Posted on 01/03/2012 2:50:27 PM PST by presidio9
“We need Hillary in the White House in 2016 or on the ticket in 2012,” an elderly man told Bill Clinton at a recent book signing here. The former president smiled, signed a copy of “Back to Work: Why We Need Smart Government for a Strong Economy,’’ and assured the man he’d let his wife know: “I’ll pass that along to Hillary.”
Arkansas Democrats have been whispering for months that President Barack Obama would be smart to put Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on the ticket as vice-president.
After all, it’s no secret Hillary is tired of logging miles as the 67th Secretary of State. She racked up 237,597 miles – as of Dec. 8, the latest date for totals – while visiting 45 countries and logging 506 hours of travel time in 2011. She has already said she doesn’t want a second term as Secretary of State.
When asked about her plans, the former president said, “She’s tired and she wants to come home” and “do the kind of work that I’m doing now.” But, he added, “It’s up to her to come and know what she intends to do.”
So, does that mean anything in particular about the former senator’s future plans? Robert Reich, former Secretary of Labor in the Clinton Administration, predicted in “Business Insider” last week that Obama will pick Hillary as vice president in a switcheroo that makes Biden secretary of state – “a position he’s apparently coveted for years,” Reich said. He said his prediction was not, however, based on any insider information.
This was manna for those Hillary supporters who have never abandoned hope that the former first lady
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ya, put another know nothing person on the ticket , but if they won ,you would have Bill hanging around LOL !!
He’s too much of a narcissist to put her on the ticket. It would be more like Hillary winning her first term than obama winning his second. The late night jokes would be brutal. LOL.
That depends. If our side screams LEWINSKI-"IS" in the same way we screamed HUSSIEN-WRIGHT-AYERS in 2008, we will lose.
One way or another, the Dems will try to invoke memories of "Clinton's economy" and "the peace and prosperity" of the Clinton years. They just might beat us with that if we don't have answers ready.
All the Democrats need is a graceful way for Biden to exit and Hillary will be the Democratic VP Nominee.
Biden may get sick, want to spend more time with the family or take the Sec. of State job.
This would effectively turn Obama into a lame duck placeholder for 2016.
His ego and arrogance couldn’t stand it.
If the GOP nominates Newt the Dems will have no choice but to place Hillary in the VP slot.
Some jokes just write themselves.......
We need to be ready to defend ourselves against “Clinton’s economy” regardless of how things turn out.
It will depend on the polling data. If the Dem’s internal polling shows it’s a close race, he’ll stick with Biden and rely on his smear machine to sink the Republican. If the internal polling shows him trailing badly, he may make the change out of desperation.
Yes, From the person who brought us “Arab Spring” and Democracy to Egypt. NOT!
“Obviously the elderly man is suffering from senility.”
I would agree with that. Hillary? ... Please!
Mr. Bill would sure love to be back in power again.
It must be from her "wartime" record of dodging sniper fire.... Hillary "sniper" Gaffe
That wench is a liar, just like her husband.
I agree. Several women I've spoken to over the past three years - even many supposed Republicans - still long for a President Hillary. {{shudder}}
I've seen Hillary over the past couple of years swearing "I'm never running for office again!" I don't believe her. I think if Obama offered her the VP slot, she'd jump at it. :-(
Mantoinette barely flys with Barky as it is. Out of 44 US Presidents there have been 20 assassination attempts, 4 kills and few near kills such as Reagan. A Detroit drug dealer has better odds. Hitlary a heartbeat away? Barky wants to live.
Hillary’s gunning to be the next dictator of North Korea. That gig lasts longer.
A lot of people here think a major reason why our side lost is specifically that John McCain refused to go negative and never brought up Wright or Ayers on the campaign. I looking forward to Gingrich or Santorum doing just that.
A Kenyan jew hater paired with a socialist black/jew hater?
Yeah, I remember the HUSSIEN-WRIGHT-AYERS crowd when I first came here. On one hand, I was accused of being a DU/Daily KOS/Obama supporting troll for saying that the voters were concerned about the economy, not HUSSIEN-WRIGHT-AYERS. Yet on the same threads, they would say that Obama's supporters didn't know about Wright and Ayers because the MSM wasn't reporting it. And they couldn't see the contradiction in this. Funny thing is, many of THEM have since been banned.
I looking forward to Gingrich or Santorum doing just that.
Not me. Everyone who cares about those issues is already voting against Obama. They need to stick with the issues that the Independents and undecideds care about, which is how Obama has performed as President.
Wrong. A majority of the people who will be voting have never heard of either Bill Ayers or Jeremiah Wright, because Obama got exactly one question from the MSM during the entire campaign. It came from George Stephanopolus, who himself had never heard of Rev. Wright until the day before, when Sean Hannity asked him why he and his colleagues were letting Senator Obama slide on that one.
The majority of voters only pay close attention to politics for six weeks or so every four years. They do no listen to political talk radio, and they do not watch cable news. This is particularly true of independents. Of course voters are concerned with the economy, but character also matters. The MSM built up a false character profile of Obama, and they will do so again if our candidate lets them. He can't run on his record, so he will make character a major issue, regardless of who is opponent is.
You don't sound like a troll to me, you sound naive.
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