Mike Allen from Politico writes that Hillary Clinton has not been vetted for a possible VP slot. In fact, she was never asked.
“She was never vetted,” a Democratic official reported. “She was not asked for a single piece of paper. She and Senator Obama have never had a single conversation about it. How would he know if she’d take it?”
The official also said Clinton never met with Obama’s vetting team of Eric Holder and Caroline Kennedy.
In an attempt to not be completely eclipsed by ObamaEuroMania, John McCain will announce his pick for Vice President this week, according to rumors on the internets.
Speculation has it that Mitt Romney will get the nod. That’s a safe bet.
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A friend to many in the conservative movement, a writer, commentator, and a presidential press secretary, Tony Snow died last night of colon cancer at 2 AM EDT in Washington, D.C.. He was 53 years old.
“America has lost a devoted public servant and a man of character,” President Bush said in a statement from Camp David, where he was spending the weekend. “It was a joy to watch Tony at the podium each day. He brought wit, grace, and a great love of country to his work.”
RIP.
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Just shocked. Stunned. The bureau chief for NBC News in Washington died today reportedly after suffering a massive heart attack.
Like many, I grew up watching ‘Meet the Press’. It was my “must see TV”. It’s hard to imagine Tim not sitting at that desk this Sunday.
RIP
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As I’m sure most of you know now, the new iPhone 3G was announced earlier this week by Steve Jobs at WWDC 2008. I have to admit, I was listening to the keynote via an audio stream from USTREAM.tv. Someone sitting in the audience decided to start a USTREAM broadcast (sans video) on his Macbook while he was typing away (most likely on his own blog). Anyway, much to my appreciation, I could clearly hear Jobs’ presentation.
I thought the keynote was less than exciting. Yeah, there were some cool things shown. But, rating this event against others, this one was on the more lackluster end. Anyway, here’s a quick “love”, “hate” list of things about the new iPhone 3G.
Love
— 3G speed
— GPS
— Legitimate installable Apps!
— MOBILE Me
Hate
— Nearly everything about AT&T
— Increase in data cost
— No bundled SMS package
— No frontside camera
— No cut and paste or MMS in iPhone 2.0 software
— No 32GB sized iPhone
Will I purchase a new iPhone to replace my 1.0 version? Probably. Will I line up on July 11th at my local AT&T store? No. In fact, I’ll probably wait a couple of months to see if AT&T relents and becomes less hard nosed about the iPhone data plan. But, that all depends on how many cool applications come out for the device. My 1.0 iPhone is only a 4 gigger. Space might quickly become an issue for me.
Regardless of my gripes, the iPhone is still the best gadget I’ve ever purchased.
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The AP reports that Barack Obama has effectively clinched the Democratic presidential nomination.
Does Hillary agree?
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Bo Diddley died today at age 79.
Diddley died of heart failure at his home in Archer, Fla., spokeswoman Susan Clary said. He had suffered a heart attack in August, three months after suffering a stroke while touring in Iowa. Doctors said the stroke affected his ability to speak, and he had returned to Florida to continue rehabilitation.
The legendary singer and performer, known for his homemade square guitar, dark glasses and black hat, was an inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, had a star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame, and received a lifetime achievement award in 1999 at the Grammy Awards.
He leaves the world with a signature rhythmic beat that has influenced thousands of songs. Quite a legacy.
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Microsoft announced on Friday that they’re abandoning their massive book digitization project. Likewise, the search site will also be shut down. I’m not totally surprised by this. I’ve always thought this project was more about Microsoft reaching parity with Google than anything else. This much is true…Microsoft figured out that its money should be spent on developing better search technology instead of spending millions on adding content to an inadequate search engine.
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Hillary Clinton was quoted yesterday saying that it’s wrong when people go through the motions of an election only to have their vote discarded and disregarded. Of course, she was speaking of voters in Michigan and Florida whose primary votes are not being included in the tally of votes needed to secure the Democratic Party nomination for President of the United States. (Funny thing is, Hillary didn’t care much about Florida and Michigan back in the fall when she didn’t think she’d need them to win).
All this talk of counting every vote has got me thinking about the state of the Democratic party nomination as it stands today. Both Hillary and Barack Obama are very close to one another in terms of popular vote. Obama leads Clinton by over a hundred pledged delegates. Depending on who you listen to, Obama either needs to reach 2025 to secure the nomination, or 2209 by Clinton’s mathematics. Her path to the nomination is virtually impossible by anyone’s math. Still, Hillary is out there right now, screaming and pounding the table about how important each and every vote is.
Yet, the ironic thing is all of the votes and all of the pledged delegates really don’t matter.
For all their talk about how important “one man one vote” is to our Democracy, the Democrats are going to nominate a presidential candidate, not by the will of the voters, but by the will of the superdelegates. These individuals don’t have to vote according to the popular vote. They don’t have to vote according to pledged delegates. They don’t have to vote based on a majority of their constituents. They don’t have to vote the same way their home state voted. Nope, they can vote their conscience. Those are the rules of the Democratic Party.
So, you wonder why Hillary is still campaigning today to win the nomination when she’s behind in popular vote and pledged delegates? You wonder why she’s screaming for every vote to be counted? It’s not because it’s the actual vote that will bring her a win. The votes don’t matter. It’s the conscience of the superdelegates that matters.
So much for the will of the people.
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