Hokey dokey...I saw the future and it's...cough...Lisa Caputo (Senior Analyst for HRC) on...ugh...MSNBC.
It's clear that they are jockeying for the VP. Jockeying hard. Caputo was basically saying, as I hear it, that if Obama wants HRC to go away, he has to "unify the party."
After the flip
However, Matthews then asked her about HRC's view of the VP. Caputo answered by saying it was VERY empowered during Clinton/Gore and doubtless the VP would remain empowered. (Like Cheney...well, she didn't say that...but you knew it was coming.)
You've heard it first. The cost of unity is HRC as VP. I don't know whether the Obama camp takes this seriously. I don't know whether the DNC takes it seriously. I have no idea how troubled they are by the possibility of HRC pulling a Gotterdammerung at the Convention. In other words, I don't know how much outside pressure is being put on Obama to make it so. I can only imagine that the Obama camp is resisting muchly. I can also imagine that as of tonight, they are sitting with a fine looking hand.
In essence, I saw the Caputo interview as representing negotiations. I have had a little...um...chardonnay tonight. The latte didn't quite wipe out the alcohol. Oh well. I'm ordinarily not much given to short diaries but tonight is a night amongst nights. Cheers.