The Political Inquirer

Congressman Rahm Emanuel, from the great state of Illinois, said that Senator Ted Kennedy should not have said something to the effect that Hillary Clinton should not be on the Obama ticket. It would seem that Rahm is overly sensitive to this issue. It is Emauel who has supposedly remained neutral in this campaign because of his history with the Clintons and the fact that Obama is from Illinois. He can’t decide which one to support. A sense of loyalty or a sense of geography.

On a day when it seemed that everybody was beating up on Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton — even “Saturday Night Live” had run a skit making fun of her -– one person came to her defense on Sunday: Representative Rahm Emanuel of Illinois, a top Democrat in the House.

Mr. Emanuel called to assail Senator Edward M. Kennedy, Democrat of Massachusetts, for remarks he made when asked about the possibility of Senator Barack Obama of Illinois choosing Mrs. Clinton, of New York, as his running-mate.

“I have a lot of respect for Ted Kennedy, but I don’t know how the hell he comes off saying that,” said Mr. Emanuel, who has ties to Mrs. Clinton and Mr. Obama and has not endorsed in the race. “The gratuitous attack on her is uncalled for and wrong. He is a better senator than that comment reveals.”

To the victor go the spoils (the original quote was referring to war). And to Obama the choice of who is his Vice-Presidential candidate will be an Obama choice. Not an Emanuel choice or even a Ted Kennedy choice.

Thus far Obama’s judgment has been superior. I will yield to his judgment when he picks his eventual running mate. If he picks Hillary, I will certainly support the ticket. I personally favor Colin Powell as I have posted here, because I truly believe they would be unstoppable. The way he has handled controversy after controversy, we are starting to get a strong sense of what an Obama Presidency will be like. Very strong and very focused. Reading on Walden Bookstore.