Wes Clark Endorses Sebelius for Obama's VP

[powergirl]

I'm surprised by this one. I thought Clark would be on the Clinton bandwagon for this one. Maybe Clinton knows she won't be VP.

Wes Clark floats Obama-Sebelius


"Wes Clark stopped out in Texas yesterday to drop by a fundraiser Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius headlined for Michael Skelly, a Democrat running for congress in Texas.

"Clark introduced Sebelius and, according to a regular correspondent and reliable source who was there, said:

"The London odds-makers say that Kathleen Sebelius is the odds-on favorite to be the next vice
president. I can tell you, she'd make a great vice presidential choice."

"He then introduced her as "The next vice president of the United States...."

"Sebelius is typically considered for the slot only if Obama is the nominee."

"A sign of the times from a Clinton loyalist.

http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/

[rox63]

1. I think Wes Clark would be an excellent VP choice for Obama

As would Kathleen Sebelius.

[MissMillie]

34. I prefer Clark

I think he'll pull away some of the pro-military moderates from McCain.

I also think that since he endorsed Clinton, he'd bring some of the "I'll never vote for Obama" Clinton supporters back to the party.

He's smart, southern, retired military and a Clinton supporter.

Makes it a slam-dunk for that ticket.

Richardson would make an excellent Secretary of State.

[jesus_of_suburbia]

40. I prefer Clark as well.

For all the reasons MissMillie stated.

[WA98296]

41. Agreed, for those reasons you stated, he would make a good choice.

[TahitiNut]

46. I agree. (With your entire post.)

:thumbsup:

[Avalux]

2. Interesting. Although I'd prefer Selelius not be on the ticket.

She's about as dry as a saltine cracker. That's not a diss - I just think Obama needs someone with strong FP experience who can be an attack dog for him.

[miles 2 go]

18. I agree

Unfortunately, putting a woman on as his VP is gonna fuel the "too weak to handle attacks" debate. I think he needs someone who appears strong in body and words. Since there are fears of him being assassinated, (inside job cough cough) he needs to have someone who can alleviate the uncertainty of that circumstance.

By putting a woman on with him he is inviting most of the stuff they were gonna use against Clinton.

I'm not saying it's right, just that it's how I think it will go.

[busymom]

37. but there is no sexism in this race...

[Aloha Spirit]

3. Reminds me of the weird compliment Tweety gave her the other day. Something like, she is an

impressive up-and-coming leader.

[Bread and Circus]

11. A rising star perhaps? We all know where that takes ya! :)

[ErinBerin84]

4. haha, interesting.

It's so funny to hear about the VP prospects commenting on other VP prospects. Last Sunday, Jim Webb on Clark and Strickland (I'll leave out Powell, because that was really random and obviously out of nowhere), and now Clark.

[faithfulcitizen]

5. hmm, very interesting.

[K Gardner]

6. Funny after the slamming and spinning Wes has done he thinks anyone would listen to him from

the Obama camp.

[IsItJustMe]

8. Very bad spin at that, stuff like that is noticed.

[BlooInBloo]

10. Yup.

[faithfulcitizen]

30. Exactly why this is interesting to me. Perhaps a mea culpa of some type.

:shrug:

[HeraldSquare212]

36. Exactly.

[Clark2008]

38. Funny you don't know anything about politics.

Once the primary is over - NOBODY CARES WHAT WAS SAID.

If they did, then Bush wouldn't have been Reagan's Veep, Edwards wouldn't have been Kerry's and Johnson wouldn't have been Kennedy's.

Don't you pay attention to history?

The VP choice is not a love-fest - it's an exercise in winning.

[Skwmom]

7. It must be what the Clinton camp wants him to push.

If they push a woman and Obama doesn't pick her they'll say he is sexist. Then if he does pick her they'll say he insulted Clinton. Sebelius doesn't have the national security credentials. The Clintons have already gotten the American public thinking about what will happen if the VP has to assume the office of the Presidency.

