Although it would seem to be a Long-Shot, Chuck Hagel has announced that he would be willing to accept the nomination for Vice-President on the Obama Democrat Presidential ticket.
For those who do not remember, the former senator from the state of Nebraska is a Republican.
"If it would occur, I would have to think about it," Hagel said. "I think anybody, anybody would have to consider it. Doesn't mean you'd do it, doesn't mean you'd accept it, could be too many gaps there, but you'd have to consider it, I mean, it's the only thing you could do. Why wouldn't you?"
In this most unusual of all political presidential campaigns, Democrats including Joe Lieberman and Hillary Clinton have been suggested (with a straight face) as possible running mates for Republican nominee John McCain.
In the same silly vein of Kum Ba Ya, Republican's such as Mike Bloomberg have been suggested as possible running mates for Barack Obama.
In addition, Unity08, and other ideologically-challenged groups have suggested that the only way to bring the nation together is some type of R/D or D/R third party ticket. Hagel, by his announcement, is apparently throwing his name out there in the forlorn hope that someone will remember that he was once an influential politician in Washington.
Ted Sorensen, a former speechwriter for President John F. Kennedy, said Thursday that Obama should consider Hagel. Sorensen, a Nebraska native, said Obama should pick a running mate who can help where he's weakest, and Hagel's national security experience makes him a logical candidate. Obama has a team managing the vetting process that includes former first daughter Caroline Kennedy, and Sorensen said he has spoken to her about the selection.
Kum Ba Ya my Lord, Kum Ba Ya....
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