What Hillary Clinton wants.

Hillary Clinton does not want to be Vice President. An office with no executive power? Not nearly good enough. Not by a long shot.

Deep inside Hillary's nails-on-a-chalk board "it ain't over even when it's over" mindset, a curious political logic holds sway. This logical construction would have us believe that her primary vote total, arguably equal to Barack Obama's, constitutes equal political power, which should be reflected in a disbursement of Presidential power no less than is allowed Barack Obama. She wants to be Co-President. She feels she's earned it and will settle for nothing less.

She plans on using the Vice Presidency as a platform for creating the office of a virtual Co-President.

In Hillary's mind her Co-Presidency has total control of health care and education policy and other personal causes, and an equal voice/vote in all matters concerning Iraq, defense spending and the overall budget.

She will not ask for what she wants. From now until the convention she will work to convert her strong showing in the primaries into political leverage. If Obama doesn't agree to her demands she will simply shove them down his throat. As you all read this little Huffpostie, Hillary's campaign is preparing Obama's people for what lies ahead, saying privately: "Buck up, buddy. Now take it like a man."

A word to the wise, Barack: If you do choose to fight back, don't be like the fool who brought a knife to the gunfight. Otherwise your Presidential desk won't be in the Oval Office. You'll be somewhere down the hall.

Vice President Hillary? Don't insult her. Try Co-President Hillary.

Hillary Clinton has not yet begun to fight.

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[grendl]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHZbIesW3UM&NR=1


Listen Hillary's not going quietly. And for those who look past her to John McCain, its like leaving Jason Vorhees motionless body in your back yard or on your cabin floor. She ain't dead yet, kids.

As long as those eighteen million are keeping her blood flowing, and the delusion that Michigan was a fair vote, and the knowledge that the superdelegates once favored her in number festers in her psyche she will hold this party hostage to her whims.

She's a fighter all right. After the knock out blow yesterday, the ten count, the bell, the reading of the score, the disbanding of the crowd she still wants to fight " COME ON OBAMA, OR ARE YOU CHICKEN???"

She's invoking female privilege by having this time to ponder concession. So she doesn't want to be equal at all in the political arena, she wants to exercise every bit of advantage that she can, including her gender. And for those who are deluded into thinking she'd select Barack as a running mate if circumstances were reversed, don't buy it for a second.

[hopeless277]

At this point, the madness of Hillary Clinton scares me more than the foolishness of John McCain.

[texanna]

Gee, Bill, when did you and Hill talk? I mean, it was kind of late last night when all the speeches were ended and then there was the AIPAC conference speech today. So, just when did you talk? Why are you so ready to write an article portraying Sen. Clinton in such a negative way? Why can't she just be tired and catching her breath after this never-ending primary? I think your Lady Macbeth caricature of Sen. Clinton is not only over the top, but completely unwarranted. For over a year she's thought of nothing but trying to be President. So, maybe instead of the conniving and scheming you're attributing to her she's just taking a couple of days to refocus. How many ways and how many times does she have to say that she will work to get a Democrat elected to the Presidency in order to suit you?

[olivia]

Do you seriously think she was just hit with the notion she might lose, last night?

Talk about lack of foresight.

Obama/Kucinich 2008

[texanna]

Probably not, but given that she was in full-on campaign mode I doubt that anyone spent much time trying to figure out what they would do going forward. So, now they are. What's a couple of days to you? How exactly are you affected by her taking a breath? Does this diminish your support of Sen. Obama at all? Does it make you any less sure that he's the Democratic nominee for President?

[Johnnn]

You are absolutely right. Hillary got half the vote, she will want half the power. So Hillary should
have nothing to do with this ticket. Obama will be defeated in November, I'm sorry to tell you. Then Hillary can run in 2012 and go for all the power. The boomers will be back and the Obama people can go back to American Idol.

[laurinek]

Wrong. The Obama people are not watching AMerican Idol and the ones who are won't vote anyway. Sorry, to tell you but he will win. Don't get your point at all.

[blueraven]

You're half-right. I support Obama and I watch American Idol. I don't see the conflict.

[MOwest]

That's cute.

[Henry]

I think Barack should make her audition for the job. She could sing a solo: Stand by Your Man in a ca pella. That would prove her bona fides!
There is much better talent for the VeeP than this self-centered entitlement queen.

[condieshoes]

You are so right. She had a co-presidency when Bill Clinton was elected. There was great animosity between ol'HIll and Al Gore.

Obama can't be this foollish.