| Clinton and Obama minis
Last week, Sens. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) and Barack Obama (D-Ill.) were at each other's throats in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination.
But as plastic action figures, they're the "2008 dream team," a two-doll set offered by Herobuilders.com.
Which miniature candidate leads the ticket? Herobuilders won't say, but it's hard not to notice a disparity between Obama's "Beetlejuice"-esque shrunken head and Clinton's bulbous blond noggin.
"Obama's tux is too big, but his head is properly scaled," insisted Herobuilders President Emil Vicale. The Clinton doll is another story. "It has a big head, and that was intentional," Vicale said.
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Daschle would consider VP invite
MITCHELL, S.D. (AP) -- Tom Daschle, who endorsed Barack Obama for the Democratic nomination for president, said he would consider being Obama's running mate if asked.The Democrat and former South Dakota senator said he had not been contacted by any of the Democrats seeking their party's presidential nomination, and that his endorsement of the Illinois senator doesn't mean he's looking for a spot on the Democratic ticket."Theres not been any talk about it at all," he said Friday. "I have to say thats not something you can campaign for and its not something that you can plan or expect."Daschle, who explored his own presidential run in 2008, said he would never rule out a return to politics.He said the chances of considering a future run for presidency are slim, although he would not rule it out completely.Daschle said Iowa Gov.
Is Barack black enough? Now that's a silly question
Sen. Barack Obama's presidential quest has launched some revealing conversations, particularly about what makes a black person "black." Even for those who think as I do that the answer is breathtakingly obvious, the question is not frivolous. For Obama, the son of a white mother from Kansas and a black father from Kenya, the emerging media narrative invites a re-examination of widely held assumptions. Is race a matter of color? Ancestry? Or experiences? "There are African-Americans who don't think that you're black enough, who don't think that you have had the required experience," reporter Steve Kroft asked Obama as they cruised Chicago's South Side during a recent 60 Minutes profile. "The truth of the matter is," Obama mused, gazing at the neighborhoods outside their vehicle's windows, "when I'm walking down the south side of Chicago and visiting my barbershop and playing basketball in some of these neighborhoods, those aren't questions I get asked." No, those are the kind of questions some people ask about you when you're the first black presidential candidate to have a viable chance of winning.
The Obama we know
I was not present in Springfield on the sub-zero windchill morning that Barack Obama announced his presidential candidacy. I had intended to attend, but things fell through and I laid in a prone position on my couch in DeKalb, watching it on CNN instead. I watched as a crowd of several thousand people cheered him as he made the bold statements I have come to expect from him. Here, I thought, is a politician who has become so beloved by his constituency that they practically forced his hat into the ring. I could go on about where I stand with Obama's policies, but most people already know that. The entire point lies in that morning as I lay spread out on the couch with a blanket, space heater and a cup of coffee, watching him on CNN. I am a person who is interested in policy but hates politicians this is true of most people.
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