Schweitzer by his mere appearance makes you think he can keep this nation safe.

Clark should not be doing this. Obama needs to feel free to pick his own VP. As a former Clark supporter he is a HUGE disappointment.

[K Gardner]

15. Now there's an angle I hadn't thought of. I'd lay odds you may be right on this.

[Skwmom]

27. The Clintons are JR Ewing on steroids. They are constantly plotting and

scheming. So when I hear anything, I wonder what is the angle.

Lost in the latest Bill Clinton story was that it was another example of the Clintons trying to poison the well for November.

I think she will work for him only so she can play the martyr and further outrage her hardcore supporters (thankfully I think this is a small group).

[Bread and Circus]

9. Wes Clark has been reading my posts. Shout out to ya General!!

[AllentownJake]

12. Alot of people

are going to make speculation. Picking VP is like choosing a pope. We won't know until the candidate appears somewhere with them on stage.

[frickaline]

13. "Sebelius is typically considered for the slot only if Obama is the nominee."

Now there is an interesting observation.

[onehandle]

14. I'd rather have Clark himself. Sebelius can win us a Senate seat in Kansas.

Her term as Governor will be up just at the right time.

[Clark2008]

44. Me too.

However, first I have to make people here understand that this is politics and not child's play. Just because someone supported someone else in the primaries or ran themselves or said something "bad" about someone else prior to the vote choosing the nominee does not automatically disclude that person from serving as the VP.

The VP choice is stragegic. It's not necessarily based on emotion or who one supported before we all "fall in line" behind the nominee.

Therefore, just because Clark supported Hillary or because Bill Richardson and Joe Biden ran against Obama, doesn't mean he won't choose any one of them. Those three, for example, have have more strategic pull than Sebelius in this instance. Maybe not so for another candidate, but for Obama, I'd think a white or Hispanic male with massive foreign policy experience and who hails from a certain demographic would be a more strategic choice to woo back in white voters and/or FP voters.

[polichick]

16. I don't think either Clark or Sebelius would be a strong choice.

[truebrit71]

17. No thanks. We're going to have a hard enough time as it is convincing the Bubba's that it's ok....

...to elect a black man...but I fear that the thought of a white woman serving under a black man would be too much for their racist black hearts to handle...

I think the endorser would be a superb choice personally...

[Beacool]

19. Women are NOT interchangeable!!!!

If he's going to pick a woman it better be offered first to Hillary.

Imagine the outrage of his supporters if Hillary were the nominee and she offered the VP position not to Obama, but to another AA politician.

[SoxFan]

20. Sebelius is a better choice

She doesn't have Hillary's full cargo hold of baggage, she's a sucessful chief executive, she's won in a red state, and she has roots in Ohio. She brings far more to the ticket than Clinton.

Hillary and her supporters really need to get over this tiresome sense of Boomer entitlement.

[Beacool]

21. Not entitlement.

Simply put, when two candidates each wins half of the votes of the Democratic party, then the one on top should give first choice to the one who came in second.

[gcomeau]

35. Bullshit.

The one on top should give first choice to the one who is the best fit for his candidacy and government.

Clinton may be a strong campaigner on her own, running for the top of the ticket... but Obama and Clinton DO NOT MIX. She destroys his strengths in crossover appeal and mobilizes McCain's base for him all in one blow, and what she brings in does not counter-balance that negative. It's idiocy to put her on the damn ticket. Would you people wake up and start paying attention for god's sake?

[mystieus]

31. Sebelius has way more experience than Hillary, and not riding her husbands coattails.

[catgirl]

23. Women are individuals

If he chooses a woman other than Hillary, it's because he either thinks she
is a better leader, or will be a more productive VP. Your theory is a bit off-
putting.

