And Heidi, next hour we're going to take a look at some of the big players on the GOP side of what we call the veep stakes. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 19, 2008] Reference
Their continued threats that Obama "better pick Hillary" as his veep is just childish and moronic. From Wordnik.com. [Obama reacts to Clinton speech] Reference
A friend of mine called the veep decision an "impulse purchase," a decision made almost entirely on a whim. From Wordnik.com. [Sasha Abramsky: The Palin Impulse Purchase] Reference
Barring some VP substitution scenario, we know going in that no sitting president or veep is running for re-election. From Wordnik.com. [Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » Something Unusual Will Happen in 2008] Reference
When the veep is under investigation, along with half of the rest of the higher-ups, that says something about the administration. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Accountability, Congress-style:] Reference
McCain can say that on his ticket, the veep is the understudy. From Wordnik.com. [Live-blogging the McCain VP announcement. UPDATE: "MCCAIN PICKS SARAH PALIN."] Reference
Let's get a little bit more on what we like to call the veep stakes. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 21, 2008] Reference
And then what about that gelatinous goo of a humanoid known as our veep, who responded to a U.S. From Wordnik.com. [Cliff Schecter: Get Your Moronic Michelle Malkin Here!] Reference
The veep is usually the campaign pitbull, but having Sarah portrayed as such may not sit well with some folks. From Wordnik.com. [Latest Articles] Reference
If my respect for Mr. Gore is well-founded, he would not care that accepting the veep is a "step down" careerwise. From Wordnik.com. [Carville: Gore would make a great vice president...again] Reference
In real terms, the veep is a political football that gets decided on the basis of how many votes the person can bring. From Wordnik.com. [New York Times Hits Bayh For Membership In Committee For Liberation Of Iraq] Reference
Because the veep is the only thing that's going to get the far right wing to come out and vote for that social hack McCain. From Wordnik.com. [Crooks and Liars] Reference
McCain can say that on his ticket, the veep is the understudy, while on Obama's ticket, the understudy has stumbled onto the stage. From Wordnik.com. [Live-blogging the McCain VP announcement. UPDATE: "MCCAIN PICKS SARAH PALIN."] Reference
I'm not sure whether making her speech into a big women's rights event makes it appear more or less likely that the veep is a woman. From Wordnik.com. [Group Devoted To Pushing Hillary As Veep Closes Up Shop] Reference
The veep is the subject of a regular RNC bulletin called "The World According to Gore," which ridicules his more awkward pronouncements. From Wordnik.com. [The 'Talk-Show Avoidance' Strategy] Reference
These things are relevant to who and what kind of veep she'd be. From Wordnik.com. [Poll: Fifty Percent Says News Coverage Of Sarah Palin Has Been Fair] Reference
It is clear that Hillary wants to be in on the ticket, "veep" as they say. From Wordnik.com. [Obama addresses rumors head-on at pro-Israel conference] Reference
(He couldn't have been that busy on veep vetting.). From Wordnik.com. [Getting to Know Him] Reference
The veep, Bradley argued, was a closet conservative. From Wordnik.com. [Bill Bradley's Last Stand] Reference
A Gore aide calls criticism of the veep "" primary politics. ''. From Wordnik.com. [Is Al Gore 'Gun-Shy'?] Reference
(Obama said he planned on taking his time with his veep choice.). From Wordnik.com. [Out and Down] Reference
But the veep hasn't called since, sources close to the senator say. From Wordnik.com. [What Bush Needs To Learn] Reference
Bradley behind a podium can make the veep seem like early James Brown. From Wordnik.com. [The Buzz About Bradley] Reference
Party insiders were dubious about him in 2000, but went along because he was veep. From Wordnik.com. [Unsettled Scores] Reference
The new House picks an Electoral College valedictorian, the Senate picks the veep. From Wordnik.com. [Periscope] Reference
Gore's hope: if the race is tight, half of Nader's supporters will peel away to the veep. From Wordnik.com. [Who'll Have The Last Laugh?] Reference
The Quayle-must-go stories, the veep had said with less than total confidence, were ridiculous. From Wordnik.com. [Rocky Road To Houston] Reference
You know we're a pro-life party and pro-lifers are saying she can't be the veep, and she's bummed. From Wordnik.com. [Republican Riffs] Reference
By the fall of 1996, when Gore was up for re-election as veep, Karenna traveled with him nearly full time. From Wordnik.com. [A Daughter In The Loop] Reference
The Teamsters, meanwhile, want the veep to help banish the federal monitors who oversee the corruption-prone union. From Wordnik.com. [A War Over Who Controls The Left] Reference
That makes him an odd choice for a candidate whose worst moments as veep have come in answer to questions about fund-raising. From Wordnik.com. [Al Gore’S Best Hope] Reference
Proponents of the early-debate strategy argue that while the veep may not be a great speaker, he's "an assassin as a debater.". From Wordnik.com. [Periscope] Reference
In Gore's expensive phalanx of strategists, campaign insiders say Karenna stands out as someone the veep can trust unconditionally. From Wordnik.com. [A Daughter In The Loop] Reference
Still, McAuliffe persuaded Gore to do three DNC fund-raisers, and sources say the former veep is likely to do a fourth -- in Florida. From Wordnik.com. [Unsettled Scores] Reference
He's with the veep in two tiny, black-and-white news shots: a run-of-the-mill Oval Office meeting and a "reinventing government" photo op. From Wordnik.com. [Al Gore’S Best Hope] Reference
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