As the major political parties’ national conventions approach, speculation continues about possible vice presidential nominees. John Hood offered his ideas along with other conservative experts quoted in an American Spectator column this week. Meanwhile, JLF Policy Analyst and Research Editor Jon Sanders used his latest column at TownHall.com to discuss the humor associated with presumptive Democratic nominee Barack Obama’s campaign. Both major party presidential candidates have been forced to address the issue of offshore drilling for oil and natural gas, after President Bush made a well-publicized push for drilling. JLF Vice President for Research and Resident Scholar Roy Cordato offered his thoughts on the subject for this week’s edition of News 14 Carolina’s “Political Connections.”