Ogre Mage
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« on: January 06, 2009, 08:46:17 PM » |
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« edited: January 06, 2009, 08:50:41 PM by Ogre Mage »
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As the campaign progressed, I became increasingly convinced that "change" was mostly rhetoric. Given the economic and foreign crises that we face, it would be foolishly risky to pick a bunch of inexperienced people. And if you're looking for experience, there's little to draw upon except the veterans of the Clinton Administration.
Bill brought in a bunch of so-called "fresh faces" in 1993 -- and the first two years of his Presidency were ugly. Now that the country's problems are even worse, Obama realizes he won't succeed with that strategy.
If the Democratic Primary had played out in a similarly close fashion except Hillary had won, I think she would have tapped Obama as VP and there's a good chance she would have made Joe Biden SoS. We'd have the same people, but moved around in different positions.
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