March 10, 2008, Chicago Tribune: Clinton aide: Obama unqualified for VP
After several days of Bill and Hillary Clinton floating the idea of a joint ticket with rival Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton chief spokesman Howard Wolfson declared Monday that Clinton does not consider Obama qualified to be vice president.
The Clinton campaign had been pressing the idea of a Clinton-Obama “dream ticket” as a way to win over Democrats torn between the two candidates at the same time it has been aggressively questioning Obama’s readiness to be commander-in-chief. That has led to questions seeking to resolve an apparent inconsistency in the possibility someone would be considered suitable to stand a heartbeat away from the presidency and yet be unprepared for the post.
Clinton Communications Director Wolfson was pressed on the point during a press conference call a few moments ago in which military advisers to the Clinton campaign again questioned Obama’s readiness to be commander-in-chief.
Wolfson reaffirmed Clinton’s position that Obama has not demonstrated his suitability to guide the nation in an international crisis.
“We do not believe at this point that Sen. Obama has passed that key commander in chief test,” Wolfson said. Later, Wolfson added that what Clinton views as Obama's failure to pass that test would disqualify him as a vice presidential pick, since a vice president must be prepared to step into the presidency at a moment’s notice.
“Sen. Clinton will not choose any candidate who has not at the time of choosing passed the national security threshold, period,” Wolfson said.
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This is just a bit of old, tough, dried out chum in the water, in a failing attempt to create a roiling, bloody mess.
It's all sound and fury, signifying nothing.
Out, out brief candle!!
You're welcome.
was a good speech. Clinton was acknowledging this speech as one of his genuine accomplishments. She was obviously going out of her way to compliment him. Why are you twisting her words and implying she meant to somehow question his qualifications to be president? 
Poor Hillary, simply awash in unqualified opponents.
