kay Bailey Hutchinson A-
James Jones A-
John Thune B
Mike Rounds B+ [although McCain/Rounds would create lots of jokes I can't even think of yet]

Obama:
Joe Biden B+
Hillary Clinton B
Bill Richardson C
Ray Mabus OMG AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA+++++++ (I have to overcompensate for all of the Mabus haters here)
Kathleen Sebelius B
Colin Powell F
Chris Dodd F
Joe Manchin B-
Sam Nunn B+
Tom Daschle B-
Evan Bayh B+
Tim Kaine B
Chuck Robb B
John Kerry D
Ken Salazar D
Chuck Hagel B
Bill Nelson F
Lee Hamilton he's 77
Jack Reed B+
John Breaux A-
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