As the talking heads on TV were analyzing and overthinking the presumed nomination of Barack Obama and the presumed demise of Hillary Clinton's presidential aspirations last night, I found myself thinking that this election year probably still has lots of surprises in store.
For the second time this spring, I heard the name of Sen. Evan Bayh (D-Ind.) casually mentioned as a vice-presidential candidate. You may recall that I raised that possibility here months ago.
And I thought it was brilliant of Hillary to let slip the idea that she might accept the #2 spot on the Democrat ticket while, at the same time, declining to concede.
As some of the folks on FOX News pointed out, her hint at being Obama's VP sucked a lot of the wind out of the sails on Obama's victory.
But the tantalizing thing about these scenarios is Bill Clinton.
I suggested earlier that Bill probably isn't eager to be relegated to the status of the husband of a president. But at the same time, it would be even more ignominious to be the husband of a vice president. Neither is a lofty legacy for a former president of the United States.
But then Jimmy Carter has turned into a treasonous moonbat, setting a new benchmark for presidential legacies.
And then there's the question of why on God's green earth would Barack Obama want a former president as the spouse of his VP? That would make for some awkward and weird scenes at state dinners and other such affairs.
And finally, I think Hillary is considering taking this all the way to the convention and making a fight out of it. The Clinton ego is pretty big, you know.
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