[Rhodes22-list] SS: Time for a political Hail Mary

[Herb Parsons]

Jb, YOU are the political genius. Well, at least a very good political 
analyst.

JbTek wrote:
> I don't think Obama needs Hilary, Hilary needs Obama.
>  If he was nominated on a "change" platform, it wouldn't work to run with an
> old timer.
> I probably would be the smartest thing for Hilary to do for Hilary, not the
> party.
> I don't think it would be good for Obama at all.
> Jb
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "stan" <stan at rhodes22.com>
> To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2008 8:46 AM
> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] SS: Time for a political Hail Mary
>
>
>   
>>
>>   If I had Rhodie Mark Putman's and Hillary's ear I would tell them that
>>     
> her first words at the start of the upcoming debate should be something
> along these lines:
>   
>>   "My candidacy in the 2008 election was based on my overwhelming longing
>>     
> to see that voters have a real choice between what we have had for the past
> 7 years and what could be in the next 8 years.
>   
>>   There is practically no difference between "the where" and "the how"
>>     
> either Barack or I want to take this nation.  In fact, it is because our
> goals are so similar that we have such difficulty trying to show you why you
> should vote for one or the other of us.
>   
>>   Therefore I want to announce that in the interest of what is best for
>>     
> the Democratic Party and, what I feel is in the best interest of the United
> States of America, that if by any chance I should be your nominee, I will
> ask Barack Obama to be my vice president.
>   
>>   AND, if Barack wins the nomination, and asks me, I will proudly be his
>>     
> vice presidential running mate.
>   
>>   I think this debate should now be considered a press conference and we
>>     
> should take your questions.  I am going to let Barack do most of the
> responding since he says it so much better than I do."
>   
>>
>>        My (ss's) rational behind this risky Hail Mary play is that she
>>     
> puts the "what -is-best-for-the country" ahead of her own ambitions and that
> may just turn into a touchdown.   And, in the more likely outcome that it
> does not, if Obama looses the eleciton to McCain, then Hillary (a la Nixon
> and Regan) has a good opportunity 4 years hence.    And, if Obama does
> become president for one or two terems, then, as vice president, the
> democratic Party (a la Gore) would have great difficulty not handing her the
> mantle.
>   
>>   Should the Hail Mary work,  then Barack's future could follow the same
>>     
> scenario as above imagined for Hillary.
>   
>>   ss
>>
>>   PS:    All bets are off if it turns out that McCain really was fooling
>>     
> around with a jewish lobbyist.  I will switch my vote to such a liberal
> McCain in a  heartbeat.  History has proven that to be a really good
> president you have to be a philanderer:  FDR, Johnson, Ike, Kennedy, Bill -
> it's one of the reasons I was considering running.
>   
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