Posted on 05/18/2015 12:07:46 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
I’ve heard of being a little quick on the draw to order new curtains for the Oval Office, but Hillary Clinton may be skipping a few steps in the normal process if she’s already setting up living quarters for her Vice President. Still, you have to admire confidence in a competitor. So who shall it be? The Hill reported on Saturday that there’s really only one choice.
Hillary Clintons campaign is likely to choose Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Julián Castro or another Hispanic politician to be her running mate, former HUD Secretary Henry Cisneros said in an interview that will air Sunday.
What I am hearing in Washington, including from people in Hillary Clintons campaign, is that the first person on their lists is Julián Castro, the … Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, who use[d] to be the Mayor of San Antonio, he said in an interview with Univisions Al Punto.
They dont have a second option, because he is the superior candidate considering his record, personality, demeanor and Latin heritage.
There are two quotes there of particular interest. First, it must make Secretary Castro feel particularly warm and fuzzy to hear that the only real choice is him or some other Hispanic. In other words, his particular qualifications for the job really don’t have anything to do with it, much as is the case with the prospective President Hillary. It’s all about diversity and making sure you check all the right boxes. We’ve had the First Black President and they are working on The First Female President. Lucky Julian has pulled the short straw to become The First Hispanic President, at least in the eyes of Democrat strategists. If you ran some boring old white male people might start asking questions about what they actually plan to do.
The other fascinating quote coming out of that story is the admission that “they dont have a second option.” The obvious Democrat spin is that Castro is so qualified, why would you look at anyone else? But Jim Geraghty suspects there may be less to that line of argument than meets the eye.
A one-option veep list? That Democratic bench isnt just thin, its anorexic. And do Democrats really want to put the 40year-old Castro a heartbeat away from the presidency? If this pans out, well get to watch Democrats and the media insisting that Castros time as mayor of San Antonio and two years at HUD represented some sort of American policy renaissance and an era of bold leadership.
Castro has something in common with a number of other high profile Democrat “rising stars” from all appearances. He rose to fame and success based on a “humble roots narrative” rather than any early accomplishments. And to be sure, it’s a great narrative. One of a pair of twins, he was the child of a political activist in San Antonio and didn’t have a wealthy background. But once he achieved success, his list of triumphs was rather thin to say the least. And if being the mayor of a city which saw little to no improvement under his watch and going on to be nearly invisible in an appointed cabinet role is a great resume to be president, then… oh, wait. I forgot about Hillary. Perhaps it’s a fine resume after all.
On the positive side, no matter who the eventual GOP nominee picks as a running mate, they should have a good idea who to prep for. Game on, guys.
She’s gonna pick Bill.
He certainly has “gay” written all over his expression.
What a joke.
hold old is chelsea? not old enough to qualify I dont think.
either clinton clinton...ticket...is sure to be a loser
“Wife Erica at time of swearing in. “
Looks a little like Joe Biden. And why is Kim Kardashian in the picture?
Oh, I am a gay Caballero
Hillary thinks I'm as straight as an arrow
I've got slicked-back black hair
And I'm full of hot air
And La raza is deep in my marrow
Ole!
Leni
Wonder who the ACTUAL 'Rat nominee (Lizzie Lieawatha Warren) will pick?
Nothing better than to have a running mate with their own scandals to deflect some of her scandals. Now we know why Bill pardoned Cisneros. As for twinkle toes Castro, smells like he has the same marriage set up as the obamas. Funny how Hillary may pick Texas’ rejects. We don’t want either one of them back.
He is married to a woman and has kids but is a big time gay rights supporter. Think barry’s “marriage” to moo.
Heck, why not Chelsea? It's not like we've followed the Constitutional requirements for POTUS since 2008.
a clinton presidency...with a whole trainload of “dreamers” in the clinton cabinet....with another gaggle of them for advisors....YAHOOOO
I kinda figured she would wait and pick Jeb after he loses in the GOP primary.
O le’
Our country is just sinking like it was hit by something like Titanic!!!
The liberty statue must shed tears like a floodgate???
What happened to our 200+ years country???
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