Monday, November 19, 2007

Inevitable? Not!

According to a new ABC News/Washington Post poll, Hillary Clinton no longer sits atop the polls in Iowa. Barack Obama has now pulled ahead, with 30%, and Clinton is at 22% and John Edwards is at 22%. 

Why is Obama surging? Well, this speech at the Jefferson Jackson Dinner had to help. It was beyond brilliant. Check it out:



If you can watch that and not be inspired by him, I do not know what it will take.

That is not to say that I think he is perfect - far from it, and in many ways, I prefer Joe Biden. Unfortunately, Biden has no chance in heck despite having just about every state representative in Iowa endorsing him and having the most foreign policy experience. In fact, on most issues, the candidates seem to defer to Biden, as he points out in this ad:



My hope is that when a candidate does emerge from the scrum, they take Biden in and make him part of their campaign. Biden would make an excellent Secretary of State, or maybe even Vice President. Think Lloyd Bentsen. Compare this:



to this:



Looks like great Vice Presidential material to me...

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