Letters to the Editor
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@clbrune
I can envision circumstances where Hillary would be a better President than Barack, but I can't imagine ANY circumstance where either would fit on the other's ticket. Obama would be a fool to accept that "warm bucket of spit" role, and spend the next 4 years at the back of the bus, behind Bill, before being tarred by whatever scandal swallows the Clintons up mid-term. Likewise, Hillary is more valuable to the party and her constituency in the Senate, or maybe even as Governor of NY than playing warming the chair behind Obama. Forget the effects of this campaign on their relationship, consider that President Obama would have a power-mad Hillary one heartbeat away from his job... can you imagine the conspiracy theories were something to happen to him? Ask LBJ! How could this be good for the party or the country?
As Jake Tapper points out in his piece, most of the number Penn cites come from polls the respectable media consider to be not "airworthy" - he clarifies this to mean those with poor methodologies. So there really is no shift here, just more Penn spin.
At any rate, as Hillary continues withholding information, and sitting on her tax returns, her own credibility and chances are weakened. Where did she come up with $5million to loan her campaign on a $120,000/yr salary? Whose giving Bill money? Did she or didn't she attend the pardon meetings for her own criminal family members and Clinton supporters? She can run, but she can't hide. She has refused to be vetted, while calling for others to damage Obama. Obama's had his Wright Moment, and it will surely resonate through November if he's nominated with the right. But Hillary's secrets remain hidden, and she continues resisting all legitimate attempts to force her disclosure of what all other candidates have disclosed. Can the party really afford to leave her vetting to the Vast Right Wing Conspiracy (who continue campaigning for Republicans to vote for Hillary as their desired opponent in the fall)? Why would they tip their hand when they clearly WANT to face Hillary? She's the REpublican's Dream Candidate... So I suspect putting Obama on her ticket or vice versa is their Dream ticket too (no oppo work wasted).