I couldn't help wondering this week, what impact it would have on the forthcoming election if Hillary were to announce at some point that she intended to appoint William Jefferson Clinton as - say - Secretary of State.
The first question, of course, would be - could this happen? The answer is definitely yes, and it wouldn't be the first time that a close relative was appointed to a cabinet level position.
Secondly, is it likely to happen? And thirdly, if it happens, would it help her candidacy?
Those are the key questions.
Some may feel that Bill Clinton's cerebral approach to international problems, centering on negotiation and diplomacy, may be just what the country needs. If time goes by without measurable improvement in the situation in Iraq, that feeling could get stronger. He could be viewed as the savior who could finally extricate us from that quagmire. Under those circumstances, it would be ironic if history were to remember him more as a cabinet member than as a president.
In trying to balance the equation, it was more difficult to think of a good reason that it wouldn't help Hillary's candidacy, but I'm sure that one or two must be out there......
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That said, I would be surprised if Bill Clinton would be willing to give up the $100,000 appearance fees he commands on the lecture circuit.
I firmly believe that his support at this time is the deal Hillary struck with Bill after the Monica fiasco. I don't believe for an instant she would permit him to call the shots.
I hope you're right if she's elected, Carolyn, but it will be brutally obvious if he's calling the shots. And no matter how strong she is, unfortunately she'll always be in his shadow, President or not. She should have dumped him after Lewinsky; that would have been a strong woman. Liars cannot be abided.
Thanks Carolyn for a good laugh... the visuals were great... (giggling uncontrollably as I write:))
The sad thing is my room mate and many of the not quite so -neo-cons would probably do the same thing! According to them, Bill Clinton is a horse's a** and
completely to blame for our foreign policy nightmare...
Personally, I think if he were to become Secretary of State he might be able to salvage some good from this debacle that the current slugs have created!
Still, I think some voters may find him a hindrance - especially those who are really looking for something different.
It's too early for second-guessing.
Carolyn's simultaneous strokes would be icing on the cake.
Bill can do a lot of jobs - UN Secretary General, Supreme Court Justice (you can hear four rustling robes hit the floor as the always-on-the -verge Scalia, along with Roberts, Thomas, and Alito, keel over).