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Best VP for Obama
There are three very important qualities Obama needs to balance in his Vice Presidential pick. First and most importantly, Obama needs to make an inspired choice, not a cynical one. If he makes a choice that is obviously political,...more »
Posted on June 5, 2008 4:02 PM
What Clinton does next
Now that the Democratic primary process is winding down, with Barack Obama as the apparent nominee, Hillary Clinton can return her attention to the Senate. I assume that having discovered, in the last few months, that her greatest passion is...more »
Posted on June 2, 2008 6:15 PM
Obama can not tab Webb as VP
It has been suggested in recent weeks that Barack Obama, if he wins the Democratic nomination, should select Senator Jim Webb (D-VA) as his running mate. Such suggestions are -- and I mean this as gently as possible -- insane....more »
Posted on May 14, 2008 4:21 AM
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Webb was Secretary of the Navy for all of 9½ months.
That's not enough time to pick up any real "executive experience" -- and Sec. of the Navy isn't a particularly powerful or prestigious position. Secretary of State, sure. Defense? Okay. Hell, NSA. But a few months in a sub-Cabinet position isn't normally the sort of experience we look for at the top of the résumé for a vice presidential candidate.
Webb would be an extremely poor choice as Obama's running mate for several reasons.
Posted at May 14, 2008 7:41 PM in response to Jim Webb for Not VP (the veepstakes parlor game continues)
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Ferraro and her appalling comments are no longer an official part of the Clinton campaign, but I wonder how long it will take the campaign to get this video "approved by Hillary Clinton and paid for by Hillary Clinton for President" down.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKLPOSYNHLA&feature=related
None of the ugliness apparent in Ferraro's recent comments is here, but it calls into question the efforts to distance Ferraro from the Clinton campaign.
Posted at March 13, 2008 5:15 AM in response to Ferraro Resigns From The Clinton Campaign
