They came out laughing
They sat in facing chairs. They only had water to drink. They talked for an hour, no aides present. They emerged laughing.
Those are some of the details emerging today from first real face-to-face meeting of Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama since he clinched the Democratic nomination, courtesy of the host, Senator Dianne Feinstein.
The California senator -- who supported Clinton and then switched to Obama and called for party unity -- said Clinton called her Thursday afternoon to ask to use her Washington house last night for the secret get-together. (Clinton plans a formal endorsement Saturday in Washington.)
While Obama and Clinton sat in the living room, Feinstein went upstairs, she told the Associated Press.
"They called me when it was over," Feinstein said. "I came down and said, 'Good night everybody, I hope you had a good meeting.' They were laughing, and that was it."
She told reporters today that she hopes the two former rivals have more one-on-one meetings, away from spinmeisters.
"It's a first good step," Feinstein said.
"This is a deeply personal time, too, you know," she added. "Barack is trying to put things together for a major presidential campaign. There are a lot of decompression and nerve endings that need to come together....It's extraordinarily difficult to be just human."
I don't belive it change anything it doesn't mean they're laughing can translate to making good.Now the winner Barrack Obama met face to face with Hilliary Clinton to congratulate each other privately but its his game now while on the other hand Hilliary Clinton holds the key for his victory or defeat in the general election.This is still Hilliary Clintons race which is now getting difficult for the Democratic Party to predict that victory in November is possible.
A good step to win the presidency,good to the party and to the people.If they run together republicans ca't beat them.
Obama must be very much concerned over 18,000,000 voters favoured Hillary in the primary presidential campaign. Without Hillary supporter back up and Obama seems like a giant loss one foot to fight with his hostile enemy John McCain and the GOP.
Obviously, Hillary will or will not accept VP job offer is very much depend on her ambition in the 2012 election. Obama has very brittle chance to win the 2008 election or his posibility to win the president is 35:50. White voters and Female Voters are two main factors in the coming November 2008 election.
I think they could be a super ticket as well, but the word around the water cooler is that if she had won she would not have asked him to be her running mate. I said it before and I'll say it again I am a democrat and will vote for any democrat running.
He needs her support but she cannot be be VP- she would drag down the ticket more than she would help- partisan, old Washington, loose cannon spouse- pretty much everything Obama is not - he would look weak if he picked her (in fact he looks weak for treating her with kidgloves over the last month). She can be a key part of the victory but this election cannot be about her.
Hillary clearly cannot be VP. But the solution is relatively simple -- have Clinton campaign as if she were running. Have her make it VERY CLEAR to all her supporters that a vote for Obama is a vote for her. If Obama makes it clear that he will be in her debt if he wins, then her supporters will realize that they need to support Obama.
A three-pronged campaign attack -- Obama, the VP, and HIllary -- will make the ticket very difficult to defeat, and Hillary will be in line for a major spot in the administration and the party. Seems like everybody wins.
It would be a big mistake to have Hillary as the VP candidate. Now that she's lost the nomination, she has no incentive to have Obama win the general election and wait eight years to get her shot. She will do whatever she can behind the scenes to sabotage his campaign. She is just that ambitious.
Once more, looks like women will have to take a backseat again. Give in, give in, that's what women have always been told for centuries. Even women got the right to vote last.
I think Hillary would be a great choice as VP. Obama is going to need help, both to win the election and then to actually serve. If the Democrats do what they say they can do over the next four years, Obama would get re-elected and she would be in a good position to be the candidate in 2016.
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