Why I will sleep soundly tonight

TPM’s Greg Sargent relays, for me, the very good news about Senator James Webb:  Last week I communicated to Senator Obama and his presidential campaign my firm intention to remain in the United States Senate, where I believe I am best equipped to serve the people of Virginia and this country. Under no circumstances will ...

By , a professor of international politics at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University and co-host of the Space the Nation podcast.

TPM's Greg Sargent relays, for me, the very good news about Senator James Webb:  Last week I communicated to Senator Obama and his presidential campaign my firm intention to remain in the United States Senate, where I believe I am best equipped to serve the people of Virginia and this country. Under no circumstances will I be a candidate for Vice President. My reaction:    Why?  Admittedly, I was never a big fan of Webb.  When I testified at the Senate Foreign Relations committee, however, my Webbophobia kicked up a notch.  He wasn't flying off the handle or anything like that -- he was just bound and determined not to hear the answer I was giving him at one point.  [Why do you care who Obama picks?--ed.  Because I think he's very likely to win, which means his VP pick will immediately be a party leader, and I'd like to see a pick that doesn't make Richard Gephardt look like a free trader.]

TPM’s Greg Sargent relays, for me, the very good news about Senator James Webb: 

Last week I communicated to Senator Obama and his presidential campaign my firm intention to remain in the United States Senate, where I believe I am best equipped to serve the people of Virginia and this country. Under no circumstances will I be a candidate for Vice President.

My reaction: 

 

Why?  Admittedly, I was never a big fan of Webb.  When I testified at the Senate Foreign Relations committee, however, my Webbophobia kicked up a notch.  He wasn’t flying off the handle or anything like that — he was just bound and determined not to hear the answer I was giving him at one point.  [Why do you care who Obama picks?–ed.  Because I think he’s very likely to win, which means his VP pick will immediately be a party leader, and I’d like to see a pick that doesn’t make Richard Gephardt look like a free trader.]

Daniel W. Drezner is a professor of international politics at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University and co-host of the Space the Nation podcast. Twitter: @dandrezner

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