Celebrity Sighting

The Wife has become something of an expert about this Sarah Palin woman who's been in the news lately. A few week ago she appeared on CNN Headline News to give the Working Mother perspective. She was such a star they asked her back but she wasn't able to go on. Last night, The Wife was a person on the street for Entertainment Tonight. By a startling coincidence they had just interviewed her boss at her magazine and both people on the street were staffers. What are the odds of that? They also said they interviewed her in Times Square even though she is clearly across the street from Grand Central Station. Well, it's an easy mistake to make. The point is I'm proud of The Wife.

Last night, people started to call saying they had seen The Wife on Entertainment Tonight but when we watched it, she wasn't on! I guess they must re-edit the show during the day but New York gets the earlier version? It makes no sense to me. Luckily, our buddy JoEllen taped the show and sent us a copy. The Wife shows up at the 1:01 mark.

Obama's Vice-President

There has been a lot of speculation in the news about who Barack Obama will choose to be the vice president on the Democratic ticket. Well, you'll be glad to know I've figured it out. Even Obama may not realize it yet but there is only one person he can and will pick.

Most of the speculation has revolved around Hillary Clinton but Obama can't pick her because of personal enmity, suspicion that she will be the tail wagging the dog, and the X-factor of all X- factors, her husband. So she's out.

But this is an even larger problem because Hillary Clinton is the most famous woman in the world and almost everyone else will pale by comparison. Is there anyone else who won't look like a second choice to Hillary yet won't overshadow Obama? Al Gore is a thought but he's out of politics and guest starring on 30 Rock. Who else? John Kerry? John Edwards? Bill Bradley? Not a chance.

There is another name, one that's bigger than Gore or Clinton or even Bush in American politics. And that's Kennedy. And there's one Kennedy that won't overshadow Obama, and even better, she's a woman.

Caroline Kennedy.

Kennedy the perfect combination of old-style Democratic politics and out of the box thinking. I thought this was a little out there until I saw that she's on Obama's search committee! That's exactly how Dick Cheney became vice president. And between Ted's brain tumor and the anniversary of Robert Kennedy's death the public is more favorably disposed to the Kennedys than any time in years. Personally, I wouldn't be surprised if these events haven't been manipulated by the Kennedys themselves. They'll do anything. When it comes to ambition they make the Clintons look like the Gores!

What about Caroline herself? She's spent years out of the public eye, never running for public office, avoiding scandals, writing books and raising her children. The perfect cover!

This isn't like the Sharks winning the Stanley Cup, people. Take it to the bank.

More Brushing with Greatness

Got an e-mail from my man, Ken Rudin, the Political Junkie himself today. I don't mean to blow my own horn but I called this in July.

Hi Brett,

Wow, this email was more prophetic than anyone could have imagined back
in July. I'm so sorry I never ran it!

Best,

Ken Rudin

-----Original Message-----
From: Brett Sonnenschein
Sent: Monday, July 30, 2007 3:58 PM
To: PoliticalJunkie
Subject: Super Duper Tuesday

Ken,

Everyone is talking about the Super Duper Tuesday primary as deciding
the nominations in 2008 but what are the odds that it doesn't? Without a
frontrunner with inevitability isn't there are good chance the vote will
be split? In my view most people in later primaries fall behind the
leader rather than voting for the person whose views the most agree
with.

I think it's more likely that Rudy, Romney, Thompson and McCain all win
primaries than one candidate wins most of them. And what if Clinton and
Obama split the Democratic primaries down the middle that day? Do you
think it could happen and if there's no clear front runner and most of
the delegates have been decided what happens next?

Brett Sonnenschein,
Brooklyn, NY

P.S. Next to bagel day at my office "It's All Politics" is the highlight
of my Friday.