Hillary Clinton For Vice President

[Purveyor]

By Suzi Parker

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — “We need Hillary in the White House in 2016 or on the ticket in 2012,” an elderly man told Bill Clinton at a recent book signing here. The former president smiled, signed a copy of “Back to Work: Why We Need Smart Government for a Strong Economy,’’ and assured the man he’d let his wife know: “I’ll pass that along to Hillary.”

Arkansas Democrats have been whispering for months that President Barack Obama would be smart to put Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on the ticket as vice-president.

After all, it’s no secret Hillary is tired of logging miles as the 67th Secretary of State. She racked up 237,597 miles – as of Dec. 8, the latest date for totals – while visiting 45 countries and logging 506 hours of travel time in 2011. She has already said she doesn’t want a second term as Secretary of State.

When asked about her plans, the former president said, “She’s tired and she wants to come home” and “do the kind of work that I’m doing now.” But, he added, “It’s up to her to come and know what she intends to do.”

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[Inuca]

1. No n/t

[monmouth]

2. No..n/t

[gateley]

3. No...nt

[Tx4obama]

4. NO NO NO.

Hillary has already said publicly that she will NOT run for elected office in the future.
She wants to retire and work to promote Women's Rights issues globally,
and spend time with the grand babies when they arrived.

President Obama has already asked VP Joe Biden (months ago) to run with him on the 2012 ticket, and Biden said "YES".

p.s. I wonder when all this Hillary for VP articles/posts are going to end!.

[DeathToTheOil]

37. To p.s.: Long before the Birther bullshit does!

[MjolnirTime]

5. She's done.

[TDale313]

6. Guess I'm not quite sure...

whose vote this gets Obama that he doesn't already have, which frankly would be the only real reason for a vp swap. I'm not anti- Hillary, just don't quite get why Obama would do that.

[AtomicKitten]

7. No thanks.

[tularetom]

8. There's only one person pushing for this seriously - it's a Clinton but not Hillary

Bill Clinton has never gotten over the 2008 primaries and the fact that the Democratic party preferred a black guy to a member of his family. The whole thing is a slap in the face to him.

It really is time for Clinton to just go the fuck away somewhere and shut up.

[DonCoquixote]

20. K and R

Bill is, was and always be about himself...he expected this to be HIS third term.

[TwilightGardener]

9. That's all right, we'll pass.

[Bake]

29. You don't speak for me or a whole lot of DUers.

So drop the "we," Kemo Sabe.

Bake

[Odin2005]

10. Fuck the PUMAs

[Motown_Johnny]

11. please drop it

not gonna happen

[NorthCarolina]

12. Pardon me while I

[A-Schwarzenegger]

13. One elderly man, unidentified whispering Arkansas Democrats, a Facebook page, and a fan.

Solid.

[Survivoreesta]

14. Not gonna happen>

Sorry!

[MilesColtrane]

15. Hell no.

[Bake]

16. So, Hillary Haters, should Obama NOT have named her Sec of State?

Personally, I'd LIKE to see her as VP, but I'll defer to Obama's prerogative.

Honestly, the Hillary Haters here make ME want to .

Bake

[emilyg]

17. Me, too

[krawhitham]

19. I thought SCOTUS was a better option but I have no issue with her as Sec of State

but not VP

If they want to switch VPs pick someone who will not be too old to run in 2016

[Bake]

24. And Biden's NOT too old to run in 2016?

Bake

[Liquorice]

21. Me too. People who supported Hillary Clinton

during the primary are expected to have gotten over it and to support Obama wholeheartedly, but it seems like that doesn't work the other way around. Many of Hillary's detractors from the primaries still regularly trash her and hate her just like during the primaries and that's apparently seen as acceptable. Talk about a double standard.

[moriah]

23. I'm not with the Hillary hate either, but she's done a fine job as SoS, as Biden has as VP.

So I don't see a need for a change.

[Bake]

27. Exactly.

She's been a good and loyal Sec of State, but that's not good enough for some people.

And for those who wish the Big Dog would "go the fuck away" or whatever, he was a two-term Dem President and left office with record popularity. You can't say that for any other Dem Prez in my lifetime. He's a great campaigner and a skilled politician, and to wish he'd just go away is just plain stupid. He'll be an asset in 2012.

Bake

[sufrommich]

30. Very well said.It's my pet peeve and

annoys the hell out of me. Supporting Obama shouldn't mean trashing Hillary.

[center rising]

28. Here here

This Hillary hate is WAYYYYYYYY over the top.. That's why she didn't get the nomination in 2008. That's also why I can't 100% support the party because of the hate for Hillary. She would have been a better president than Obama hands down!!

Screw the haters!!

Hillary forever!!!

[WI_DEM]

32. you sound like a hater yourself

those who throw stones through glass windows? just because people don't want to replace a very good VP like Joe Biden with Hillary doesn't make them 'haters.' I think HRC has done a good job as SOS.

[AtomicKitten]

35. +1

[Joe the Revelator]

18. Fuck that.

[CakeGrrl]

22. N.T.S.I.

I think that abbreviation is known by now.

[Renew Deal]

26. not this s**t....

I don't get it.

[Renew Deal]

25. "237,597 miles"

I'm on board if Hillary and Biden want to switch roles. I think they'd both do a great job.

[WI_DEM]

31. Actually we don't. We have a wonderful VP in Joe Biden

and we don't need Hillary to win, either. BTW, she is doing a wonderful job as SOS.

[Proud Public Servant]

33. Nobody needs this

Not Obama, who would look weak and desparate switching runnings mates at this late hour.

Not Hillary, who would go from the incredible job she's done at State to being Obama's second-banana.

Not Joe, who's done a fine job as veep.

And not the Democratic Party, which does not need a 69-year-old centrist as its heir apparent in 2016.

[Renew Deal]

34. It's not clear that Hillary would take another shot at the presidency.

[TheManInTheMac]

36. We already have a VP, and changing horses in midstream is rarely a good idea.

If SOS Clinton is still interested in a presidential bid in 2016, I say not only "yeah" but "hell yeah," but all things in good time.

[EFerrari]

38. She would do the same job in the same way Biden does, so what is the point?