In what might be the most stunning thing that I have heard this week, President Bush has not only declared that Hillary Rodham Clinton will be the Democratic nominee for president, he also called Senator Barack Obama "intellectually lazy". I haven't even gotten to the real shocker: He is advising Clinton; giving her tips on how to deliver speeches if elected president. The source of this story comes from the upcoming book by Bill Sammon, "The Evangelical President".
To Hillary supporters, this is a positive for their candidate; this revelation makes her look like George W. Bush's natural successor. Without any big publicity, the story makes the other candidates look like unqualified dwarfs trying to get a seat at the grown-ups' table.
I have been open about my full-hearted support for Obama, and I would just like to say that this story can be a negative for Hillary. Imagine a political ad featuring the President and Hillary in the Oval Office. It would look as though she were Bush's favorite Democrat(remember what Ned Lamont was able to do to Joe Lieberman in 2006?). I'm not saying Obama should go on the offensive right away, but if this story gets any bigger, I wonder if Clinton-leaning Democratic primary voters would be less inclined to vorting for her.
Obama needs to beef up his advertisements now. He needs to remind primary-goers that he represents change, not the status quo or the failed leadership of the past.
Photo: http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/exhibits/dianawalker/images/Clintons_with_Bush_JuniorL.jpg
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