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Some free advice for Obama
The Clintons' personal and financial affairs have already been investigated ad nauseam. He should focus on answering any serious questions raised about his own.
By Joe Conason [2008-03-07]

  • The Only Solution

    Since neither Obama nor Clinton can achieve the number of delegates required to win the nomination outright; and the Michigan and Florida debacle looms as an unresolvable nightmare; and the longer this conflict continues the more divided the Democrats will be and the better McCain's chances become. Therefore:

    Hillary agrees to a single term and invites Obama to run as a Vice President. The party is united and the Florida/Michigan issue becomes moot. If elected, she makes history and can institute her reforms, yet shows her willingness to sacrifice her ambition (for two terms) for the good of her party and her country -- enhancing her popularity.

    For Obama it's a good move for similar reputation-enhancing reasons -- he sacrifices ambition for the top job for the good of party and country. In four years, he (presumably) becomes president while still relatively young (their relative ages and experience make this the only workable sequence).

    Any other scenario will either require a dark horse candidate like Gore or will split the party with disastrous electoral results.

    -- JackHughes
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    Saturday, March 8, 2008 11:00 AM
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