Dem Leader: No Obama-Clinton ticket

[babylonsister]

Dem Leader: No Obama-Clinton ticket
Posted April 21, 2008 2:14 PM
The Swamp

by Paul West



Democratic voters, and network TV debate moderators, have eagerly talked up the idea of a fusion ticket, one that puts Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton on the same team in the fall election. That would be one way out of the prolonged, and increasingly ugly, Democratic nomination fight.

However, you can add the head of the House Democrats' campaign arm to the list of those who don't see an Obama-Clinton--or Clinton-Obama-- ticket materializing.

"I don't think that's going to happen," said Rep. Chris Van Hollen, chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.

Van Hollen, who is in regular contact with both the Obama and Clinton camps, emphasized that he doesn't have any "inside information on that." He told a group of reporters that forging a ticket which has "the ability to bring together the party" would be an important consideration in the nominee's choice of a running mate. But he said that putting the loser from the nomination race into the VP slot wouldn't be necessary to achieve unity. Unity--and the prospect that unity might prove elusive--seemed to be very much on Van Hollen's mind as he spoke at the Christian Science Monitor breakfast in Washington.

The 49-year-old congressman, who represents a liberal Maryland district in the DC suburbs, is an uncommitted superdelegate, as are other party leaders. He said he agreed with National Democratic Chairman Howard Dean's push for the superdelegates to make their choice by July 1.

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[tekisui]

1. Good to hear. She is damaged goods. Not worthy to be on a Democratic Ticket.

Using 9/11 for political gain. ugh.

[Mags]

4. who gave you the right to say who can be in the Democratic party or on the ticket?

[tekisui]

5. I have as much right as you and anyone else. She doesn't belong there.

When rudy used 9/11 for political advancement we were disgusted. When bin Laden's image was used to defeat Kerry we were pissed. When Hillary uses it, I want nothing to do with her. If you defend that, you have been blinded by your Queen.

[Mags]

6. what crap. Bin Laden is still out there, I would perfer he were not.

that is part of the danger facing who ever is the next President. I can't believe you don't know that.

[tekisui]

7. Bullshit.

Bin Laden is a joke, he's dead, and he is a political prop. He has been the excuse for the raping of the Constitution and our civil liberties.

We are not afraid anymore.

Fuck bin Laden. Him and his gang would be nothing if we had not gone to Iraq, and they could be snuffed out tomorrow. Hillary isn't going to do shit to get him, just like chimpy.

[Mags]

8. wow, you know everything.

[tekisui]

10. I know enough to know that ANYONE who uses bin Laden for votes

is not for me.

[Mags]

11. then vote for the Pied Piper, good luck.

[tekisui]

12. I will vote for the Democratic Nominee in Novemeber.

Barack Obama.

[Mags]

13. the pied piper.

[tekisui]

14. Queen Fear-Monger? no thank you.

[Mags]

15. You got the Piper, more power to ya.

[tekisui]

16. I do feel it is more power to me.

Clearly, we disagree on that. I don't want to call names back and forth, to no end. I am truly concerned when I see a Democratic Candidate use a touchy image as a means of fear, which is what I saw is as. You say it was to illustrate what challenges the nest President will face, I accept that you believe that.

[bowens43]

18. So in additon to lying about Obama and lying for hillary

you think that people , Demorcrats , have no right to have an opinion? You and hillary really are birds of a feather.

[Mme. Defarge]

2. My idea of

a nightmare ticket.

[YDogg]

3. where the hell has this guy been?

[IowaGirl]

9. Obama has too much baggage, both would go down.....

Hillary only has an overnite bag by comparison! :rofl:

[bowens43]

17. anyone with half a brain thinks that hillary would make a great VP

however, those of us who's brains are intact know otherwise.