But Hagel trumps Winerman every time - damn he looks sharp up there!!

Great picture!

Couldn't it be also fair to say that this was the Reed edition of the POTD?

I want to see Obama pick Hagel just because it would then goad McCain into picking Lieberman (which, I think, would be disastrous for the Republican ticket.  

Mr. Lieberman didn't perform so well the last time he was on a national ticket, and I think Hagel would go after him hardcore in the vice presidential debate.  

However, I don't really imagine that Senator Obama would bring a conservative Republican onto his ticket (too much risk).  But it is certainly fun to speculate, isn't it?

flynnb_az, we don't need to speculate. History offers us three examples of a president being elected after choosing a VP from outside their party. All three such presidents quickly died in office, leaving their successors to eviscerate their agendas -- and, in one case, to kill off the president's party entirely.

So not so much with the "yay, VP pick from outside the party!" Goes both ways; if McCain picked Joementum and won, and then died in office (a significantly likely event for a man of McCain's age in the next five years), I wouldn't actually want a non-Republican to fill out his term. Though if a President Joe could do for the GOP what President Fillmore did for the Whigs, then I guess I could get over my objections in principle.

I know he's very right wing and all, but damn it Hagel is really good looking.  I especially like his "disgusted at Bush" look.

He is very good looking, and I've only noticed it recently. You know who he looks like a bit? Joseph Cotten, only with straight hair. So, yeah - dreamboat. But not worth it if it means someone's going to shoot President Obama.