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Veep Stakes

By Booman Tribune
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Patrick Healy of the New York Times opens with:

No power brokers in the Democratic Party are openly campaigning for Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton as their vice-presidential nominee this year, and even Mrs. Clinton’s closest aides have stopped talking her up. Yet privately, some Democrats continue to see her as exactly the partner that Senator Barack Obama needs.

So he's going to write a whole column about it. I've said it before, but Michelle Obama has already exercised veto-power over the selection of Hillary Clinton and the Obama campaign enshrined that decision into iron-clad law by hiring Patti Solis Doyle to head up the Veep-pick's staff. Doyle was fired from the Clinton campaign and as far as I know they are not on speaking terms. But that's no reason not to write piece after piece after piece about how 'some Democrats' really want Clinton to be on the ticket.

It looks like a toss-up right now between Biden and Kaine. Given that choice, I have a slight preference for Kaine. I've always liked Joe Biden, but he's too risky for me and I don't agree with him on some major foreign policy issues. Kaine is a better fit for Obama's brand and he'll help in Virginia, which could be a decisive state. I'm not thrilled with Kaine, either, but I prefer him to Bayh. I still am holding out hope for Jack Reed or Kathleen Sebelius. I'd be psyched about either one of them. Kaine and Biden would be just okay. Bayh would annoy the crap out of me. But maybe there will be a big surprise.


Help II

"They have used our anger over Bush policy to win elections only to ignore the message and let us down."
FUB2,
Again...I am not debating you but asking for clarification.

I am right with the following statement about your above comments.

1) You voted for dems in 2006 to go after bush.

2) You now blame those same dems you voted for in 2006 because they could not overcome the strong protective corporate media support of Bush and those lap dog republicans that turn their heads to all his failures and crimes.

Now you blame the dems and will not support them instead of working to get a democratic mandate in the fall that will run the bush loving dogs out of town.... and for some to the jail house.

Please let me know where I am wrong here!
Thanks

By KvnRJohnso407August 19, 2008 - 5:13pm