Letters to the Editor
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Running Mate
I really think Hillary is going to tap Wes Clark for her running mate.
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John Edwards said the same thing
First Rule of presidential campaigning: Candidates NEVER admit they would accept the VP nod while they are still running for President. But then Hillary won't choose Obama anyway, no matter how popular he is. She will go with a general like Wesley Clark to build her military cred. I'd bet on it.
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What's that called?
A large portion of the female vote and the black vote, combined. That would be called a landslide. But could they work together? I guess we won't have to spend any time on that question, since Obama already said no to a Q not asked by Clinton.
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Until he is
Come next March or so, when he's the guy who lost the nomination the previous October with his pathetic handling of L'Affaire McClurkin, we'll see just how opposed he is to being vice-president.
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She'll do something good for the Earth and the environment...
She'll pick Al Gore -- then all of the old Clinton/Gore signs that haven't been dumped in the landfill will be recycled, reused, repurposed! :-)
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Wes Clark
I was thinking the same thing as well...especially after his appearance on Bill Maher's show this week.
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Actually, I agree...
...on the Wes Clark possibility.
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You go for the gold.
First Rule of presidential campaigning: Candidates NEVER admit they would accept the VP nod while they are still running for President.
Exactly. Why say to primary voters, "it's okay if you don't vote for me now because you still have a chance to keep me later?" It sounds weak and pathetic.
And you run to WIN. I'd be like going to the Olympics and saying "I'm going for the silver" instead of "I'm going for the gold."
I still think there's a chance of a Clinton-Obama ticket. It could strengthen Clinton as a hopeful change agent (instead of just a shrewd calculator) and neutralize some of the irrational right-wing hatred of a Hillary Clinton presidency.
For Obama, it could give him the experience and leadership he needs to win the presidency in 2016. The vice-presidency is a much better path to the White House. You're fighting an uphill battle running from the Senate.
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Another possibility is...
Representative Jay Inslee (D-WA)
I have a hunch that he's on her VP list.
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No to Obama
Hillary is on record as calling Obama "irresponsible & naive." Can't imagine she'd try to sell him as someone suited to be a heartbeat from the presidency.
Re: Wesley Clark, if Hillary is the nominee, it will be because Democrats think her the best person for dealing with Iraq. Her foreign policy experience (& the assured counsel of her husband) obviates the need for Clark as a show of military expertise. He could do her more good in the cabinet.
John Edwards, with his focus on domestic issues, would make a complementary addition to the ticket, if he's even interested. And I've never heard Hillary suggest he wasn't ready to be president.
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It's a pity
that Obama is disimissing the possibility of running as Hillary's vice president without really thinking it through. In the right hands, it's an important post. Just look at all the wonderful things our current VP has been able to do!
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Re: sgsanjose
Don't be so sure they wouldn't hook up based on past rhetoric. Bush attacked Reagan's 'voodoo economics' pretty viciously but didn't seem to fret too much about being VP.
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On, like she would ask him
This guy's head can't possibly fit through any normal size door frame. And he picks now - in the midst of his meltdown due to his gay-bashing close friend gospel singer (there's an oxymoron for you) and ridiculous attack on Hillary's position on Social Security - now he tells us he won't accept the VP spot? Well, thank God and pass the potatoes.
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Stupid, stupid question
No one ever runs for Vice President, and it's far too early for poseur journalists to try to corner candidates on this point. What candidate in his right mind would admit that s/he'd accept the number two slot, only to be forever branded that way by our idiot media?
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Yeah, that's what Edwards said in '04
'Nuff said.
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bummer
PLease?
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Hillary's Veep
I know it's been said, but I'm going to say it anyways, a present candidate should NEVER show any sort of inclination for any office other than president to the voters. For one, the media (and the GOP) have pretty much grown to the putative idea that Clinton will be the Dem nominee. She and Obama are still polling very close in Iowa, which can have huge ramifications. Edwards has been on a slow decline in Iowa ever since Obama joined the contest--he's down tp 20 percent, 6 to 7 percent lower than when he was at his acme. Unfortunately the media exerts a preponderant influence on the sentiment of the nation; the more they focus on Hillary "pulling ahead" or being in the state of "her race to lose" most people are going to think that way. Iowa can have a bloated influence on the national race and if the outcome is properly spun (or if Obama does win Iowa) then Clinton's assumptive voters may switch sides. Personally I think the Dems are too glitzy-eyed over their top 3 candidates, all of whom are strong name-recognition candidates. Assuming no political equivalents to Chernobyl, the Iowa race is among Obama, Clinton, and Edwards. If Hillary doesn't win it seems unlikely that she would be picked for the VP-spot. If she does win, I think her best choice is not Barack (who needs to serve as governor of Illinois) or Edwards (governor of NC) but Bill Richardson. Richardson brings a whole slew of credentials to the table, executive and legislative experience, and regional significance. Such national exposure would be good for Richardson if he decides to run again in the future. During that time Obama, Mark Warner, and Eliot Spitzer could all bolster their resumes. Edwards should not run again--multiple try candidates don't win the presidency. And Edwards is no Henry Clay. Clark is a feasible possibility, and now would probably be his best chance. However it turns out, Richardson would benefit any ticket.
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Clinton-Edwards works for me
Despite her vote on the war etc, I think she can point our foreign policy back towards diplomacy. She knows all these world leaders already. And she remembers what diplomacy used to look like, back when we used to do it.
Despite his antiwar stance, Obama doesn't seem very diplomatically inclined. His stance on Pakistan was muy macho but I didn't get the feeling that he knew what else to do with Musharraf other than put on some macho public display.