Remember Ari Fleischer's comment on CNN last Tuesday?
"There is no doubt ... we hope and pray every night to run against Hillary Clinton."
President Bush is getting in on the act as well.
The president weighed in on the Democratic race, saying it "seems far from over to me." And he rejected criticism of former President Clinton's work on the campaign trail for Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y.
"I can understand why President Clinton wants to campaign hard for his wife. And those accusations that Bill Clinton's a racist, I think is just wrong. I just don't agree with it."
As for Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., Bush said, "I certainly don't know what he believes in."
The only way the GOP has a chance of keeping the White House this November is if Clinton becomes the Democratic nominee. Clinton is a very divisive figure. The vitriol she generates may be unfair, but it is there. And even if she does get the nomination and does win in November, it won't be a majority. It will be the 50%+1 victory and our country will be very divided in a time when we need to be united to solve some of the big problems our nation faces - Iraq, terrorism, healthcare, the economy, nuclear proliferation, failed states, and many others.
Of course, Obama is not some wizard who will cast a spell and have everyone holding hands and singing "Kum Bah Ya." What he does have, though, is the respect of many on the right as well as the charisma to bring people together. He offers a chance to move beyond the old Baby Boomer fights and into the future. That's what I want for America. That's what we need.
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