tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1508595818128780410.post1929192838751580542..comments2023-05-23T06:07:01.738-07:00Comments on RELENTLESS LIBERAL: Choosing a Vice PresidentUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1508595818128780410.post-13169200104231181522008-05-27T08:15:00.000-07:002008-05-27T08:15:00.000-07:00Obama has to pick Clinton for VP, and hope that sh...Obama has to pick Clinton for VP, and hope that she takes him up on the offer. She may not accept, but if she's not on the ticket, she and Bill will be behind the scenes sabotaging BHO's bid so she can run again in 2012. If she becomes VP, he will have a difficult time competing with both of the Clintons for attention. Obama is in a difficult position- he tried to kill the Queen, but succeeded in wounding her severely but not fatally. She is still around to do major damage to him. His dilemma is to decide if he wants her inside the tent pissing out, or outside pissing in. She will not go gently into the night.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1508595818128780410.post-76437924647775901152008-05-26T09:53:00.000-07:002008-05-26T09:53:00.000-07:00Hillary Clinton don't deserve to hold any elected ...Hillary Clinton don't deserve to hold any elected office after stating that one of the reasons she is staying in is if something terrible should happen to Senator Obama.<BR/><BR/>You may be wondering what I'm talking about. Well she brought up the fact that RFK was assassinated in June of '68 as one of the paths to gaining the nomination.<BR/><BR/>As far as I'm concerned she is nothing but White Trash and she should take that other piece of White Trash Bill and crawl back under the rock they crawled out from.<BR/><BR/>My two cents for what it's worth.<BR/><BR/>God Bless.Anon-Paranoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16689838429335195289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1508595818128780410.post-73302914165836280162008-05-25T11:55:00.000-07:002008-05-25T11:55:00.000-07:00Jerome I would like Edwards but otherwise I thin...Jerome<BR/> I would like Edwards but otherwise I think Hagel is quite intriguing. Hillary destroyed her shot with the RFK comment!<BR/>Here is the list as it is going around: <BR/>Joe Biden - The Deleware Senator has been in Washington for a long time and although he has the experience to be vice president, his long tenure would play against Obama’s “change” mantra. In the long run, I believe Biden would be more useful to the next administration as a strong ally in the Senate. <BR/>Bob Casey - A recent article in the Philadelphia Inquirer made a strong pitch for the PA Senator to be Obama’s running mate - they explained that he would help lock up Pennsylvania in the Fall. However, even though Hillary Clinton won the Keystone State in the primaries, George W. Bush lost the state in 2000 and 2004 and I just don’t see the state falling into the hands of the Republicans in a year when the party is is facing more troubles than Amy Winehouse. I believe Casey will make the short list, but I don’t think he’ll make it to the finals. <BR/>Hillary Clinton - There are a lot of Democrats out there who are aching for a unity ticket - some are calling it the dream ticket - but I just don’t see Obama choosing his main rival for the nomination unless pressured by the party as a way to get her to drop out of the race, which is a strong possibility. <BR/>Tom Daschle - The former South Dakota Senator is on the team doing the running mate search and some say his own name is on it - sound familiar? It should, Dick Cheney was in charge of finding Dubya a running mate. Actually, Daschle would be a good VP, but like Biden and others on the list, he runs counter to the “change” mantra. <BR/>Chris Dodd - another long-time name in Washington, but unlike the others, the Connecticut Senator has always remained a vibrant force for change in the way things are done inside the Beltway. I think Dodd could make it to the final four and perhaps the final two. <BR/>John Edwards - Another name people are bandying around as half of a dream ticket, but I don’t believe the former North Carolina senator is interested in running for the number two spot for a second straight time. He wants to be number one and if he has to wait until 2012 or 2016, so be it. Besides, I believe Obama has Edwards in mind to be the next Attorney General. <BR/>Chuck Hagel - An interesting choice. A maverick Republican as part of the Democratic ticket. The Nebraska Senator could bring an interesting nuance to the race. Although he has split from his party on the question of Iraq, he remains a staunch fiscal and social conservative. Although his name would bring some moderates, Republicans and independents to the ticket, it would probably turn a lot of Democrats off. <BR/>Tim Kaine - While the Virginia Governor could guarantee the Old Dominion in the Fall, I have read that Kaine has already been chopped off the short list. <BR/>Janet Napolitano - One of the first women in the country to back Obama, the Arizona Governor may be too bland to go on the ticket and I believe another female Governor has the edge over Napolitano. <BR/>Sam Nunn - The former Georgia Senator suffers from inside-itis. His time in Washington precludes him from the list and like Tim Kaine, I have read that his name has alreay been stricken from the list. <BR/>Bill Richardson - I like the New Mexico Governor a lot. I think he would make a wonderful Vice President, but his is the third name I have read has been cut from the list. I believe Obama has Richardson in mind as Secretary of State. <BR/><BR/>Tim Roemer - the former Indiana Congressman has been seen with Sen. Obama during several campaign stops in the Hoosier State, but I don’t believe his name carries nearly enough clout to help in the Fall. Not even close to making it to the finals. <BR/><BR/>Kathleen Sebelius - This is the female Governor I was referring to earlier. I believe she might actually help bring a red state into strong play (her state of Kansas) and if I was a betting man, I would put my money on Sebelius actually making the final cut. It may come down to Obama choosing between her and Dodd. In the long run, Connecticut will already be in Obama’s column and Kansas would be a big prize! <BR/>Ted Strickland - If there was anyone who could come close to making it up there with Dodd and Sebelius, it might be the Ohio Governor. With the way Ohio went in the previous two presidential contests and with Obama’s problems with the White working class, Strickland could prove crucial in getting Obama into the White House. <BR/>Jim Webb - Another Virginian on the list, the first term Senator could bring help to Obama with veterans groups, but he may be considered too inexperienced by some - although not by me.jmsjoinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17631105639275375922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1508595818128780410.post-55108700949187905972008-05-23T23:50:00.000-07:002008-05-23T23:50:00.000-07:00Hillary shouldn't worry that if she is a vice pres...Hillary shouldn't worry that if she is a vice president she wouldn't be in the limelight, that she would have just a back-up role. Coming to think of it, actually it wouldn't be a role totally unfamiliar to her, for that's what she had been doing for eight long years when hubby Bill was in the White House. She is quite used to this sort backseat driving.. don't you think so?..Pradeep Nairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04873369124947878452noreply@blogger.com