Clinton to Concede
Different media sources are reporting that Hillary Clinton will throw her support behind Barack Obama at an event on Saturday. The original idea was to do it Friday, but the release of the information has moved the event to Saturday to allow for her supporters to gather. That certainly seems fair enough. It should be noted that even if the media wanted her to concede at the very second Obama got the magic number, Obama said nothing of the sort. He has been completely gracious and patient, acknowledging Clinton as a very close second with wide support.
I saw Clinton’s speech and Obama’s speech. Obama’s people cheered Clinton when he praised her. Her people had to be prodded several times, virtually ordered, by Clinton to give Obama an applause.
The next question is the VP slot. Does she really want it or just to be asked? The vetting process is brutal, does she REALLY want her, and especially Bill’s records and finances to be fully vetted or does she want a theatrical effect? Only she knows for sure.
He doesn’t need her on the ticket. She has the choice to uphold what she promised she would do before and support him. Of course that would suggest that Clinton would be trustworthy to uphold that pledge and that means that she didn’t lie when making it. Tall order for Clinton to fulfill.
It’ll be a better day in American Politics when she quits the race and a great day in America when the general election comes and goes and she’s nowhere to be found on any ticket.
Why in God’s name wouldn’t she want to be vetted for VP? She wanted to become President, remember?
Have to agree with Michael about the vetting. And, the one thing I can say about Hillary, although her whining about it is grating, she does have a point when she says she’s been thoroughly vetted already. I honestly can’t imagine there’s ANY stone that has remained unturned there.
I guess the only other way to look at it though, is that Bill’s legacy and standing in the party (as well as her own future) is hanging in the balance now- much more than I think anyone would have thought six months ago. She may want to avoid a lot more discussion of their negatives just on that basis.
I do agree about Bill’s legacy and her needing to do the right thing to protect it. But I still know a lot of Dems that really have lost a lot of respect for him. \
I wonder if this poll was taken today what his numbers would be.
Greatest President Poll
Abraham Lincoln: 18%
Ronald Reagan: 16%
John Kennedy: 14%
Bill Clinton: 13%
Franklin Roosevelt: 9%
George Washington: 7%
Harry Truman: 3%
George W. Bush: 2%
Theodore Roosevelt: 2%
Dwight Eisenhower: 2%
Thomas Jefferson: 2%
Jimmy Carter: 2%
Gerald Ford: 1%
George H. W. Bush: 1%