If there is one thing that we at the Crystal Ball cannot countenance, it is early conjecture about possible vice presidential running-mates for the 2008 major-party tickets.
The presidential nominees are a year away from being chosen, and we are already facing the longest formal campaign for President in American history, due mainly to the lemming-like frontloading of caucuses and primaries by the states next January and February. The wild rumor-mongering about VP nominees makes the situation worse, not better–turning the voters off to politics even faster than might have occurred otherwise.
Therefore, we have decided to do something about this degrading practice. In this article we will attempt to exhaust the gossip, guesswork, and hearsay about Veeps–rendering further tittle-tattle unnecessary, and short-circuiting this destructive past-time for months to come. Please don’t thank us. We sense just how grateful you already are–and our mission is to serve you and your political needs.
Let’s start by asking the most important question. Ideally, what does a presidential candidate need in a VP ticket-mate? ETC…