Hillary Fans Want Gillibrand for President

Thanks for the article and all the comments about Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand being vice presidential or presidential material. I needed a good chuckle this morning. As a Republican in New York, I need all the chuckles I can get.

Sen. Gillibrand is an opportunistic lightweight who is led around by the nose by Sen. Chuck Schumer. As a congresswoman, she was moderate on Second Amendment issues, same-sex marriage, and some fiscal questions. When she was appointed senator by Gov. David Paterson (who she later threw under the bus), her positions changed overnight! It was truly amazing!! Did the senator have a leftist epiphany of some sort? Or does she simply adjust her views as necessary to feather her own nest and further her career?!?!

Memo to the Democratic Party: PLEEEEEEEEEEASE nominate Senator Gillibrand for President someday. We would have a field day with her. And another thing: Make sure she runs during a year that her Senate seat is up for re-election so that we won't be stuck with her as our senator anymore after she loses. If not Senator Gillibrand, here are some other names that I'd love to see on the Democratic side of the ticket: Vice President Joe "The Gaffe" Biden, non-biodegradable former Speaker of the House Nancy "San Fran Nan" Pelosi, Illinois Gov. Pat "The Taxman" Quinn, HHS Secretary Kathleen "The Angel of Death" Sebelius, Homeland Security Secretary Janet "The System Worked" Napolitano, Mass. Gov. Deval "I Didn't Do It" Patrick, former Vermont Gov. Howard "The Rebel Yell" Dean (maybe those yells will catch on with voters the second time around!!), New York Sen. Chuck "Don't Get Between Me and the Camera" Schumer, R.I. Senator Sheldon "Tea Partiers Are No Better than the K.K.K." Whitehouse, Minn. Senator Al "I'm Good Enough, I'm Smart Enough, and Doggone It, People Like Me" Franken, and any other Democratic member of the U.S. Senate.

Memo no. 2 to the Democratic Party: You've got a really thin bench. Secretary of State Clinton is your best candidate for the presidency in 2016; contrary to this article, I don't believe for one moment that she is not planning to run. (In fact, I don't believe a single word that comes out of Clinton's mouth. I also believe that Secretary Clinton is the most ambitious person in the history of mankind, with the possible exception of fictional character Lady Macbeth.) You had better hope Secretary Clinton runs in 2016, because if she doesn't, you're in big trouble. Former Senator Evan Bayh of Indiana--who would be a formidable presidential candidate--may possibly have been driven away from politics permanently due to the shenanigans that have been happening in D.C. recently (most of which are the fault of his own party). Govs. Andrew Cuomo of New York and Martin O'Malley of Maryland have some possibilities. Otherwise, you've got nobody that even worries me slightly.

Cheers! And thanks again for the laughs!

Anonymous of NY 11:20AM January 19, 2011