K-Seb had a chance to knock it out of the park in her SotU response, and I think she hit a dribbling grounder that just made it out of the infield. If she had drilled it, she'd be your VP front-runner. I think the best she can hope for now is a cabinet position.
Paul as the Republican VP is just...amusing. The Republicans never took quite the shine to Paul that I expected, and it's much the same shine that Democrats took to Obama. He's out-of-kilter enough with traditional (check-writing) Republicans that I don't think he'd mesh well (especially with McCain, having been in the Senate for 26 or so years, running on a platform of change), but you're right, if he were, he'd appeal to the same idealist-sparkly-eyes who're going for Obama now.
The saddest thing about the Clinton campaign as been a sentiment I've heard that "I guess America's not ready for a woman president," which is load of utter unmitigated crap. If it'd been any woman other than HRC, chances are she would've won; it's just not time for this woman in particular. (I'd say her candidacy's success is a very significant statement that if America lets HRC get this far, then yes, gender's no longer an issue.) With these three candidates, we either would've had the first non-white, first female or oldest elected president. Pity we can only break one barrier at a time.
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Paul as the Republican VP is just...amusing. The Republicans never took quite the shine to Paul that I expected, and it's much the same shine that Democrats took to Obama. He's out-of-kilter enough with traditional (check-writing) Republicans that I don't think he'd mesh well (especially with McCain, having been in the Senate for 26 or so years, running on a platform of change), but you're right, if he were, he'd appeal to the same idealist-sparkly-eyes who're going for Obama now.
The saddest thing about the Clinton campaign as been a sentiment I've heard that "I guess America's not ready for a woman president," which is load of utter unmitigated crap. If it'd been any woman other than HRC, chances are she would've won; it's just not time for this woman in particular. (I'd say her candidacy's success is a very significant statement that if America lets HRC get this far, then yes, gender's no longer an issue.) With these three candidates, we either would've had the first non-white, first female or oldest elected president. Pity we can only break one barrier at a time.