Get Over It And Pick Hillary
I’ve met Michelle Obama. She’s a brilliant person and a compelling speaker. Reliable sources indicate that she’s not fond of Hillary Clinton. So be it.
I’ve met major fund raisers for Obama. They’re high minded enough to see the potential their candidate has to enact crucial policy changes that this country is in dire need of following the Dubya debacle. They also don’t much care for Ms. Clinton, perhaps still nursing wounds from the primary season.
Then there’s the candidate himself. I’ve met him too. Yes, it’d be nice to have a running mate who didn’t come with a husband who wants to amend the constitution so that he can have a third term, and who herself wouldn’t mind a term or two, even if it came at Barack’s expense. He’ll need a major league fly swatter in the west wing. That’s what a chief of staff is for, among other things.
As the most recent polls have made all too clear, McCain seems to be dodging the Bush baggage. This election is not going to be the cakewalk most pundits, politicians, and the public thought it would be a couple of months ago.
What we need is a transcendental pragmatist. Obama needs to rise above the personal feelings he and those around him may have and put the good of the nation, and a democratic victory, first. If he, his wife, and his supporters have to deal with Hillary in order to have a shot at the change he espouses, he’ll have to welcome aboard the change Hillary will bring to the ticket with her 18 million+ supporters.
Regular readers know I wasn’t a Hillary fan during the primary season. But you do what you gotta do.
His first major test of leadership is whether he can rise to the occasion of putting himself in the position to win, because without winning, there isn’t going to be much change.
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