“…good news for the president. I checked the Constitution, and he is under no compulsion to run for re-election.”

“He can scrap the campaign, bag the fundraising calls and never watch another Republican debate as long as he’s willing to vacate the premises by Jan. 20, 2013.

That might be the sensible thing to do.”

That’s Steve Chapman, writing in the Chicago Tribune. He goes on:

Then someone less reviled could replace him at the top of the ticket.

…As it happens, there is someone at hand who fits this description: Hillary Clinton.

Dang, Steve. Reviled? Ouch.

Looks like Bill Clinton is right:

Bill Clinton: Dick Cheney ‘Sowing Discord’ With Suggestion That Hillary Run Against Obama In 2012

Sowing discord? I’m in!

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