[Vision2020] Minnesota governor told he isn't McCain's VP pick, sources say

[Ellen Roskovich]

I just heard that he did pick Gov. Sarah Palin from Alaska. . . . and didn't I hear a while back that she had attended the UofI a few years ago?
 
Ellen A. Roskovich 
 
> To: vision2020 at moscow.com> From: thansen at moscow.com> Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:37:44 +0000> Subject: [Vision2020] Minnesota governor told he isn't McCain's VP pick, sources say> > >From CNN -> > -----------------------------------------------> > Minnesota governor told he isn't McCain's VP pick, sources say> > (CNN) -- Sen. John McCain's campaign has told Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty > he will not be the GOP vice presidential nominee in November, sources told > CNN on Friday. > > Pawlenty on Friday also told WCCO Radio in Minneapolis-St. Paul that he > will not be in Dayton, Ohio, where the presumptive Republican presidential > nominee is expected to unveil his choice of a running mate at a rally > later Friday.> > The McCain campaign said it's hoping to have 15,000 people at the Ohio > event, roughly five times the size of his largest crowd to date.> > A Republican source said McCain settled on his choice of a running mate at > a meeting of his advisers Wednesday.> > Thursday night's arrival of a private jet from Alaska at the Middleton, > Ohio, airport raised speculation that Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin would be > McCain's pick. Middleton is 25 miles from Dayton. > > Rich Bevis, an airport manager at the Middleton airport, said that a > woman, two men and two teenagers were onboard. > > "This is the most secretive flight we've ever had," Bevis said.> > In June, Palin told CNN that she thought McCain should choose a governor > as his running mate and that she would like to serve on a national > level, "but I don't think it's going to happen on this go-round though."> > In an interview with a Pennsylvania radio station that was taped Wednesday > and aired Thursday, McCain said he had not settled on a nominee. The > Associated Press reported that the interview with KDKA radio had occurred > Thursday, which created confusion as to whether McCain had finalized his > choice for vice president. Watch who is on McCain's shortlist »> > Asked whether either former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge or former > Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney was his VP pick, McCain replied to KDKA, "I > haven't decided yet, so I can't tell you."> > Both men are expected to join McCain at a rally Saturday in Pennsylvania.> > Ridge, who is also the former secretary of homeland security, is > reportedly on McCain's shortlist of possible running mates.> > A Republican insider said this month that McCain campaign manager Rick > Davis has called several state party chairmen and indicated that Ridge > will be the Republican vice presidential pick this cycle.> > During his interview with KDKA, McCain praised Ridge, saying, "He's a > great American and a great and dear friend, and I rely on him, and I have > for many years."> > But the possibility that Ridge could be McCain's running mate sparked a > backlash among conservatives because he supports abortion rights.> > Another potential VP pick, Sen. Joseph Lieberman of Connecticut, also > raised concerns among conservatives. Lieberman, an independent senator who > was the 2000 Democratic vice presidential nominee, has been a vocal > supporter of the war in Iraq, but he, too, backs abortion rights.> > If McCain picks either man, it could drive away social conservatives who > are already uneasy about his nomination, conservative activists warned.> > In an open letter to McCain, conservative activist Richard A. Viguerie > wrote, "Your indication that you're willing to put a person who has a > clear, unequivocal pro-abortion record within a heartbeat of the > presidency is alarming."> > "Sen. McCain, you are exceedingly proud of being a political maverick -- > you wear it as a badge of honor. Well, poke the base of the Republican > Party -- the conservatives -- in the eye one more time by choosing a pro-> abortion vice presidential candidate, and conservatives will show you that > two can play the maverick game," Viguerie said.> > Romney ran against McCain this year for the GOP presidential nomination > and was a frequent critic of the senator on the campaign trail.> > But Romney endorsed McCain after he captured the Republican nomination and > has campaigned for him. He also opposes abortion rights, a position he > said he came to in 2004 after studying the stem cell-issue as > Massachusetts governor. Before then, Romney was in favor of abortion > rights.> > -----------------------------------------------> > Seeya at Farmers' Market, Moscow.> > Tom Hansen> Moscow, Idaho> > "We're a town of about 23,000 with 10,000 college students. The college > students are not very active in local elections (thank goodness!)."> > - Dale Courtney (March 28, 2007)> > > ---------------------------------------------> This message was sent by First Step Internet.> http://www.fsr.com/> > 
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