Clinton Bows Out?

NYT article

Whoooo

And I just want to be on the record saying that there is no way Obama can choose her as Vice President, and he shouldn't. The political feng shui is just not right. There is too much dissonance. This might seem counterintuitive since you would think that his supporters and her supporters would just vote democrat, and it would be a landslide against McCain. Fortunately, politics is more nuanced than that.

Most obviously, Hillary would undercut Obama's message of change. Hillary ran a very conventional wisdom campaign, but not only that, she is a conventional political animal. She is a Washington insider and she welcomes money from lobbyists. How can Obama be sincere about changing the way politics is done if he has Hillary as a Veep? Her as Veep would damage Obama's credibility and cast doubt on his way of doing things if he can't even stand up to the Clintons.

Also, there are problems with Bill Clinton. Taking Hillary Clinton as Veep would mean Bill Clinton would be a second Veep. Plus, the Clintons think Obama is naive. They are also senior to him in the party. If you don't think that will be a problem, you are really naive. They will not agree on how to run the campaign, they will not stay on message, and even if they win, they will not be able to govern.

It is just a bad dream.