Statement of Sen. Hillary Clinton after closing of GOP convention

[suedanim]

Statement of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton (http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/09/04/sen-clinton-statement/)

Thursday, Sep 4, 2008

The two party conventions showcased vastly different directions for our country. Senator Obama and Senator Biden offered the new ideas and positive change America needs and deserves after eight years of failed Republican leadership. Senator McCain and Governor Palin do not.

After listening to all the speeches this week, I heard nothing that suggests the Republicans are ready to fix the economy for middle class families, provide quality affordable health care for all Americans, guarantee equal pay for equal work for women, restore our nation's leadership in a complex world or tackle the myriad of challenges our country faces. So, to slightly amend my comments from Denver: NO WAY, NO HOW, NO McCAIN-PALIN.

[Trish]

Statement of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton (http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/09/04/sen-clinton-statement/)

Thursday, Sep 4, 2008

The two party conventions showcased vastly different directions for our country. Senator Obama and Senator Biden offered the new ideas and positive change America needs and deserves after eight years of failed Republican leadership. Senator McCain and Governor Palin do not.

After listening to all the speeches this week, I heard nothing that suggests the Republicans are ready to fix the economy for middle class families, provide quality affordable health care for all Americans, guarantee equal pay for equal work for women, restore our nation's leadership in a complex world or tackle the myriad of challenges our country faces. So, to slightly amend my comments from Denver: NO WAY, NO HOW, NO McCAIN-PALIN.

I was pretty sure HC would be stepping up to bat in very short order. I fully expect to see Obama call upon her to go toe-to-toe with Palin even more so than Joe Biden. Biden's going to have to be careful in his contests with Palin to avoid the inevitable "big bad man vs. helpless woman" label that will attach if he gets too intense. While I think Palin is more than capable of handling whatever Biden throws her way, I also believe that Obama is going to want to avoid as much of the nonsense that will be put out there as possible. So - he'll call on HC to put on the boxing gloves. It's a good strategy. What's more I believe it may be a peek into the future - a Clinton/Palin showdown for the Presidency.