I do get your point Peter RV. Thing is, the danger to Obama will exist regardless of who the vice president is. UNLESS, he were to select somebody that would make him assassination proof, just as Bush has been made impeachment-proof, because of Dick Cheney.

But, Obama wouldn’t do that. (select somebody as horrible as Dick Cheney, just to assure that nobody would do away with him).

So yeah, there’s always a risk, and he’s had to consider that. Thing is, the fear of such risk can never be allowed to stop us, even though we know that was the purpose in the assassinations of MLK and Bobby Kennedy. It seemed to work too. Look how long it’s been, with us just going backwards instead of forward?

Meantime, I’m going to hope that Obama has enough sense to know that Hillary CAN NOT, and SHOULD NOT be his choice for a running mate. He’ll have a big enough job to deal with as it is, which means he’ll need HELP, not Hillary. (someone on this site suggested he’d need a food taster if he brought Hillary in as VP, and I’m in agreement).

Actually, he has (it would seem) lots of choices. I would be happy to see any of many...Edwards, Kucinich, Ted Kennedy, (though I don’t see him as all that interested in doing it...hell, I’m tired myself, and he’s got nearly 2 decades on me) Do these politicians take special vitamins or something?

Anyway, let’s just hope that there is no nonsense talk of Hillary as VP. My nerves couldn’t take it.

I think it’s sad.

Nothing in the world sadder than watching a good structure implode, just because someone wants the property to make more money.

Hillary is the woman who could, but didn’t. Because she put her faith in the almighty dollar instead of the sanity of her constituents.

Go back to that war vote.

I’ve been told by aids that letters and calls from home were running ten to one against the war. Hillary went with the war profiteers. That doesn’t make her unique, the same can be said for all the congressaurs who voted to give Bush absolute power over life and death of the innocents abroad. But they aren’t running for president.

I agree Peter RV...at least about the part on this being a racist country. I would only say that it appears we may finally be moving beyond that...at least little by little.

I don’t believe that the selection of Hillary as a running mate is even in the air, let alone on anyone’s mind, including hers. She has said far too many times that she would never agree to that spot, and I believe that.

As for Ron Paul, we’ve been there before, so we’ll have to agree to disagree on him as well. I AM semi-sorry that he didn’t have more of an opportunity to put himself out there so that folks could have a chance to hear more from him, and have him more thoroughly vetted.

I know that his supporters don’t want to believe it, but there is racism underlying his agenda as well, even if it is not immediately obvious, and maybe not even intentional.

Meantime, Obama will be the nominee, and he will of course will the election in November, because most folks rational enough to vote at all, will elect him.

It’s a new dawn and a new day, and we won’t have many more unless we do something right to reverse this course of fascism. For me, it’s that simple.

We have to start by first STOPPING THE DESTRUCTION.

When McG was deflated by Reagan he completely disappeared from sight beyond the political horizon where he should have remained forever. This mealy-mouthed politician was qualified to lead a boy-scout group but not our national government. Lionizing him today is utterly ridiculous.

I hope you’re right Aegrus.

I’m counting on it. I should definitely do the same. I feel like I’VE been campaigning.

I don’t think it’s difficult. There is a sense in the air everyone is coming down off the campaign urgency and stubbornness. This endorsement shows me Dems will be united in the Fall.

So, there we have it. No doubt a difficult move for the former Sentator McGovern, and I appreciate his integrity and leadership in the face of what it a difficult time for all of us.