Much has already been written about whether or not Obama seriously considered Hillary Clinton as a VP pick for his campaign - Clinton's ardent supporters don't believe she was ever on his short list because of the bitter rivalry and harsh feelings between them for the Democratic Presidential nomination. That skepticism has continued to fuel a problem for the Obama campaign in keeping those Hillary votes loyal to the party and available for Obama in the November election, despite Hillary's endorsement and direct appeals.
How ironic and painful it must be then for both Obama and Hillary. That Obama needs her to stump for him to keep his poll numbers dropping any further due to the Republican candidate's dogged persistence and the "Palin Factor"; and for Hillary, to need Obama's help in retiring the $24 million of past due campaign debt she still has - $13 million of which are her personal loans to her own campaign.
Or is it?
In their shared need and, even to Obama, the increasingly evident and obviously bad decision in choosing Biden as his running mate, especially in the face of a newly re-energized McCain campaign courtesy of Sarah Palin, isn't it in every way conceivable, the Clinton's and Obama have already brokered a deal for Biden to be dumped from the ticket and Hillary to move back on in his place?
As for Obama, embarrassment and betrayal haven't given him pause before; he's already demonstrated a lack of personal conviction by abandoning his early support from the liberal left in his bid to re-define, and re-create himself, and to be seen as a moderate Democrat. Getting rid of Biden in the pursuit of his naked ambition won't cause him any hesitation whatsoever.
Oh, how prophetic Rudy Giulliani's advice to Biden - "get it in writing!" - about any Obama commitment must now seem.
As prelude to a formal announcement of an Obama Clinton ticket, and for Biden to begin to bow out, Biden just confessed in New Hampshire that Clinton in every way was his equal in qualification to be Vice President and could even have been a better choice.
Bill Clinton and Obama met in Clinton's Harlem office where after the meeting yesterday, representatives for both suggested that they just whiled away the time reminiscing over the earlier primary campaign as opposed to being in any substantive and frank discussions and hard negotiations about how Hillary as the Democratic Vice Presidential candidate could help Obama stop the momemtum of the McCain Palin ticket.
Bill Clinton, who Obama indelibly labelled as a "rascist" during the primaries, and who does not like Obama personally, nor believes he's ready to be President, must be thoroughly enjoying this twist in political fortunes now that Obama, on bended knee, approaches as a respectful supplicant as he panders for Hillary's supporter's votes.
Clinton, for the ninth time, publicly announced afterward that he will do whatever the Obama campaign requests.
Watch for an announcement from the Obama camp to trump the Palin nomination.
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