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SparkyMac Donating Member (288 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-03-08 09:05 AM
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Obama-Clinton... Dream team or Narcolepsy ?
Edited on Tue Jun-03-08 09:06 AM by SparkyMac
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rox63 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-03-08 09:06 AM
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1. Neither
But I still don't think it would work. Having Clinton on the ticket would totally undermine Obama's message of changing the way things work in Washington.
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MannyGoldstein Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-03-08 09:08 AM
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2. When Matter Hits Antimatter...
...it ain't pretty.
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papau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-03-08 09:09 AM
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3. A unified party is not as much fun as giving the finger to 50% of the party
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nebula Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-03-08 09:10 AM
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4. Like stepping in quicksand


she would sink his campaign quicker than the Titanic.
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ErinBerin84 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-03-08 09:11 AM
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5. I'll all for it if it comes down to it, but I'm not convinced that it would work either
Edited on Tue Jun-03-08 09:12 AM by ErinBerin84
Plus, I think the media is pushing it a lot also because it just adds a new twist to the narrative. I admit, the voyeuristic side of me just wants it to happen to see how things will go, what drama will unfold.
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HereSince1628 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-03-08 09:15 AM
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6. If elected, it would create a dysfunctional administration
This spring the Clintons have demonstrated a marked capacity for never giving in. I can't imagine Obama's WH with one person wasting the tremendous resources of the Presidency by having to fight 2 vice-presidents each with Cheney-like self-interest in power for the OVP. Since 2000, we've relearned the notion that elections have consequences. I am not interested in that sort of consequence.
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Benhurst Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-03-08 10:03 AM
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7. Cheney only has power because Bush has given it to him.
The duties, to say nothing of "powers," of the vice president are next to nil.
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HereSince1628 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-03-08 10:07 AM
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8. That's absolutely true, but I don't think I'd alter what I wrote one iota
Edited on Tue Jun-03-08 10:28 AM by HereSince1628
An Obama-Clinton-Clinton administration would quickly, if not immediately, become dysfunctional due to a struggle for "meaningful participation."
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Benhurst Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-03-08 12:04 PM
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11. If a president can't control a powerless vice president, then he or she
is not fit for office.
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Tierra_y_Libertad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-03-08 10:07 AM
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9. Worse. A return to the "not as bad" strategy of the DLClintons.
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Hepburn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-03-08 10:08 AM
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10. Nightmare. n/t
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polichick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-03-08 12:06 PM
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12. The end of the change movement.
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