Democratic National Committee Member to Endorse McCain

CNN's political ticker had a post late September 16 that said Lynn Forester de Rothschild, who serves on the Democratic National Committee's Platform Committee, is set to give a public endorsement to Republican presidential nominee Senator John McCain.

CNN says the announcement will occur today, September 17, on Capitol Hill and near the Democratic National Committee's headquarters. An Associated Press article says Ms. Forester believes Obama "...is arrogant and has a problem connecting with average Americans."

CNN quotes a spokesman as saying that Forester will "campaign and help him [McCain] through the election."

CNN also labeled Ms. Forester as an avid Hillary Clinton supporter who has raised about $100,000 for the Senator. That, along with the bitterness and lack of loyalty to Obama among Hillary supporters, when combined with Senator Clinton's lack of aggressiveness in going after Republican vice-presidential nominee Governor Sarah Palin of Alaska, and Senator Clinton's "full fall schedule" that limits her ability to seriously campaign for the Democratic nominee, makes me wonder whether or not Mrs. Clinton is secretly hoping for an Obama loss in November.

Think about it for a minute. If Obama loses to John McCain, then Senator Clinton is in perfect position to run for president in 2012. There certainly hasn't been a warm, fuzzy vibe coming from the Clinton-Obama relationship, and it is not out of the realm of possibilities that Senator Clinton would do the bare minimum needed to keep herself in the good graces of the Democratic Party. After all, no one can really fault her for being a bit bitter.

Many believed Senator Clinton was going to be the nominee, and that she would quickly dispose of the challenger from Illinois. But Obama proved more than capable of taking on the vaunted Clinton political machine in a primary campaign that had its ugly moments. Now, Senator Clinton may see a political opportunity in Obama's tightening presidential race with John McCain.

If Obama wins, however, Senator Clinton's presidential hopes are probably finished. That is, of course, unless something disastrous happens during Obama's first term, in which case she could theoretically make the argument that she is better suited to lead than the incumbent President. Still, it is probably better for Senator Clinton's White House aspirations if Obama were to lose this time around, instead of having to deal with the prospect of running against a sitting president from her own party.