Hillary in 2008?
Very interesting thought in
dgci regarding the Clinton's seeming support for Kerry and Hillary's potential run for the Presidency -- not now, four years from now:
bq.
Here comes Hillary, but not to the rescue
They are talking about a column by
Wesley Prudin Editor in Chief of the Washington Times.
bq.
Prudin: You never can tell what Bill Clinton is up to, since little boys in Hot Springs learn early to mark the cards. When the ex-prez sounds honest, forthright and statesmanlike, a cautious man consults his darkest suspicions.
Mr. Clinton told his fellow Democrats the other day to give George W. Bush a break. He doesn't think the Bush administration will meet its June 30 deadline for transferring political control of Iraq to a native government, but he warns that throwing rocks at George W. isn't helpful.
bq.
dgci: What? Clinton standing up for Dubya? Naw, it just SOUNDS that way at first.
bq.
Prudin: His remarks only appear to have been a warning to the Democratic partisans to ease up. The remarks, high-minded though they sound, even undiagrammed, were actually a warning to John Kerry: "Just to remind you that it's a long way to November. Hillary and I have knives for every occasion, and they're all sharp."
bq.
dgci: Remember the one driving force in Clinton politics. Hillary wants the White House back.
dgci goes on to say:
bq. I don't see Hillary as the VP, despite all the punditry to that effect out there. She has no intention of sharing the limelight. That being said, it's in her best interest to see Bush re-elected so she doesn't have to run against a sitting president in '08. -- The Democrat's "heir apparent", Kerry, is likely doomed once Hillary gives the word, if she hasn't already.
This is interesting in that it has a plausible ring. Clinton (H.) is biding her time. There is nothing in the laws of this nation to say that she cannot be a President but if she had to campaign against a sitting Democrat, it would be a hard battle for her and I think that one of the main reasons would be that this nation would be wanting a Republican President if Kerry got elected. I'm looking at Kerry and seeing a younger Jimmy Carter... Different upbringing and background to be sure but the kind of person who gets brought into office on PR and gets swept out after one term on actual performance.
Interesting times to say the least.
The rest of the
Washington Times editorial is very much worth reading.
Posted by DaveH at March 15, 2004 9:06 PM