Letters to the Editor
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GET over it Salon dorks...he takes Hilary
Despite all the back and forth and craziness of this race, Obama should pick Hilary! It would be a slam dunk to win..but then he would have to govern, but the point is that WE WIN!
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I'm ducking now....
If I were Obama, I would NOT want HRC to be my VP--I'd have to spend my whole term watching my back for fear that a knife would be sticking out of it. Being between her and the top job is a very precarious place. Those of us who don't trust her, REALLY don't trust her. And the folks who hate her REALLY hate her, and will come out in droves to vote against the ticket. Not to mention that if we want change--not more of the same--both the top and bottom of the ticket need to have been against the "war" in Iraq from the beginning. She wasn't.
Kathleen Sebelius came up first in my "quiz", but given that "heartbeat away from the Presidency thing," I'm not sure how realistic she is as a VP candidate, though she is very appealing. As an Edwards supporter when he was in the race, I have to concede that he's unlikely to bring in the votes, and he's also said that he won't do it.
Joe Biden???
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Webb, Sebelius and a couple of names no one's brought up -- Warner and Strickland
Mark Warner, the former very popular governor of Virginia is an interesting choice. Time Magazine picked him almost a year ago (in a little read article) to be the most likely Democrat to win the White House. He's widely believed to be a closet Hillary supporter and did not run this time around, specifically because it was thought he might beat her.
Warner is Southern. He's pro-gun. He's a former businessman (I think he ran a cable t.v. company) who had Virginia's economy clicking. He's a former governor. He was popular with Republicans and swing staters. He was VERY popular with the working class. He seems older, has grey hair, and only didn't run again in Virginia because of term limits.
Ted Strickland, governor, Ohio, very pro-Hillary. Governor. Major swing state. Again Obama only needs 1 of the big 3 (Ohio, Pennsylvania, or Florida.) Good no the economy. Popular with working class voters.
Webb's still the top pick for all of the reasons others mentioned. Sebelius is, by far, the best politician and governor currently in America. Hands down. I don't see how a female Veep (especially one as qualified and brilliant as her) doesn't help you at least some with women.
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Janet Napolitano for AZ Senator
I'm extremely proud to live in Arizona with Janet Napolitano as my governor. (This is in a state where every other governor in my tenure here has been indicted or imprisoned!) She's totally awesome, and I hope that McCain retires (not to become prez but just retires) and she runs for senate. She'd win hands down because she has the support of many, many people. It would be a welcome relief from McCain and Kyl. As for VP, I'm afraid that Obama should choose a white guy, although I'd certainly supportan Obama-Napolitano ticket.
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Not Colin Powell...
Sorry, I was so annoyed that Colin Powell was even mentioned that I forgot to add that Jim Webb is far and away my favorite and the most viable choice for the VP candidate.
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Not a Subject to Trivialize
Snarky questionnaires won't get us the White House. Colonoscopy Powell is a war criminal, a sell out, and a coward. If he'd any patriotism or guts, he would have resigned over Iraq.
The possibilities: Webb; Richardson; Edwards. My call is Richardson. Two senators may be one too many. My original dream ticket was Edwards/Obama, which I think would have been unbeatable. Now impossible.
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My poll result said Powell
but...no. For all the reasons previously stated.
Also, no to another Senatorial tag team -- it provides too much grist for the media mill, as we've seen time and time again. I don't think Hillary can embrace her status as official runner-up (I mean that somewhat admiringly), and the focus would be on the Obama/Clinton relationship to the overall detriment of the campaign.
I'm fully behind Wes Clark. He stumbled campaigning for the top spot last time around, but he impressed me as an enlightened military man. He shores up Obama's foreign policy bonafides, and his military experience also provides a rationale for voters who are disillusioned former supporters of the Iraq war, but who are wary of going Dem, to do so. There are millions of these voters.
His endorsement of Clinton could also be a plus on the campaign trail, as someone who can bridge the gap between her supporters and Obamas. I'm afraid this has gone on so long that many in the pro-Hillary camp has calcified in their disapproval of Obama. Somebody in a high-profile role needs to start chipping away at that stone.
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Clark or Webb
He needs a military presence that is still popular with Democrats. Either would be a good counter to McCain who's military experience seems a little looney when examined. And both have been very vocal critics of the war in Iraq.
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Webb
A real Scots-Irish, not a fake hillbilly like Hillary. A real military man, not someone who wants to screw veterans like McCain.
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What
is this - Cosmopolitan Magazine? Yawn.
Stupid idea and if meant to be funny, it failed miserably.
Jon Stewart could have done something creative with this. (Memo to: Salon. You need a Jon Stewart type of columnist.)
As for the VP job: if Obama asks Clinton, I'm leaving the country. (And I'm a white woman by the way, but I can't stand her or her hubby. I'm not an Obama fanatic - love or admiration should never be blind - but he's the right person at this time in history. Not because he's bi-racial, but because he's a decent person who understands that it will take bipartisan team work to get America back on track. Hillary will bomb us back to the stone age. Plus she's fake, cold as ice, angry and has stated that she will gladly obliterate Iran. (!) Great - just what we need in the White House: a trigger happy hawk. (one McCain is enough)
It doesn't matter if the VP is a woman or a man, white or not - just pick the right person. That person could become the next Prez after Obama's (hopefully) eight years in office, so it can't be someone too old. As in John McCain kind of old.