[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]beautifulsoup wrote: [/QUOTENAME]Maybe there's a potential spot for Hillary on Obama's cabinet if Obama were to win in November.[/QUOTE]
So she can undermine every decision he makes? I don't think Michelle would allow that anyways.
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[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Micrówave wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]beautifulsoup wrote: [/QUOTENAME]Maybe there's a potential spot for Hillary on Obama's cabinet if Obama were to win in November.[/QUOTE]
So she can undermine every decision he makes? I don't think Michelle would allow that anyways.[/QUOTE]
I think if Hillary had won the nomination, she would have seriously considered Obama as a running mate or in some other important job. But, I can't see the up-side for Obama to do this for Hillary. Hmm. I edited this. How to politely say that Bill cannot be controlled? What I mean is - for a former president, he is not graceful - he has been too outspoken and arrogant, I think. Isn't it traditional that former presidents try to not interfere once they have left office? Otherwise, there is no clear line of power - if everyone is still listening to the guy who was in office before.
So she can undermine every decision he makes? I don't think Michelle would allow that anyways.[/QUOTE]
I think if Hillary had won the nomination, she would have seriously considered Obama as a running mate or in some other important job. But, I can't see the up-side for Obama to do this for Hillary. Hmm. I edited this. How to politely say that Bill cannot be controlled? What I mean is - for a former president, he is not graceful - he has been too outspoken and arrogant, I think. Isn't it traditional that former presidents try to not interfere once they have left office? Otherwise, there is no clear line of power - if everyone is still listening to the guy who was in office before.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Donna13 wrote: [/QUOTENAME]Isn't it traditional that former presidents try to not interfere once they have left office? Otherwise, there is no clear line of power - if everyone is still listening to the guy who was in office before. [/QUOTE]
Well, this is definitely new ground we're treading on. Bill is still quite lively compared to former presidents past, who were pretty much finished in the public light.
The democrats, though, tend to come back, though not as much as Bill appears to be. I'm thinking of Carter, Gore, and others who simply wouldn't go away. Remember Carter helped the baseball labor negotiators and then thought he could resolve the Isreal/Palastine conflict. Oops.
But what's unique here is that Bill is having to play second fiddle, even though the media would have him (and America) believe that he's just as popular now, if not more, than his wife. I think that's a tough pill to swallow.
But back to the point. I don't think either campaign would want the other to serve in any fashion. John Klein, in this week's Time Magazine, has a very in depth article on this very issue. He points to a very dark, behind the scenes battle. And Hillary is not one to take defeat easily, considering she pretty much had it made for the next few years if she wouldn't have entered this race.
Well, this is definitely new ground we're treading on. Bill is still quite lively compared to former presidents past, who were pretty much finished in the public light.
The democrats, though, tend to come back, though not as much as Bill appears to be. I'm thinking of Carter, Gore, and others who simply wouldn't go away. Remember Carter helped the baseball labor negotiators and then thought he could resolve the Isreal/Palastine conflict. Oops.
But what's unique here is that Bill is having to play second fiddle, even though the media would have him (and America) believe that he's just as popular now, if not more, than his wife. I think that's a tough pill to swallow.
But back to the point. I don't think either campaign would want the other to serve in any fashion. John Klein, in this week's Time Magazine, has a very in depth article on this very issue. He points to a very dark, behind the scenes battle. And Hillary is not one to take defeat easily, considering she pretty much had it made for the next few years if she wouldn't have entered this race.
Hillary as VP would sink Obama.
Bill Richardson will, IMO, be his running mate.
Just a hunch.
Bill Richardson will, IMO, be his running mate.
Just a hunch.
Clinton as Obama's running mate would be undefeatable. The combined support of both candidates will blow McCain out of the water.
If Clinton is _not_ Obama's running mate, _that_ would cause problems, and would potentially divide the party, which is heavily challenged in the unity department (despite having two nearly identical front runners - hey, that's politics).
If Clinton is _not_ Obama's running mate, _that_ would cause problems, and would potentially divide the party, which is heavily challenged in the unity department (despite having two nearly identical front runners - hey, that's politics).
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Micrówave wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]beautifulsoup wrote: [/QUOTENAME]Maybe there's a potential spot for Hillary on Obama's cabinet if Obama were to win in November.[/QUOTE]
So she can undermine every decision he makes? I don't think Michelle would allow that anyways.[/QUOTE]
Cabinet. Not VP.
So she can undermine every decision he makes? I don't think Michelle would allow that anyways.[/QUOTE]
Cabinet. Not VP.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME][/QUOTENAME]Clinton as Obama's running mate would be undefeatable. The combined support of both candidates will blow McCain out of the water.
If Clinton is _not_ Obama's running mate, _that_ would cause problems, and would potentially divide the party, which is heavily challenged in the unity department (despite having two nearly identical front runners - hey, that's politics).[/QUOTE]
Clinton is not interested in a VP bid, I think. The best bet now is a renegade Republican leaning towards the Democracy. McCain doesn't have the backing of the true conservatives in the party, who might be drawn to a dissident Republican, who might also win over large numbers of independents. Edwards and Bill Clinton together can keep the trade unions blue, and Hillary brings in the women.
Now what do they get for this?
A) Some job to clear Bill's name after a terrible campaign (his part, that is). My bet is the Supreme Court.
B) A cabinet post for Hillary