The Outta Nowhere Pick

...for Obama's Veep? Waco Rep. Chet Edwards of Texas. Here's more on the Lone Star Long Shot:

Among his credentials, Edwards is chairman of the House Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Subcommittee. His district previously included Fort Hood, and the Waco Democrat is frequently pressed into service as a surrogate for the party on military issues.

Potential liabilities include Edwards vote in favor of the war in Iraq, which may not sit well with the party's liberal base. He is a low-profile member of Congress, whose selection may not give Obama's ever-tightening race against Republican John McCain the immediate boost the party is looking for.

Edwards is a native of Corpus Christi and graduate of Texas A&M University and Harvard Business School. His Central Texas congressional district includes President Bush's Crawford ranch.

Edwards is a favorite of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who praised his "extraordinary credentials" on ABC's "This Week" on Aug. 3 and said: "I hope he will be the nominee."

One Democratic official with knowledge of the conversation said Obama told Pelosi recently that she would be pleased with the choice. Other Democratic officials said he was on the short list. All spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss Obama's selection process.

Edwards is well-known in Texas but does not have a national profile.

Asked about Pelosi's praise, Edwards said in July that he "cannot imagine that many Americans would not consider it a privilege" to be considered a vice presidential contender.

Pro-war favorite of Nancy Pelosi? Yeah, that gets a "meh" outta me at best. If you're going to go with somebody who voted for Iraq, stick with Hillary or something. Evan Bayh in a cowboy hat's not doin' it for me.

PS: Your Veep should not have the same last name as the guy who had an affair on his wife while she was diagnosed with cancer. Just sayin. Barry Hussein Obama kinda has enough unwanted name recognition problem as it is.