Hillary My Hillary
Well, the great suspense is past. The Messiah has anointed Joe Biden as his VP - yes the same Joe Biden who a few months ago said Obama didn't have the experience and knowledge of foreign policy he needed to lead the nation.
He sent a text message out at 3:00 AM to announce his choice. Some Clinton supporters took this to be an "in your face" response to the ad run by Hillary during the primaries questioning whether Barack was up to the 3:00 AM alert of a crisis. The feelings exhibited by Clinton constituents would indicate that there is a lot of work to be done if Obama is going to bring most of the Hillary backers into the fold.
Some supporters interviewed have indicated there might be some disruption at the Democratic convention. Hillary herself has said a roll call vote was necessary to validate the support she had in the primary. The fact of 18 million votes keeps popping to the surface.
So what is on her mind - and Bill's? One, they are not going away. As one who closely followed their Presidency, with all of its ups and downs, I'm convinced they will not just fold their tent and ride into the sunset. The best thing for Hill would be for Obama to be beaten by McCain. This would allow her to say "I told you so" and be ready to take the spotlight in the buildup for the 2012 convention candidate. With the visibility of the senate, carefully making votes with an eye to the politics of 2012, she would be in a great position to exploit what transpired in the next four years to her political advantage.
If I should be correct, the interesting thing will be to see how she goes about helping John McCain win. It is a game we can play strictly by speculation. Does she have facts about Obama which if known, could hurt him? Will it be by the traditionally proven technique of one step forward, two backwards, that she uses. Keep in mind the Mark Anthony oration of Caesar. Will her praise help bury him?
I, as one of the proletariat, certainly don't know. But it will certainly be interesting over the next ten weeks, to watch and see what takes place.
He sent a text message out at 3:00 AM to announce his choice. Some Clinton supporters took this to be an "in your face" response to the ad run by Hillary during the primaries questioning whether Barack was up to the 3:00 AM alert of a crisis. The feelings exhibited by Clinton constituents would indicate that there is a lot of work to be done if Obama is going to bring most of the Hillary backers into the fold.
Some supporters interviewed have indicated there might be some disruption at the Democratic convention. Hillary herself has said a roll call vote was necessary to validate the support she had in the primary. The fact of 18 million votes keeps popping to the surface.
So what is on her mind - and Bill's? One, they are not going away. As one who closely followed their Presidency, with all of its ups and downs, I'm convinced they will not just fold their tent and ride into the sunset. The best thing for Hill would be for Obama to be beaten by McCain. This would allow her to say "I told you so" and be ready to take the spotlight in the buildup for the 2012 convention candidate. With the visibility of the senate, carefully making votes with an eye to the politics of 2012, she would be in a great position to exploit what transpired in the next four years to her political advantage.
If I should be correct, the interesting thing will be to see how she goes about helping John McCain win. It is a game we can play strictly by speculation. Does she have facts about Obama which if known, could hurt him? Will it be by the traditionally proven technique of one step forward, two backwards, that she uses. Keep in mind the Mark Anthony oration of Caesar. Will her praise help bury him?
I, as one of the proletariat, certainly don't know. But it will certainly be interesting over the next ten weeks, to watch and see what takes place.
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