I didn't see the speech, but if this is right, Obama passing Sebelius over certainly looks more defensible. She was the best of the major contenders on the substantive merits, but (particularly given the secondary role VPs have in setting policy) it's worth giving up...
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For most of the reasons cited by Dylan Mathews, I wouldn't be happy if Obama chose Tim Kaine as his running mate. Still, I can least imagine an argument on.
Taking on Johnathan Cohn on his own terrain (and I think Cohn's emphasis on presidential ability rather than short-term political tactics is sound), Brad Plumer makes a case for Sebelius.
All I can say about Bob Novak frothing about Kathleen Sebelius's allegedly excessive opposition to arbitrarily enforced laws forcing women to carry pregnancies to term is that I hope it moves her up a couple notches on Obama's veep list. (I especially liked the fact...