Don’t Call Us, We’ll Call You, Part II
It’s been twelve days since Bill Clinton offered to campaign for Barack Obama—all he needed was to be asked. And what does he have to show for his patience over those twelve days but two turtle doves (named Betty and Laverne) and nary a partridge in a pear tree?
Right after the primaries CNN’s Roland Martin told me the chances of Hillary being on the ticket were slim and none. When one of our bosses told him he needed a second source for that information, Roland said, “There is no second source.” Looks like he knew what he was talking about.
The New York Times says Clinton has told people close to her she thinks there’s little chance Obama will pick her. Here’s a clue: She hasn’t been asked to provide any documents to the committee vetting potential VPs. She’s not campaigning for Obama either.
Hillary Clinton hardly darkened the door of the U.S. Senate for 16 months while she was running for president.
Now all of a sudden her former campaign chairman Terry McAuliffe says she’s been too busy working in the Senate to campaign for the Democrat who won the nomination. He says once she’s done there, though, “she’s going to hit the campaign trail.” Her Senate work didn’t keep her from campaigning for herself almost every day for a year and half.
And what about Bill Clinton? Almost as silent and invisible as his wife.
Here’s my question to you: When it comes to Barack Obama, where are the Clintons?
Where are the Clintons to Barack Obama? Right at the top of his fecal roster, I’d say. I’m sure I don’t care, but is the press equally uncurious about the relationship between McCain and President Bush? The media analyze every picture of the two Republicans like Kremlinologists, yet can’t seem to rouse themselves to wonder where a former President and his “magnanimous” loser wife are keeping themselves these day.