tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-851422509501262872.post439437348754487317..comments2009-09-17T16:56:55.276-05:00Comments on Filibuster Vigilantly: Closing the dealBrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10332645937905379966noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-851422509501262872.post-29962541588491188272008-05-08T05:28:00.000-05:002008-05-08T05:28:00.000-05:00If you had asked me in early January, I would have...If you had asked me in early January, I would have been probably been able to accept the idea of Hillary being Obama's running mate, though even then I would have preferred someone else. But after the way that she's run her campaign, and especially the remarks that she's made about how McCain is ready to be commander-in-chief but Obama's not, I think it would be a huge mistake for him to pick her as his running mate. I just get this mental picture of some of the stuff she's said being used in October attack ads.<BR/><BR/>He can do a lot better, even if he has to pick someone who's palatable to the Clintons in order to try and unify the party. Blanche Lincoln would be a good pick - she's a Clinton supporter and a blue dog Dem, and having her on the ticket could turn Arkansas blue in November. Plus, the governor of her state is a Democrat, so her temporary replacement in the Senate would be a Democrat as well.Big Texhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13743787597827689808noreply@blogger.com