Politics @ The State of the Union

One must agree that the impending Presidential election and the politics surrounding it clearly overshadowed President Bush himself and his message at the State of the Union address.

Broadcast networks had stationed their reporters in the front row of the gallery not to watch the President, his body language or the nuances of his speech but to observe the tension and heated action between the top democratic contenders Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.

As expected political pundits dissected and analyzed every move these Senators made during the course of the address. Who smiled when; who applauded during which policy announcement and who stood up to applaud and who still sat were some of the details that were discussed.

So much of importance was attached to the exact spot on the floor where the Senator sat as there was no reserved seating for this event. So much was made about the fact the Sen. Obama sat next to Sen. Edward Kennedy as the latter just then endorsed the former earlier in the day. The Kennedy's were touted as Obama's new found friends etc. Also, there was a hue and cry in the media about the fact that Sen. Kennedy shook Sen. Clinton's hand Sen. Obama turned away and looked to snub Clinton.

My point is why weren't any similar assessments made about Sen. Clinton. During the address, Sen. Clinton sat next to Sen. Joe Biden (Biden was a democratic presidential candidate himself and had dropped out of the race after his poor showing in the Iowa caucus). I've always seen either Sen. Biden or Governor Bill Richardson as a potential running mate of Sen. Clinton if she were to win the nomination for the mere reason that they share so much in common. Given Clinton's seat, if I were to think like your typical political analyst I will say that the belief of mine has only strengthened and now I feel more that Sen. Biden will be her running mate.

Well, it's just a hunch and a random prediction, but if you ever see a "Clinton-Biden" ticket, remember I predicted it and you read it here.