...waiting for a particular text message is getting old.

Since being on the scene for this is probably worth several grand, it's more than worth it, but it would certainly be nice if Obama would HURRY UP AND SEND THE DAMN THING OUT ALREADY.

On the plus side, at least the media has fallen for it to the point where the last three days have been all Obama all the time. It'd be funny if the delaying tactic weren't so transparently calculated to do exactly that and the MSM didn't obligingly fall for it anyway. The news cycle has effectively made American politics an absurd circus, in whose main ring two opponents battle it out over whether one is a bigger celebrity and whether one is loved by the ringmaster more than the other. (Incidentally, when one candidate has three times the media presence of his opponent, the correct fair and balanced thing to do is probably not to write three times the negative stories to make up for it.) The debate over Iraq - anybody realize that the US went ahead and set timetables for withdrawal this morning? - and over the economy has been relegated to the sideshows. Ridiculous.

But hey, it's great for me; the dozen or so talking heads that never switched off their HRC support (I'm looking at you, Stephanopolous) have been talking up Hillary for vice president to the point where the Intrade price hit double digits. Aside from the fact that she hasn't been vetted, Obama can't stand her, and she's *still* disingenuous about her level of support, Obama is (perhaps overly) sure he's going to win, and, as such, is almost certainly not concerned with VP electoral math at all, removing the only reason that she would ever be picked. Nevertheless, the market rates her as more likely than Sebellius *and* Kaine combined. "Lol".

...and as I write, Drudge seems to be breaking that it's Bayh. Looks like a busy night is coming up.

Update: I'm good at doublechecking, so the Bayh false alarm didn't cost me any money. OTOH, I don't have anything on Biden right now, either, and he's not quite worth it at the high 80's just in case of a last second switch.

In the meantime, I'm told that Dick Morris was on Hannity today talking about how much Obama needs to pick Hillary. Dick Morris, much like anyone else on TV ever connected to the Clintons, is entirely worthless.

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