[TahitiNut]

47. Indeed.

I agree. It seems some just don't get it. The notion that Hillary has some demographic 'entitlement' is truly obnoxious. The objectification of human beings ... sorted by type ... is appalling.

[Coexist]

56. amen.

[Political Heretic]

24. Nope. Clean break. And Obama's doesn't want clintons over his shoulder in the White House.

[powergirl]

25. Clark, a Clinton supporter, making this suggestion

Clark has always been a Clinton supporter. I agree that women and all people are not interchangeable. The interesting part of this article is not Sebelius, per se, but the fact that a loyal Clinton supporter made the suggestion.

[bunnies]

39. That wouldnt bother me at all.

In fact, I wouldnt WANT Obama on a Clinton ticket.

[goclark]

42. I'm African American/ a woman and I would be thrilled

if it was an African American woman that I thought was qualified to be the VP.

That's just me.

I'm not voting for Sen. Obama because he is African American. I'm voting for him because he is my choice.

I did not vote for Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson or Carol Mosley Braun and my parents did not vote for Shirley Chisholm.

In fact,we proudly voted for the White Male Democrat every time.

So what you are saying is that if he doesn't select Hillary, no other WOMAN will do?
How does that advance the chances for women being elected to high office?

I would need to consider the woman as I would a man. I will be voting for the Democratic ticket.

And, if Hillary wins, I feel sure that she would not select an African American male/female to run as her VP. I would never expect her to select Obama,she has said so many mean spirited remarks about him in this Primary.

I would not expect it or require it in order for me to vote for the ticket.

[Beacool]

48. I stated my views.

I think that both Obama and Hillary have earned the right to be on each other's ticket by the sheer amount of votes that they each have received and how close they have been in the pledged delegate count.

I have no idea if she's even interested in the position, but it should at least be offered.

[Tatiana]

52. Surprisingly, I agree with this.

If we are going with a female VP, the most powerful one to go with would be Clinton.

But, I hope we just go with the best candidate, which would be Wes Clark, IMO.

[Political Heretic]

22. She would be a good choice.

[mystieus]

26. I approve this news.

[JNelson6563]

28. The political reality.

Sorry but it would be really unwise to have more than one "first" on the ticket at a time. To believe two firt-evers on a ticket is to give the American public way too much credit.

Julie

[miles 2 go]

32. yep, agreed n/t

[frickaline]

29. This strikes me as a good choice n/t

[wvbygod]

33. Wes should wait until we have a nominee for President

If Hillary gets the nod then a lot of seers are going to be blinded.

[newmajority]

43. Clark has been a loyal Hillary supporter throughout this campaign

When he says its over, you should take the hint.

[Clark2008]

51. He told her three or four weeks ago that it was over.

She didn't listen.

[Lady-Damai]

45. Very weird... n/t

[4_Legs_Good]

49. Yow!

I hope she's not as damned boring as I think she is.

Hmmmmm.......

David

[sellitman]

50. I prefer Richardson by far.

He brings more experience to the table and brings in the Hispanic vote.

[cloudythescribbler]

53. I'm FINE with Sebelius, not Clark -- what about Barbara Boxer, or maybe Stabenow?

It should be a woman who NEVER supported the Iraq War Resolution, in my humble opinion.

That way the Dems will be unified, and ready to swamp McCain in Nov

[oldpol]

54. interesting...

is this the makeup to Hilary?

[Coexist]

55. I'm cool with that . I love Clark and respect Sebelius

[Swamp Rat]

57. BLAMMO!!! .................. Obama/Clark would wipe out the GOP ticket.

Gov. Bill Richardson as Secretary of State
Gen. Eric Shinseki as Secretary of Defense
Secretary of Homeland Security Richard Clarke
John Edwards as AG
Al Gore as head of the EPA

Every lower-level position hired by Bushler should be highly scrutinized, and many, if not all, of them fired.

[WillyT]

58. I'm All For That !!! - K & R !!!

Hillary can have HHS.

:shrug: