It makes a certain kind of insidious sense: it at once bolsters her argument that Obama isn't quite ready to assume the responsibility of the Oval Office while at the same complimenting him and easing the risk of alienating his supporters. Moreover, it puts in the voters' mind an image that works well with her it's-my-turn/Obama-needs-to-wait-his-turn rationale.
But it won't work. The reason is because the only people who are paying attention to any of this at this point are sophisticated enough to understand exactly what her cynical motives are. Indeed, some prominent Obama supporters have had a few good quips already. Says Tom Daschle:
"It may be the first time in history that the person who is running number two would offer the person running number one the number two position."Says John Kerry:
"The first threshold question about a vice president is, are you prepared to be president?"Ouch. Still, though, it's better than her fratricidal implication that McCain is better suited to the Presidency than Obama."So on the one end, they are saying he's not prepared to be president. On the other hand, they're saying maybe he ought to be vice president."
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