Should Hillary Be Chosen By Obama?

Oh, Happy Day! You really get it, morethanamolehill. I have every reason to believe that we should expect the unexpected in the upcoming election. We shall see.

Thanks for the BR, and more importantly, Thanks for the compliment. After being called everything but a Red Headed Stepchild on here it's a refreshing change. WOOT!

Question is will they? Obama has had quite a ride with the press. Seems like the press has decided who they want and slants the reports toward that candidate. Edwards said he would wait until the people had spoken before casting his support one way or another and yet the instant it looked like Clinton was winning, threw his support to Obama like the next day. What was that about??? What happened to the wait and see how this plays out speech given the night before. Is the DNC basing their decisions on who is really the best candidate regardless of gender? No matter who is named, it will make history so lets keep race, age, and gender out of it for a minute. Wonder what would have happened if the DNC, press and the public was given a report on each candidate without any identifying information that would tell them who it is, and the decision of who should be nominated would be based on qualifications, accomplishments, a list of problems to solve with answers as to how each problem would be addressed sent in by the public who has been living in the real world of minimum wage, paying $4 a gallon for gas, having to decide on how sick they are and if they can afford to go to the doctor, the elderly which runs out of coverage on Medicare half way through the year and can't afford the medicine they need,etc would the choices still be made the same? I think we should take a good look at what each of us need resolved to make our lives easier. Evaluate which candidate left in the game can meet the most needs and make that choice. Perhaps, now that the candidates have narrowed down to a few, we should let the popular vote make that decision on election day and forget about super delegates getting to decide our fate. Most of us will never make the kind of money that Congress lives on that makes the rules we must live in, maybe come election day, we need to take a hard look at which members of congress have done the least to help us survive and vote someone else in while we are at it. They get a raise every year, did they earn it???

You are, of course, entitled to your opinion, xfahctor, but the only "baggage" I perceive people contributing to Hillary is Bill. The man made a mistake while he was President, I'll admit, but I think he has paid enough.

I realize he has paid quite a bit. however, look at the damage he did to her campaign every time he opened his mouth. I mean, it makes no difference to me who he picks, I'm not voting for obama, I was just saying that if I were advising him, thats how I would look at it, it's just a cold reality that needs to be looked at when running a campaign, you can't always help your friends and you can't always shoot your enemies. It's just the way the boxxing ring of politics works.

A difficult call for Obama this one. If Hillary had won the nomination, it would have made a lot of sense to have Obama as her VP. But with Obama winning on a strong message of change, not sure if Hillary would be the right choice. Then again, choosing her would help unify the Dem party and she could prove very useful in a number of key states, eg Pennsylvania, Ohio and Florida. However, I don't think Obama will be able to get along with Clinton, especially her husband, there is a lot of bad blood out there. I think Obama either goes for a younger candidate to reinforce his message of change and doing politics differently (note this is what Bill Clinton did when he select Al Gore) or he goes for the 'unity' message and reaches across to Republicans by selecting Hagel as his VP. Hagel would also help re the experience / foreign policy issue.

Ah, carolscash, that is the opposite side of the coin! I was a Hillary supporter and would find it difficult to support Obama. As for Bill, he was punished according to what the law would allow. I still admire him -not for his sins- but for the good he did for our nation during his time in office. If we are willing to scrutinize anyone closely enough I am certain we would be able to find that each and every one of us has some flaw. Man(and woman), is sinful by nature, but it should not detract from the good works they have done.

I only wish that I had your faith, Pose.

You are right, of course, elaine. I think the phrase "honest politician" is an oxymoron.

Nice definition. It will be hard to decide this year. Neither candidate has convinced me they are prepared to resolve the problems of the people. And there are quite a few that should be addressed realistically before the final vote is cast.

I wholeheartedly agree, danrunsfast, but I suppose he has to answer to a higher authority just like most everyone else.

I have to agree with you, GG, and the emphasis being placed on uniting the party is all a sham, in my opinion.

I have difficulty with this when it appears to pain both Bill and Hillary to support Obama. Why would a president want a vice-presidet who does not like him? If I were Obama I would rather lose the election than have Hillary (and Bill) as VP.

In my opinion, N4life, all political campaigns are negative to one degree or another. It's the nature of the beast. You gain favor by pointing up your opponents shortcomings. Sure, Obama has lots of young, newly registered supporters, but will they be there for the long haul? I wouldn't underestimate the Republicans in this election because they want to win this one badly. I've seen quite a few elections during my lifetime and I only hope that this one is not as disappointing as it promises to be.

I agree that all compaigns are negative to an extent. I just think that Hillary hit a little low for any race let alone a primary race. I'm not completely counting the Republicans out, just not ginving jhim much chance. Recent polls at this time before Presidential general elections have been very accurate and I see no reason why this election will be different. The real question is will Americans rally together after the election, no matter who wins, and make sure our country regains its' luster. This is up to the American people who were lulled to sleep by decent paying corporation jobs only to find out the corporations will bail on us.