Mon Jun 16, 2:44 PM Pacific • posted by Jed Lewison

Sam Nunn

I agree wholeheartedly with Chris Bowers that Sam Nunn would be a terrible selection for VP. But I also agree with Atrios -- it's not worth worrying about, because there's approximately a 0% chance of Nunn being selected.

So why is Nunn on a short list then? If he's not going to get the nod, why not remove his name from consideration?

Well, I don't know all the reasons, but I'm sure one of them is this: to keep John McCain guessing. The broader the range of VPs that Barack Obama indicates he might select, the more contingencies the McCain campaign needs to plan for. Why give them a stationary target when it's just as easing to keep it moving?