Posts filed under 'Bill Clinton'
June 16th, 2008
Near the end of this LONG PIECE in New York magazine, author John Heilemann writes:
“It would be hard to overstate the private pessimism that Hillary and Bill Clinton feel about [Barack] Obama’s general-election prospects.”
If that’s true (and Heilemann offers no direct quotes to support it), one has to wonder how sincere Hillary was in her promise to work her heart out in Obama’s campaign.
One also has to wonder what this does to chances that Hillary will be offered the veep slot on Obama’s ticket.
And there’s plenty of cause to wonder if such presumed pessimism is warranted. Let’s not forget that the Clintons’ vaunted political savvy sometimes is nothing they have reason to brag about. Witness Hillary’s spectacular loss of the nomination to Obama — despite all the endorsements and money and seeming inevitability she enjoyed when the process began.
UPDATE: Another indication that Hillary won’t be Obama’s running mate arises with THIS STORY about Obama hiring Patti Solis Doyle, who was fired a few months back as Hillary’s campaign manager. Doyle will serve as chief of staff to Obama’s running mate, whoever that is.
May 23rd, 2008
THIS GUY says he has it on good authority that Barack Obama has “straightforwardly and irrevocably” said no to Hillary Clinton’s direct request that she be his running mate.
But then, Obama would be a fool not to reject the idea. There’s nothing to recommend Hillary for the veep slot and lots of reasons not to choose her.
Methinks the biggest obstacle in this regard is Bill Clinton. But there are many others.
UPDATE: CNN is reporting this morning that the veep slot is still a possibility in talks between the Clinton and Obama camps about Hillary getting out of the race:
May 10th, 2008
Bob Herbert NAILS the Clintons — but good!
April 14th, 2008
In Bill Clinton’s memoir, “My Life,” published in 2004, we find a passage not dissimilar to something Barack Obama said recently to the disgust of his political adversaries.
The former president wrote:
“If [Republicans] could cut funding for Medicare, Medicaid, education, and the environment, middle-class Americans would see fewer benefits from their tax dollars, feel more resentful paying taxes, and become even more receptive to their appeals for tax cuts and their strategy of waging campaigns on divisive social and cultural issues like abortion, gay rights, and guns.”
There’s another 2004 book, “What’s the Matter with Kansas?,” by Thomas Frank, that’s full of the same points made by Clinton and Obama.
March 20th, 2008
Morris FIGURES that the Jeremiah Wright controversy won’t likely sink Barack Obama’s candidacy.
March 18th, 2008
Prospective first gentleman plays the VICTIM.
March 10th, 2008
According to the National Beer Wholesalers Association, more Americans, by a wide margin, would prefer to QUAFF A FEW with Barack Obama than with John McCain or Hillary Clinton.
Interestingly, Bill Clinton is the leading choice from among all presidents, living or dead. John Kennedy is second.
February 23rd, 2008
Because THE CLINTON RULES don’t apply to him.
UPDATE: McCain says: “I’m the only one the special interests don’t give any money to.” The FACTS say something else. They say it HERE, too.
February 19th, 2008
Former Bill Clinton speechwriter David Kusnet has the SENSIBLE ANGLE on the trumped-up controversy over Barack Obama’s use of phrases previously uttered by his friend, Massachusetts Gov. Devall Patrick.
UPDATE: James Fallows also has an INTERESTING TAKE on this matter.
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