Hillary Clinton as VP? NEVER...!
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My fear, all along, has been throwing away 16 years for the opportunity of having the keys to the White House.
Obama is willing to throw away 16 for a shot of 4.
The number one guarantee for 16 is Clinton/Obama for 8 and Obama/vp for another 8.
Obama would only be 54 and his challenge of inexperience would not be an issue.
But Michelle will not allow it?
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Obama/ Clinton as VP shows a lack of vision, which seems to be the driving force of this campaign for the Obamas...... lack of vision.
1. The best case, Obama wins two terms. She would be 68 at the end of 8. Talk about a generation gap now.....for sure then.
2. They would win, no doubt, but, at the end of 4, they could lose to a well liked and respected Republican, one moderate and against the War...... e.g.., R-NB Chuck Hagel ... The White House would then be gone for another 8 years. Carter was a nice guy but could not hold the office for more than one term, 4 years and the then the White House was lost for 12 years to the Republicans.
Our new President is taking over very serious problems...... and the American people will demand results. There are just too many areas that will demand instant results. Even with some good results the sustainability is at high risk. Americans are cruel if they see failure.
3. Clinton's next opportunity to run would be at the age of 72..... like McCain. So you see it is not Obama "Now or Never"....it is for both Clinton and McCain.
4. As VP she would not have the opportunity to battle her passion for Universal Health Care, that is best done as a Senator..... better as a President.
5. If Obama does fail..... she would inherit all his failures. They would call it the Obama/Clinton years.
6. Without joint ticket..... Obama loses to McCain then Clinton can run again in 2012.
What is important for the country in the short and long term does not seem to be the issue and not the concern for many..... or maybe it is simply a lack of vision.
It is not Now or Never for Obama........ but it could be Never because of Now.
The Democrat Party, will never run the same one twice. He fails with McCain, we lose him for a President.
Unless, Hillary runs in 2012 and picks him as VP.
Then they would let him run in 2020.
We should take the 16 now.... Clinton/Obama 2008 Obama/VP 2016
To take second slot would be a big step for Obama, I am not sure his ego can do that.
She won't and can't be VP now..... she is needed in the Senate to continue her battle for Universal Health Care. Besides.. it will be a 4 year job.
Obama is willing to throw away 16 for a shot of 4.
The number one guarantee for 16 is Clinton/Obama for 8 and Obama/vp for another 8.
Obama would only be 54 and his challenge of inexperience would not be an issue.
But Michelle will not allow it?
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Obama/ Clinton as VP shows a lack of vision, which seems to be the driving force of this campaign for the Obamas...... lack of vision.
1. The best case, Obama wins two terms. She would be 68 at the end of 8. Talk about a generation gap now.....for sure then.
2. They would win, no doubt, but, at the end of 4, they could lose to a well liked and respected Republican, one moderate and against the War...... e.g.., R-NB Chuck Hagel ... The White House would then be gone for another 8 years. Carter was a nice guy but could not hold the office for more than one term, 4 years and the then the White House was lost for 12 years to the Republicans.
Our new President is taking over very serious problems...... and the American people will demand results. There are just too many areas that will demand instant results. Even with some good results the sustainability is at high risk. Americans are cruel if they see failure.
3. Clinton's next opportunity to run would be at the age of 72..... like McCain. So you see it is not Obama "Now or Never"....it is for both Clinton and McCain.
4. As VP she would not have the opportunity to battle her passion for Universal Health Care, that is best done as a Senator..... better as a President.
5. If Obama does fail..... she would inherit all his failures. They would call it the Obama/Clinton years.
6. Without joint ticket..... Obama loses to McCain then Clinton can run again in 2012.
What is important for the country in the short and long term does not seem to be the issue and not the concern for many..... or maybe it is simply a lack of vision.
It is not Now or Never for Obama........ but it could be Never because of Now.
The Democrat Party, will never run the same one twice. He fails with McCain, we lose him for a President.
Unless, Hillary runs in 2012 and picks him as VP.
Then they would let him run in 2020.
We should take the 16 now.... Clinton/Obama 2008 Obama/VP 2016
To take second slot would be a big step for Obama, I am not sure his ego can do that.
She won't and can't be VP now..... she is needed in the Senate to continue her battle for Universal Health Care. Besides.. it will be a 4 year job.
Hillary Clinton went to a women's college and competed with men in Law School, then subsumed her career to that of her husband.
Just after Hillary, thousands of women competed with men at newly "co-ed" elite undergraduate colleges and went on to have their own careers. The generation of women after Hillary went on to become Governors, Congresswoman and Senators in their own right and not just on their husband's coattails. Hillary Clinton did well with the limited horizons offered to her generation, but their is a younger generation of woman that will follow Hillary and break down the final glass ceiling at the White House. For example, look at the Senators and Congresswomen from California. Look at the women governors. It will not be long before another challenge is mounted.
Senator Kennedy, the standard bearer for health care for a generation in the US Senate is getting old. He was born in 1932 and became a member of the US Senate in 1962 -- he was 30 years old when he became a member and has served for more than 45 years.
Someone has to take Senator Edward Kennedy's place as the standard bearer for health care in the US Senate and who better than Senator Hillary Clinton?
President Kennedy had vision, Senator Johnson knew how to get it enacted in the US Senate.
Can America trust leadership on health care reform to anyone less in the US Senate?
Jim Callahan
Orlando, FL