Obama is a young man, and he has dated his share of women. No one picks a woman who is finally proud of America only after her husband is able to run for the presidency on his first date. So, he probably knows the unwritten rule, if you date one woman from a group, be it friends or sisters, you don’t look to date the others as “second chances.” It is rude behavior and insulting to the woman. Now, that is not to say that OBH can’t ask another woman to be his VP, but if the choice even appears to be asking a woman for the sake of having a woman on the ticket, which asking Sebelius does, then the very junior Senator from Illinois will be insulting many a Hillary fan. Not a good choice in an election where the edge of victory looks to be razor thin.

Similarities to President John F. Kennedy, Democratic icon, have arisen. JFK had great moments as the leader of our country and his memory is beloved. During the election cycle, he faced breaking through a seemingly impossible wall, through the strength of character he bore the storm of being the first Catholic to be elected to the POTUS. Obama, like Kennedy is facing an unprecedented challenge. Many have hailed OBH as the New (newest?) Messiah and like JFK, OBH is an inexperienced player coming into an election that finds the country at war and facing economic challenges (not crisis, as the mainstream media would have the public believe; we have not yet even enter a recession. The statistics indicate weaknesses, but the economy is generally healthy). And as Kennedy did through his inexperience, placing us in an unnecessary face off with USSR and deepening the war effort in Viet Nam, Obama can place American interest in jeopardy. JFK admitted, tacitly and through his actions, that he was inexperienced and brought on an old warhorse for his VP. Asking an untested Sebelius would be further evidence that Obama is arogance personified.

Obama is a pretty politician. Just as McCain needs youth to balance his experience, Obama needs someone of experience to balance his shiny newness. McCain needs to pick someone who can replace him after one term; Obama need not look for someone for a 3rd Obama term. Since OBH needs to find a partner, an old hand, wrinkled and worn, might be a better choice for this political marriage.