Who should Obama choose as his VP candidate? Would Hillary take the job?
The most common objection I hear to that is that with Hillary comes Bill, and between them they would be constantly trying to take the spotlight off Obama.
But the VP is powerful only to the extent that the President yields power. Hillary in the Senate would have her own power base, and she can expect to have a leadership position there.
I can envision a situation like the late 1970s and 1980, when Ted Kennedy and Tip O'Neill joined forces to destroy the Carter Presidency (at least, that's how I saw it at the time, and still do). In this scenario, Hillary has too much "integrity" to compromise on health care, or whatever, and noisily protests this and that until, finally, in 2012, she MUST run against Obama for the sake of the country.
Maybe keeping Hillary close at hand is the best course. What's the old saying? Something like "Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer." But would Hillary want the VP job? I doubt it.
How about Sam Nunn? White Southerner -- would reassure Southern moderates. Born in 1938. An Obama supporter early on.
I've got a feeling Obama will be giving us a surprise name. Have you got a favorite?
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