Kennedy: No veep slot for Clinton
It's fun to think about, but there are so many obstacles, and Ted Kennedy isn't buying, he said on Bloomberg Television's "Political Capital With Al Hunt," which airs this weekend.
Obama should choose a running mate who "is in tune with his appeal for the nobler aspirations of the American people," Kennedy said. "If we had real leadership -- as we do with Barack Obama -- in the No. 2 spot as well, it'd be enormously helpful."

This morning it hit me what feels familiar about many of Obama's online fans -- I've met these people before.

In 1988 I was in downtown Seattle where a group of aging liberal peacenik types were standing on the sidewalk in front of a hotel.  On the top floor of the hotel, hanging from the windows, was a dozen or so young men, all in white shirts and narrow ties, all with closely trimmed hair and big orthodontist smiles on their faces.

The aging liberals were out there to protest something (sorry but I don't recall what) and the young men were in town for a gathering of Young Republicans.  These were the heady days at the end of the 2nd Reagan term . . . the triumph of the Soviet fall just around the corner . . . big tax cuts, de-regulation all over the place, nothing but contempt for the old liberal base, talk of welfare queens in Cadillacs milking the system, scorn for the very idea of peace.

The Young Republicans were in a triumphant mood, cat-calling to their elders below and enjoying themselves.  They owned the future; these old people were on the outside with no power and no plan.  It feels to me like that's where we are right now.  The smug, "you don't count because we won" feel of things like the Chris Bowers post is precisely the same.

What happened to the Young Republicans?  Did they stick it out with W through 2 elections?  Do they regret anything?  What will happen to their current incarnation?  

The solution: investments in education, universal healthcare, expansion unemployment coverage and, get this one, "steps must be take to ensure that service sector jobs are a road into the middle class." Hmmmm... It would would seem that HRC was the one candidate (after Edwards dropped out) who was actually advocating several of these provisions, but she gets slammed again today on their editorial page.

Speaker of the House

Nancy Pelosi

Sunday, June 1, 2008   ~ San Francisco
5:00pm ~ Co-Host Reception        5:30pm ~ Cocktail Reception       7:30pm ~ Co-Chair Dinner

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and Monday evening Silicon Valley Pre-Reception and Reception)
Chair: Raise $50,000 by May 31st
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and Pre-Reception, and Monday evening Silicon Valley Pre-Reception and Reception)
Co-Chair: Write $28,500 by May 31st
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and Pre-Reception, and Monday evening Silicon Valley Pre-Reception and Reception)
Host: Raise $10,000
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 Receptions in San Francisco Sunday evening & Silicon Valley Monday evening)
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Guest: Write $1,000
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See Gallup, where Hillary has opened up a bigger lead against McCain than she had before:

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