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Jim Webb Should Be Barack Obama's VP: The Military Democrats Ought to Know

To me, Senator Jim Webb is the perfect VP pick for Barack Obama. As I watched him on Meet the Press yesterday, I was struck by how he hits the notes Obama cannot. I think it's fair to say that in the general election (if indeed, Obama is the candidate), John McCain makes Obama very, very vulnerable on issues of defense and foreign policy. I doubt Obama can beat McCain in such a time of insecurity about foreign policy, and even the economy.

Is running a campaign like running the country? And is an entrepreneurial candidate what we want?

I’m struggling here. I’ve been pro-Hillary since 1991, but something I heard on Meet the Press on Sunday has shifted my favor towards Obama, and I cannot stop thinking about it. I want your feedback here. Does good campaign management forecast good governance? If both Clinton and McCain have gone broke, run weak messages, and had many staff battles, why would we trust them with our country? If I was a venture capitalist, which campaign would I invest in? But then, George Bush had a fantastic campaign….