Barack Obama turned in earnest to the general election and the hunt for a running mate Wednesday, embraced by Democratic leaders who signaled forcefully and sometimes impatiently to Hillary Rodham Clinton that her marathon duel with Obama was over. Clinton kept her silence in public, while supporters made a case for her as Obama’s No. 2.
Obama himself moved to link himself more closely with a young Democratic hero of a half-century ago, picking President Kennedy’s daughter Caroline to help him choose a vice president.
While Clinton still wasn’t conceding, even after Tuesday’s primaries and a flood of “superdelegate” endorsements of Obama sealed the nomination, there were signs aplenty that she was closing shop. She began bidding campaign staff members farewell, and a number were told not to come to work after Friday. Last paychecks were expected to go out June 15.
Ahhh, so what be it? Doth Camelot return? Forsooth, I know not what to make of this.
Maybe Caroline should run!
So much for Obama being a “new” kind of politician…just another liberal Democrat making obeisance at the feet of the Kennedys.
I think I’m going to throw up.
While The Great Prince of Peace, Hope of All Hope. Tribune of the Masses and Bringer of Fire to the People is groveling at Hyannisport, do you think he might contemplate the 1961 Kennedy tax cuts, that empirically proved that cutting taxes causes government revenues to increase? Probably not, since he has already publicly racknowledged that fact, but has said that, despite that fact, he opposes tax cuts for the “rich” because it is just not fair…despite the fact that doing so puts the government in a position of providing more services to the rest of the population.
Hoo-boy.
I question her qualifications. She self admits she hasn’t been in the political loop. She has said the electricity generated by Obama, reminds her of that generated by her father. (Paraphrased) But if my memory serves me right, she wasn’t old enough to experience the events of those days. She is reflecting upon what she has been told by those who were there, as well as film, written words, and here say…… A lovely woman, but not quailified IMHO
Perhaps John McCain can call upon the Bush twins to help him pick his running mate…..They could also look to daddy for help, as Caroline can look to uncle Teddy…..and I’m a Democrat…….sigh
It’s a committee, one with people from different backgrounds. Caroline may not be a politician, but she has other skills useful. But it’s Obama’s decision.
Kevin Babb – its more accurate to say that sometimes cutting taxes increases revenues. Not all the time. In fact, the tax cuts by Bush did not increase revenues. It matters what kind of taxes they are.
for if this weren’t true, what of sin taxes?
John McCain will get my vote.
Cutting marginal income tax rates increases total revenue. Increasing marginal rates, as the Democrats want to do, will reduce total revenue.
Obama can choose whatever counselors he wants. I’m not sure what practical benefit this one brings. It’s symbolic.
Wow. It’s not Caroline Kennedy who is a question, albeit an unimportant one. It’s Jim Johnson, the former Fannie Mae chief. There are [url=http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=NWM3MDFkM2QwNzRjODk3NWZhZTc3OGIxNDQ4Nzc2NDc=]credible allegations[/url], based on an official Federal Housing investigation, that Johnson received $21 million compensation in 1998 while only $6=$7 million was reported.
This kind of appointment could mean that Obama’s failure to see Rezko’s corruption problems despite numerous Chicago newspaper reports extends to a chronic inability to see problems of this kind.
AND Eric Holder, who was the Justice Department contact heavily involved in the final-hour Clinton pardons of terrorists and international financial cheat Marc Rich. Obama and his team don’t seem to have much good judgment. Having defeated Hillary Clinton, he’s just tied himself to a disgraceful Clinton episode.
Fire up the popcorn, I’m going to sit back back and watch. Obama can’t walk across the street with out steping in something!
fact, the tax cuts by Bush did not increase revenues.
Answer me this, John. Did the revenues under Bush after the tax cuts increase or drecrease?
My information is that they increased. in fact, the government TOOK IN more money in the last few years than it ever has. The fact that it spends that money like a pig is the reason no one sees the benefit of that increased revenue. But the tax cuts did their job.
Perhaps if you took your blinders off and actually looked at the naked facts you wouldn’t make such partisan false statements.
I realize I didn’t phrase my question properly to highlight your error. Did the money collected in taxes increase or decrease?
I think Caroline Kennedy is a useful fund-raiser and that is why she may prove invaluable to the campaign.
Chris, a couple reasons: people will sell stock if they think the cuts are temporary. This increases taxable income.
Second, the stock market went up – but did this have anything to do with our tax cuts? European stocks went up as well, without their taxes decreasing.
But most people don’t pay much less taxes when given “tax cuts.” I’ve never felt it made much of a difference in my salary. Most peoples stocks are in their IRAs so when they do go up, they wouldn’t pay taxes anyway.
According to the Joint committee of taxation, it will cost the government $100 billion over the long run.
“Over the long run” is the key.
Caroline Kennedy is useful for another reason—she makes Hillary Clinton’s support base of post-menopausal, white, college-educated women feel nostalgic about their youth, because of the association with her father, and she therefore creates a JFK bridge to bring them over from Hillary to Obama.
A Princess of the Blood! What an endorsement…Nay, anointing…
Surely, said the centurion, this man was…