I was mostly like "Well Tim Kaine is *okay* but..." but I really like this writeup.

really excited about him being Hillary's choice.

He was just never on my radar.

I hate when people jump to conclusions based on no more than internet rumors spread by people who may harbor dubious intent.

I have to wonder, after reading this, if part of the reason she picked him is to help bring people together. If he's liked by so many with a rep for being fair, he may be a person to help get things done.

Better than Pence so I do not want to discredit Kaine by comparing the two. I'll just say Kaine is a top notch pick.

AG 2018!

Al Giordano
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He's not. He's a social justice progressive, the real kind, that knows civil and equal rights are a pillar of it

Al Giordano ‏@AlGiordano 28m28 minutes ago
12. Suffice to say, Tim Kaine understands that the first rule of governing by coalition is being a good listener. That's why he's popular.

Al Giordano ‏@AlGiordano 22m22 minutes ago
16. Those who complain about this pick by and large don't know him. Watch him win them over in the coming months. He will.

That's what I've been saying.. they don't know him. Just spouting off talking points.

Muchas Gracias, Her Sister!

I have just one teensy complaint about this one.

I think he was talking about other other other candidates!

BTW: I'm with you! I know HRC plays well with others! Both a team player & a team leader!

When I found out that he did Catholic missionary work for Jesuits, that told me that he wants and works for social justice.

I have a lot of respect for Al, so this is good to see. I think Tim Kaine is a wonderful choice!

Re I shake my head when some claim Kaine isn't "progressive" enough. In most cases *those* are the folks who don't know work in coalition!

No one is ever going to be progressive enough for the left-wing extremists who demand that candidates address every social ill as soon as they get into office. "Well, yeah, we got a health care bill enacted, but it took way to long to get it done - and he didn't address MY pet issue." There's no compromise with these people and no common sense in that wing of the Democratic Party. They talk like progressives but they act like Teabaggers. I suggest that the next progressive administration begin its tenure by announcing an agenda of issues it plans to tackle in the order it plans to tackle them - tell supporters that if it wants their pet issue addressed they'd damned well better do everything humanly possible to get items ahead of it on the agenda squared away. Then tell them that achieving goals requires more than just bitching and making demands from the sidelines. They've got to be involved - mobilize to flood the offices of those standing in the way with emails and phone calls. Vilify them. Explain to the opposition's constituents what action proposed by progressives will mean to them - direct benefits they will see and feel in their neighborhoods. Reduce issues to catch phrases and bumper stickers and repeat them over and over and never stray from message. Turn the right wing's tactics against them.