WASHINGTON - Democratic officials say Barack Obama has begun a top-secret search for a running mate.
Democratic officials said Thursday the party's likely nominee has asked former Fannie Mae CEO Jim Johnson to begin vetting potential vice presidential picks. Johnson did the same job for Democratic nominees John Kerry in 2004 and Walter Mondale in 1984.
The Democratic officials spoke on a condition of anonymity about a process that the campaign wants to keep quiet.
Vice presidential searches are usually closely held secrets, but Obama campaign officials say the effort is being handled by a particularly tight circle of advisers.
The campaign also does not want to discuss the effort because they are still engaged in a primary campaign against Hillary Rodham Clinton.
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Hi, sir,
I "e-met" you on the Obama VP listserve. I just wanted to leave you a message saying I love your blog, and also tell you I greatly appreciated your comments about our energy policy and how dangerously close we are to the end of oil and an economy that could create more havoc than the economy of the 1930s. I agree completely, have read a lot on this subject, and do not understand why it isn't a bigger deal to more people. Please continue to mention this whenever you can and if you ever have suggestions on how I can contribute to furthering concern over this issue (ie, politicians I should write to, petitions I should sign, books I should read, anything I should be aware of). I an Nathan on the Obama VP listserve, and my email address can be found there, I believe. Thanks again for your comments and again, I agree 100%. Take care, Nathan
Well our society is not forward thinking like that. The Petroleum Institute published analysis for some time about peak oil and what that was going to do about prices and supplies. They have maintained that last year we were probably at peak oil and that production will in fact decrease in 2009 or 2010, and level off by 2012. Prices will rise exceeding $200 a barrel during the ramp up and level off around $300 a barrel.
The thing is if we weren't in the midst of losing 25-35% of the residential housing values a hit like this would have resulted in a major recession but not Depression.
What is cascading is the rapid rise in all commodity prices regarding essential goods and services plus the loss of real wealth and then the shuudder of the job loss.
This will continue to effect the capital markets and then survival tactics will be employed.
Now going forward it would inform society that the organization and cooperation systems are not working and thus a new paradigm and cooperative systems.
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