Clinton Defends Herself At Her Roundtable

at hillary clinton's roundtable today in pennsylvania, she defended her campaign. she said that she doesn't know where this call for her to get out is coming from.

clinton's only chance of winning is to persuade enough superdelegates that she should win. since march 3, obama has gained 19 supers and she has gained 9.
here goes former new york governor mario cuomo again, babbling on about the "dream ticket."

Think of it, over the next eight years we could elect both the first woman and the first African-American to become president. That's not a dream: It's a plausible, achievable, glorious possibility - if our two remaining candidates have the personal strength and wisdom to make it happen. The joint statement announcing their agreement would rock the nation and resound across the globe - sweeter than any political poetry; smarter and more meaningful than any tightly intelligent political prose.

cuomo has not been paying attention. there is a stark contrast between obama and clinton when it comes to leadership styles, integrity and character.

obama needs to choose his own vice president. why would he choose someone who has drug him down. i'd rather see someone fresh and not entangled in loyalty politics. this isn't about seeing the "first african american" or the "first woman." get over it cuomo. this is the highest office in the nation. it's about having the right person in office, the person who can be the best leader.

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Money and Power People Just Want a Democrat

this irks me and this is why we need obama. people that are well-off don't have as much to lose. they're not invested. they just throw their money at both candidates. they just want a democrat.

but there are plenty of people who need obama's mindset, his change-from-the-bottom-up philosophy, his inclusive government style. not these people though:

Stephanie Ashworth, 41, of Woodside gave $1,000 each to Obama and Clinton. The stay-at-home entrepreneur, who sells environmentally friendly grocery sacks online, likes both but is skeptical either would accept a vice-presidential slot.

"She would think he is too inexperienced and new, and he wouldn't embrace her style," she said. "It's hard imagining either one of them not being the leader." Ashworth voted for Obama in the Feb. 5 primary.

But Drew Perkins, a chief technology officer, says that perception may be short-sighted. Pairing Obama and Clinton would make the Democrats stronger in November. The Saratoga resident, 44, gave the maximum $2,300 to both, but voted for Clinton.

"I think for the Democratic Party, it would be the strongest ticket," he said. While he would rather see Clinton at the top in the November contest, he said Obama is "very sharp and excites people and one day would be a great president."

As the acerbic sparring between the camps intensifies - though reportedly there was a brief rapprochement Thursday when the two held a friendly private conversation on the Senate floor - one ponders how the two would ever get along in the White House.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-San Francisco, said bluntly last week that her "lifetime of political gut" tells her a combo ticket "is impossible." She suggests, throwing a barb at Clinton, that the former first lady has spoiled the chance by calling McCain a better potential commander in chief than Obama.

and then there was former ny governor mario cuomo spouting off:

"It would be ruinous to the Democrats to get to the convention without an arrangement of some kind," Cuomo said in an interview on Bloomberg Television's "Political Capital with Al Hunt," scheduled to air today.
A ticket with one of the candidates running as vice president would give the public a chance to elect the first woman president and the first African-American president regardless of who is at the top of the ticket, Cuomo said.
Either Obama, 46, or Clinton, 60, could serve two terms as vice president and then run for president.
"Most people say that's improbable, but that doesn't mean it wouldn't be the best solution," Cuomo said. "And it occurs to me that you could make a ticket almost either way, with Hillary on top or Obama on top."

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We're Not Interested in "The First"

it seems people are pushing this "First" thing:
former gov. mario cuomo doesn't think it matters, clinton or obama, whatever. these are people stuck in old politics:

``It would be ruinous to the Democrats to get to the convention without an arrangement of some kind,'' Cuomo said in an interview on Bloomberg Television's ``Political Capital with Al Hunt,'' scheduled to air today.
A ticket with one of the candidates running as vice president would give the public a chance to elect the first woman president and the first African-American president regardless of who is at the top of the ticket, Cuomo said.
Either Obama, 46, or Clinton, 60, could serve two terms as vice president and then run for president.
``Most people say that's improbable, but that doesn't mean it wouldn't be the best solution,'' Cuomo said. ``And it occurs to me that you could make a ticket almost either way, with Hillary on top or Obama on top.''

you know, mr. cuomo, we're not interested in "The First" anything. i guess we all look stupid out here. but we're not. we want the best. we want a change. we want someone who can lead the nation in a better direction, regardless of race, regardless of gender. there are obviously exceptions, but i think for most obama supporters, we could care less that he's "The First" black president.
give it rest already. geez.