As BHO and his team deliberate on his VP choices, it might be worthwhile to consider the story of Doktor Faustus.

In the late middle ages a folk story/urban legend emerged having to do with the life and deeds of a wandering university lecturer/magician named Faust. Among his exploits was the conjuring of the beautiful Helen of Troy in front of an astounded audience of students and scholars in an otherwise gloomy lecture hall. His powers were reportedly the result of him having sold his soul to Mephistopheles, Belzeebub, The Lord of the Flies, the Devil Himself.

Faust lived a life of unbounded success and pure pleasure, but as the night drew near when Satan was to claim his end of the bargain, a terrified Faust spent his last hours drinking with students, bewailing his fate, and warning them from the tempation of ever entering into a pact with the Devil.

At midnight the students were wakened out of their drunken stupor by the sound of screams, the tearing of flesh, smashing of bones, etc. And rushing out into the courtyard his friends found the corpse of Faustus, dismembered, his head severed and battered with the mouth agape, and with his heart ripped from his chest.

The story has had several modern reworkings, first by Marlowe, then by Goethe, and was also made into wonderful Opera (in French, of course). Unlike the traditional story, Goethe was able, by means of some philosophical gymnastics, to save Faust from damnation - but he put him thru plenty of other troubles.

The moral of the story though, is still worth considering today, and specifically by Barack and team.

"Yes," you might think, "Hillary just might guarantee the election." But, the story is a warning: "Is it worth the price? Is it worth your immortal soul? Do you want to burn in Hell forever?"

Think about it.

Obama won't pick Hillary as VP. You can take that to the bank.

The guy is too smart and too tough to allow the Clintons armwrestle him into such a weakening arrangement.

Obama is his own man and won't succumb to Clinton's old, tired, lobbyst-riddled politics.

From you lips to God's ears. Picking Hillary would be a huge mistake. She is the A-Rod of politics. Individually talented, but a superstar diva, incapable of being a team player.

Obama/Anybody but HRC 08

I hope she is smart enough to stay away from that negro ! She has forgotten more about running a country than the negro obama will ever know ! She was ready ten years ago,and he STILL struggles to tie his shoes ! Everytime i see him,i can't help but snicker ! I must have heard 100 or more politicians,all promise this or that ! Whats really bad is our youth in America,that suddenly want to vote ! It was said a while back,that when its my time to retire (20-30) years from now,there will be no social security to draw,because of the bunch of lazy ass kids out here now ! They just lay around all day and party all night! Spend mom and dads money,live with mom and dad,then they think its their right to vote ! Without contributing anything ! If you don't WORK,you don't pay taxes ! Look at me mommy,i can vote !

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"that when its my time to retire (20-30) years from now,"

Sorry, no thirtysomethings talk like this anymore. (And I doubt any fortysomethings do, either.)

However, fifty-to-sixtysomethings talked like this some forty years ago. The common rap on the boomer generation way back in the 1960s: Lazy, unwashed, no respect for their elders, didn't know the value of the dollar. I heard it all the time: "I don't know what this younger generation is coming to."

reddawg:

I hope she is smart enough to stay away from that negro ! She has forgotten more about running a country than the negro obama will ever know ! She was ready ten years ago,and he STILL struggles to tie his shoes ! Everytime i see him,i can't help but snicker !

Another rant from a sore loser who is mired in the dust bin of racial prejudice. Have you looked around lately? Very few of your type---racist, unprogressive, divisive and absolutely foolish ignoramuses---remain in this great country of ours. And you are diminishing by the minute. Thank God America has long moved beyond this type of stupidity.

If you have any factual objections against Obama's candidacy, we invite you to state your case. If all you have against him is the color of his skin (never mind he is half white), then it shows how clueless you are.

OBAMA 08!

airbear ! Well i'm in my forties now.I figure i'll probably have to work until i'm 70-80 years old ! I'm not looking for a hand out ! I work hard for what i have.I just have a bad feeling that the social security my grandpa drew,is very near the bottom of the barrel ! Some of the things i see young people do today,SHOULD make their parents hang their heads in shame ! They just seem a little too liberal for my blood ! And then here comes obama !

You'll have to work until you're 70-80 because you're to stupid/racist to get a real job and and you spend your money on beer, child support payments and gas for your Hummer. Try visiting the community college (if you have your GED), maybe you can take some life skills classes.

scooterhedrick! ha ha ha ! thats very nice of you ! I was reading your post, and i suddenly realized that you think your talking to your daddy ! don't you ? Well now your momma your was a FINE lay,but that was years ago! Get over it already !

Another old white bigot pretending to be a democrat. Holy crap Jim Bob....the negro's are coming!!!! Better grab your gun, don't want them fornicating with our daughters.

That rant was totally bogus. It doesn't pass the small test.