OP is being ridiculous - as a liberal, we can disagree on the best policies for this country and even who would be the best to lead the country but focusing on something that has no bearing on these issues is nonsensical.

Announcing by Twitter, why should we be surprised

Anonymous wrote:Look, the next two weeks will be filled with politicians lobbying bombs at each other. NOBODY is going to look good, when the country is as divided as ever.

You're picking a fight when there really doesn't need to be one.

This is as foolish as debating whether George W. was disrespectful for swaying to the BHOTR at a memorial service.

Let it go.

Not to side track the thread, but I'm a liberal who didn't like Bush as a president. As a person, however, I think he really does have a good heart and the swaying thing was just him trying to show warmth in a really tragic situation. I think he really does hope both sides can come together in a respectful, empathetic way.

Even before the attack in France, Trump was wafflling in the media, announcing he hadn't decided even when his campaign and insiders were saying it was Pence. He looked like a fool, and make Pence look like a fool.

Nice try, OP. He was simply being respectful.

He has just tweeted that he has selected Pence as running mate.

Uhh that's one way of looking at it, I guess. Another is having respect for the grief we all feel, especially those in France and most directly affected, as we helplessly watch this horror.

Did you read the article? It would be perfectly respectful to have a sober announcement and subsequent press conference this morning even with everything that's going on. What would be disrespectful is having a full on media circus like Trump surely wants.

I don't think there's any doubt he is a weak, self-serving disaster.

Yeah, I don't like Trump, but this argument about waffling seems weak. Far better for him to hold off.

I just want Trump to say "You're fired" to Christi after making him perform menial tasks.That's what this election has come down to...

Look, the next two weeks will be filled with politicians lobbying bombs at each other. NOBODY is going to look good, when the country is as divided as ever.

You're picking a fight when there really doesn't need to be one.

This is as foolish as debating whether George W. was disrespectful for swaying to the BHOTR at a memorial service.

Let it go.

Anonymous wrote:I don't understand it; doesn't Pence need to decide this morning if he's running for reelection? Seems like Trump is jerking all three VP candidates around.

He should make this into an apprentice like reality tv show where all of them try out!

Uhh that's one way of looking at it, I guess. Another is having respect for the grief we all feel, especially those in France and most directly affected, as we helplessly watch this horror.

Or we could be more realistic and understand that his announcement won't get optimal coverage when there's a crisis dominating the news.

You're a special American, OP.

Anonymous wrote:I don't understand it; doesn't Pence need to decide this morning if he's running for reelection? Seems like Trump is jerking all three VP candidates around.

Exactly. If Pence is his pick, just hold the press conference. You can make reference to what happened in Nice and use that opportunity to say that you and Pence together will combat terrorism (however the fuck they plan on doing that!). He just doesn't want Nice drowning him out, which is stupid.

I don't understand it; doesn't Pence need to decide this morning if he's running for reelection? Seems like Trump is jerking all three VP candidates around.

Trump postpones his VP announcement indefinitely, looks weak and indecisive. Trying too hard to dominate the news cycle, as usual.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/daily-202/2016/07/15/daily-202-why-trump-postponing-his-v-p-announcement-will-probably-backfire/5787ee17cd96926bdf426ebb/?hpid=hp_rhp-top-table-low_daily-202-930am%3Ahomepage%2Fstory