Afterhours on MSNBC with Dan Abrams, had the second half of their show after the events of the night occurred, discussing and talking about Hillary for VP, yes/no?
Here is my quick reply giving the top-three reasons is should be no:
- Iraq: She voted for it, and destroys the Obama argument that judgment trumps McCain's experience, because she had the same lapse of judgement that has killed thousands of our troops and enabled the biggest foreign policy disaster in our nation's history. She forces that issue off the table because McCain can simply point to her to negate his clean argument on this issue and thereby cedes national security by default because she is on the ticket.
- She unifies the GOP: She would be the single biggest unifying force for the GOP base to embrace McCain.
- Pre-loaded GOP talking points: The GOP can avoid talking on the issues if the CLinton name is on the ticket. All they have to say is "Hillarycare" and half the country tunes out and rejects the Democratic potion in Pavlovian response to the tainted brand name of Clinton.
What are you opinions and reasons for or against?
And keep it classy folks.