I can not consider Sen. Obama for POTUS based on his opposition to the Born Alive Infants Protection Act.
I will going forward support the McCain campaign. My full statement is posted under the Newsweek article
Decoding Neck-and-Neck.
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Hillary will likely not sign the document that is necessary under party rules for her name to be placed in nomination. The Obama forces aren't dumb enough to permit it, and Hillary, unlike Bill, has to work with these people after the election if Obama wins. But the rules do allow for all delegates to vote for whomever they want. So Hillary's delegates will naturally vote for their candidate even if there are no nominating and seconding speeches for her. The Obama folks also have to figure out how to work Ted Kennedy into the schedule. That will be a moving moment but a bit too liberal for launching Obama into the fall campaign.
The dustup over the Clintons will get resolved, but it's a harbinger of drama to come. Bill Clinton is still sore. And Barack Obama hasn't quite figured out yet that the men who have been president is a tiny club, and Clinton is the only one whose advice is likely to prove useful. (Jimmy Carter is a prickly pacifist, George H.W. Bush is so out of the action that he didn't even know Obama had been saying nice things about his presidency when I asked him about it last month, and President Bush has little reliable to tell him).
The best outcome for Democrats would be for a President Obama to send Bill Clinton to the Middle East next year as his special envoy. Then all will be forgiven on both sides.
As for Hillary, she would have much more leverage over Obama if he wins and needs her help to get his agenda through the Senate. Should John McCain be vanquished, the Clinton-Obama dance will keep us riveted for years to come.
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