Unless you have been hiding from the news, you know that Obama and McCain have not yet announced their running mates, but the announcements are expected soon. Our ServeNext friends have a great post on the potential vice-president nominees’ views on service. (Potential vice-president nominees is a really awkward phrase, but I don’t know how else to say it!) For example:
Potential Obama pick Evan Bayh took the lead in supporting the U.S. Public Service Academy and even worked with John McCain to push for the national service bill they authored together.
Bobby Jindal is another prominent [McCain VP] candidate who established an AmeriCorps Week in Louisiana in recognition of their service to the state in its widely successful struggle to recover from Hurricane Katrina, as did fellow potential McCain pick Marsha Blackburn for her state, Tennessee (however, she later voted against the GIVE Act).
So read it, and get hopeful - almost all of the shortlisted VP candidates are huge service supporters!
Tags: McCain, Obama, ServiceNation
