This question is becoming more pressing.\u00a0 Whether we get McCain, Obama, or Clinton as our primary choices, the real question becomes, who will their running mate be?\u00a0 David Brooks, op-ed columnist for the NY Times addresses this question.\u00a0 Will we get someone designed to help someone win the election, or will we get someone who can make a difference in the next Presidency?<\/p>\n
Frankly, the more important factor than who the person who becomes president is lies in who he or she surrounds themselves with as key advisors.\u00a0 Is it someone who can become a completer for the president?\u00a0 Will it be someone who can counter the new president’s weaker aspects?\u00a0 Or will it be someone he or she can pat on the head and stick in a corner somewhere?\u00a0 That would be a mistake.<\/p>\n
Mr. Brooks suggests possible contenders.\u00a0 Who are you thinking would do the job well?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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