Bumper Sticker: “Invade and Bomb with Hillary and Rahm.”

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'Lil Russ and Bill Safire

'Meet the Press' transcript for Oct. 28, 2007

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21515779/page/5/

MR. RUSSERT: But pretty interesting crystal ball, looking at Giuliani-Clinton in terms of 2008. Which brings us to Bill Safire, who used to write his office pool when he had his column in The New York Times and op/ed page. And we’ve asked him to do a MEET THE PRESS edition, and here it is: If Hillary wins the nomination, her choice for vice president would be: Barack Obama, Bill Richardson, Rahm Emanuel, the Illinois congressman. Safire says, Rahm Emanuel.

MR. SAFIRE: Well, I was torn there, because Bill Richardson would bring a lot to the ticket, his Spanish background and all. However, he’s been—surprised all of us by going very strongly anti-war. Now, bring the boys home now—not the boys. Bring the troops home now. So I don’t think she could cross that bridge with him.

What about Rahm Emanuel, the most powerful voice in the House of Representatives that agrees with Hillary Clinton on foreign affairs. He’s a hawk. And although he’s a rootin’ tootin’ liberal on domestic affairs, he is a hawk on foreign affairs. I was at the—a roast for him for Epilepsy Association, and Hillary Clinton was there, and I said, quite frankly, here you have the hawkish side of the Democratic Party. If they get together, the bumper sticker will read “Invade and bomb with Hillary and Rahm.”

MR. RUSSERT: But, you know, they never got along when they worked together in the Clinton White House, but that’s another subject.

MR. DeFRANK: Times change.