I only caught half of this yesterday while making brunch and listening to Meet the Press yesterday, but William Safire made some curious predictions about vice-presidential candidates. If Hillary Clinton wins the Dem nomination (and Safire seems certain she will), he's betting on Rahm Emanuel over Barack Obama and Bill Richardson. Says Safire:
He's a hawk. And although he's a rootin' tootin' liberal on domestic affairs, he is a hawk on foreign affairs. I was at the -- a roast for him for Epilepsy Association, and Hillary Clinton was there, and I said, quite frankly, here you have the hawkish side of the Democratic Party. If they get together, the bumper sticker will read "Invade and bomb with Hillary and Rahm."
My violent shuddering caused me to miss his next prediction, but the transcript is online today. If Obama wins, he's betting on Dianne Feinstein as the VP. No guesses on Edwards, though.
On the Republican side, he's betting Rudy Giuliani will go with Fred Thompson, Mitt Romney would choose Gen. David Petraeus, and John McCain would pick Condoleezza Rice.
If the Bush administration taught us one thing, it should be that the VP choice actually can make a difference when it comes to policy. I know it's early, but as they say, bet early and bet often. Predictions?
--Kate Sheppard
