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Thread #111748   Message #2385532
Posted By: Ron Davies
10-Jul-08 - 06:48 AM
Thread Name: BS: Obama/____________ '08???
Subject: RE: BS: Obama/____________ '08???
It appears Webb has taken his name off the list.   What about Nunn?   Any strong feelings against him? It seems evident, as Ebbie notes, that Obama needs someone to beef up the ticket on foreign policy and military issues. I've also read that the only major piece of legislation with Obama's name on it so far is the Lugar-Obama Initiative--which supports Lugar (and Nunn) in the push to destroy loose nuclear material in the former Soviet Union-- an issue which is in fact the greatest security threat in the world. Nunn now "chairs the Nuclear Threat Insitute".

Lugar is evidently unacceptable because of his generally conservative voting record, including anti-abortion stands. Nunn is pro-choice and strong on the environment, and opposed the Iraq war from the start.

Nunn supported "Don't ask, don't tell", which he now says he would "review"--and he says "I'm grateful to the thousands of gays and lesbians serving today."   If nominated he would have to quit the Augusta National Golf Club since it does not admit women. But it seems these hurdles could be overcome--and Nunn would bring much to the ticket--even more than Biden.