Comments on: Politico Claims Hillary Was Never Vetted?

By: Justin Gardner

Justin Gardner — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 06:29:49 +0000

In either case, I think my dog is more likely to be Obamaâ€™s running mate than Hillary at this point.

Well, something tells me that Hillary has a “leg up” on your dog.

By: Doug Mataconis

Doug Mataconis — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 20:32:17 +0000

Yea, but the kind of vetting that wasn’t done includes looking at all the Clinton library donors, business records, etc. Stuff that Camp Obama would not have had access to during the campaign.

The Marc Rich story alone could be enough of a problem if Hillary was the VP. Then there’s all the stuff about the Rose Law Firm, Whitewater, billing records, the White House Travel Office, the Indonesian donors in the 1996 campaign, and cattle futures.

It would make the stuff that brought Ferrarro down in 1984 look like a picnic by comparison.

I don’t agree with Obama on most issues, but I’m pretty sure he’s smart enough to know that he can’t pick a nominee like Hillary without knowing absolutely everything there is to know about her (at which point, most likely, he wouldn’t pick her).

In either case, I think my dog is more likely to be Obama’s running mate than Hillary at this point.

By: Alexis

Alexis — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 20:22:07 +0000

there is always new stuff that may come to light. If Obama was serious about naming her as VP he wouldn’t stop the vetting process now.

Nonetheless, an aide already slipped that it will be biden: http://tinyurl.com/6jb7l6

By: gerryf

gerryf — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 19:15:46 +0000

I thought almost exactly same thing when I saw that….including, almost word for word, “the 18 month rectal exam that was the Democratic primary season”