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Obama May Not Run For A Second Term
Politicology ^ | September 16, 2011 | Noah Rothman

Posted on 09/17/2011 3:37:46 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Obama is gonna dump Biden & Hillary will run as VP.


21 posted on 09/17/2011 4:11:52 AM PDT by She hits a grand slam tonight
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To: tomkat

I thought that was a howler, too.

I think that when people have somebody they really hate in office (i.e., Obama), they look upon former unlikeable candidates with fondness simply because anything looks better than what they have now.

If she got out there and ran, I suspect she wouldn’t be popular at all; furthermore, she is tainted by her association with Obama and her failure to establish any kind of coherent foreign policy approach. She is clearly powerless in the administration, much more so than any previous SOS, and I think it would be hard for her to explain this away.


22 posted on 09/17/2011 4:12:11 AM PDT by livius
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To: livius
I don't think Obama would want or accept Supreme Court appointment...too much work and not enough public adulation.

That said, if Hillary picked an attractive black woman as a VP, she might make up for some of the loss (this based on the presumption that Obama steps down of his own accord and puts his support behind Hillary and her Veep choice).

23 posted on 09/17/2011 4:12:54 AM PDT by RoosterRedux
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To: pepsionice
Does Hillary have it in her anymore? It seems this SOS job has been more than she could handle. It is probably the first time she has ever had to actually show up somewhere on a regular basis. The travel seems to have worn her down too. She appears in public, many times, unpolished and haggard

Whatever is going on with her certainly seems out of character. I do remember the energy and zeal Halfbright brought to the job.

24 posted on 09/17/2011 4:13:30 AM PDT by riri
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To: RoosterRedux

LOL. Large, chunk and Hillary in the same sentence.

Was that on purpose?


25 posted on 09/17/2011 4:16:27 AM PDT by Carbonsteel
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To: RoosterRedux

Our local Walmart has an opening coming-up for a “cart chaser”. While I know nobama would probably prefer to be a “greeter”, I think the cart job more so fits his skill set. I believe this WILL happen. You heard it here first.


26 posted on 09/17/2011 4:17:58 AM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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To: RoosterRedux

Maybe he could sleep through Court sessions the way Ginsburg does?

I don’t think Hillary is likely to pick a woman who might overshadow her in likeability. I think she’d probably pick someone who had been in her husband’s administration, which would be a nod to the Democrat faithful’s nostalgia for Bill. I don’t think he had many blacks there, unfortunately for her, but then, I don’t think blacks would vote for anybody other than Obama as president anyway, so it probably doesn’t matter.


27 posted on 09/17/2011 4:18:46 AM PDT by livius
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To: JimmyMc

A military person told me that Clinton was the last president to get protection for life.

It’s supposed to be down to about ten years now, and just for a former president. Not his family.


28 posted on 09/17/2011 4:20:02 AM PDT by Jonty30
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To: Carbonsteel

Must have been subconscious.;-)


29 posted on 09/17/2011 4:25:02 AM PDT by RoosterRedux
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

He’d do even more damage on the SUpreme Court. NO way.

Having said that, even Bob Beckel said it is possible he won’t seek a second term. Heard him on Fox, during ‘the Five’


30 posted on 09/17/2011 4:25:55 AM PDT by SueRae (I can see November 2012 from my HOUSE!!!!!!!!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
What has Hillary accomplished as SOS? What did she accomplish as Senator?

She is simply the wife of Bill Clinton. But, the Left loves Bill Clinton, and will rally around a Hillary candidacy. The MSM will do for Hillary what it did for Obama in 2008.

The Republicans need to tie Hillary to Obama - that the election of Hillary will be Obama's 2nd term. (not Bill's 3rd!)

As someone suggested on another thread, we should back off Obama until its too late for the Democrats to find a replacement for him. THEN hit him with all we've got.

31 posted on 09/17/2011 4:26:13 AM PDT by Cowboy Bob (Greed + Envy = Liberalism)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

He may not want to run but it’s obvious he does not wear the pants in that family. There is no way in hell Moochelle will willingly leave the White House. She wants her 4 more years of lobster laden trips and all the clothes.


32 posted on 09/17/2011 4:26:38 AM PDT by MomwithHope (Wake up America we are at war with militant Islam and progressives - 2 fronts.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

ah, baloney


33 posted on 09/17/2011 4:27:15 AM PDT by InvisibleChurch (welcome dies irae)
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To: livius
I don’t think Hillary is likely to pick a woman who might overshadow her in likeability.

I understand the likability thing but, but...Hillary's not a woman is she?;-)

34 posted on 09/17/2011 4:27:28 AM PDT by RoosterRedux
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

If he backs out, it’s our job to remind folks that it may be a different pilot, it’s the same route.


35 posted on 09/17/2011 4:29:11 AM PDT by all the best
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I’ve thought of this before also. The old “bait and switch”. Get all the republicans to run against Obambi, then at the last minute, switch candidates and throw Hitlery in the race instead. She’s Obama II, plus all the dirty work (Obamacare, etc.) has already been done. He’s bound to make ANYBODY look good - even another commie like her!


36 posted on 09/17/2011 4:29:33 AM PDT by meyer (We will not sit down and shut up.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

The Supreme Court?!?! Oh, good grief, that could even be worse in some ways. Please say I misunderstood that.


37 posted on 09/17/2011 4:30:08 AM PDT by USMCWife6869
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I don’t think Moochelle will ever allow him to not run. She loves the power and she is the BOSS!


38 posted on 09/17/2011 4:31:18 AM PDT by mickie (my grandson is in Marine boot camp)
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To: MomwithHope

Get the woman a lifetime supply of coupons to Red Lobster.


39 posted on 09/17/2011 4:33:17 AM PDT by Jonty30
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

He recently appeared locally to read his teleprompters to the University of Richmond students. The local news showed the vast majority of those present to be the so called youth vote. He still has a lock on the black vote and college kids. The only thing to stop him from running would be impeachment and that would cause riots in the black community beyond comprehension.


40 posted on 09/17/2011 4:36:51 AM PDT by BTCM (Death and destruction is the only treaty Muslims comprehend.)
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