Politics Now

Barack Obama has enough delegates to win the Democratic nomination. Hillary Clinton has conceded victory to him. Some may say she did that bitterly with the air of sore loser. Oh, well. This is politics. These people are not trying to win a 100m race. They are trying to attain the most powerful seat in the land. Therefore, it does not really matter how much Barack seems nice, hopeful and genuine. Behind it all, he wants to be leader of the free world. He wants that power, so while Hillary might seem bitter, Barack might just have a better poker face. Hilary has lost to a neophyte, and she should be bitter. The truth was: it was her nomination to lose, and she did just that, so what does she do now is the big question. Can anyone say Vee-Pee?

If offered, she should take it. If not, she should beg for it. Hillary does not have much of a chance come another election. She will not have the energy or support to make another run for the nomination. Her time was now, and her window of opportunity is closing. She does not want to be a great story in the annals of history. She wants the crown and the might. Her best shot is vice-president. It cannot look bad to put first female vice-president of the United States on your resume. Can it? That often leads to a nomination.

I do think Barack and Hillary will make a great ticket. There is a lot of healing to do before that can happen. Some say Hillary could not stomach being running mate to this neophyte. Those who say that should re-examine Hillary Clinton. If she could stomach what President Bill Clinton did in office and before office in Arkansas and still support him, then she could stomach humbling herself for Barack. She is an asset in anybody's campaign, but she also has liabilities: her husband, and sometimes herself.

What will happen to Hillary, actually, that just depends on what she does. Conciliatory tones help a whole lot. Bitterness is unnecessary and unproductive. If she got rid of the hurt of losing, maybe she could find that political might to rally back for what she good get. A shot at VP is worth it. It is a consolation prize but it is not. It is the best political choice or move to get a close to what she really wants and that is to be the President of the United Sates.

Lest we forget, this is not about the first black President or first woman President. This is about power. Who wants it? And, what you are willing to do to get it?

Inspired Trini