I once heard a Chinese curse that goes something like this, "May you have an interesting life." In that spirit, as the end game for Barack Obama's running-mate selection plays out, Hillary Rodham Clinton would be the most interesting.
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The rumored finalists are not likely to be water-cooler topics beyond the world of political junkies. Delaware Sen. Joe Biden did not exactly set the campaign trail on fire in his failed presidential bids. Indiana Sen. Evan Bayh could not distract a crowd from watching paint dry. Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine and Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius are unknowns with little to offer that would make voters especially eager to know them.
Unless an electrifying name we have not heard is in the wings, only Clinton would be a really big story. Which is, of course, not necessarily what Obama needs. Still, she is the only choice of the expected possibilities who would surely set tongues wagging.
But in this case, perhaps interesting would be a curse.
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HRC just might be the surprise Obama needs to push the Magic Polls in his favor and start pulling ahead. After the primary I had hard feelings about HRC (along with other long standing reasons to rule out HRC). But, we KNOW she could chew Blinky McSame up! The problems everyone has mentioned with HRC as VP would need to be worked out by the Obama team AND HRC would need to sign off on the list.
Can you imagine Obama getting up in the night for a snack in the kitchen and finding Wild Willy there fixing himself a sandwich?
More thought is needed on this!
This is OUR Moment - This is OUR Time!
Obama '08!!!
Thankfully.
Does he need a big something? You bet! McCain is getting his ads played on nightly news for free. McCain is gaining in the polls. Obama appears dead in the water.
So NO NO NO to any Clinton. I personally think Obama needs to get them out of his camapign.
What Obama needs to do is to get back to his inspirational speech he is too policy wonk thats NOT his strenghth he needs to go back to large rallies. The one good thing about this convention is the fact that he gives his acceptance speech in front of 75,000 thats what he needs to start doing CAN the town halls ENOUGH Let McCain do them.
Lets get back to reving people up
Carol
She would drive away many Obama supporters, including African Americans, she brings built-in negatives among moderates and independents, whose support will be crucial, and she will energize the Republicans like no else can... including John McCain. Why in the name of God would you want to set all those things in motion?
People keeping asking me who I want for VEEP because they know I am a big Obama supporter, what I don't understand is why it is that important. I don't care who he picks, I am voting for President, not Vice President. I understand the role the VEEP plays, I just don't understand what role it plays in the actual election. When was the last time a VP changed an election in any appreciable what?
But she needs to be an active partner in the administration, and Obama must make it clear that she will not just be pushed aside to bake cookies in the VP mansion. Put her in charge of big issues, like healthcare, and equal pay. She's a fighter, and would make the Obama team a tough one to beat.
"Put her in charge of big issues, like healthcare"
Let's see, the last time she was in charge of health care, she held secret meetings, then tried to shove her plan down everybody's throat, refusing to compromise. That pissed off Democrats AND Republicans, who cited her tactics as a reason to vote for them in Congressional elections. The next election, Republicans gained full control of Congress for the first time in 40 years.
Yeah, no thanks.
And her position in the primary sounded just about as uncompromising. (Which is fine as a starting position as long as you accept that that's what it is. A starting point. In any bargaining you ask for 100%, all of it, knowing you won't get it but you can haggle from there. And eventually you can ask for more.) But I had a feeling we were in for another all-or-nothing battle, which would result in, once again, nothing.