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Idle Speculation Thread | 43 comments (43 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

Eagleye didn't say . . . (none / 1)

. . . that Hillary should be the VP; merely that a woman should be. I would be all in favor of that idea . . . if there were any women in the party who could truly galvanize the country, with the right combination of experience, toughness, and humor. Yes, humor is very important in a female candidate. We need someone with a similar temperament to the late Texas Gov. Ann Richards (but who, unlike Richards, is married and has kids, thereby avoiding the GOP slime machine starting its whisper campaign of alleged lesbianism, which is ultimately what sank Richards).

Hillary is a policy wonk, and she has gone to great lengths to show us that she is tough, but she just doesn't have that bold humor that is necessary to win the hearts and minds of the public. The other prominent female officeholders at the moment, such as Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, have public personae that are a bit too mom-ish; I know what they're going for in terms of seeming kind-hearted, approachable, regular folks, but that type of persona doesn't seem presidential.

I am a woman in my upper 20's, and I'm confident that I'll live to see a female president. But it may take a few election cycles before the right candidate shows up.

As for Obama's VP choice . . . well, all along, I've said it should be Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer, but I know he's up for re-election this year, so he may turn down the offer. Perhaps if Obama picked an appealing military figure such as Wes Clark, and then, in, say, 2011, transferred Clark over to the position of SecDef (for which he will be eligible by that point, since he retired from the military in 2000, and you have to have been a civilian for ten years before you can lead the Dept. of Defense,) and picked Schweitzer as the replacement VP. Because of term limits, Schweitzer is barred from running for Governor a third time in 2012, so he needs to be VP before then, in order to keep from dropping off of the national visibility.

Ahh, but I'm getting ahead of myself . . .

by The Caped Composer on Thu May 8th, 2008 at 04:59:05 PM EST
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Re: Eagleye didn't say . . . (none / 1)

interesting scenario....but l like schweitzer a lot now. why wait if he can be talked into it? sets him up nicely for a run in 2016, assuming obama's a two-termer.

l think he'd get the "white working class"...aka... "redneck" vote, and would be solid hit in the mountain west/west. which obama's got to have.

he's obama's match in intelligence and ability to speak the "truth"...which has been a big part of obama's stump speeches, and, imo, is going to be a big part of the rhetoric during the GE.

the revolution will not be televised...Peace

by dada on Thu May 8th, 2008 at 05:27:30 PM EST
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I agree 100%!!!! (none / 0)

It's just that whenever I post anything about Schweitzer being the perfect choice (for all the EXACT reasons that you state,) somebody always comes along and says, "But he's running for re-election, and he won't give that up!" People are also quick to point out that Schweitzer's brother Walter is a big Clinton supporter (to which I say, big whoop-- look at the sister Congresswomen Linda and Loretta Sanchez of California-- Linda is for Obama and Loretta is for Hillary. But I digress). My point in the post above is, in case Schweitzer can't be talked into the VP slot this time around, perhaps he could be before the next election, thus still positioning him to be the nominee in 2016. He will make an excellent president someday, and, in the interim, the perfect VP for Obama, as they would both carry forward the message of change, and energize the country to get on its feet!

by The Caped Composer on Thu May 8th, 2008 at 05:38:23 PM EST
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Re: I agree 100%!!!! (none / 1)

yeah, l've heard those arguments, and agree entirely w/ your sentiments....my response is always: "so? tell me the down side" ....<crickets>

the revolution will not be televised...Peace

by dada on Thu May 8th, 2008 at 05:44:16 PM EST
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