There are several conceptions of the role of a vice presidential nominee, one of which is the attack dog to slime the opposition.While the laughingstock idea of the century is the notion that Obama might run with Clinton, the real dream team is John McCain running with Hillary Clinton as his vice presidential nominee, a role she has been playing for some time.
Truth is, if Obama is nominated, both Hillary and McCain want Obama to lose — her conduct has no other explanation. Her campaign is actively colluding with Republicans and Swift Boat types in simultaneous slimes that are coordinated de facto or de jure.
Even the editorial board of The New York Times, which has endorsed Clinton, is deeply offended and disgusted by the sliming campaign she is running. The Times editorial on Wednesday came very close to de-endorsing her in a total condemnation of Clinton campaign tactics.Her campaign helps McCain; her campaign promotes McCain; she has even called McCain more qualified than Obama in one of her more slimy attacks; her low-road campaign makes McCain’s election more likely.
If the role of vice presidential candidate is to slime the opposition, Bill Clinton is now Hillary’s vice presidential nominee, while Hillary is now McCain’s vice presidential nominee.
No wonder almost two-thirds of the country believes Hillary is untrustworthy.
