Obama's VP

"She got millions of votes, but she's not on his ticket. Why? For telling the truth." Or something like that is what the McCain campaign is saying about Hillary Clinton in a recent ad.

And it's crap.

Hillary Clinton is not Obama's VP... because she pisses people off. Republicans have hated her for a long time. In the primaries, she pulled some catty stuff that turned a lot of Obama supporters against her. A couple of days ago before Obama announced Biden, I was talking to one of my friends and he said if Obama picked Clinton as his VP, he might not vote for Obama. Between her strong personality and previous tactics, she's very divisive and that is exactly the opposite of the message the Obama campaign has been trying to send.

It's a shame, because in my opinion she would complement Obama's strengths quite well. Where he might be naive, she is realistic; where she might be distastefully conniving, he can act straightforwardly. Of course, I know there are many who would debate this with me - but my point is even though she might be an asset in office, she would be a definite liability in the election.

Also, is America ready for a black man AND a woman? I hate to acknowledge the factors of sex and race underlying this election, but they're there, and I bet that was considered in the decision.

And with regards to Joe Biden: I've heard a few people who are as miffed about Biden as my friend would have been about Clinton; they say they might not vote for Obama now that he's picked Biden. These dopes need to realize that despite the "Democratic ticket", president and vice-president are actually separate races. They can vote for Obama and vote for someone else (maybe give the Green party props) for VP if they can't bear to vote a straight ticket.

Vote Obama, everyone.

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Update on the apartments: I applied for an apartment last week and came close to getting it, but not quite. I'm trying to see some more this weekend.